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Index · this season
60
at its 5-year level
Career53since 1936
Peak732024
Last 562seasons
#83 nationally · 4-2 (2-0 conf)
Résumé #61 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #66
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
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UNLV Rebels

Mountain West · Las Vegas, NV · Allegiant Stadium · Head coach Dan Mullen
Rival
Nevada · also Hawai'i
Established rivalry
17-25 all time (42 meetings since 1978)
Nevada leads
Last: won 42-17 (2025) · UNLV has won 4 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
No recognized national titles since 1936. Counted: AP poll champion, a coaches-poll champion, or the BCS / playoff title-game winner; a split year counts for both.0national titles
Heisman Trophy winners0Heisman
Seasons finishing in the AP top 10 since 19360AP top-10
Consensus All-Americans since 19360All-Americans
NFL draft picks since 196727NFL picks
Winning percentage since 193639.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1978. Every season →
Chemistry
Chem 64: typical64
Chem 59: typical
59Foundation
Chem 69: typical
69Gel
gel counts 50% so far
▲ Above its norm +20Trending down
early · #39 of 138
HC year2
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
View chemistry →
Team chemistryearly · #39 of 138 FBS teams
Chem 59: typicalFoundation59+Chem 69: typicalGel69=Chem 64: typicalChem64Gel counts 50% so far (it grows as games are played, up to half)
Foundationwhat the program has built · moves over seasons
Foundation59Staff stability — Coach and coordinator tenure, staff who came along, assistant turnoverStaff stability72Roster continuity — Returning starters and the lineup's experienceRoster continuity56Unit cohesion — QB & coordinator, QB & receivers, offensive line, defense: how long each unit has played togetherUnit cohesion59Administration — Athletic director continuity and coach-AD alignmentAdministration65Investment — Commitment to football: its share of the department's spending and whether that is growing, plus spending and recruitingInvestment67Fan base — How passionate and loyal the fan base is: how often it sells out, and whether it sells out games that don't matterFan base32
ContinuityClimate
Continuity · who has played and coached togetherlive

Who has played and coached together, and for how long, ranked against every FBS team at the same point of the season.

▸Staff stability
Coach and coordinator tenure, staff who came along, assistant turnover
72
Staff cohesion63
HC year 2 · OC year 2 · DC year 2
Assistant turnover80
17% of on-field staff new this season (FBS average about 45%)
▸Roster continuity
Returning starters and the lineup's experience
56
Returning core53
27% of last season's starters · FBS median 32%
Experience58
11 career starts per starter · FBS median 12
▸Unit cohesion
QB & coordinator, QB & receivers, offensive line, defense: how long each unit has played together
59
QB & coordinator55
1st season together · same as 76% of FBS teams
QB & receivers70
4.5 games started together on average · FBS median 3.9
Line cohesion44
3.6 games per linemen pair · FBS median 5.2
Defensive cohesion64
4.7 games per defensive pair · FBS median 4.5
Climate · around the programlive

The administration, money and fans around the team: athletic director continuity, willingness to invest, and crowds.

▸Administration
Athletic director continuity and coach-AD alignment
65
AD continuity65
Erick Harper · year 5 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
▸Investment
Commitment to football: its share of the department's spending and whether that is growing, plus spending and recruiting
67
Football's share56
28% of department spending goes to football
Investment trend84
+69% over three years
Football investment57
$20.9M on football (2024-25 federal report)
Recruiting spend63
$1.52M men's recruiting
Department resources59
$77M athletic department revenue
▸Fan base
How passionate and loyal the fan base is: how often it sells out, and whether it sells out games that don't matter
32
Sellouts30
sellout crowds (95%+ of capacity) at 0 of 41 home games (last 8 seasons)
Sells out anyway34
sellout crowds at 0 of 33 games that didn't matter: cupcakes, or a team expected to lose or having a losing season

Finances: U.S. Department of Education athletics disclosures, as reported by each school. Athletic directors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Attendance: reported crowds vs stadium capacity.

