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2019 UNLV

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Tony Sanchez.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2019, game by game: won vs. Southern Utah 56–23; lost vs. Arkansas State 17–43; lost at Northwestern 14–30; lost at Wyoming 17–53; lost vs. No. 16 Boise State 13–38; won at Vanderbilt 34–10; lost at Fresno State 27–56; lost vs. San Diego State 17–20; lost at Colorado State 17–37; lost vs. Hawai’i 7–21; won vs. San José State 38–35; won at Nevada 33–30+33−36Won 56–23 vs. Southern Utah+33Southern UtahLost 17–43 vs. Arkansas State-26Arkansas StateLost 14–30 at Northwestern-16NorthwesternLost 17–53 at Wyoming-36WyomingLost 13–38 vs. No. 16 Boise State-25No. 16 Boise StateWon 34–10 at Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltLost 27–56 at Fresno State-29Fresno StateLost 17–20 vs. San Diego State-3San Diego StateLost 17–37 at Colorado State-20Colorado StateLost 7–21 vs. Hawai’i-14Hawai’iWon 38–35 vs. San José State+3San José StateWon 33–30 at Nevada+3Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSouthern UtahW 56–⁠2378%
Sep 7vsArkansas StateL 17–⁠4346%
Sep 14atNorthwesternL 14–⁠3019%
Sep 28atWyomingL 17–⁠5323%
Oct 5vs16Boise StateL 13–⁠3819%
Oct 12atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1032%
Oct 18atFresno StateL 27–⁠5621%
Oct 26vsSan Diego StateL 17–⁠2030%
Nov 2atColorado StateL 17–⁠3737%
Nov 16vsHawai’iL 7–⁠2140%
Nov 23vsSan José StateW 38–⁠3554%
Nov 30atNevadaW 33–⁠3024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nevada 33–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
290–⁠396
Coach
Tony Sanchez
Elo
1373 −33 this season
SP+ rating
-17.4 No. 120 of 130; offense No. 114, defense No. 114, special teams No. 80
SRS
−14.1 No. 118 of 130 in FBS
Returning
80% of last season’s EPA, No. 21 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 100 roster talent No. 86 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Garin Justice
Defensive coordinator
Tim Skipper
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense110th of 130
  • Defense95th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted117th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted109th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0138%1.26110th of 130
Defense0.1747%1.2195th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.17 def		38% off
47% def		—117th off
109th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.3own 2818% allowed
Defense3.5own 3117% caused

CORE rating -12.8, 113th of 130 (offense -6.8, defense 6.0).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsKenyon Oblad QB2,081 yds
Passing touchdownsKenyon Oblad QB18 TD
Rushing yardsCharles Williams RB1,257 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharles Williams RB11 TD
Receiving yardsRandal Grimes WR696 yds
Receiving touchdownsRandal Grimes WR7 TD
TacklesRayshad Jackson LB99 tkl
SacksBryce Jackson DB2 sacks
InterceptionsJericho Flowers DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jamel Hamm CB★★★No. 1194
Travis Mumphrey DUAL★★★No. 1272
Seth Robinson OLB★★★No. 1826
Kyle Beaudry OLB★★★No. 1968
Naki Fahina SDE★★★No. 1994

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.847
Running backs12.00.784
Receivers22.50.800
Offensive line22.00.783
Defensive line13.00.820
Linebackers33.00.821
Defensive backs32.70.809
Athletes and specialists12.00.794
Whole class142.60.807

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.

Roster 105

The 2019 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠223
Air Force7–⁠111–⁠222
Utah State6–⁠27–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠310–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠310–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠48–⁠5
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State2–⁠65–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠64–⁠8
Fresno State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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