Rebels face tough start

Friday, March 5, 2004 | 10:43 a.m.

By Steve Guiremand

2004 MWC Football Schedule

A complete listing of the 2004 Mountain West Conference football schedule follows:

Texas A&M at Utah

Washington State at New Mexico

Cal at Air Force

USC at BYU

Colorado State at Colorado

San Jose State at San Diego State

UNLV at Tennessee

Appalachian State at Wyoming

Eastern Washington at Air Force

Colorado State at USC

Texas Tech at New Mexico

Nevada at San Diego State

UNLV at Wisconsin

Utah at Arizona

Wyoming at Texas A&M

Air Force at UNLV

BYU at Stanford

Minnesota at Colorado State

New Mexico at Oregon State

San Diego State at Michigan

Utah at Utah State

Air Force at Utah

BYU at Boise State

Montana State at Colorado State

New Mexico at New Mexico State

Utah State at UNLV

Ole Miss at Wyoming

Navy at Air Force

BYU at Colorado State

Utah at New Mexico

San Diego State at UCLA

Nevada-Reno at UNLV

Louisiana-Monroe at Wyoming

New Mexico at Air Force

UNLV at BYU

San Diego State at Wyoming

Wyoming at BYU

Colorado State at San Diego State

New Mexico at UNLV

North Carolina at Utah

Wyoming at Colorado State

BYU at Air Force

San Diego State at New Mexico

UNLV at Utah

Air Force at Wyoming

Notre Dame at BYU

New Mexico at Colorado State

Utah at San Diego State

Air Force at Army

San Diego State at BYU

Colorado State at Utah

Wyoming at UNLV

San Diego State at Air Force

New Mexico at BYU

UNLV at Colorado State

Utah at Wyoming

Colorado State at Air Force

BYU at Utah

Wyoming at New Mexico

UNLV at San Diego State

All dates subject to change

A tough start to the 2004 football season for UNLV got even tougher on Thursday when the Mountain West Conference finally got around to releasing its schedule.

The Rebels, who open their season with back-to-back road trips to Tennessee and Wisconsin, will return home the following week to host Air Force in the first game of the MWC.

UNLV plays the first eight weeks without a bye before finally getting a week off on Oct. 30. Three of the Rebels' final four games are on the road.

One plus for the Rebels is a midseason stretch that sees UNLV playing four home games in five dates. That stint begins with the Sept. 18 contest against Air Force.

Season tickets, priced at $120 for sideline seating and $60 in the end zone, are now on sale and can be obtained by calling 739-FANS. Individual tickets won't go on sale until Aug. 1 and will be priced at $26 for sideline and $13 for end zone seats for all games.