College Football
#115

Nevada Wolf Pack

Mountain West · 2-4

Mackay Stadium · 27,000 seats

Nevada Wolf Pack rank #115 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.032 points per play (Elo 1404), a 2-4 record in the Mountain West, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.032
#115 in FBS
Offense
-0.019
higher is better
Defense
+0.013
lower is better
SOS
-0.003
mean opp. rating
Elo
1404
Off EPA/play
-0.007
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.002
lower is better
Off success
-0.005
Def success
-0.015
Off explosive
-0.000
Def explosive
-0.015
Rush EPA
+0.043
offense
Pass EPA
-0.055
offense
Pts / drive
2.02
10.7 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.32
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Nevada's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.059

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.093

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.034

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production36%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.90σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-5.8 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

0.00-0.06Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsWestern KentuckyW 49–14———
2vsMontana StateL 7–20———
3@Middle TennesseeL 20–27———
4vsAir ForceL 33–36———
6@UTEPW 30–13———
7@North Dakota StateL 17–31———
8vsSan José StateOct 24———
9@UCLAOct 31———
10vsNew MexicoNov 7———
11@Northern IllinoisNov 14———
12vsHawai'iNov 21———
13@UNLVNov 29———