FRESNO, CA (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV football (2-5/0-3) lost 56-27 Friday night at Bulldog Stadium as Fresno State (3-3/1-1) took advantage of a stunning amount of Rebel turnovers to win going away.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Kenyon Oblad threw for a career-high three touchdowns but also a career-high three interceptions while the UNLV defense, after early success, could not prevent a slew of big plays by the Bulldog offense. The Rebels also lost a pair of fumbles.

THE TURNING POINT:

After Fresno State lost momentum by missing a 20-yard field goal attempt with four minutes left in the third quarter, Charles Williams on the very next play and the Bulldogs scooped and scored to take a 35-20 lead. It marked the first fumble returned for a TD by a UNLV opponent since Howard did it on Sept. 2, 2017. Fresno State outscored UNLV 28-0 after the lost fumble.

STAT OF THE GAME:

UNLV failed to force a turnover for the third time this season and lost the turnover battle by an eye-popping 5-0 margin as the Bulldogs scored 28 points off turnovers. The Rebels' previous six opponents this season combined for only 31 total points off turnovers.

REBEL OF THE GAME:

Sophomore Noah Bean became the first UNLV player this season to post at least 100 yards receiving in a game (and first overall since Darren Woods had exactly 100 vs. San Diego State on Nov. 10, 2018). Bean also became the first UNLV tight end to reach 100 yards receiving in a game since Greg Estandia had 120 on 10 catches vs. Utah in 2005. Bean only needed the first half to do it as he had 105 yards on just two catches at the break.

QUOTABLE:

"When you turn the ball over five times, you are not going to win the game."

-UNLV Head Coach Tony Sanchez

REBEL NOTES:

-Each side finished with 21 total first downs

-UNLV fell to 8-7-1 all-time in games played on Friday

-Kenyon Oblad's three touchdown passes meant the freshman has hit for at least two in three consecutive games

-Randal Grimes had two 12-yard touchdown receptions, which gave him a team-leading four scores through the air this season

-Daniel Gutierrez made both of his field goal attempts to push his streak to five straight

-UNLV has not won away games in back-to-back weeks since 2000 when it traveled to San Diego State on Nov. 25 (W, 31-24) and Hawaii (W, 34-32) on Dec. 2

-Fresno State RB Jalen Cropper's 82-yard scamper was the longest allowed by UNLV since Tyler Ervin of SJSU went 83 yards on Oct. 4, 2014

-Fresno State missed three field goal attempts in the game (46, 50 and 20)

-Fresno native Charles Williams, playing in his hometown for the first time as a Rebel, finished with 107 all-purpose yards, including 82 rushing yards on 25 attempts

NEXT FOR THE REBELS:

UNLV returns home for only the second time in six weeks when its hosts San Diego State on Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.