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Mountain West

Nevada

2026 Season Performance

#103
Rank
2-3
Record
-10.7
Points
0.329
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #69 Western Kentucky 49-14
Worst L vs NR Montana State 7-20

Record Splits

Home 1-2
Away 1-1
Conference 1-1
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 0-2

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#69.0
avg opponent rank
#6
toughest left
43.63
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#36 North Dakota State
5-1
+6.37
8
10-24
vs
#90 San José State
3-3
+3.29
9
10-31
@
#6 UCLA
5-0
+17.36
10
11-07
vs
#38 New Mexico
4-1
+4.21
11
11-14
@
#133 Northern Illinois
0-5
+3.8
12
11-21
vs
#132 Hawai'i
1-5
+2.55
13
11-29
@
#48 UNLV
4-2
+6.05

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#6
#38
#70
#102
#136
Pre
#117
W3
#120
W6
#103
W9
#104
W12
#103
W15
#98

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
W
NR vs #69 Western Kentucky
49-14
+11.8
+13.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 6.3
Margin Scaling
+3.9 10.2
Against the Spread (+0.25, +35.25)
+3.0 13.2
Total 13.2 pts
+1.4
2
09/13
L
#11 vs NR Montana State
7-20
-15.7
-15.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-2.5 -12.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -12.9
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -13.7
Against the Spread (+5, -8)
-2.0 -15.7
Total -15.7 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
L
#91 @ #95 Middle Tennessee
20-27
-10.7
-10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -7.4
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.0
Against the Spread (-3.75, -10.75)
-2.7 -10.7
Total -10.7 pts
+0.0
4
09/27
L
#120 vs #106 Air Force
33-36 OT
-10.2
-9.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -9.8
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -10.3
Against the Spread (+5.25, +2.25)
+0.6 -9.7
Total -9.7 pts
+0.5
6
10/10
W
#121 @ #131 UTEP
30-13
+12.6
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.1 7.4
Margin Scaling
+2.6 10.0
Against the Spread (-10, +7)
+1.8 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
-0.8
Total
2-3 Record
-12.2
-11.1
+1.1

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 -