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1996 UNLV

1–⁠11 (1–⁠8 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jeff Horton.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1996, game by game: lost at No. 2 Tennessee 3–62; lost vs. Air Force 17–65; lost vs. Wisconsin 17–52; lost at Colorado State 16–35; lost vs. Wyoming 21–33; lost vs. Nevada 17–54; lost at No. 19 BYU 28–63; lost at Hawai’i 28–38; lost vs. Fresno State 23–34; lost at TCU 34–42; won vs. San Diego State 44–42; lost at San José State 28–31+7−59Lost 3–62 at No. 2 Tennessee-59No. 2 TennesseeLost 17–65 vs. Air Force-48Air ForceLost 17–52 vs. Wisconsin-35WisconsinLost 16–35 at Colorado State-19Colorado StateLost 21–33 vs. Wyoming-12WyomingLost 17–54 vs. Nevada-37NevadaLost 28–63 at No. 19 BYU-35No. 19 BYULost 28–38 at Hawai’i-10Hawai’iLost 23–34 vs. Fresno State-11Fresno StateLost 34–42 at TCU-8TCUWon 44–42 vs. San Diego State+2San Diego StateLost 28–31 at San José State-3San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at2TennesseeL 3–⁠628%
Sep 7vsAir ForceL 17–⁠6526%
Sep 14vsWisconsinL 17–⁠5225%
Sep 21atColorado StateL 16–⁠3514%
Sep 28vsWyomingL 21–⁠3322%
Oct 5vsNevadaL 17–⁠5423%
Oct 12at19BYUL 28–⁠638%
Oct 19atHawai’iL 28–⁠3833%
Oct 26vsFresno StateL 23–⁠3431%
Nov 2atTCUL 34–⁠4218%
Nov 16vsSan Diego StateW 44–⁠4214%
Nov 23atSan José StateL 28–⁠3132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠8 15th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠551
Coach
Jeff Horton
Elo
1219 −102 this season
SP+ rating
-17.0 No. 98 of 111; offense No. 46, defense No. 107
SRS
−18.7 No. 102 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Stubbs
Defensive coordinator
Stan Eggen

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 6Mike Crawford LBMiami Dolphins

1996 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU9–⁠014–⁠15
Wyoming7–⁠110–⁠222
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠3
Utah6–⁠28–⁠4
Rice6–⁠27–⁠4
Colorado State6–⁠27–⁠5
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠56–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU3–⁠54–⁠7
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
Hawai’i1–⁠72–⁠10
UNLV1–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠9

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