Central Michigan vs. UNLV

Central Michigan and UNLV have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1993; UNLV leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s UNLV 3–⁠2.

Central Michigan wins
2
UNLV wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1993
Longest streak
2 UNLV
Current streak
1 Central Michigan
Last 10 meetings
UNLV 3–⁠2
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s1–⁠2
2010s1–⁠1
Average margin
17.2 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Central Michigan
2–⁠0 Central Michigan’s record at home
At UNLV
2–⁠0 UNLV’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Central Michigan first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Central Michigan’s biggest win2016: Central Michigan 44, UNLV 21by 23 points
  2. UNLV’s biggest win1994: UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24by 28 points
  3. Upset1994: UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24UNLV had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Central Michigan and UNLV, 1993 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Henry Bailey1994

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Sep 17, 2016Central Michigan 44, UNLV 21at Central Michigan
Sep 14, 2013UNLV 31, Central Michigan 21at UNLV
Dec 15, 1994UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24Neutral siteLas Vegas Bowl
Sep 10, 1994Central Michigan 35, UNLV 23at Central Michigan
Sep 18, 1993UNLV 33, Central Michigan 20at UNLV

Every game is listed as played on the field.