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UNLV Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:54 PST

If only UNLV's offense was as wild and headline-making as the team's bye week.

"Normally in college football a bye week tends to be an uneventful one for your football team," coach Mike Sanford said. "Such was not the case for our squad last week."

First, Sanford was informed by interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie that school president Dr. Neal Smatresk had decided to fire him after five seasons and a 15-43 record. Sanford agreed to stay on and coach the team's season finale against San Diego State on Saturday.

Sanford's firing was hardly a surprise.

But later in the week came the stunning news that senior wide receiver Ryan Wolfe, who had started 43 of the 47 games of his record-setting Rebel career, had broken his foot during a bye week practice.

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UNLV football coach out after 5 losing seasons (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:46:53 PST

UNLV has fired football coach Mike Sanford after five losing seasons, a 15-43 record and no bowl appearances. Sanford's firing comes after a 45-17 loss to Air Force on Saturday made the Rebels ineligible for a bowl game. In a joint statement, university president Neal Smatresk and interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie said Sanford will coach the final game of the season at home against San...

Clark's 3 TDs lead Air Force past UNLV 45-17 (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:26:00 PST

Air Force and it's powerful running game found little resistance from UNLV's porous defense. Asher Clark ran for career highs of three touchdowns and 160 yards and Air Force totaled 431 yards on ground Saturday in a 45-17 romp over UNLV. The Falcons came in with the fourth-best rushing attack in the country.