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: Mike Sanford Conference: Mountain West-
2008 Season Highlights
Mike Sanford enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Utah State
27
17
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Utah
21
42
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Arizona State
23
20
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Iowa State
34
31
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Nevada
27
49
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Colorado State
28
41
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Air Force
28
29
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Brigham Young
35
42
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Texas Christian
14
44
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
New Mexico
27
20
W
Thu., Nov. 13 vs.
Wyoming
22
14
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
San Diego State
21
42
L
2008 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 307
Scoring Average 25.6
Points Allowed 391
Defense Average 32.6
Opponents Record 76-74
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-4
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 All Mountain West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.