June 11, 2002

LAS VEGAS - UNLV football will make its first appearance on the national cable channel Superstation TBS in nearly two decades when it travels to face Oregon State on September 14.

The game will start at 4 p.m. PDT, which is a half-hour later than previously announced by OSU.

The meeting, which will take place at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, is one of five involving Pac-10 Conference teams this upcoming season to be broadcast by TBS. The Rebels' first road game of the season will mark the program's third-ever appearance on the cable outlet: BYU downed UNLV 27-0 at Sam Boyd Stadium on Sept. 2, 1982, but a year later the Rebels defeated San Diego State 28-10 on Oct. 27, 1983, also at home.

UNLV has now had two games selected for national television this fall as ESPN2 will show the season opener on August 31 beginning at 5:45 p.m. PDT live from Sam Boyd Stadium. The Rebels, who had all of their games shown on television for the first time ever in 2001, will make at least their 16th network appearance since John Robinson took over in 1999 after having been on only 10 times previously.

The athletics department also announced starting times for three other home dates. The September 7 game welcoming Kansas to Las Vegas for the first time ever will be played at 7 p.m. PDT. The annual Battle for the Fremont Cannon vs. UNR on October 5 also will kick off at 7 p.m. UNLV will then open Mountain West Conference play by hosting New Mexico as part of homecoming on October 12 with kickoff slated for 4 p.m. PDT.

All times are Pacific and subject to change.

DATE        OPPONENT (TV)       PACIFIC TIME
Aug. 31         WISCONSIN (ESPN2)   5:45 pmSept. 7     KANSAS          7 pmSept. 14    at Oregon State (TBS)   4 pmSept. 21    at Toledo       4 pmOct. 5      NEVADA, RENO        7 pmOct. 12     NEW MEXICO      4 pmOct. 19     at BYU          TBAOct. 26     at San Diego State  TBANov. 2      WYOMING         TBANov. 9      at Utah         TBANov. 16     AIR FORCE       TBANov. 30     at Colorado State   TBA