LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV (6-2/2-2) saw its five-game home win streak snapped by New Mexico (6-3/3-2), 40-35, in front of a crowd of 25,972 at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Lobos jumped out to a 21-0 lead only to see the Rebels tie it in the second quarter on a pick-six. UNM, which ended a three-game losing skid to UNLV, then scored 10 quick points to take a 31-21 lead into halftime.
 
UNLV continued to fight back and eventually took its only lead of the game, 35-34, with 6:35 remaining on quarterback Anthony Colandrea's third touchdown pass of the day. The visitors, however, took the lead for good and then held off two final drives by the home team, which actually had nine more first downs on the day (25-16).
 
REBEL OF THE GAME:
Despite battling the flu, Anthony Colandrea had his best statistical game as a Rebel, completing a career-high 36 passes on 46 attempts for 382 yards and three TDs. He also led the Scarlet & Gray in rushing with 40 net yards on eight carries. The passing total tied for the 16th-most in school history and bested the junior's previous career high of 377 vs. JMU while playing for Virginia in 2023.
 
STAT OF THE GAME:
UNLV fumbled six times and lost three of them after coming into the game having lost just two all season.
 
QUOTABLE:
"I'll give New Mexico credit, they put together a great plan. They're a team that plays extremely hard and they executed in all phases. On our end, we made too many mistakes in different situations. The consistency of our performance is not where it needs to be. I give our guys credit for battling back after being down 21-0, but I have to make sure we eliminate the errors and the mistakes that cost us the game today."
-UNLV Head Coach Dan Mullen
 
NOTABLE:
--The Rebels came in having won five straight home games dating back to last season
--UNLV lost back-to-back games for the first time since dropping the final three outings of 2023
--Colandrea started the day 10-of-11 passing before ending by completing 78-percent of his attempts
--Jaiden Thomas set a school record for receptions in a game by a running back with 11 for 65 yards. The catch total tied for seventh-most by any Rebel in a game
--DB Quandarius Keyes brought in his second interception of the season and returned it 25 yards to tie things at 21 in the second quarter
--The Rebel defense recorded four sacks vs. the Lobos after having just one in the last four games combined
--WR DaeDae Reynolds led the way in receiving yards with 78 on five grabs, including his seven-yard TD that opened the scoring for the home team
--RB Keyvone Lee's five-yard scoring spurt marked his fifth rushing TD of the season
--TE Var'Keyes Gumms caught his third TD pass of the fall from 27 yards out
--Another TE, Nick Elksnis, caught a 14-yard TD that gave UNLV its first and only lead of the day
--UNM's 84-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter was the longest against the Rebels since 2018. The Lobos also scored on an 80-yard pass later in the same quarter
--LB Marsel McDuffie led UNLV with 11 total tackles, including one TFL
--A trio of players made their collegiate debuts in the game: DL Eliah Logo, WR Tavian McNair and LB Kenji Scanlan
 
UP NEXT: UNLV travels to Colorado State on Saturday night. Kickoff in Fort Collins is set for 6:30 p.m. PT and the game will be shown nationally by FS1. The Rebels' next home game is Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. vs. Utah State.