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Mountain West

Nevada

2016 Season Performance

#95
Rank
5-7
Record
-31.5
Points
0.418
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #100 UNLV 45-10
Worst L @ #126 San José State 10-14

Record Splits

Home 4-2
Away 1-5
Conference 3-5
Non-Conf 2-2
Close (7 pts or less) 3-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#69
#83
#97
#111
#125
Pre
#95
W3
#78
W6
#90
W9
#108
W12
#106
W15
#95

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/03
W
NR vs FCS Cal Poly
30-27 OT
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/10
L
#74 @ #101 Notre Dame
10-39
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-2.6 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
3
09/18
W
#98 vs #119 Buffalo
38-14
+7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.0 4.0
Margin Scaling
+3.4 7.5
Total 7.5 pts
4
09/24
L
#78 @ #94 Purdue
14-24
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
5
10/02
L
#94 @ #110 Hawai'i
17-38
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.4 -7.0
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
6
10/08
W
#95 vs #120 Fresno State
27-22
+4.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.5 3.5
Margin Scaling
+1.1 4.6
Total 4.6 pts
7
10/16
L
#90 @ #126 San José State
10-14
-8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -7.7
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.3
Total -8.3 pts
8
10/23
L
#104 vs #52 Wyoming
34-42
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -10.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -10.5
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
10
11/06
L
#108 @ #68 New Mexico
26-35
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -5.9
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
11
11/13
L
#108 vs #34 San Diego State
16-46
-11.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.0 -10.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -9.7
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -11.9
Total -11.9 pts
12
11/19
W
#115 vs #110 Utah State
38-37
+5.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.0 5.0
Margin Scaling
+0.4 5.4
Total 5.4 pts
13
11/26
W
#106 @ #100 UNLV
45-10
+12.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.2 8.3
Margin Scaling
+4.0 12.3
Total 12.3 pts
Total
5-7 Record
-32.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
49-74
Record
40%
Win Rate
#95
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.438
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#95
2017
#109
2018
#79
2019
#74
2020
#33
2021
#53
2022
#126
2023
#131
2024
#125
2025
#124
2026
#98

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mountain West 2-3 (40%) #98 #11 -9.6 0.340 -
2025 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #124 #93 -62.3 0.462 -
2024 Mountain West 3-10 (23%) #125 #38 -64.6 0.497 -
2023 Mountain West 2-10 (17%) #131 #111 -79.3 0.431 -
2022 Mountain West 2-10 (17%) #126 #1 -73.4 0.467 -
2021 Mountain West 8-4 (67%) #53 #16 44.9 0.444 -
2020 Mountain West 7-2 (78%) #33 #32 50.2 0.419 -
2019 Mountain West 7-5 (58%) #74 #14 14.6 0.430 -
2018 Mountain West 7-5 (58%) #79 #64 16.0 0.437 -
2017 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #109 #91 -50.0 0.478 -
2016 Mountain West 5-7 (42%) #95 #74 -31.5 0.418 -