Gelhow it is working right now · moves week to week
Gel69Playing above its parts — Results vs what its preseason projection expected, game by gamePlaying above its parts67Settled & sharp — A settled starting lineup and clean execution (penalties, turnovers) vs its own normalSettled & sharp57Alignment — Coaches and players telling the same story; the staff on one pageAlignmentsoonResilience — Confidence, and how the team sounds after adversityResiliencesoonFan & media mood — Expectations met or missed this season (preseason rank vs now), stronger for fan bases that react hard; fan and media sentiment joins laterFan & media mood78Coach security — The hard-facts hot seat, inverted: results vs expectation, recent seasons vs the program's norm, stakes, a new ADCoach security83
InternalOn-field fitExternal
Internal · how the program talkscoming

How the team talks in press conferences and interviews, each program against its own normal, so a naturally terse coach isn't read as upset. Being built program by program, Big Ten first.

▸Alignment
Coaches and players telling the same story; the staff on one page
soon
Coming: measured from press conferences and interviews.
▸Resilience
Confidence, and how the team sounds after adversity
soon
Coming: measured from press conferences and interviews.

Readings are team-level; we don't publish psychological readings of individual players.

On-field fit · how it is playing togetherlive

How the team is playing together this season: beating or missing its preseason expectation, a settled lineup, clean execution.

▸Playing above its parts
Results vs what its preseason projection expected, game by game
67
This season67
+1.7 points a game vs its preseason projection (6 games)
▸Settled & sharp
A settled starting lineup and clean execution (penalties, turnovers) vs its own normal
57
This season57
83% of starters kept game to game
External · pressure from outsidelive

Pressure from outside the building: the hard-facts hot seat now; this season's fan and media mood as it is measured.

▸Fan & media mood
Expectations met or missed this season (preseason rank vs now), stronger for fan bases that react hard; fan and media sentiment joins later
78
This season78
outside the AP poll: projected #91 preseason -> #83 in our Index now · beat rival Hawai'i 21-6 (+3) · results 4-2 (+8, recent games count more)
▸Coach security
The hard-facts hot seat, inverted: results vs expectation, recent seasons vs the program's norm, stakes, a new AD
83
This season83
Dan Mullen, year 2 · 67% wins so far · +1.7 pts a game vs preseason expectation · last two seasons +39% vs the program's norm

Dashed gold ring = typical (62). 20-50 is the warning zone; under 10 is a collapse. Spokes with no data yet are dashed and left out until they fill in. Chem blends the two halves, then places the blend among this season's teams.

