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Nevada

MWC · 2016 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
9th
3–5 in MWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
40
1946–2026
All-Time Record
239–227
0.513 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
2010
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 6 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nevada head-to-head · History & Eras

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Cal Poly MustangsUnranked—W 30–27
3Week 3 · Sep 13Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI4–8L 10–39
4Week 4 · Sep 20Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC2–10W 38–14
5Week 5 · Sep 27Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB103–9L 14–24
6Week 6 · Oct 4Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HMWC7–7L 17–38
7Week 7 · Oct 11Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HMWC1–11W 27–22
8Week 8 · Oct 18San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HMWC4–8L 10–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HMWC8–6L 34–42
11Week 11 · Nov 8New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HMWC9–4L 26–35
12Week 12 · Nov 15San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC11–3L 16–46
13Week 13 · Nov 22Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HMWC3–9W 38–37
14Week 14 · Nov 29UNLVH2HMWC4–8W 45–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.382
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-35
-45+10
  • UNLV +4
  • Utah State +3
  • Buffalo +2
  • Fresno State +1
  • San Diego State -3
  • New Mexico -4
  • Wyoming -6
  • Hawai'i -7
  • Notre Dame -8
  • San José State -8
  • Purdue -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 80thBetter than 42%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#99Post-Season W1#98Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#99Post-Season W4#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
-29
+24
-10
-21
+5
-4
-8
-9
-30
+1
+35

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#592011#732012#922013#632014#792015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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