UNLV FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (0)
All Time Football Record: 221-262-4 (.458)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (1)
1994 Big West Conference Co-Champions

CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
1968-1972: Independent
1973-1977: Division II Independent
1978-1981: Division I-A Independent
1982-1995: Big West Conference
1996-1998: Western Athletic Conference
1999-Current: Mountain West Conference

BOWL GAMES (3-0)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2000 Las Vegas Arkansas W 31-14
1994 Las Vegas Central Michigan W 52-24
1984 California Toledo W 30-13
COACHES
COACH
YEARS
#YEARS
GAMES
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.
Bill Ireland
1968-1972
5
50
26
23
1
.530
Ron Meyer
1973-1975
3
35
27
8
0
.771
Tony Knap
1976-1981
6
69
47
20
2
.696
Harvey Hyde
1982-1985
4
46
26
19
1
.576
Wayne Nunnely
1986-1989
4
44
19
25
0
.432
Jim Strong
1990-1993
4
44
17
27
0
.386
Jeff Horton
1994-1998
5
57
13
44
0
.228
John Robinson
1999-2004
6
70
28
42
0
.400
Mike Sanford
2005-2009
5
59
16
43
0
.271
Bobby Hauck
2010
1
13
2
11
0
.154
Totals
43
487
221
262
4
.458
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2009 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Randall Cunningham
8,020 (1982-84)
Sam King
3,778 (1981)
Jon Denton
503 (San Diego State 1996)
RUSHING Mike Thomas
3,149 (1973-74)
Mike Thomas
1,741 (1973)
Mike Thomas
314 (Santa Clara 1973)
RECEIVING YARDS Ryan Wolfe
3,495 (2006-09)
Jim Sandusky
1,346 (1981)
Randy Gatewood
363 (Idaho 1994)
RECEPTIONS Ryan Wolfe
283 (2006-09)
Randy Gatewood
88 (1994)
Ryan Wolfe
88 (2008)
Randy Gatewood
23 (Idaho 1994)
SCORING Mike Thomas
244 (1973-74)
Mike Thomas
128 (1973)
Mike Thomas
26 (Santa Clara 1974)
INTERCEPTIONS Marlon Beavers
17 (1973-76)
Kevin Thomas
7 (2001)
TACKLES Adam Seward
433 (2001-04)
Scott Patton
147 (1997)
SACKS Daryl Knox
28 (1984-85)
Mark Byers
20.5 (1994)