1994 UNLV

7–⁠5 (5–⁠1 Big West), coached by Jeff Horton.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1994, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 17–3; lost at Central Michigan 23–35; lost vs. Idaho 38–48; won at Utah State 23–21; won at New Mexico State 31–27; won vs. Louisiana Tech 24–20; lost at Tulsa 22–44; won vs. San José State 23–10; lost at Louisiana 27–28; won vs. Nevada 32–27; lost vs. No. 11 Kansas State 3–42; won vs. Central Michigan 52–24+28−39Won 17–3 vs. Eastern Michigan+14Eastern MichiganLost 23–35 at Central Michigan-12Central MichiganLost 38–48 vs. Idaho-10IdahoWon 23–21 at Utah State+2Utah StateWon 31–27 at New Mexico State+4New Mexico StateWon 24–20 vs. Louisiana Tech+4Louisiana TechLost 22–44 at Tulsa-22TulsaWon 23–10 vs. San José State+13San José StateLost 27–28 at Louisiana-1LouisianaWon 32–27 vs. Nevada+5NevadaLost 3–42 vs. No. 11 Kansas State-39No. 11 Kansas StateWon 52–24 vs. Central Michigan+28Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 52–⁠24 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Big West champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Nevada and Louisiana

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠329
Coach
Jeff Horton
Elo
1456 +66 this season
SP+ rating
-3.7 No. 69 of 106; offense No. 60, defense No. 76
SRS
−8.0 No. 77 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Hagen
Defensive coordinator
Steve Eggen

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 7Henry Bailey WRPittsburgh Steelers

1994 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada6–⁠19–⁠2
UNLV5–⁠17–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠16–⁠5
Pacific4–⁠26–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
San José State3–⁠33–⁠8
Utah State2–⁠43–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠53–⁠8
Louisiana Tech1–⁠53–⁠8
Arkansas State0–⁠61–⁠10

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