Want to play UNLV in football? Try 2018

Thanks to an NCAA rule which allows schools playing games at Hawaii to play a 13th game in a season, UNLV last week was able to add an attractive non-conference football game at Big East heavyweight West Virginia in 2010.

The Rebels figure to clear about $600,000 after expenses for that contest, a nice chunk of change for an athletic department looking at a potential $1 million deficit. So why don’t the Rebels hit the road for some more big paydays in the future?

Turns out UNLV’s schedule, other than one 2013 date that senior associate athletic director Jerry Koloskie is close to filling, is already booked up until 2018.

For those Rebel football followers who like to plan ahead … make that way ahead … here’s UNLV’s future non-conference football schedules through 2018:

2009: Sept. 5 vs. Sacramento State; Sept. 12 vs. Oregon State; Sept. 19 vs. Hawaii; Oct. 3 at Nevada.

2010: Sept. 4 vs. Wisconsin; Sept. 18 at Idaho; Oct. 2 vs. Nevada; Oct. 9 at West Virginia; Dec. 4 at Hawaii.

2011: at Wisconsin; at Washington State; vs. Hawaii; at Nevada.

2012: vs. Minnesota; vs. Washington State; vs. Nevada; at Hawaii.

2013: at Minnesota; vs. Arizona; at Nevada; vs. TBA.

2014: at Arizona; vs. Nevada; vs. Navy; at Hawaii.

2015: vs. UCLA; at Navy; vs. Hawaii; at Nevada.

2016: vs. Idaho; at UCLA; at Navy; vs. Nevada.

2017: at Idaho; vs. Hawaii; vs. Navy; at Nevada.

The Rebels are scheduled to play at Hawaii in 2018 and will host Nevada that year. Two other games need to be added.

UNLV also already has a home-and-home lined up with Iowa State in 2020 (at Ames) and 2021.