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2003 Nevada

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Tormey.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2003, game by game: won vs. Southern Utah 24–23; lost at Oregon 23–31; won at San José State 42–30; won vs. SMU 12–9; lost vs. UNLV 12–16; won at Washington 28–17; won at Tulsa 28–21; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 34–42; lost at Rice 42–52; lost vs. Fresno State 10–27; won vs. Hawai’i 24–14; lost at No. 18 Boise State 3–56+12−53Won 24–23 vs. Southern Utah+1Southern UtahLost 23–31 at Oregon-8OregonWon 42–30 at San José State+12San José StateWon 12–9 vs. SMU+3SMULost 12–16 vs. UNLV-4UNLVWon 28–17 at Washington+11WashingtonWon 28–21 at Tulsa+7TulsaLost 34–42 vs. Louisiana Tech-8Louisiana TechLost 42–52 at Rice-10RiceLost 10–27 vs. Fresno State-17Fresno StateWon 24–14 vs. Hawai’i+10Hawai’iLost 3–56 at No. 18 Boise State-53No. 18 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouthern UtahW 24–⁠2380%
Sep 6atOregonL 23–⁠3129%
Sep 18atSan José StateW 42–⁠3044%
Sep 27vsSMUW 12–⁠975%
Oct 4vsUNLVL 12–⁠1651%
Oct 11atWashingtonW 28–⁠1729%
Oct 18atTulsaW 28–⁠2156%
Oct 25vsLouisiana TechL 34–⁠4269%
Nov 1atRiceL 42–⁠5261%
Nov 8vsFresno StateL 10–⁠2747%
Nov 15vsHawai’iW 24–⁠1438%
Nov 29at18Boise StateL 3–⁠5613%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 56–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 31st-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 2003.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠338
Coach
Chris Tormey
Elo
1439 −2 this season
SP+ rating
-9.0 No. 89 of 117; offense No. 84, defense No. 76
SRS
−7.8 No. 86 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 77
Offensive coordinator
Phil Earley
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Mills
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.4own 28— allowed
Defense0.0own 36— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Greg Bellasis OG★★No. 1050
Adam Bishop TE★★No. 1050
Ezra Butler SDE★★No. 1050
Steven Murphy CB★★No. 1050
Shannon Sevor S★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line72.00.767
Linebackers42.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class202.00.767

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 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 3Jorge Cordova LBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Maurice Mann WRCincinnati Bengals

2003 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠013–⁠116
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
Tulsa6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠5
Rice5–⁠35–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠55–⁠7
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠11
SMU0–⁠80–⁠12

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