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1999 Nevada

3–⁠8 (2–⁠4 Big West), coached by Jeff Tisdel.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1999, game by game: lost vs. Oregon State 13–28; lost at No. 24 Colorado State 33–38; lost at Oregon 10–72; lost vs. Fresno State 24–49; won vs. UNLV 26–12; won at New Mexico State 23–16; lost at Boise State 17–52; won vs. North Texas 41–28; lost vs. Idaho 33–42; lost at Arkansas State 28–44; lost vs. Utah State 35–37+14−62Lost 13–28 vs. Oregon State-15Oregon StateLost 33–38 at No. 24 Colorado State-5No. 24 Colorado StateLost 10–72 at Oregon-62OregonLost 24–49 vs. Fresno State-25Fresno StateWon 26–12 vs. UNLV+14UNLVWon 23–16 at New Mexico State+7New Mexico StateLost 17–52 at Boise State-35Boise StateWon 41–28 vs. North Texas+13North TexasLost 33–42 vs. Idaho-9IdahoLost 28–44 at Arkansas State-16Arkansas StateLost 35–37 vs. Utah State-2Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsOregon StateL 13–⁠2861%
Sep 11at24Colorado StateL 33–⁠3824%
Sep 18atOregonL 10–⁠7226%
Sep 25vsFresno StateL 24–⁠4954%
Oct 2vsUNLVW 26–⁠1267%
Oct 9atNew Mexico StateW 23–⁠1644%
Oct 23atBoise StateL 17–⁠5244%
Oct 30vsNorth TexasW 41–⁠2868%
Nov 6vsIdahoL 33–⁠4247%
Nov 13atArkansas StateL 28–⁠4456%
Nov 20vsUtah StateL 35–⁠3762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 37–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big West.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Led the nationTrevor Insley: receptions (134 catches)

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
283–⁠418
Coach
Jeff Tisdel
Elo
1355 −140 this season
SP+ rating
-16.2 No. 101 of 114; offense No. 56, defense No. 110
SRS
−16.7 No. 101 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chris Klenakis
Defensive coordinator
Tom Mason
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

1999 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State5–⁠110–⁠3
Idaho4–⁠27–⁠4
New Mexico State3–⁠26–⁠5
Utah State3–⁠34–⁠7
Arkansas State2–⁠34–⁠7
Nevada2–⁠43–⁠8
North Texas1–⁠52–⁠9

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