The 2012 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Hauck, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ11 record with mark of 2âÂÂ6 in conference play, placing eighth the MW. The team played home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.
This is the second straight year the Rebels were defeated by a team from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) after falling to Southern Utah in 2011.