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1995 Nevada

9–⁠3 (7–⁠0 Big West), coached by Chris Ault.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1995, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 38–14; won at New Mexico State 45–24; lost vs. Toledo 35–49; lost at San Diego State 27–30; won vs. North Texas 56–24; won vs. UL Monroe 59–35; won at Louisiana Tech 49–45; won vs. UNLV 55–32; won at Utah State 30–25; won at Pacific 45–29; won vs. San José State 45–28; lost vs. No. 25 Toledo 37–40+32−14Won 38–14 vs. Louisiana+24LouisianaWon 45–24 at New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateLost 35–49 vs. Toledo-14ToledoLost 27–30 at San Diego State-3San Diego StateWon 56–24 vs. North Texas+32North TexasWon 59–35 vs. UL Monroe+24UL MonroeWon 49–45 at Louisiana Tech+4Louisiana TechWon 55–32 vs. UNLV+23UNLVWon 30–25 at Utah State+5Utah StateWon 45–29 at Pacific+16PacificWon 45–28 vs. San José State+17San José StateLost 37–40 vs. No. 25 Toledo-3No. 25 Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLouisianaW 38–⁠1468%
Sep 9atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠2466%
Sep 23vsToledoL 35–⁠4966%
Sep 28atSan Diego StateL 27–⁠3055%
Oct 7vsNorth TexasW 56–⁠2486%
Oct 14vsUL MonroeW 59–⁠3582%
Oct 21atLouisiana TechW 49–⁠4567%
Oct 28vsUNLVW 55–⁠3286%
Nov 4atUtah StateW 30–⁠2568%
Nov 11atPacificW 45–⁠2967%
Nov 18vsSan José StateW 45–⁠2885%
Dec 14Bowls & playoffvs25ToledoLas Vegas BowlL 37–⁠4043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 40–⁠37 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Big West champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationMike Maxwell: passing yards (3,611 yds), total offense per game (402.6); Alex Van Dyke: receptions (129 catches), receiving yards (1,854 yds)

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
521–⁠375
Coach
Chris Ault
Elo
1584 +48 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 42 of 107; offense No. 4, defense No. 95
SRS
−1.5 No. 64 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Mike Gillhamer

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 2Alex Van Dyke WRNew York Jets

1995 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana4–⁠26–⁠5
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠7
Arkansas State3–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠33–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠44–⁠7
San José State3–⁠43–⁠8
Louisiana Tech2–⁠45–⁠6
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
UNLV1–⁠52–⁠9

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