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Embarrassing loss one of UNLV’s all-time worst

Nevada Wolf Pack running back James Butler (20) reacts to scoring a touchdown during the UNLV Nevada football game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. Nevada won 45-10. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

The fourth quarter arrived Saturday to what would prove one of the most embarrassing losses in UNLV football history — a list of such debacles that stretches from here to Zambia — and a member of the Rebels coaching staff ran up and down one sideline at Sam Boyd Stadium banging his chest, essentially suggesting the team play with heart those final 15 minutes.