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Game 1: UNLV at Minnesota

Posted on July 20, 2011 at 08:40 PM.

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The UNLV Rebels started the year in exciting fashion by winning their first season opener since 2009 and a win against Sacramento State. This year's win against Minnesota is much more significant however as the level of opposition was not negligeable and it gives hope to a program who has not had more than 5 wins since the 2002 season.

Junior Transfer Nick Montana did not take long to show what a talented QB means to a football team and lead the Rebels calmly down the field many times and providing encouragement to his receivers who dropped many easy passes. The son of football legend Joe Montana finished the game with 246 passing yards with 1 TD on 14 completed passes and 30 attempts.

However, the offensive hero for the Rebels was senior tailback Tim Cornett who ran for 244 yards including a 82 yard sideline trot to end the game with 3 rushing touchdowns. Tight End Chris Hawk also contributed heavily with over a hundred yard receiving.

Aug 24, 2013 - LV at MN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UNLV Rebels ()	3	14	7	9	33
Minnesota Golden Gophers ()	7	7	0	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
LV		MN
463	Total Offense	411
217	Rushing Yards	124
246	Passing Yards	287
20	First Downs	19
	Punt Return Yards
	Kick Return Yards
	Total Yards
0	Turnovers	0
33%	3rd Down Converstion	23%
	4th Down Conversion
	2-Point Conversion
	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
7 - 86	Penalties	5 - 55
	Possession Time

UNLV Rebels Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	Sacks
Nick Montana	126.5	14/30	246	1/0	6
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tim Cornett	27	244	9.0	3	82
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YC AVG
Chris Hawk	6	116	19.3	1	3.0
Kurt Davis	2	40	20.0	0	8.0
Michael Sullivan	2	32	16.0	0	8.0
Devante Davis	2	31	15.5	0	3.5
Dres Anderson	2	27	13.5	0	0.0