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: Wayne Nunnely Conference: Big West-
1987 Season Highlights
Wayne Nunnely enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 @ Louisiana Lafayette
10
21
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Baylor
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Nevada
24
19
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Utah State
28
27
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Fullerton State
14
28
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
San Jose State
24
48
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Fresno State
10
45
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Long Beach State
30
17
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
New Mexico State
29
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs. Pacific
30
24
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Northern Illinois
31
34
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 290
Defense Average 26.4
Opponents Record 39-38
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Big West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.