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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
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
  Record5-7
  Points Scored307
  Scoring Average25.6
  Points Allowed391
  Defense Average32.6
  Opponents Record76-74
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record1-4
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 10-3445285 6-2262196  Bronco Mendenhall
Colorado State 7-6327393Won  40-354-4212233  Steve Fairchild
New Mexico 4-8253273 2-6146137  Rocky Long
Utah 13-0480224Won  31-178-0298125  Kyle Whittingham
Texas Christian 11-2437147Won  17-167-126468  Gary Patterson
Air Force 8-5348289Lost  28-345-3205180  Troy Calhoun
Nevada Las Vegas 5-7307391 2-6196274  Mike Sanford
Wyoming 4-8152333 1-786248  Joe Glenn
San Diego State 2-10231446 1-7136344  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

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.