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2025 Nevada

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Jeff Choate.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 2025, game by game: lost at No. 2 Penn State 11–46; won vs. Sacramento State 20–17; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 13–14; lost at Western Kentucky 16–31; lost at Fresno State 17–20; lost vs. San Diego State 10–44; lost at New Mexico 22–24; lost vs. Boise State 3–24; lost at Utah State 14–51; won vs. San José State 55–10; won at Wyoming 13–7; lost vs. UNLV 17–42+45−37Lost 11–46 at No. 2 Penn State-35No. 2 Penn StateWon 20–17 vs. Sacramento State+3Sacramento StateLost 13–14 vs. Middle Tennessee-1Middle TennesseeLost 16–31 at Western Kentucky-15Western KentuckyLost 17–20 at Fresno State-3Fresno StateLost 10–44 vs. San Diego State-34San Diego StateLost 22–24 at New Mexico-2New MexicoLost 3–24 vs. Boise State-21Boise StateLost 14–51 at Utah State-37Utah StateWon 55–10 vs. San José State+45San José StateWon 13–7 at Wyoming+6WyomingLost 17–42 vs. UNLV-25UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at2Penn StateL 11–⁠4610%
Sep 6vsSacramento StateW 20–⁠1771%
Sep 13vsMiddle TennesseeL 13–⁠1466%
Sep 20atWestern KentuckyL 16–⁠3123%
Oct 4atFresno StateL 17–⁠2019%
Oct 11vsSan Diego StateL 10–⁠4437%
Oct 18atNew MexicoL 22–⁠2424%
Oct 24vsBoise StateL 3–⁠2416%
Nov 8atUtah StateL 14–⁠5126%
Nov 15vsSan José StateW 55–⁠1036%
Nov 22atWyomingW 13–⁠732%
Nov 29vsUNLVL 17–⁠4222%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 42–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠330
Coach
Jeff Choate
Elo
1354 −15 this season
SP+ rating
-13.4 No. 116 of 136; offense No. 133, defense No. 81, special teams No. 37
SRS
−13.3 No. 117 of 136 in FBS
Returning
22% of last season’s EPA, No. 94 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 88 roster talent No. 119 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
David Gilbertson
Defensive coordinator
Kane Ioane
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense126th of 136
  • Defense83rd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted119th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted98th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0537%1.20126th of 136
Defense0.1443%1.1983rd of 136
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.15 def		38% off
44% def		—119th off
98th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense38%7.3 yds11%3.0016%
Defense45%9.6 yds16%3.2014%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.7own 3017% allowed
Defense4.2own 2814% caused

CORE rating -15.3, 114th of 136 (offense -10.9, defense 4.4).

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 yardsCarter Jones QB1,001 yds
Passing touchdownsCarter Jones QB6 TD
Rushing yardsCaleb Ramseur RB683 yds
Rushing touchdownsCaleb Ramseur RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJett Carpenter TE374 yds
Receiving touchdownsCaleb Ramseur RB3 TD
TacklesDylan Labarbera DE88 tkl
SacksDylan Labarbera DE6.5 sacks
InterceptionsMurvin Kenion III DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Carter Jackson RB★★★No. 1277
Carter Jones QB★★★No. 1629
D.J. Asiasi TE★★★No. 1667
Kameron Brown DE★★★No. 1738
Aiden Walker CB★★★No. 1738

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.853
Running backs43.00.834
Receivers53.00.834
Offensive line53.00.823
Defensive line43.00.834
Linebackers23.00.830
Defensive backs52.80.822
Athletes and specialists32.70.816
Whole class292.90.828

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 107

The 2025 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 20

The 2025 portal
Hayden McDonald S★★★from Columbia
Herschel Turner RB★★★from Utah State
Nahji Logan LB★★★from Indiana
Nakian Jackson LB★★★from Sacramento State
Trenton Scott OT★★★from Texas State
D.J. Warnell S★★★from North Texas
Jordan Brown WR★★★from Texas Tech
Sam Cook DE★★★from Southeast Missouri State
Zach Cochnauer OT★★★from Central Arkansas
Dakota Thomas WR★★★from Southern Miss
Myles Williams DE★★★from California
Nick Rempert WR★★★from North Texas

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 31

Isaiah World OT★★★★to Oregon
Michael Coats Jr. CB★★★to West Virginia
Kristopher Ross DE★★★to Sacramento State
Brendon Lewis QB★★★to Memphis
Chad Brown CB★★★to Purdue
Cortez Braham WR★★★to Memphis
Drue Watts LB★★★to Memphis
Savion Red RB★★★to Sacramento State
Tyson Ruffins OL★★★to California
Kaden Meier CB★★★to UTSA
Chubba Purdy QB★★★★returned to Nevada
Andrew Savaiinaea TE★★★no new school on file

And 19 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV6–⁠210–⁠4
San Diego State6–⁠29–⁠4
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Boise State6–⁠29–⁠5
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠4
Fresno State5–⁠39–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠54–⁠8
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
Nevada2–⁠63–⁠9
Colorado State1–⁠72–⁠10

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