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1994 Nevada

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big West), coached by Chris Ault.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1994, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 30–27; won vs. Arkansas State 18–0; lost at Boise State 27–37; won vs. UL Monroe 34–22; won at Northern Illinois 35–31; won vs. Pacific 38–26; won vs. New Mexico State 45–24; won at San José State 42–10; won at Fresno State 62–35; won vs. Utah State 56–28; lost at UNLV 27–32+32−10Won 30–27 vs. Northern Arizona+3Northern ArizonaWon 18–0 vs. Arkansas State+18Arkansas StateLost 27–37 at Boise State-10Boise StateWon 34–22 vs. UL Monroe+12UL MonroeWon 35–31 at Northern Illinois+4Northern Illino…Won 38–26 vs. Pacific+12PacificWon 45–24 vs. New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateWon 42–10 at San José State+32San José StateWon 62–35 at Fresno State+27Fresno StateWon 56–28 vs. Utah State+28Utah StateLost 27–32 at UNLV-5UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthern ArizonaW 30–⁠2782%
Sep 10vsArkansas StateW 18–⁠079%
Sep 17atBoise StateL 27–⁠3768%
Sep 24vsUL MonroeW 34–⁠2278%
Oct 1atNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠3158%
Oct 8vsPacificW 38–⁠2670%
Oct 15vsNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠2475%
Oct 22atSan José StateW 42–⁠1064%
Nov 5atFresno StateW 62–⁠3547%
Nov 12vsUtah StateW 56–⁠2882%
Nov 19atUNLVL 27–⁠3268%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 32–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Big West champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Louisiana and UNLV

Led the nationAlex Van Dyke: receptions (98 catches); Mike Maxwell: total offense per game (318.0)

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠272
Coach
Chris Ault
Elo
1554 +78 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 47 of 106; offense No. 12, defense No. 89
SRS
3.2 No. 43 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bobby Petrino
Defensive coordinators
Steve Caldwell and Don Dunn

1994 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada6–⁠19–⁠2
UNLV5–⁠17–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠16–⁠5
Pacific4–⁠26–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
San José State3–⁠33–⁠8
Utah State2–⁠43–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠53–⁠8
Louisiana Tech1–⁠53–⁠8
Arkansas State0–⁠61–⁠10

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