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: Tony Knap Conference: Independent-
1977 Season Highlights
Tony Knap enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Troy
35
28
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Boise State
14
45
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Northern Arizona
20
16
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Western Illinois
59
29
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Weber State
26
13
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
San Diego State
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Cal St.-Fullerton
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Idaho
35
21
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. North Dakota
38
14
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Nevada
27
12
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @ Montana
15
13
W
1977 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 300
Scoring Average 27.3
Points Allowed 243
Defense Average 22.1
Opponents Record 33-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-2
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Independent 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.