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UNLV

University of Nevada, Las Vegas · 2026 · Mountain West

Efficiency
-9.3
104th FBS
Record
1-2
Conf. record
1-0
Conf. finish
3rd
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UNLV is 1-2 and ranked 104th in overall efficiency. Their 61st-ranked defense carries them, with a 123rd-ranked offense. They run the ball on 55% of offensive plays with an 111th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 45% of plays with an 117th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
+1 left
Q3
0-0
+1 left
Q4
1-1
+7 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 5.3 wins
Strength of Record
120th
-1.3 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
64th
full season
103rd
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
99th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.9 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs MemphisAmerican Athletic#69L 2127-4.40%-11.2Q4
1@ Hawai'iMountain West#116W 216+1.1100%4.3Q4
2@ North TexasAmerican Athletic#52L 644-17.40%-27.5Q2
4@ AkronMid-American#107Preview-2.444%Q4
5vs CaliforniaACC#72Preview-4.340%Q4
6vs North Dakota StateMountain West#40Preview-13.222%Q2
7@ Air ForceMountain West#95Preview-5.537%Q4
9vs Northern IllinoisMountain West#129Preview+11.375%Q4
10vs WyomingMountain West#132Preview+12.777%Q4
11@ New MexicoMountain West#61Preview-14.620%Q3
12@ San José StateMountain West#124Preview+3.257%Q4
13vs NevadaMountain West#114Preview+4.861%Q4

3 played · 1-2. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on UNLV, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-24.9-11.6+1.74-27Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 117th
SR 117thYPP 122ndEPA 111th
RushingEff 111th
SR 132ndYPP 64thEPA 105th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 51st
SR 24thYPP 29thEPA 71st
Rush defenseEff 126th
SR 133rdYPP 125thEPA 116th
Dropback rate 45%Tempo +0.5 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 103rd on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 43%1st · Defense allowed: 47%1st2nd · Offense: 28%2nd · Defense allowed: 33%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 36%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 42%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 7.0Q1 · Allowed: 13.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 24.0Q2 · Allowed: 17.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 10.0Q3 · Allowed: 34.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 7.0Q4 · Allowed: 13.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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UNLV Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 123rd
-8.9
Field position: -1.6Finishing drives: -7.4
Field position -1.6Finishing drives -7.4= -8.9
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 116th · Finishing 122nd

Defensive EffRanked 61st
+0.7
Field position: -0.2Finishing drives: +0.9
Field position -0.2Finishing drives +0.9= +0.7
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 78th · Finishing 61st

1.30 points per drive on offense, 2.18 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 27.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(52)46% / 54%42%4.9
Q2(69)43% / 57%35%5.9
Q3(41)56% / 44%39%6.8
Q4(46)46% / 54%28%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(35)10.249%6.9
2nd(27)8.030%5.7
3rd(29)9.528%3.4
4th(7)9.014%6.1
All (98)35%5.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(52)9.938%5.7
2nd(38)8.926%5.9
3rd(17)5.253%4.8
4th(3)1.067%1.3
All (110)37%5.5

UNLV, all games.