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2001 Nevada

3–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Tormey.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2001, game by game: lost at BYU 7–52; lost at Colorado State 18–35; won vs. Hawai’i 28–20; lost vs. UNLV 12–27; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 42–45; lost at Rice 30–33; lost at Boise State 7–49; won vs. SMU 35–14; lost at San José State 45–64; lost vs. Fresno State 14–61; won at UTEP 48–31+21−47Lost 7–52 at BYU-45BYULost 18–35 at Colorado State-17Colorado StateWon 28–20 vs. Hawai’i+8Hawai’iLost 12–27 vs. UNLV-15UNLVLost 42–45 vs. Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechLost 30–33 at Rice-3RiceLost 7–49 at Boise State-42Boise StateWon 35–14 vs. SMU+21SMULost 45–64 at San José State-19San José StateLost 14–61 vs. Fresno State-47Fresno StateWon 48–31 at UTEP+17UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atBYUL 7–⁠5217%
Sep 8atColorado StateL 18–⁠3516%
Sep 22vsHawai’iW 28–⁠2044%
Oct 6vsUNLVL 12–⁠2745%
Oct 13vsLouisiana TechL 42–⁠4540%
Oct 20atRiceL 30–⁠3319%
Oct 27atBoise StateL 7–⁠4914%
Nov 3vsSMUW 35–⁠1448%
Nov 10atSan José StateL 45–⁠6434%
Nov 17vsFresno StateL 14–⁠6118%
Nov 24atUTEPW 48–⁠3139%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 48–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-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 2001.

Led the nationChance Kretschmer: rushing yards (1,732 yds)

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠431
Coach
Chris Tormey
Elo
1337 −6 this season
SP+ rating
-12.1 No. 95 of 117; offense No. 44, defense No. 111
SRS
−15.1 No. 101 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Phil Earley
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Mills
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

2001 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech7–⁠17–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠211–⁠3
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
Rice5–⁠38–⁠4
SMU4–⁠44–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠8
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9
Tulsa0–⁠81–⁠10

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