1988 UNLV
4–7 (3–4 Big West), coached by Wayne Nunnely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 30–16Oct 8
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Baylor | L 3–27 | 35% |
| Sep 17 | vsCal State Fullerton | L 10–20 | 60% |
| Sep 24 | vs Ohio | W 26–18 | 74% |
| Oct 1 | at 9Nebraska | L 6–48 | 13% |
| Oct 8 | atPacific | W 30–16 | 48% |
| Oct 15 | vs New Mexico State | W 28–20 | 76% |
| Oct 29 | vs Tulsa | L 7–33 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | at Utah State | L 10–17 | 43% |
| Nov 12 | vs Fresno State | L 14–31 | 31% |
| Nov 19 | vs San José State | L 0–42 | 52% |
| Nov 26 | atLong Beach State | W 42–41 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Long Beach State 42–41; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big West.
In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 176–313
- Coach
- Wayne Nunnely
- Elo
- 1336 −123 this season
- SP+ rating
- -22.2 No. 96 of 102; offense No. 98, defense No. 86
- SRS
- −22.2 No. 100 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Carl Ferrill
1988 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | 7–0 | 10–2 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5–2 | 5–6 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
| San José State | 4–3 | 4–8 | |
 UNLV | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Long Beach State | 3–4 | 3–9 | |
| Pacific | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.