1975 UNLV Rebels football team explained

Year:1975
Team:UNLV Rebels
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:7–4
Head Coach:Ron Meyer
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Larry Kennan
Oc Year:3rd
Def Coach:Steve Sidwell
Dc Year:2nd
Captain:Marlon Beavers, DB
Captain2:Mike Otto, LB
Captain3:Joe Ingersoll, DT
Captain4:Bob Chess, OG
Captain5:Mike Haverty, WR [1]
Stadium:Las Vegas Stadium

The 1975 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their third and final year under head coach Ron Meyer, the team compiled a 7–4 record;[2] all four losses were to teams from the Big Sky Conference.

Two months after the season, Meyer departed for Southern Methodist University in Dallas,[3] and was succeeded by Tony Knap, the head coach at Boise State.[4] [5]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Game program: UNLV Runnin' Rebels vs. University of Idaho Vandals . University of Nevada, Las Vegas . University Libraries . October 25, 1975 . August 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: UNLV 2020 Football Guide. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. 129. December 20, 2020.
  3. News: SMU to be exciting . Victoria Advocate . (Texas) . Associated Press . January 24, 1976 . 3B.
  4. News: Knap leaves Boise State for Las Vegas . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press . January 30, 1976 . 1B .
  5. News: Boise's Knap off to Vegas . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . January 30, 1976 . 17.
  6. Web site: . Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report . . December 22, 2022 .