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: Tony Knap Conference: Independent-
1980 Season Highlights
Tony Knap enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Fresno State
35
6
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Utah
29
45
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Colorado State
56
15
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Fullerton State
36
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
San Diego State
28
17
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Texas-El Paso
53
14
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Oregon
9
32
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
New Mexico
72
7
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Wyoming
33
26
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Hawaii
19
24
L
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Brigham Young
14
54
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 384
Scoring Average 34.9
Points Allowed 257
Defense Average 23.4
Opponents Record 56-42
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.