UNLV-UNR game returns to Thanksgiving weekend

The UNLV-UNR football game is back on Thanksgiving weekend.

Both schools had wanted to play on that weekend to close the regular season, and the Mountain West obliged in releasing the conference portion of the schedule on Wednesday. UNLV’s nonconference schedule previously had been announced as well as the league opponents.

UNLV faced the Wolf Pack on the final weekend of the 2014 season as well, but the teams usually met earlier in the year. That was changed when the conference decided to make exceptions in the scheduling when schools request it.

The Rebels open their season Sept. 1 at home against Jackson State and Mountain West play on Oct. 1 against Fresno State, also at Sam Boyd Stadium.

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