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2003 UNLV

6–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by John Robinson.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2003, game by game: won vs. Toledo 28–18; lost at Kansas 24–46; won at No. 14 Wisconsin 23–5; won vs. Hawai’i 33–22; won at Nevada 16–12; lost at Air Force 7–24; lost vs. Utah 10–28; lost vs. BYU 20–27; won at New Mexico 37–35; lost vs. San Diego State 0–7; lost vs. Colorado State 23–24; won at Wyoming 35–24+18−22Won 28–18 vs. Toledo+10ToledoLost 24–46 at Kansas-22KansasWon 23–5 at No. 14 Wisconsin+18No. 14 WisconsinWon 33–22 vs. Hawai’i+11Hawai’iWon 16–12 at Nevada+4NevadaLost 7–24 at Air Force-17Air ForceLost 10–28 vs. Utah-18UtahLost 20–27 vs. BYU-7BYUWon 37–35 at New Mexico+2New MexicoLost 0–7 vs. San Diego State-7San Diego StateLost 23–24 vs. Colorado State-1Colorado StateWon 35–24 at Wyoming+11Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsToledoW 28–⁠1844%
Sep 6atKansasL 24–⁠4663%
Sep 13at14WisconsinW 23–⁠525%
Sep 19vsHawai’iW 33–⁠2251%
Oct 4atNevadaW 16–⁠1249%
Oct 11atAir ForceL 7–⁠2440%
Oct 18vsUtahL 10–⁠2847%
Oct 25vsBYUL 20–⁠2764%
Nov 1atNew MexicoW 37–⁠3528%
Nov 8vsSan Diego StateL 0–⁠767%
Nov 22vsColorado StateL 23–⁠2440%
Nov 29atWyomingW 35–⁠2451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 35–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 13th-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 2003.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 7th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠272
Coach
John Robinson
Elo
1462 +4 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 58 of 117; offense No. 88, defense No. 32
SRS
0.0 No. 61 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Rob Boras
Defensive coordinator
Mike Bradeson

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.3own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 35— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Solomon Smart S★★★No. 682
Sergio Aguayo K★★No. 1050
Faauo Faga ILB★★No. 1050
Jacob Flowe RB★★No. 1050
Phil Cosenza TE★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers42.00.767
Offensive line32.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs22.50.783
Athletes and specialists22.00.767
Whole class172.10.769

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.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 7Dominic Furio CPhiladelphia Eagles

2003 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠110–⁠221
New Mexico5–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠37–⁠6
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠5
San Diego State3–⁠46–⁠6
BYU3–⁠44–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠56–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠54–⁠8

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