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: Bill Ireland Conference: Independent-
1968 Season Highlights
Bill Ireland enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
1968 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Saint Marys (CA)
27
20
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Azusa Pacific (CA)
29
8
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @ San Francisco (CA)
23
7
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Westminster College (UT)
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Southern Colorado
25
21
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. California Tech
69
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Southern Utah
26
17
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. California-San Diego
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. California Lutheran
13
17
L
1968 Season Totals
Record 8-1
Points Scored 266
Scoring Average 29.6
Points Allowed 103
Defense Average 11.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-0
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1968 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1968 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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