FBS

Nevada

Wolf Pack · Mountain West

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#83

Among 138 teams · ▲5 since Week 7

Record

3-4

3-3 vs. FBS

Power rating

+2.74

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+0.01

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Nevada is 3-4 and ranks No. 83 of 138 FBS teams, up 5 spots from Week 7. Its +2.7 power rating is 19.6 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FBS, 113th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Nevada is 2.5 behind, 109th in résumé rank.

Best win: 28–13 over San José State. Season-high rank: No. 23, after Week 1.

Next: at UCLA on Sat, Oct 31. Nevada is a 24.6-point underdog with a 10% chance to win.

Next game

at UCLA
Away

UCLA by 24.6

Nevada 10% · UCLA 90%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 23 after Week 1 to No. 83 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#83
Week 8: No. 83 · +2.74 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 123+7.97
Week 262+4.10
Week 392+1.37
Week 492+0.63
Week 5107−1.19
Week 689+1.59
Week 788+1.43
Week 883+2.74

Game results

7 games · 2026
Nevada results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W28–1366%−2.67
L17–3118%+10.43
at UTEP #135
W30–1371%−12.15
L33–3655%+3.87
L20–2754%−1.75
L7–20—+11.64
W49–14—−3.95
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Mountain West
Mountain West power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
28up 86-1
+12.07
#29−1.25+25.7
34down 26-2
+10.43
#45+0.47+15.3
76down 205-2
+3.87
#60−0.42+7.6
83up 53-4
+2.74
#109+0.01+4.3
85down 54-3
+2.63
#75+1.65+0.4
100up 135-3
−0.67
#85−1.78-0.5
116down 74-4
−2.67
#110−1.30-2.1
127up 52-6
−5.41
#134−0.76-3.8
135up 21-6
−12.15
#127+5.04-22.1
137down 30-7
−13.87
#136+4.25-23.4