1993 Nevada

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big West), coached by Jeff Horton.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1993, game by game: lost at Wisconsin 17–35; won vs. Boise State 38–10; won vs. Texas Southern 63–14; lost vs. Northern Illinois 42–46; won vs. UNLV 49–14; won at Utah State 48–44; lost vs. Weber State 30–47; won at Pacific 31–23; won vs. San José State 46–45; won at New Mexico State 34–14; lost at Arkansas State 21–23+49−18Lost 17–35 at Wisconsin-18WisconsinWon 38–10 vs. Boise State+28Boise StateWon 63–14 vs. Texas Southern+49Texas SouthernLost 42–46 vs. Northern Illinois-4Northern Illino…Won 49–14 vs. UNLV+35UNLVWon 48–44 at Utah State+4Utah StateLost 30–47 vs. Weber State-17Weber StateWon 31–23 at Pacific+8PacificWon 46–45 vs. San José State+1San José StateWon 34–14 at New Mexico State+20New Mexico StateLost 21–23 at Arkansas State-2Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big West.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Led the nationChris Vargas: passing yards (4,265 yds), passing touchdowns (34 TD), total offense (4,332 yds), total offense per game (393.8)

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
419–⁠315
Coach
Jeff Horton
Elo
1463 +19 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 66 of 105; offense No. 18, defense No. 102
SRS
−3.4 No. 67 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Hagen

1993 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana5–⁠18–⁠3
Utah State5–⁠17–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠35–⁠6
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠42–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠42–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠52–⁠8–⁠1

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