Following their 80-8 win over Idaho State on Sept. 26, the Rebels beat rival Nevada in Reno, 23-17. Suddenly, they looked like contenders in the West Division. A bowl game also seemed possible. But those aspirations likely ended with the loss to Fresno, when UNLV went three-and-out on five second-half possessions while the Bulldogs were rallying.
"I take full blame for the effort we put out there," Sanchez said. "That was an abomination. That was bad football. … For a long, long time in this program, we found a way to lose. It's kind of been the nature of who we are and that's got to change.