The UNLV Rebels football program is a college football team that represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision conference of the National Collegiate Athletics Association. The program which began on September 14, 1968, is coached by former Bishop Gorman High School head coach, Tony Sanchez. The team's home games are played at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. On March 12, 1985, UNLV forfeited all of their wins for the 1983 and 1984 seasons by the order of the National Collegiate Athletic Association due to multiple NCAA violations on ineligible players.