2022 Nevada

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ken Wilson.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2022, game by game: won at New Mexico State 23–12; won vs. Texas State 38–14; lost vs. Incarnate Word 41–55; lost at Iowa 0–27; lost at Air Force 20–48; lost vs. Colorado State 14–17; lost at Hawai’i 16–31; lost vs. San Diego State 7–23; lost at San José State 28–35; lost vs. Boise State 3–41; lost vs. Fresno State 14–41; lost at UNLV 22–27+24−38Won 23–12 at New Mexico State+11New Mexico StateWon 38–14 vs. Texas State+24Texas StateLost 41–55 vs. Incarnate Word-14Incarnate WordLost 0–27 at Iowa-27IowaLost 20–48 at Air Force-28Air ForceLost 14–17 vs. Colorado State-3Colorado StateLost 16–31 at Hawai’i-15Hawai’iLost 7–23 vs. San Diego State-16San Diego StateLost 28–35 at San José State-7San José StateLost 3–41 vs. Boise State-38Boise StateLost 14–41 vs. Fresno State-27Fresno StateLost 22–27 at UNLV-5UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 27–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 11th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠371
Coach
Ken Wilson
Elo
1340 −203 this season
SP+ rating
-22.4 No. 126 of 131; offense No. 119, defense No. 113, special teams No. 82
SRS
−17.0 No. 125 of 131 in FBS
Returning
7% of last season’s EPA, No. 129 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 115 roster talent No. 105 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Derek Sage
Defensive coordinators
Kwame Agyeman and Mike Bethea
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense119th of 131
  • Defense100th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted130th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted112th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0434%1.30119th of 131
Defense0.1742%1.27100th of 131
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.17 def
34% off
43% def
—130th off
112th 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
Offense2.9own 2921% allowed
Defense3.8own 3117% caused

CORE rating -17.8, 123rd of 131 (offense -13.7, defense 4.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsNate Cox QB1,466 yds
Passing touchdownsNate Cox QB5 TD
Rushing yardsToa Taua RB911 yds
Rushing touchdownsToa Taua RB11 TD
Receiving yardsBrian Casteel WR581 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrian Casteel WR4 TD
TacklesBentlee Sanders DB80 tkl
SacksDom Peterson DT5 sacks
InterceptionsBentlee Sanders DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Cameron Sampson CB★★★No. 1394
Chris Smalley ATH★★★No. 1424
Elijah Barclay WR★★★No. 1482
Ike Nnakenyi DE★★★No. 1571
KeeKee McQueen CB★★★No. 1622

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.832
Receivers33.00.815
Offensive line12.00.790
Defensive line32.70.818
Linebackers12.00.778
Defensive backs23.00.842
Athletes and specialists13.00.845
Whole class122.80.819

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 114

The 2022 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 70 have a stat line. See the roster

2022 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠010–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠424
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San José State5–⁠37–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State5–⁠36–⁠7
UNLV3–⁠55–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i2–⁠63–⁠10
Nevada0–⁠82–⁠10
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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