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1997 Nevada

5–⁠6 (4–⁠1 Big West), coached by Jeff Tisdel.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1997, game by game: lost at Colorado State 13–45; won vs. UNLV 31–14; lost vs. Oregon 20–24; lost at Southern Miss 19–35; lost at Toledo 13–31; lost vs. Wyoming 30–34; won vs. Idaho 42–23; won vs. North Texas 65–10; won at New Mexico State 45–24; won at Boise State 56–42; lost vs. Utah State 19–38+55−32Lost 13–45 at Colorado State-32Colorado StateWon 31–14 vs. UNLV+17UNLVLost 20–24 vs. Oregon-4OregonLost 19–35 at Southern Miss-16Southern MissLost 13–31 at Toledo-18ToledoLost 30–34 vs. Wyoming-4WyomingWon 42–23 vs. Idaho+19IdahoWon 65–10 vs. North Texas+55North TexasWon 45–24 at New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateWon 56–42 at Boise State+14Boise StateLost 19–38 vs. Utah State-19Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atColorado StateL 13–⁠4544%
Sep 6vsUNLVW 31–⁠1483%
Sep 13vsOregonL 20–⁠2456%
Sep 20atSouthern MissL 19–⁠3534%
Sep 27atToledoL 13–⁠3137%
Oct 11vsWyomingL 30–⁠3442%
Oct 18vsIdahoW 42–⁠2362%
Oct 25vsNorth TexasW 65–⁠1078%
Nov 1atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠2476%
Nov 8atBoise StateW 56–⁠4274%
Nov 15vsUtah StateL 19–⁠3864%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 38–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Big West champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Utah State

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
353–⁠320
Coach
Jeff Tisdel
Elo
1499 −68 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 60 of 112; offense No. 21, defense No. 88
SRS
−2.5 No. 68 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chris Klenakis
Defensive coordinators
Ken Flajole and Ken Wilson
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 4DeShone Myles LBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6John Dutton QBMiami Dolphins
Rd 6James Cannida DTTampa Bay Buccaneers

1997 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠16–⁠6
Nevada4–⁠15–⁠6
Boise State3–⁠24–⁠7
Idaho2–⁠35–⁠6
North Texas2–⁠34–⁠7
New Mexico State0–⁠52–⁠9

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