Nevada
Nevada is 3-6 and No. 93 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 7.0 points below an average FBS team. Last game: lost 31-3 vs New Mexico in Week 10.
Week 11: at Northern Illinois, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Nevada is No. 93
- Nevada's rating is −7.0: the machine's estimate that Nevada is 7.0 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 93 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −11.9, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 4.9.
- The biggest weekly moves: +7.9 after Week 1 (W 49-14 vs Western Kentucky) and −1.9 after Week 4 (L 33-36 vs Air Force).
- Its record is 3-6. The 6 losses were to No. 40 UCLA, No. 48 New Mexico, No. 69 North Dakota State, No. 82 Air Force, No. 128 Middle Tennessee, Montana State (FCS), by 15.3 points on average. The 3 wins came by 22.3 points on average; the best was over No. 116 San José State. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 93 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 92 UConn (−6.7); just below is No. 94 Tulane (−7.2).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Jeff Choate is in his 3rd season at Nevada (since 2024). This season: 3-6. At Nevada overall: 9-25, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 132-252 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 1458 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 8-12 |
| Yards per attempt* | 5.8No. 134 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 8.4%No. 116 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 4.9%No. 57 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 314-1310 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 4.2No. 80 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 13.3%No. 79 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 23.1%No. 132 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 20.8No. 116 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 4.97No. 128 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 35.4%No. 105 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 58.3%No. 89 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 17No. 132 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 23.6No. 61 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 4.92No. 26 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 6.0No. 14 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.1No. 76 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 7.2%No. 32 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 3No. 138 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 33.3%No. 30 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Carter Jones53-89, 654 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
- AJ Bianco51-102, 503 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
- Luke Duncan26-55, 265 yds, 2 TD, 5 INT
Rushing
- Dominic Kelley122 carries, 584 yds, 5 TD
- Herschel Turner88 carries, 520 yds, 4 TD
- Carter Jones29 carries, 57 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
- Gary Givens III20 catches, 308 yds, 1 TD
- Marshaun Brown18 catches, 255 yds, 2 TD
- Damien Moun35 catches, 199 yds, 0 TD
Tackles
- EJ Smith95
- Dylan Labarbera69
- Jeremy Naborne63
Sacks
- Dylan Labarbera4.5
- Jeremy Naborne3
- EJ Smith2.5
Interceptions
- Bryson Snelling1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- AJ BiancoMost passes in the last game6 games102 attempts40%
- Carter Jones4 games89 attempts35%
- Luke Duncan4 games55 attempts22%
Carrying
- Dominic Kelley9 games122 carries49%
- Herschel Turner9 games88 carries36%
- Ky Woods6 games15 carries6%
- Donnie Cheers7 games10 carries4%
Catching
- Damien Moun8 games35 catches27%
- Gary Givens III7 games20 catches15%
- Marshaun Brown8 games18 catches14%
- Dominic Kelley7 games15 catches11%
Tackling
- EJ Smith9 games95 tackles16%
- Dylan Labarbera9 games69 tackles12%
- Jeremy Naborne9 games63 tackles11%
- Aiden Walker9 games46 tackles8%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 49–14 vs Western Kentucky. The run game was the strength: 7.7 yards a carry, 2.5 more than Western Kentucky usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 2 L 7–20 vs Montana State. Montana State is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against. Lost the turnover battle by 4.
- Week 3 L 20–27 at Middle Tennessee. The run game struggled: 2.3 yards a carry, 3.5 less than Middle Tennessee usually allows. Lost the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 4 L 33–36 vs Air Force. No unit was far from the usual. The biggest gap was the run game: 5.3 yards a carry, 0.7 more than Air Force usually allows. The machine had Nevada by 1.2 (54%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 6 W 30–13 at UTEP. The passing game struggled: 4.6 yards an attempt, 4.3 less than UTEP usually allows.
- Week 7 L 17–31 at North Dakota State. The pass defense was the strength: North Dakota State got 5.8 yards an attempt, 1.5 under what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 8 W 28–13 vs San José State. The pass defense was the strength: San José State got 5.3 yards an attempt, 2.4 under what it usually gains. The fewest yards a carry it has allowed all season.
- Week 9 L 0–27 at UCLA. The pass defense was the strength: UCLA got 5.9 yards an attempt, 2.8 under what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 4.
- Week 10 L 3–31 vs New Mexico. The run game struggled: -0.5 yards a carry, 3.4 less than New Mexico usually allows. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.