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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 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

John Robinson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nevada Las Vegas.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Iowa State	22	37	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. North Texas	38	0	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Brigham Young	7	10	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Air Force	34	13	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Nevada	38	7	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Colorado State	19	20	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Wyoming	42	23	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Mississippi	40	43	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Utah	16	38	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. New Mexico	18	14	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ San Diego State	31	24	W
Sat., Dec. 2	@ Hawaii	34	32	W
Thu., Dec. 21	Arkansas	31	14	W	@ Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas Bowl

2000 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	370
Scoring Average	28.5
Points Allowed	275
Defense Average	21.2
Opponents Record	68-84
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	2-5

2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2000 Mountain West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	10-2	363	225	Won 22-17	6-1	217	150	Sonny Lubick
Brigham Young	6-6	280	310		4-3	159	146	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	5-7	229	249		3-4	141	125	Rocky Long
Air Force	9-3	421	312	Won 37-34	5-2	230	198	Fisher DeBerry
Nevada Las Vegas	8-5	370	275	Won 31-14	4-3	167	142	John Robinson
Utah	4-7	234	207		3-4	154	114	Ron McBride
San Diego State	3-8	170	273		3-4	144	162	Ted Tollner
Wyoming	1-10	170	393		0-7	87	262	Vic Koenning

2000 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2000 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.