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-
2005 Season Highlights
Mike Sanford enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Sep. 5 @
New Mexico
22
24
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Idaho
34
31
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Nevada
14
22
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Utah State
24
31
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Wyoming
17
42
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
San Diego State
13
10
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Air Force
7
42
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Utah
32
42
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Brigham Young
14
55
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Texas Christian
3
51
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Colorado State
27
31
L
2005 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 381
Defense Average 34.6
Opponents Record 61-55
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-6
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.