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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Undefeated and nationally ranked UNLV has won its first three games of a season for the first time since 1984 … The Rebels, sitting at No. 25 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, are ranked in at least one of the major polls for the first time since the program moved to Division I in 1978 … This marks the first of two bye weeks for the program in 2024 along with the week of November 2 … With its 23-20 victory at Kansas on Friday, UNLV has two road wins over Big 12 Conference opponents in three weeks to become the first non-conference team ever to have multiple road wins against Big 12 competition in the same season … The Rebels have earned two victories over “P4” opponents in the same season for the first time since winning at Arizona State and vs. Iowa State — both in overtime — in back-to-back weeks in September 2008 … Counting a 40-37 win over Vanderbilt in Las Vegas last fall, UNLV head coach Barry Odom is now 3-1 vs. P4 teams in regular-season matchups since moving to Las Vegas … The Rebels are now 6-2 in true road games under Odom after only winning five total road games in the previous five seasons (5-22) … Odom also has a 6-1 record in non-conference games during the regular season at UNLV after the Rebels only had a combined six such wins from 2018-22 (6-10) … The 12 wins in 17 games under Odom already represent the most victories over any two-season span since John Robinson’s teams went 12-12 in 2000-01 … With the August 31 victory at UH, Odom became the first UNLV head coach to win his first two season-openers at the school since Tony Knap in 1976-77 … The Rebels, who are 11-0 under Odom when leading after the third quarter, are now 3-0 in games decided by a field goal or less … The UNLV defense has forced at least one turnover in 17 of 18 games under DC Michael Scherer.
REBELS EARN TRIO OF MW WEEKLY HONORS
UNLV saw two of its players earn three total awards from the Mountain West this week. Senior linebacker Jackson Woodard earned his second MW Defensive Player of the Week honor in three weeks while local product placekicker Caden Chittenden was named both MW Special Teams Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week. Woodard led all tacklers with 11 vs. the Jayhawks, including a key tackle-for-loss that forced a KU field goal deep in Rebel territory. He also grabbed his second career interception. Chittenden scored 11 of UNLV’s 23 points on the night, nailing three field goals and two extra points. The Las Vegas native and graduate of Faith Lutheran High School also kicked off five times with three touchbacks.
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