College Football
#78

UNLV Rebels

Mountain West · 4-3

Allegiant Stadium · 65,000 seats · dome

UNLV Rebels rank #78 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.018 points per play (Elo 1585), a 4-3 record in the Mountain West, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.018
#78 in FBS
Offense
+0.004
higher is better
Defense
-0.013
lower is better
SOS
-0.008
mean opp. rating
Elo
1585
Off EPA/play
+0.005
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.018
lower is better
Off success
-0.015
Def success
-0.006
Off explosive
-0.008
Def explosive
+0.005
Rush EPA
-0.008
offense
Pass EPA
+0.002
offense
Pts / drive
2.22
11.0 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.60
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 UNLV's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.012

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.049

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.038

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

Prior remaining46%

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

Returning production15%

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

Recruiting talent+0.18σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+0.8 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.

+0.02-0.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsMemphisL 21–27———
1@Hawai'iW 21–6———
2@North TexasL 6–44———
4@AkronW 38–10———
5vsCaliforniaW 39–31———
6vsNorth Dakota StateW 13–7———
7@Air ForceL 31–41———
9vsNorthern IllinoisNov 1———
10vsWyomingNov 8———
11@New MexicoNov 15———
12@San José StateNov 22———
13vsNevadaNov 29———