Trend · Foundationeach program year runs Feb 1 to the title game
'1650'1744'1848'1950'2037'2151'2248'2333'2456'2521'262016 wk 1 vs Jackson State: 53 · W2016 wk 2 vs UCLA: 53 · L2016 wk 3 vs Central Michigan: 48 · L2016 wk 4 vs Idaho: 55 · L2016 wk 5 vs Fresno State: 56 · W2016 wk 6 vs San Diego State: 53 · L2016 wk 7 vs Hawai'i: 50 · W2016 wk 8 vs Colorado State: 53 · L2016 wk 9 vs San José State: 55 · L2016 wk 11 vs Wyoming: 54 · W2016 wk 12 vs Boise State: 53 · L2016 wk 13 vs Nevada: 50 · L2017 wk 4 vs Ohio State: 42 · L2017 wk 5 vs San José State: 42 · W2017 wk 6 vs San Diego State: 41 · L2017 wk 7 vs Air Force: 40 · L2017 wk 8 vs Utah State: 40 · L2017 wk 9 vs Fresno State: 39 · W2017 wk 10 vs Hawai'i: 43 · W2017 wk 11 vs BYU: 45 · L2017 wk 12 vs New Mexico: 45 · W2017 wk 13 vs Nevada: 44 · L2018 wk 2 vs UTEP: 47 · W2018 wk 3 vs Prairie View A&M: 49 · W2018 wk 4 vs Arkansas State: 49 · L2018 wk 6 vs New Mexico: 49 · L2018 wk 7 vs Utah State: 46 · L2018 wk 8 vs Air Force: 42 · L2018 wk 9 vs San José State: 47 · L2018 wk 10 vs Fresno State: 47 · L2018 wk 11 vs San Diego State: 48 · W2018 wk 12 vs Hawai'i: 48 · L2018 wk 13 vs Nevada: 48 · W2019 wk 2 vs Arkansas State: 51 · L2019 wk 3 vs Northwestern: 52 · L2019 wk 5 vs Wyoming: 52 · L2019 wk 6 vs Boise State: 53 · L2019 wk 7 vs Vanderbilt: 50 · W2019 wk 8 vs Fresno State: 50 · L2019 wk 9 vs San Diego State: 51 · L2019 wk 10 vs Colorado State: 51 · L2019 wk 12 vs Hawai'i: 52 · L2019 wk 13 vs San José State: 51 · W2019 wk 14 vs Nevada: 50 · W2020 wk 9 vs Nevada: 33 · L2020 wk 10 vs Fresno State: 35 · L2020 wk 11 vs San José State: 37 · L2020 wk 13 vs Wyoming: 39 · L2020 wk 15 vs Hawai'i: 37 · L2021 wk 2 vs Arizona State: 48 · L2021 wk 3 vs Iowa State: 50 · L2021 wk 4 vs Fresno State: 46 · L2021 wk 5 vs UTSA: 48 · L2021 wk 7 vs Utah State: 47 · L2021 wk 8 vs San José State: 47 · L2021 wk 9 vs Nevada: 45 · L2021 wk 10 vs New Mexico: 46 · W2021 wk 11 vs Hawai'i: 48 · W2021 wk 12 vs San Diego State: 50 · L2021 wk 13 vs Air Force: 51 · L2022 wk 2 vs California: 50 · L2022 wk 3 vs North Texas: 49 · W2022 wk 4 vs Utah State: 52 · W2022 wk 5 vs New Mexico: 53 · W2022 wk 6 vs San José State: 54 · L2022 wk 7 vs Air Force: 55 · L2022 wk 8 vs Notre Dame: 47 · L2022 wk 10 vs San Diego State: 48 · L2022 wk 11 vs Fresno State: 48 · L2022 wk 12 vs Hawai'i: 47 · L2022 wk 13 vs Nevada: 48 · W2023 wk 2 vs Michigan: 43 · L2023 wk 3 vs Vanderbilt: 44 · W2023 wk 4 vs UTEP: 34 · W2023 wk 5 vs Hawai'i: 32 · W2023 wk 7 vs Nevada: 31 · W2023 wk 8 vs Colorado State: 40 · W2023 wk 9 vs Fresno State: 40 · L2023 wk 10 vs New Mexico: 42 · W2023 wk 11 vs Wyoming: 42 · W2023 wk 12 vs Air Force: 42 · W2023 wk 13 vs San José State: 38 · L2023 wk 14 vs Boise State: 30 · L2023 wk 1 vs Kansas: 33 · L2024 wk 2 vs Utah Tech: 59 · W2024 wk 3 vs Kansas: 59 · W2024 wk 5 vs Fresno State: 59 · W2024 wk 6 vs Syracuse: 57 · L2024 wk 7 vs Utah State: 58 · W2024 wk 8 vs Oregon State: 59 · W2024 wk 9 vs Boise State: 57 · L2024 wk 11 vs Hawai'i: 56 · W2024 wk 12 vs San Diego State: 59 · W2024 wk 13 vs San José State: 60 · W2024 wk 14 vs Nevada: 59 · W2024 wk 15 vs Boise State: 58 · L2024 wk 1 vs California: 56 · W2025 wk 1 vs Sam Houston: 20 · W2025 wk 2 vs UCLA: 19 · W2025 wk 4 vs Miami (OH): 21 · W2025 wk 6 vs Wyoming: 23 · W2025 wk 7 vs Air Force: 21 · W2025 wk 8 vs Boise State: 23 · L2025 wk 10 vs New Mexico: 23 · L2025 wk 11 vs Colorado State: 24 · W2025 wk 12 vs Utah State: 22 · W2025 wk 13 vs Hawai'i: 24 · W2025 wk 14 vs Nevada: 25 · W2025 wk 15 vs Boise State: 22 · L2025 wk 1 vs Ohio: 21 · L2026 wk 1 vs Hawai'i: 58 · W2026 wk 2 vs North Texas: 57 · L2026 wk 4 vs Akron: 56 · W2026 wk 5 vs California: 57 · W2026 wk 6 vs North Dakota State: 56 · W2026 wk 7 vs Air Force: 59 · next gametypical 62

Every game since 2016, one continuous line; thin rules separate seasons and the chip is where each season finished. Navy dot = win, red = loss. Big drops usually mean a new staff, a new quarterback or a rebuilt line.

