They played their home games at Allegiant Stadium as members of the Mountain West Conference.

On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] On September 24, 2020, the Mountain West Conference resumed all fall sports competitions.

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled to take place from July 27–29, 2020 virtually, but were canceled.

The Rebels were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division.