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2005 Nevada

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Ault.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2005, game by game: lost vs. Washington State 21–55; won vs. UNLV 22–14; lost at Colorado State 21–42; won at San José State 30–23; won vs. Idaho 62–14; won vs. Louisiana Tech 37–27; lost at Boise State 14–49; won vs. Hawai’i 38–28; won at New Mexico State 48–24; won at Utah State 30–24; won vs. No. 16 Fresno State 38–35; won vs. UCF 49–48+48−35Lost 21–55 vs. Washington State-34Washington StateWon 22–14 vs. UNLV+8UNLVLost 21–42 at Colorado State-21Colorado StateWon 30–23 at San José State+7San José StateWon 62–14 vs. Idaho+48IdahoWon 37–27 vs. Louisiana Tech+10Louisiana TechLost 14–49 at Boise State-35Boise StateWon 38–28 vs. Hawai’i+10Hawai’iWon 48–24 at New Mexico State+24New Mexico StateWon 30–24 at Utah State+6Utah StateWon 38–35 vs. No. 16 Fresno State+3No. 16 Fresno StateWon 49–48 vs. UCF+1UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsWashington StateL 21–⁠5541%
Sep 17vsUNLVW 22–⁠1457%
Sep 24atColorado StateL 21–⁠4238%
Oct 1atSan José StateW 30–⁠2350%
Oct 8vsIdahoW 62–⁠1468%
Oct 15vsLouisiana TechW 37–⁠2750%
Oct 29atBoise StateL 14–⁠4918%
Nov 5vsHawai’iW 38–⁠2854%
Nov 12atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠2465%
Nov 19atUtah StateW 30–⁠2467%
Nov 26vs16Fresno StateW 38–⁠3532%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsUCFHawai’i BowlW 49–⁠4860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCF 49–⁠48 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Boise State

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
410–⁠383
Coach
Chris Ault
Elo
1529 +105 this season
SP+ rating
-6.5 No. 86 of 118; offense No. 51, defense No. 101
SRS
−6.4 No. 87 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 92
Offensive coordinator
Chris Klenakis
Defensive coordinators
Tim DeRuyter and Barry Sacks
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 119
  • Defense116th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1647%1.008th of 119
Defense0.1745%1.04116th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 281% allowed
Defense-0.2own 301% 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 2005 class

Michael Samples S★★★No. 829
Joe Garcia CB★★No. 1132
Fred White OG★★No. 1132
Selevasio Fauolo OLB★★No. 1132
Tim Ham RB★★No. 1132

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.744
Running backs32.00.722
Receivers42.00.750
Offensive line22.00.733
Defensive line12.00.700
Linebackers32.00.745
Defensive backs22.50.789
Whole class162.10.743

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 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 5Tony Moll OTGreen Bay Packers

2005 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠19–⁠3
Boise State7–⁠19–⁠4
Louisiana Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠63–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠80–⁠12

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