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Nevada Las Vegas Football Team History


Nevada Las Vegas Runnin
University of Nevada Las Vegas
 Las Vegas, NV
Founded: 1957
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Jeff Horton
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1971  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Jeff Horton enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Tennessee  3   62   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Air Force  17   65   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Wisconsin  17   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Colorado State  16   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Wyoming  21   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Nevada  17   54   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Brigham Young  28   63   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Hawaii  28   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Fresno State  23   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Texas Christian  34   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. San Diego State  44   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ San Jose State  28   31   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record1-11
  Points Scored276
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed551
  Defense Average45.9
  Opponents Record85-59
  Conference Record1-8
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-6
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 14-1590277Won  19-1510-0410170  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 7-5380336 6-2248169  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5331280 3-5237233  Dennis Franchione
Wyoming 10-2464284 7-2341180  Joe Tiller
San Diego State 8-3428303 6-2300209  Ted Tollner
Utah 8-4313309Lost  10-386-2224199  Ron McBride
Rice 7-4296312 6-2261194  Ken Hatfield
Air Force 6-5360231 5-3316171  Fisher DeBerry
Southern Methodist 5-6246267 3-4150211  Tom Rossley
Fresno State 4-7267344 3-5199245  Jim Sweeney
San Jose State 3-9221448 3-5168273  John Ralston
Texas Christian 4-7211302 1-5107174  Pat Sullivan
Tulsa 4-7245333 1-6140238  Dave Rader
Hawaii 2-10161433 1-7100315  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 1-11276551 1-8239383  Jeff Horton
Texas El Paso 2-9183314 0-8129278  Charlie Bailey

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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