The 2023 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Barry Odom, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ5 record with a mark of 6âÂÂ2 in conference play, placing in a three-way with Boise State and San Jose State for first place in the MW. UNLV advanced to the Mountain West Championship Game, where the Rebels lost to Boise State. UNLV was then invited to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, losing to Kansas. The team played home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
2023 was the first season winning season for the program, and the first season in which Rebels appeared in a bowl game since 2013.