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-
1972 Season Highlights
Bill Ireland enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Western Illinois
28
35
L
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Boise State
16
36
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Cal St.-Los Angeles
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. California-Riverside
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Missouri Southern State
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Santa Clara (CA)
14
28
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Cal St.-Fullerton
20
30
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Weber State
0
30
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Miami (FL)
7
51
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. North Dakota
13
17
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Nevada
13
41
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 149
Scoring Average 13.5
Points Allowed 289
Defense Average 26.3
Opponents Record 13-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-6
Away Record 0-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.