The UNLV Rebels (9-4, 6-2)) ended the season win a two game skid, but will finish the season in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on December 26 at 5 p.m. PST against the Kansas Jayhawks (8-4, 5-4)
The Rebels and Jayhawks will meet for the third time in the series history, as the two teams played in a home-and-home series in 2002 and 2003. UNLV won the first game at Sam Boyd Silverbowl 31-20 while the Jayhawks returned the favor in Lawrence 46-24.
It's the first time UNLV has appeared in a bowl game since they participated in the Heart of Texas Bowl and lost to North Texas 36-14 in 2014. Kansas is making their second straight bowl appearance.
Kansas enters the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl with their best regular season record since 2007, finishing 8-4 (5-4 Big 12) while the Rebels have posted their first 9 win season since 1984.
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