Homecoming UNLV "Rebels" Vs University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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UNLV Football Programs UNLV Athletics 10-20-1973 Homecoming UNLV "Rebels" vs University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/football_programs Part of the American Popular Culture Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Repository Citation University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1973). Homecoming UNLV "Rebels" vs University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 1-30. Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/football_programs/16 This Pamphlet is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Pamphlet in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. This Pamphlet has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Football Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNLV FOOTBALL GENERAL INFORMATION TONIGHT'S GAME UNLV vs U. WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE By Dominic Clark UNLV Sports Information Director RON MEYER DR. GLENN BRADY UNLV Coach UWM Coach National football prominence at UNLV has arrived. In this week's UPI and AP polls, the Rebels are rated No. 10 and No. 13, respectively, among the nation's small college football teams. This day of recl<oning was inevitable. Following the first season in 1968 when then Head Coach Bill Ireland's Rebels went 8-1, the stage was set. Now, five years since UN LV began its gridiron program, Ron Meyer has risen BILL IRELAND ROGER BARNSON SHERMAN BENNETT RODNEY POINDEXTER UN LV to a good deal of its potential, the result speaking for itself. Athletic Director Assistant A . D. Ticket Manager Head Trainer UN LV is 5-1 going into tonight's Homecoming game clash against an underrated University of Wisconsin, Mil waukee eleven. The Rebels have marched through the following opponents-- State College of Arkansas (38-6), Cal HOME GAMES . LAS VEGAS STADIUM (15,000) State, Los Angeles (42-6), Marshall University (31-9), Northeast Louisiana University (26-0), and last weekend pow DATE OPPONENT TIME erful Boise State College fell, 24-19. The solo blemish on what is truly the finest Rebel team ever is a heart-break Sept. 8 STATE COLLEGE OF ARKANSAS 8:00pm PDT ing 7-3 loss to major college Utah State University. Sept. 15 CAL STATE, LOS ANGELES 8:00pm PDT UWM, with a student body enrollment of nearly 24,000, comes into tonight's tussle with an impressive 4-1-1 Sept. 21 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY 8:00pm PDT record. The only loss came from past Rebel foe Western Illinois, 28-3, while the tie was 21-21 against Northern Sept. 29 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 8:00pm PDT Michigan. The Panther pushovers have been Illinois State (34-29), Eastern Illinois (21-14), Missouri at Rolla (45-7) Oct. 6 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY 8:00pm PDT and Illinois - Chicago Circle (32-0). Oct. 13 BOISE STATE COLLEGE 8:00pm PDT UN LV respects every opponent they meet, but fears none of them. The Rebels have a young, entuusiastic team, Oct. 20 * U. OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE 8:00pm PDT with young, determined coaches and the extreme cohisiveness of this band of Rebels, belies the connotations of its' Nov. 10 NORTHERN ARIZONA U. 8:00pm PST monicker. * Homecoming Rather, it has been these diversified backgrounds that have been joined together into Meyer's Marauders. Leading the Rebel offense thrust is former University of Oklahoma running back Mike Thomas. This guttsy AWAY GAMES Greenville (Tex.) gridder has pounded the Astro-Turf for a record-breaking 785 yards on 146 attempts for a 5.4 DATE OPPONENT TIME LODGING per carry average and 10 touchdowns. He is currently third in the nation in rushing and add in his one touchdown Oct. 27 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 7:30pm HST Reef Hotel by a pass reception and he is also third in the country in scoring. Nov. 3 UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA 7:30pm PST One-day charter The Pride, Poise, and Confidence that the Rebels have shown both offensively and defensively is e'xemplified Nov. 17 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO 1:00pm PST One-day charter readily in the statistics for the season. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION The Rebels are averaging 327.8 yards a game in total offense and scoring an average of 27.3 points per game while the Big Red defense is holding opponents to 218.5 yards per game and giving up only 8.0 points each game. HALFTIME. Intermission will be 20 minutes for all home games Without any projection to the possible number of team and individual records that this Rebel team is setting, UNIFORMS suffice it to say how many have already been broken. Four team single-game records have now fallen, one more has Home Scarlet Helmets, Scarlet Jerseys, Gray Pants been tied and individually another four single-game records are new and another is tied. Away .. Scarlet Helmets, White Jerseys, Gray Pants Individually Thomas' 785 yards is a new entire season mark and Jim Thayer's five field goals ties the mark he GAME FOOTBALL. Wilson TO, with white stripes set a year ago. And, of course there are five games left this year, including tonight. SURFACE . AstroTurf SHOE BANK ... Shoes for games played in Las Vegas Stadium will be supplied HOW FUTURE REBEL FOES DID LAST WEEKEND: from the shoe bank at the facility HAWAII (4-0) was idle; SANTA CLARA (2-3) 27. U. NEVADA, RENO (4-2) 14; NORTHERN ARIZONA (2-3) 28; Texas Lutheran 14. SCOUTING TICKETS, PRESS & This is the official University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels football program, published by the Department RADIO CREDENTIALS Dominic Clark, Sports Information Director of Intercollegiate Athletics for all home games. It is printed by American Printing, 1514 East Fremdflt, TICKET PRICES .. $2.50 general admission, $4.50 reserved seats, $30 season Las Vegas, and represented for national advertising by: Spencer Marketing Services, 370 Lexington Avenue, ---------------------------------------------------------- New York, N.Y. 10017 KEY STAFF MEMBERS Photography: John Goad, NAME TITLE PHONE (AREA CODE 702) Editor: Dominic Clark Lee Bernhard, Wes Williams Bill Ireland Director of Athletics 739-3483 NCAA Ron Meyer Head Football Coach 739-3400 Campus Features: Mark Hughes Member Advertising: Dominic Clark Roger Barnson Assistant Athletic Director 739-3480 Sherman Bennett Ticket Manager 739-3678 Dominic Clark Sports Information Director 739-3207 Rod Poindexter Head Athletic Trainer 739-3380 LUXURY 'IRAVEL Next time your team is traveling why not take LTR, the luxury ROU'IE travel route? LTR can take your team or entire league to where the action is for a lot less money. You'll get there quickly and comfortably on LTR's air-conditioned, restroom equipped after the game visit the 'BOAT coaches. Arrive together and enjoy the fun. And, of course, LTR will deliver you and your party directly to your destination. Why not call LTR today and make reservations for your next outing? SHOWBOAT recital, caught the "Invasion of the Martians" after the show had started. To them it was just another on the spot news event and University of Nevada, Las Vegas rite !Jest was taken with all seriousness. Hundreds of people jumped into cars and fled New Jersey and New York. The power of radio was Of rrivia dramatically demonstrated. 1973 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Television has done the same thing only more graphically. Now, instead of imagining the Martians landing, you see the real BY TERRY SHONKWILER thing, with stop action and instant replay. Howard Cosell would DAY DATE UNLV Publicity Director - Showboat Hotel OPPONENT OPP LOCATION TIME/ATTENDANCE probably be the reporter. Sat. Sept. 8 38 State College of Arkansas 6 Las Vegas 7,854 Radio and television have changed the way of life for Ameri Sat. Sept. 15 42 Cal State, Los Angeles 7 Las Vegas 7,023 cans over the past 50 years. They have brought the world into Fri. Sept. 21 31 Marshall University 9 Las Vegas 9,186 living rooms and have made history an actual part of our every Sat. Sept. 29 3 Utah State University 7 Las Vegas 12,486 day lives. Everything from the greatest moments of our time to the most trivial are paraded non-stop across the screen or blair Sat. Oct. 6 26 Northeast Louisiana Univ. 0 Las Vegas 8,623 out from the speaker. Sat. Oct. 13 24 Boise State College 9 Las Vegas 12,642 When radio first became a real part of the American scene in Sat. Oct. 20 *U. Wisconsin, Milwaukee Las Vegas 8:00pm PDT the 1930's, it was regarded as somewhat of a toy. It wasn't until 1. Who played the role of Tonto on the Lone Ranger television Sat. Oct. 27 University of Hawaii Honolulu 7:30pm HST radio began to bring events into homes as they actually happened show? Sat. Nov. 3 University of Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA 7:30pm PST that people felt the impact of the medium. The Hindenberg dis 2. What is the name of the smiling character on the cover of MAD magazine? Sat. Nov. 10 Northern Arizona University Las Vegas 8:00pm PST aster was one of the first such events and certainly most memor able. Anyone who has ever heard the announcer calmly describ 3. Who was Wolf J. Flywheel? Sat. Nov. 17 University of Nevada, Reno Reno 1:00pm PST 4.