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UNLV Rebels look to avenge 2014 loss in return to Hawaii

Hawaii wide receiver Marcus Kemp (14) pulls in the game winning touch down over UNLV defensive back Tajh Hasson (29) during the fourth quarter of the NCAA college football game at Aloha Stadium. Hawaii defeated UNLV 37-35 in Hawaii's last home game in Honolulu. (Marco Garcia/USA TODAY Sports)

HONOLULU — Most visitors to Hawaii leave with warm memories of the island paradise. And then there’s UNLV’s football team.

The last time the Rebels set foot in Honolulu — where they’ll play Hawaii on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium — they suffered one of the most gut-wrenching losses in school history in a 37-35 defeat to the Rainbow Warriors in 2014.