LAS VEGAS, Nevada – UNLV (2-1) improved to 2-0 at home for the first time in a decade with a 46-17 victory over Prairie View A&M (1-3) Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Sophomore Armani Rogers tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns and broke the UNLV mark for 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback in a career with his fourth century-mark game as a Rebel. Senior running back Lexington Thomas had a game-high 124 yards rushing and a score. Senior end Roger Mann led the way on defense, notching a pair of sacks as part of his four-tackle night that also featured a forced fumble and recovery.
Facing the Panthers for the first time since 1974, UNLV led 20-0 after the first quarter and went into halftime leading 34-0 powered by three straight rushing scores by Rogers.
STAT OF THE GAME:
UNLV boasted two 100-yard runners for the second consecutive week (Rogers with 122 and Thomas with 124) en route to out-rushing PVAMU 318-99.
REBEL OF THE GAME:
Armani Rogers became the first Rebel to rush for four touchdowns in a game since 2013 and the fifth in history. He was the first quarterback to get four and also threw for another score.
QUOTABLE:
"So far, in three games we've played - we went on the road and played a pretty tough game (at USC) and then to win two games back-to-back at home is a big deal. We haven't done that here in a long time. There were some really good things, there were some things that were frustrating, there always is. We're all happy with the win and we're moving on to Arkansas State."
-UNLV Head Coach Tony Sanchez
REBEL NOTES:
-UNLV won consecutive home games for the first time taking three straight in 2013.
-The Rebels improved to 2-0 vs. PVAMU and 5-0 vs. teams currently in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The 44-year drought between games with these two schools was the longest in UNLV history.
-UNLV, which downed UTEP in Game 2, played opponents from Texas in back-to-back weeks for the first time since 1999 when the Rebels won at North Texas and Baylor in successive outings.
-Lexington Thomas' moved past Dominique Dorsey (2001-04) into third place on the school's career rushing yards list with 2,871.
-Thomas recorded his 15th career 100-yard rushing game, which ranks third in school history and moves him to within two of tying Mike Thomas' UNLV mark of 17 set in 1973-74. He is one short of second place (Tim Cornett 16 in 2011-14).
-Thomas' one-yard rushing TD gave him 32 in his career, which put him six short of Mike Thomas' UNLV record of 37 set in 1973-74.
-When PVAMU kicked the ball out of the end zone after a bad snap late in the game, it marked UNLV's first safety since a game vs. Northern Illinois in 2014.
-UNLV senior Evan Pantels saw his school-record streak of successful extra points snapped at 80 when his first attempt of the night hit the uprights. Pantels then missed a 24-yard field-goal attempt, which marked the first time he missed an attempt shorter than 39 yards in his collegiate career.
NEXT FOR THE REBELS:
UNLV closes out non-conference action with a trip to Arkansas State next Saturday. It will mark the Rebels' first trip to Jonesboro and the first meeting with the Red Wolves since UNLV won 28-23 in 1995 in Las Vegas. UNLV's next home game will be October 6 vs. New Mexico at 1 p.m. PT. To purchase tickets, visit UNLVtickets.com or call 702-739-FANS (3267). Parking is free at Sam Boyd Stadium for Rebel football games.
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