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: Ron Meyer Conference: Independent-
1973 Season Highlights
Ron Meyer enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Central Arkansas
38
6
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. Cal St.-Los Angeles
42
7
W
Fri., Sep. 21 vs.
Marshall
31
9
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Utah State
3
7
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Louisiana-Monroe
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Boise State
24
19
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
35
24
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Hawaii
29
31
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Santa Clara (CA)
31
15
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Northern Arizona
42
14
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Nevada
3
19
L
1973 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 304
Scoring Average 27.6
Points Allowed 151
Defense Average 13.7
Opponents Record 37-20
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-1
Away Record 1-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.