Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 PM ET· Sun Bowl· Elevation 3,884 ft
Rest 14d / 7dTravel 919 mi / 0 miForecast: 77°F · wind 8 mph · Clear
2026 · TraditionalNevada · 7 of 9
381.5
Yards / game
266.2
2.26
Points / drive
1.65
3.3
TDs / game
2.2
37.3
3rd-down %
27.1
60.0
RZ TD %
33.3
-1.3
Turnover margin
-0.6
2.0
Sacks / game
1.0
4.0
TFL / game
4.4
11.0
Havoc / game
8.4
42.7 / 57.3
Pass / Rush split
35.1 / 64.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When Nevada has the ball
Nevada's early-down offense ranks 97th of 138. UTEP's early-down defense ranks 122nd of 138.
Nevada's passing-down offense ranks 88th of 138. UTEP's passing-down defense ranks 73rd of 138.
Nevada's third-down offense ranks 43rd of 138. UTEP's third-down defense ranks 126th of 138.
Nevada's red-zone offense ranks 78th of 138. UTEP's red-zone defense ranks 101st of 138.
When UTEP has the ball
UTEP's early-down offense ranks 126th of 138. Nevada's early-down defense ranks 62nd of 138.
UTEP's passing-down offense ranks 129th of 138. Nevada's passing-down defense ranks 70th of 138.
UTEP's third-down offense ranks 101st of 138. Nevada's third-down defense ranks 68th of 138.
UTEP's red-zone offense ranks 131st of 138. Nevada's red-zone defense ranks 87th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Nevada offense
97thof 138-0.049175 plays
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
122ndof 1380.091Nevada defense · allowed
62ndof 138-0.047vs
UTEP offense
126thof 138-0.124118 plays
Passing downs
Nevada offense
88thof 138-0.03186 plays
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
73rdof 1380.00689 plays
Nevada defense · allowed
70thof 138-0.01196 plays
vs
UTEP offense
129thof 138-0.23699 plays
Third down
Nevada offense
43rdof 1380.22649 plays · small sample
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
126thof 1380.28761 plays
Nevada defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.01561 plays
vs
UTEP offense
101stof 138-0.10060 plays
Red zone
Nevada offense
78thof 138-0.00836 plays · small sample
vs
UTEP defense · allowed
101stof 1380.09960 plays
Nevada defense · allowed
87thof 1380.03933 plays · small sample
vs
UTEP offense
131stof 138-0.52326 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Nevada offense
60thof 13850.9%vs
UTEP defense · allowed
124thof 13852.7%Nevada defense · allowed
80thof 13844.6%vs
UTEP offense
136thof 13833.6%Nevada Offense vs UTEP DefenseNevada · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.13#103
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#135-0.37
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.049#98
230 plays
EPA/Play
#1320.165
allowed · 210 plays
-0.277#130
107 plays
EPA/Pass
#1380.372
allowed · 94 plays
0.150#25
123 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#74-0.003
allowed · 116 plays
44.3%#103
230 plays
Success Rate
#13756.2%
allowed · 210 plays
35.5%#129
Pass Success Rate
#13855.6%
allowed
52.0%#30
Rush Success Rate
#10048.9%
allowed
50.9%#60
Available Yards %
#12452.7%
allowed
69.7#57
Net Field Position
#13266.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.049#97
175 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1220.091
allowed
7.4#94
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1306.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Nevada Defense vs UTEP OffenseNevada · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.11#105
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#108-0.17
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.006#85
allowed · 261 plays
EPA/Play
#132-0.186
162 plays
-0.015#84
allowed · 95 plays
EPA/Pass
#99-0.100
58 plays · small sample
0.018#81
allowed · 166 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#134-0.235
104 plays
44.4%#64
allowed · 261 plays
Success Rate
#13538.9%
162 plays
43.3%#75
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#11439.7%
46.4%#74
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#13738.5%
44.6%#80
allowed
Available Yards %
#13633.6%
69.2#105
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#6770.4
-0.047#62
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#126-0.124
118 plays
7.0#84
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1167.7
2026 · Situational EPANevada · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.049
230 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.190
172 plays
0.006
261 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.158
215 plays
-0.008
36 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.523
26 plays · small sample
0.039
33 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.099
60 plays
0.226
49 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
-0.100
60 plays
-0.015
61 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.287
61 plays