UNLV Football Blasts San Diego State, 41-20, At Allegiant Stadium Saturday Night; Attendance Announced At 30,386
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Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s pricy to attend sports events in Las Vegas.
The F1 race costs thousands of dollars, while VGK and Raiders tickets are among the costliest in their respective sports leagues.
But UNLV has carved out a niche in the affordable sports ticket market, selling a $23 ticket for kids to attend tonight’s UNLV vs San Diego State gate and hawking hot dogs before a recent UNLV basketball game against Omaha two nights ago.
For the money, UNLV football is a reasonably-priced ticket for witness a game in palatial, climate-controlled Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL Raiders. Tonight’s attendance was announced at 30,386.
At halftime, UNLV was cruising to its eighth game in ten games with a comfy 28-6 cushion against a out-talented San Diego State Aztecs squad. The final: UNLV 41 San Diego State 20. UNLV has won eight of ten games so far this season.
“We will prepare the right way during the week,” UNLV head coach Barry Odom said as the Rebels prepare to play San Jose State in California next week.
“What a feeling to get this team to win number eight. That was the goal going into this week, to find a way to get to 1-0 this week and how important in the conference race it is and what we are trying to do and accomplish here as a program,” Odom said after the game. “We are now in a position to play another meaningful game in the month of November.”
Rebels’ tall tight end Kaleo Ballungay snared a two-yard touchdown pass about four minutes into the gae and UNLV never looked back,
UNLV runner Greg Burrell ran 20 yards for a score, fellow running back Jai’Den “Jet” Thomas scored on a four-yard run and quarterbacl Hajj-Malik Williams scampered across the field for 12 yards and a touchdown and the Rebs led comfortably.
UNLV was a 21.5-point favorite and led by 22 points at the half.
Here’s the man who has changed everything about UNLV football — head coach Barry Odom.
By the end of the third quarter, UNLV was breezing along with a 38-13 lead.
The fourth quarter was garbage time as UNLV wrapped up a 41-20 win to improve to 8-2 on the season.
But to get a shot at reaching the Mountain West Conference championship game, the Rebs will need Colorado State to lose one of its final two games against Fresno State or Utah State because Colorado State have not lost a MWC game. Boise State, which defeated UNLV in Las Vegas earlier this season, also looks like it’s heading to the MWC title game.
UNLV is off to San Jose State next week on Friday and ends the regular season Nov. 30 for a 5 PM game with in-state rival Nevada, Reno.
