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2002 Nevada

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Tormey.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2002, game by game: lost vs. No. 12 Washington State 7–31; won vs. BYU 31–28; won vs. Rice 31–21; lost vs. No. 25 Colorado State 28–32; lost at UNLV 17–21; lost at Hawai’i 34–59; won vs. San José State 52–24; lost at Louisiana Tech 47–50; won at SMU 24–6; won vs. UTEP 23–17; lost at Fresno State 30–38; lost vs. No. 23 Boise State 7–44+28−37Lost 7–31 vs. No. 12 Washington State-24No. 12 Washington StateWon 31–28 vs. BYU+3BYUWon 31–21 vs. Rice+10RiceLost 28–32 vs. No. 25 Colorado State-4No. 25 Colorado StateLost 17–21 at UNLV-4UNLVLost 34–59 at Hawai’i-25Hawai’iWon 52–24 vs. San José State+28San José StateLost 47–50 at Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechWon 24–6 at SMU+18SMUWon 23–17 vs. UTEP+6UTEPLost 30–38 at Fresno State-8Fresno StateLost 7–44 vs. No. 23 Boise State-37No. 23 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs12Washington StateL 7–⁠3124%
Sep 14vsBYUW 31–⁠2825%
Sep 21vsRiceW 31–⁠2155%
Sep 28vs25Colorado StateL 28–⁠3234%
Oct 5atUNLVL 17–⁠2137%
Oct 12atHawai’iL 34–⁠5924%
Oct 19vsSan José StateW 52–⁠2448%
Oct 26atLouisiana TechL 47–⁠5044%
Nov 2atSMUW 24–⁠659%
Nov 9vsUTEPW 23–⁠1778%
Nov 16atFresno StateL 30–⁠3831%
Nov 23vs23Boise StateL 7–⁠4424%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 44–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 38th-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 2002.

Led the nationNate Burleson: receptions (138 catches)

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
331–⁠371
Coach
Chris Tormey
Elo
1411 +20 this season
SP+ rating
-7.9 No. 81 of 117; offense No. 67, defense No. 92
SRS
−8.9 No. 86 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 70
Offensive coordinator
Phil Earley
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Mills
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Brenton Kendrick OLB★★No. 898
Travis Moore PRO★★No. 898
B.J. Mitchell APB★★No. 898
Charles Wilson WDE★★No. 898
Scott Garrison OLB★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers42.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class122.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 3Nate Burleson WRMinnesota Vikings

2002 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠115
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠7
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
SMU3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulsa1–⁠71–⁠11

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