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2002 UNLV

5–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by John Robinson.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2002, game by game: lost vs. Wisconsin 7–27; won vs. Kansas 31–20; lost at Oregon State 17–47; lost at Toledo 21–38; won vs. Nevada 21–17; lost vs. New Mexico 16–25; won at BYU 24–3; lost at San Diego State 21–31; won vs. Wyoming 49–48; lost at Utah 17–28; lost vs. Air Force 32–49; won at No. 16 Colorado State 36–33+21−30Lost 7–27 vs. Wisconsin-20WisconsinWon 31–20 vs. Kansas+11KansasLost 17–47 at Oregon State-30Oregon StateLost 21–38 at Toledo-17ToledoWon 21–17 vs. Nevada+4NevadaLost 16–25 vs. New Mexico-9New MexicoWon 24–3 at BYU+21BYULost 21–31 at San Diego State-10San Diego StateWon 49–48 vs. Wyoming+1WyomingLost 17–28 at Utah-11UtahLost 32–49 vs. Air Force-17Air ForceWon 36–33 at No. 16 Colorado State+3No. 16 Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWisconsinL 7–⁠2755%
Sep 7vsKansasW 31–⁠2067%
Sep 14atOregon StateL 17–⁠4727%
Sep 21atToledoL 21–⁠3825%
Oct 5vsNevadaW 21–⁠1763%
Oct 12vsNew MexicoL 16–⁠2562%
Oct 19atBYUW 24–⁠326%
Oct 26atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠3154%
Nov 2vsWyomingW 49–⁠4874%
Nov 9atUtahL 17–⁠2840%
Nov 16vsAir ForceL 32–⁠4946%
Nov 30at16Colorado StateW 36–⁠3313%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 36–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
292–⁠366
Coach
John Robinson
Elo
1437 −58 this season
SP+ rating
-10.4 No. 86 of 117; offense No. 81, defense No. 85
SRS
−8.7 No. 84 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 79
Offensive coordinator
Rob Boras
Defensive coordinator
Mike Bradeson

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Carlos Acosta OLB★★No. 898
James Staggs WR★★No. 898
Stephen Hall DT★★No. 898
Joseph Oniwar DT★★No. 898
David Relf WR★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers42.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Athletes and specialists32.00.767
Whole class152.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2002 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠110–⁠4
New Mexico5–⁠27–⁠7
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠34–⁠9
Utah3–⁠45–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠45–⁠7
BYU2–⁠55–⁠7
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠10

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