The 2017 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Rebels were led by third-year head coach Tony Sanchez and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Following the season, head coach Tony Sanchez released Kent Baer (defensive coordinator/linebackers) and Andy LaRussa (special teams/safeties) from their contracts.

[1] UNLV's season-opening loss to Howard represented the largest upset in college football history in terms of point spread.

[2] Howard was a 45-point underdog to UNLV and pulled the upset on the back of quarterback Caylin Newton, brother of NFL quarterback Cam Newton, who had 330 total offensive yards in the game.