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UNLV football coach out after 5 losing seasons

LAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV has fired football coach Mike Sanford after five losing seasons, a 15-43 record and no bowl appearances.

Sanford's firing comes after a 45-17 loss to Air Force on Saturday made the Rebels ineligible for a bowl game.

In a joint statement, university president Neal Smatresk and interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie said Sanford will coach the final game of the season at home against San Diego State on the Nov. 28. (MORE)

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Head To Head

Mountain West
	Overall	Conference
4 TCU	11-0	7-0
18 Brigham Young	9-2	6-1
22 Utah	9-2	6-1
Air Force	7-5	5-3
Wyoming	5-6	3-4
San Diego State	4-7	2-5
UNLV	4-7	2-5
New Mexico	1-10	1-6
Colorado State	3-8	0-7

Leaders
Passing Yards:	O. Clayton	1956
Passing TDs:	O. Clayton	12
Rushing Yards:	C. Trotter	493
Rushing TDs:	C. Trotter	8
Receiving Yards:	R. Wolfe	760
Receiving TDs:	P. Payne	6
Interceptions:	M. Grant	1

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	3818 (80)
Passing Yards:	2419 (54)
Rushing Yards:	1399 (86)
Points per game:	24.5 (78)
Yards per game:	347.1 (81)
Touchdowns:	34 (66)
Field Goals:	9 (95)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	5029 (116)
Passing Yards:	2486 (76)
Rushing Yards:	2543 (115)
Points per game:	33.2 (105)
Yards per game:	457.2 (114)
Touchdowns:	46 (105)
Field Goals:	13 (65)

Schedule 2009
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/5	vs. Sacramento State	W 38 - 3
9/12	vs. Oregon State	L 21 - 23
9/19	vs. Hawaii	W 34 - 33
9/26	at Wyoming	L 27 - 30
10/3	at Nevada	L 28 - 63
10/10	vs. 18 Brigham Young	L 21 - 59
10/17	vs. 24 Utah	L 15 - 35
10/24	at New Mexico	W 34 - 17
10/31	at 8 TCU	L 0 - 41
11/7	vs. Colorado State	W 35 - 16
11/14	at Air Force	L 17 - 45
11/28	vs. San Diego State	6:00 PT7:00 MT8:00 CT9:00 ET

AP Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Alabama	11-0
3	Texas	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Pittsburgh	9-1
9	Ohio State	10-2
10	Oregon	9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Texas	11-0
3	Alabama	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Ohio State	10-2
9	Pittsburgh	9-1
10	Oregon	9-2
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