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2014 Nevada

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Brian Polian.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2014, game by game: won vs. Southern Utah 28–19; won vs. Washington State 24–13; lost at Arizona 28–35; won at San José State 21–10; lost vs. Boise State 46–51; lost vs. Colorado State 24–31; won at BYU 42–35; won at Hawai’i 26–18; won vs. San Diego State 30–14; lost at Air Force 38–45; lost vs. Fresno State 20–40; won at UNLV 49–27; lost vs. Louisiana 3–16+22−20Won 28–19 vs. Southern Utah+9Southern UtahWon 24–13 vs. Washington State+11Washington StateLost 28–35 at Arizona-7ArizonaWon 21–10 at San José State+11San José StateLost 46–51 vs. Boise State-5Boise StateLost 24–31 vs. Colorado State-7Colorado StateWon 42–35 at BYU+7BYUWon 26–18 at Hawai’i+8Hawai’iWon 30–14 vs. San Diego State+16San Diego StateLost 38–45 at Air Force-7Air ForceLost 20–40 vs. Fresno State-20Fresno StateWon 49–27 at UNLV+22UNLVLost 3–16 vs. Louisiana-13Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouthern UtahW 28–⁠1977%
Sep 5vsWashington StateW 24–⁠1361%
Sep 13atArizonaL 28–⁠3528%
Sep 27atSan José StateW 21–⁠1043%
Oct 4vsBoise StateL 46–⁠5150%
Oct 11vsColorado StateL 24–⁠3150%
Oct 18atBYUW 42–⁠3526%
Oct 26atHawai’iW 26–⁠1864%
Nov 1vsSan Diego StateW 30–⁠1456%
Nov 15atAir ForceL 38–⁠4549%
Nov 22vsFresno StateL 20–⁠4066%
Nov 29atUNLVW 49–⁠2766%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsLouisianaNew Orleans BowlL 3–⁠1647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 16–⁠3 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 7th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
379–⁠354
Coach
Brian Polian
Elo
1479 +14 this season
SP+ rating
-7.3 No. 93 of 128; offense No. 78, defense No. 102, special teams No. 72
SRS
−3.6 No. 77 of 128 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 54 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 81
Offensive coordinator
Nick Rolovich
Defensive coordinators
Scott Boone and Bill Teerlinck
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 128
  • Defense74th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted71st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted81st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1541%1.1859th of 128
Defense0.1648%1.0874th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.18 def		41% off
48% def		—71st off
81st def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 302% allowed
Defense3.2own 292% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsCody Fajardo QB2,498 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Fajardo QB18 TD
Rushing yardsCody Fajardo QB1,046 yds
Rushing touchdownsCody Fajardo QB13 TD
Receiving yardsJerico Richardson WR655 yds
Receiving touchdownsHasaan Henderson WR4 TD
InterceptionsDuran Workman DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Patrick Choudja WDE★★★No. 751
Korey Rush WDE★★★No. 775
Wyatt Demps WR★★★No. 1506
Andrew Celis ATH★★★No. 1541
James Butler RB★★★No. 1579

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.768
Running backs22.50.786
Receivers42.30.775
Offensive line22.00.771
Defensive line62.30.790
Linebackers22.00.758
Defensive backs42.30.788
Athletes and specialists22.50.775
Whole class232.30.780

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.

Roster 111

The 2014 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠216
Colorado State6–⁠210–⁠3
Utah State6–⁠210–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠8
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠11

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