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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: Mike Sanford
Conference: Mountain West-

1971 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Mike Sanford enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Utah State	27	17	W
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Utah	21	42	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Arizona State	23	20	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Iowa State	34	31	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Nevada	27	49	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Colorado State	28	41	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Air Force	28	29	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Brigham Young	35	42	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Texas Christian	14	44	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. New Mexico	27	20	W
Thu., Nov. 13	vs. Wyoming	22	14	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ San Diego State	21	42	L

2008 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	307
Scoring Average	25.6
Points Allowed	391
Defense Average	32.6
Opponents Record	76-74
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-4

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Mountain West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	10-3	445	285		6-2	262	196	Bronco Mendenhall
Colorado State	7-6	327	393	Won 40-35	4-4	212	233	Steve Fairchild
New Mexico	4-8	253	273		2-6	146	137	Rocky Long
Utah	13-0	480	224	Won 31-17	8-0	298	125	Kyle Whittingham
Texas Christian	11-2	437	147	Won 17-16	7-1	264	68	Gary Patterson
Air Force	8-5	348	289	Lost 28-34	5-3	205	180	Troy Calhoun
Nevada Las Vegas	5-7	307	391		2-6	196	274	Mike Sanford
Wyoming	4-8	152	333		1-7	86	248	Joe Glenn
San Diego State	2-10	231	446		1-7	136	344	Chuck Long

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 All Mountain West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).