Trend · Gelthis season, after each game
typical 62wk 1 vs Hawai'i · W · on-field 63 · fan mood 82701wk 2 vs North Texas · L · on-field 50 · fan mood 69572wk 4 vs Akron · W · on-field 57 · fan mood 58584wk 5 vs California · W · on-field 59 · fan mood 68625wk 6 vs North Dakota State · W · on-field 59 · fan mood 73646

How the team is working right now, rebuilt after each game from only the games so far: on-field fit (results vs preseason expectation, lineup settling, execution) and that week's fan & media mood. Coach security is part of today's Gel number but isn't rebuilt week by week yet. Navy frame = win, red = loss.

Continuity facts
Head coach
Year 2
at this school
Offensive coordinator
Year 2
at this school
Defensive coordinator
Year 2
at this school
HC & OC together
2 seasons
working together
QB with his OC
1 seasons
same play-caller
QB & receivers
4.5 games
started together, average
Offensive line pairs
3.6 games
started together, average
Returning starters
27%
from last season
Starter experience
11 starts
career average
Internal facts
Pressers read
soon
this season, coaches and players
Coach tone
soon
vs his own normal
"We" vs "I"
soon
share of team language
Owning mistakes
soon
vs pointing outward
Same story
soon
coaches and players agree
After losses
soon
how fast tone recovers
Leaders named
soon
players teammates point to
Newcomers
soon
transfers talked about as part of it
Openness
soon
forthcoming vs guarded
Measured from press conferences and interviews, program by program.
Climate facts
Athletic director
Erick Harper
year 5
Football spending
$20.9M
2024-25 federal report
Spending trend
+69%
over three years
Department revenue
$77M
all sports
Recruiting spend
$1.52M
men's teams
Home crowds
—
of capacity
Staff turnover
17%
on-field staff new this season
Fan mood
soon
fans and local media
Coach & AD
soon
on the same page
Finances: U.S. Department of Education athletics disclosures. Athletic directors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Offense · games started togetherlatest lineup · 11 starters
Arnold
Thomas
Reddicks
Lyons
Carner
Burnett
Scroggs
Thomasson
Brown
Metzger
Afoa
QBJackson Arnold66552646643
RBJai'Den Thomas633552646643
WRTaz Reddicks55542535542
WRTaeshaun Lyons55451535532
WRVincent Carner22212222222
TEKeyan Burnett66552646643
OLGriffin Scroggs44332444433
OLColton Thomasson66552646643
OLJackson Brown66552646643
OLJoe Metzger44432434442
OLAlekai Afoa33222333323

Each square: games the two players have started together at this school (darker = more). Gray diagonal: the player's own starts here.

Defense · games started togetherlatest lineup · 11 starters
Conti
Togafau
Altayeb
Alualu-Tuiolemotu
Ka'aihue
Santee
Harris
Bin-Wahad
Pope
Nkuba
Fulton
DLLucas Conti1964966691616
DLKal-El Togafau66416666616
DLMohamed Altayeb44414444414
LBBlesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu9111311131311
LBKamuela Ka'aihue66416666616
LBCam Santee66416666616
DBDenver Harris66416666616
DBMumu Bin-Wahad9643666101016
DBJake Pope166413666102016
DBTony-Louis Nkuba11111111111
DBTre Fulton66416666616

Each square: games the two players have started together at this school (darker = more). Gray diagonal: the player's own starts here.

Chemistry is Scorebook's own rating of how well a program fits together, on the same all-time 0-99 scale as our other ratings (compared with every FBS team since 2016; 62 is typical, 20-50 signals something is wrong, and single digits are reserved for true collapses; each season is compared with its own era). This early version blends continuity (who has played and coached together, and for how long; it counts most) with the climate around the program; how the program talks joins as it is measured. Within continuity, quarterback-centered pairings count most because they held up when we tested them against results. How our ratings work →