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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: John Robinson
Conference: Mountain West-

1971 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

John Robinson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 2	@ North Texas	26	3	W
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Baylor	27	24	W
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Iowa State	0	24	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Utah	14	52	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Nevada	12	26	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Wyoming	35	32	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Brigham Young	0	29	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ New Mexico	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Air Force	16	35	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. San Diego State	7	37	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Colorado State	17	35	L

1999 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	160
Scoring Average	14.5
Points Allowed	324
Defense Average	29.5
Opponents Record	57-67
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	3-3

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Mountain West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	8-4	335	251	Lost 3-21	5-2	185	98	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	8-4	345	269	Lost 17-23	5-2	190	148	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	4-7	240	298		3-4	148	216	Rocky Long
Utah	9-3	380	210	Won 17-16	5-2	236	143	Ron McBride
Wyoming	7-4	302	270		4-3	178	179	Dana Dimel
San Diego State	5-6	272	226		3-4	159	139	Ted Tollner
Air Force	6-5	264	218		2-5	149	170	Fisher DeBerry
Nevada Las Vegas	3-8	160	324		1-6	95	247	John Robinson

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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).