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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Jeff Horton enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Northwestern  7   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Air Force  10   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Wisconsin  7   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Colorado State  16   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Nevada  20   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Brigham Young  14   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Wyoming  25   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Southern Methodist  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Tulsa  16   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Rice  16   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Texas Christian  18   41   L       
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record0-11
  Points Scored156
  Scoring Average14.2
  Points Allowed389
  Defense Average35.4
  Opponents Record78-53
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record0-6
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-5402290Lost  27-417-2265176  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 8-4345263 5-3235163  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 3-9274397 1-7164286  Rocky Long
Air Force 12-1468185Won  45-258-1297146  Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State 7-5243244Lost  13-207-1194128  Ted Tollner
Wyoming 8-3222215 6-2165171  Dana Dimel
Utah 7-4339227 5-3246162  Ron McBride
Fresno State 5-6265225 5-3192135  Pat Hill
Rice 5-6235257 4-3143138  Ken Hatfield
Texas Christian 7-5267235Won  28-193-4139151  Dennis Franchione
Southern Methodist 5-7225248 3-4112107  Mike Cavan
San Jose State 4-8274385 3-5210235  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 3-8226305 3-5173204  Charlie Bailey
Tulsa 4-7222258 1-697164  Dave Rader
Hawaii 0-12149422 0-8105280  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 0-11156389 0-8122265  Jeff Horton

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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