1968 Nevada Southern Rebels football team

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1968 Nevada Southern Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Barnson
  • Bill Daniel
Home stadium Cashman Field
Seasons
1969  
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 San Diego State   9 0 1
No. 3 Chattanooga   9 1 0
Indiana State   9 1 0
IUP   9 1 0
Nevada Southern   8 1 0
UC Riverside   7 1 1
No. 7 Eastern Michigan   8 2 0
Lincoln (MO)   8 2 0
La Verne   7 2 0
Tennessee State   6 2 1
Hawaii   7 3 0
No. 14 Tampa   7 3 0
No. 17 Akron   7 3 1
Northeastern   6 3 0
Southern Illinois   6 3 0
Cortland   5 3 0
Boston University   5 3 1
Pacific (CA)   6 4 0
Samford   6 4 0
Parsons   5 4 0
Wheaton (IL)   5 4 0
Drake   5 5 0
UC Santa Barbara   4 4 1
Santa Clara   4 5 0
Portland State   4 6 0
Wayne State (MI)   3 6 0
Wabash   3 6 0
Colorado College   2 6 0
Milwaukee   2 7 0
Lake Forest   2 8 0
Northern Illinois   2 8 0
Mississippi Valley State   1 7 0
UC San Diego   0 7 0
Rose Poly   0 8 0
Cal Poly Pomona   0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Nevada Southern Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Nevada Southern University (now University of Nevada, Las Vegas) as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season.

In the football program's first year, the Rebels were led by head coach Bill Ireland, [1] played their home games at Cashman Field, and compiled an 8–1 record. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 148:00 pm Saint Mary's W 27–20 [1]
September 212:00 pmat Azusa Pacific
W 29–8
September 288:00 pmat San Francisco W 23–7
October 58:00 pm Westminster (UT)
  • Cashman Field
  • Las Vegas, NV
W 27–7
October 198:00 pm Southern Colorado
  • Cashman Field
  • Las Vegas, NV
W 25–21
October 268:00 pm Cal Tech
  • Cashman Field
  • Las Vegas, NV
W 69–0
November 21:30 pm Southern Utah
  • Cashman Field
  • Las Vegas, NV
W 26–17
November 161:30 pm UC San Diego
  • Cashman Field
  • Las Vegas, NV
W 27–6 [3]
November 231:30 pm Cal Lutheran
  • Cashman Field
  • Las Vegas, NV
L 13–17

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References

  1. 1 2 "Game program: NSU Rebels vs. St. Mary's Gaels". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. September 14, 1968. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  2. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. "Nevada Southern 27, UC San Diego 6". The Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.