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March 19, 2024

UNLV football adds home-and-home with Vanderbilt

Las Vegas Bowl Youth Football Camp

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UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez makes calls during the Las Vegas Bowl youth football camp, Thursday, July 13, 2017. UNLV football hosted the Las Vegas Bowl youth football camp, Thursday, July 13, 2017.

UNLV football will be making a trip to SEC country in the not-so-distant future, as the Rebels announced a home-and-home series with Vanderbilt.

The first game in the series will be played in Nashville on Oct. 12, 2019, and UNLV will host the return game when Vanderbilt travels to Las Vegas on Sept. 16, 2023, according to a university press release.

Vanderbilt was a bowl team last season in head coach Derek Mason’s third year at the helm. The Commodores finished the regular season 6-6 (3-5 in SEC play) before falling to NC State in the Independence Bowl.

UNLV also took the opportunity announce that Southern Utah will come to Sam Boyd Stadium for the 2019 season opener.

Rebels head coach Tony Sanchez hasn't shied away from lining up heavy hitters to fill out UNLV's non-conference slate. The 2017 schedule features a game at Ohio State on Sept. 23, and BYU will visit Sam Boyd on Nov. 11. Future opponents include USC, Iowa State and Northwestern.

A look at UNLV’s future schedule:

2018

Sept. 1 — at USC

Sept. 22 — at Arkansas State

2019

Aug. 31 — Southern Utah

Sept. 7 — vs. Arkansas State

Sept. 14 — at Northwestern

Oct. 12 — at Vanderbilt

2020

Sept. 5 — vs. Louisiana Tech

Sept. 12 — vs. Arizona State

Sept. 19 — at Iowa State

2021

Sept. 11 — at Arizona State

Sept. 18 — vs. Iowa State

2023

Sept. 16 — vs. Vanderbilt

Mike Grimala can be reached at 702-948-7844 or [email protected]. Follow Mike on Twitter at twitter.com/mikegrimala.

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