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Nevada

MWC · 2021 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
6th
5–3 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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–7W 22–17
3Week 3 · Sep 14Idaho State BengalsUnranked—W 49–10
4Week 4 · Sep 21Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB128–5L 17–38
6Week 6 · Oct 5Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HMWC7–5W 41–31
7Week 7 · Oct 12New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI2–10W 55–28
8Week 8 · Oct 19Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HMWC6–7W 34–17
9Week 9 · Oct 26Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HMWC10–3L 32–34
10Week 10 · Nov 2UNLVH2HMWC2–10W 51–20
11Week 11 · Nov 9San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HMWC5–7W 27–24
12Week 12 · Nov 16San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC12–2L 21–23
13Week 13 · Nov 23Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC10–3L 39–41
14Week 14 · Nov 30Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC3–9W 52–10
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 28Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–5L 24–52

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
2.590
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-18+30
  • Boise State +7
  • Hawai'i +6
  • California +5
  • San José State +5
  • Colorado State +3
  • New Mexico State +2
  • UNLV +2
  • San Diego State -2
  • Fresno State -3
  • Air Force -3
  • Kansas State -5
  • Western Michigan -5

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 #50Better than 64%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.615 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Post-Season W1#43Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#49Post-Season W4#50Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
+39
-21
+10
+27
+17
-2
+31
+3
-2
-2
+42
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#992016#1092017#552018#732019#262020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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