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1993 UNLV

3–⁠8 (2–⁠4 Big West), coached by Jim Strong.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1993, game by game: lost at No. 22 Clemson 14–24; lost at UTEP 24–41; won vs. Central Michigan 33–20; lost at Kansas State 20–36; lost at Nevada 14–49; lost vs. Cal State Northridge 18–24; lost vs. Utah State 26–33; lost vs. New Mexico State 40–52; won at Louisiana Tech 28–23; won at San José State 28–14; lost vs. Louisiana 14–31+14−35Lost 14–24 at No. 22 Clemson-10No. 22 ClemsonLost 24–41 at UTEP-17UTEPWon 33–20 vs. Central Michigan+13Central MichiganLost 20–36 at Kansas State-16Kansas StateLost 14–49 at Nevada-35NevadaLost 18–24 vs. Cal State Northridge-6Cal State North…Lost 26–33 vs. Utah State-7Utah StateLost 40–52 vs. New Mexico State-12New Mexico StateWon 28–23 at Louisiana Tech+5Louisiana TechWon 28–14 at San José State+14San José StateLost 14–31 vs. Louisiana-17Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at22ClemsonL 14–⁠2428%
Sep 11atUTEPL 24–⁠4147%
Sep 18vsCentral MichiganW 33–⁠2039%
Sep 25atKansas StateL 20–⁠3627%
Oct 2atNevadaL 14–⁠4935%
Oct 9vsCal State NorthridgeL 18–⁠2480%
Oct 23vsUtah StateL 26–⁠3346%
Oct 30vsNew Mexico StateL 40–⁠5247%
Nov 6atLouisiana TechW 28–⁠2324%
Nov 13atSan José StateW 28–⁠1424%
Nov 20vsLouisianaL 14–⁠3144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big West.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠347
Coach
Jim Strong
Elo
1335 −71 this season
SP+ rating
-17.0 No. 90 of 105; offense No. 63, defense No. 100
SRS
−15.4 No. 90 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner
Defensive coordinator
Dave Wommack

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 6Jerry Reynolds OTCincinnati Bengals

1993 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana5–⁠18–⁠3
Utah State5–⁠17–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠35–⁠6
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠42–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠42–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠52–⁠8–⁠1

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