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2000 UNLV

8–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by John Robinson.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2000, game by game: lost at Iowa State 22–37; won vs. North Texas 38–0; lost at BYU 7–10; won vs. Air Force 34–13; won vs. Nevada 38–7; lost at Colorado State 19–20; won vs. Wyoming 42–23; lost at Ole Miss 40–43; lost at Utah 16–38; won vs. New Mexico 18–14; won at San Diego State 31–24; won at Hawai’i 34–32; won vs. Arkansas 31–14+38−22Lost 22–37 at Iowa State-15Iowa StateWon 38–0 vs. North Texas+38North TexasLost 7–10 at BYU-3BYUWon 34–13 vs. Air Force+21Air ForceWon 38–7 vs. Nevada+31NevadaLost 19–20 at Colorado State-1Colorado StateWon 42–23 vs. Wyoming+19WyomingLost 40–43 at Ole Miss-3Ole MissLost 16–38 at Utah-22UtahWon 18–14 vs. New Mexico+4New MexicoWon 31–24 at San Diego State+7San Diego StateWon 34–32 at Hawai’i+2Hawai’iWon 31–14 vs. Arkansas+17Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atIowa StateL 22–⁠3728%
Sep 16vsNorth TexasW 38–⁠062%
Sep 23atBYUL 7–⁠1023%
Sep 30vsAir ForceW 34–⁠1325%
Oct 7vsNevadaW 38–⁠761%
Oct 14atColorado StateL 19–⁠2020%
Oct 21vsWyomingW 42–⁠2365%
Oct 28atOle MissL 40–⁠4327%
Nov 4atUtahL 16–⁠3836%
Nov 11vsNew MexicoW 18–⁠1450%
Nov 25atSan Diego StateW 31–⁠2442%
Dec 2atHawai’iW 34–⁠3257%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsArkansasLas Vegas BowlW 31–⁠1438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 31–⁠14 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠275
Coach
John Robinson
Elo
1507 +158 this season
SP+ rating
0.4 No. 70 of 116; offense No. 72, defense No. 61
SRS
2.6 No. 55 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Defensive coordinator
Mike Bradeson

2000 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠110–⁠214
Air Force5–⁠29–⁠3
UNLV4–⁠38–⁠5
BYU4–⁠36–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠45–⁠7
Utah3–⁠44–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠43–⁠8
Wyoming0–⁠71–⁠10

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