1992 Nevada

7–⁠5 (5–⁠1 Big West), coached by Chris Ault.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1992, game by game: lost at Wyoming 6–25; won vs. Pacific 20–14; won vs. McNeese 31–21; lost at Tulane 17–34; won at Cal State Fullerton 19–0; won at UNLV 14–10; won vs. New Mexico State 35–21; lost vs. Weber State 21–23; lost at San José State 35–39; won vs. Utah State 48–47; won vs. Texas Southern 38–14; lost vs. Bowling Green 34–35+24−19Lost 6–25 at Wyoming-19WyomingWon 20–14 vs. Pacific+6PacificWon 31–21 vs. McNeese+10McNeeseLost 17–34 at Tulane-17TulaneWon 19–0 at Cal State Fullerton+19Cal State Fulle…Won 14–10 at UNLV+4UNLVWon 35–21 vs. New Mexico State+14New Mexico StateLost 21–23 vs. Weber State-2Weber StateLost 35–39 at San José State-4San José StateWon 48–47 vs. Utah State+1Utah StateWon 38–14 vs. Texas Southern+24Texas SouthernLost 34–35 vs. Bowling Green-1Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 35–⁠34 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Big West champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Eastern Washington

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠283
Coach
Chris Ault
Elo
1416 +53 this season
SP+ rating
-11.5 No. 92 of 105; offense No. 64, defense No. 90
SRS
−10.7 No. 91 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Hagen

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 5Forey Duckett DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Brock Marion DBDallas Cowboys

1992 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada5–⁠17–⁠5
San José State4–⁠27–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠25–⁠6
New Mexico State3–⁠36–⁠5
UNLV3–⁠36–⁠5
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
Cal State Fullerton0–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.