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-
1986 Season Highlights
Wayne Nunnely enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Washington State
14
34
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Portland State
51
14
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Wisconsin
17
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Fullerton State
40
23
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Pacific
15
21
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
San Jose State
20
23
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Utah State
6
7
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
North Texas
27
26
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Fresno State
7
36
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
New Mexico State
58
42
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @ Long Beach State
31
8
W
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 286
Scoring Average 26.0
Points Allowed 241
Defense Average 21.9
Opponents Record 35-42
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-3
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.