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It’s a typical Rebel Season: UNLV falls to Utah State, 52-28 on Homecoming

Looking for answers, UNLV football head coach Tony Sanchez and company turned to Homecoming night as a turnaround for the Runnin’ Rebels.

That lasted for about 30 minutes, as UNLV headed into halftime tied at 28 with the Utah State Aggies. The team would eventually be outscored 24-0 in the second half to the Aggies, and would go on to lose 52-28.

“We did not play a very good football game. Heading into halftime with a tie score, it shouldn’t have been that way,” Sanchez said. “You need that cushion to be able to sustain in the second half and we didn’t do that.