2006-08-29 01:48:34 · 7 answers · asked by neil_mauriello 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Here is the OFFICIAL ANSWER.
I found it on the Official UNLV Athletics web site....
Nickname "Rebels"
The nickname "Rebels" was given to UNLV athletic teams because the school, emerging from the shadow of the University of Nevada, Reno, in effect "rebelled" against its bigger and older brother to the north.
The name "Runnin' Rebels" (always spelled without a "g") was coined in 1974 by then-sports information director Dominic Clark but refers only to the UNLV men's basketball team.
2006-08-31 15:21:50 · answer #1 · answered by billhill1066 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because 95% of the students are rebels who take classes in Las Vegas on various tiopics such as "Calculus And Slot Machines" "The Physicology Of The Poker Player" and "How To Beat The House In Blakcjack, 2nd edition"
2006-08-29 15:51:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as an out of state unlv student i might decide for to declare that the college is a robust college that occurs to have a popularity for the hotel college because of the region academics are taken heavily even nonetheless we are placed in an person vacationer midsection unlv is like each and every state college with the tutorial area besides because of the fact the leisure area many stay shows and wearing activities ensue on the thomas and mack midsection like the rodeo, nba all great call interest, and the mountain west convention video games unlv will possibly no longer have a great soccer team yet we are happy with our basketball team the college has many scholars from countless international locations and states so how can the college be a shaggy dog tale? reckoning on your considerable relies upon on no count if unlv is the acceptable college for you yet you ought to no longer choose something devoid of acceptable study
2016-10-01 01:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im from Nevada. Maybe it came because there was a lot of Rebels in Nevada.
2006-08-29 06:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Pack_is_back 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did Auburn get to be the Tigers and their fight song is War Eagle? Who knows? Also, Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) are the Rebels.
2006-09-01 10:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gamblers was taken
2006-08-29 04:15:22 · answer #6 · answered by crussel4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one else had it? I mean it's not like their names HAVE to make sense.
2006-08-29 01:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