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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: Jeff Horton
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1971  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Jeff Horton enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Nevada  14   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Air Force  24   25   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Hawaii  25   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Illinois State  41   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Southern California  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Texas Christian  21   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ San Diego State  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Fresno State  28   46   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Colorado State  19   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Wyoming  23   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. San Jose State  48   55   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored281
  Scoring Average25.5
  Points Allowed332
  Defense Average30.2
  Opponents Record58-61
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-6
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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