The 2026 season's largest margin: Nevada 49, Western Kentucky 14. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Nevada·Mountain West
2026 — The Chapter Being Written
The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Carter JonesQB654 passing yards
- AJ BiancoQB397 passing yards
- Dominic KelleyRB588 rushing yards
- Herschel TurnerRB508 rushing yards
- Gary Givens IIIWR305 receiving yards
- EJ SmithLB86 tackles
- Dylan LabarberaEDGE60 tackles
- Jeremy NaborneLB58 tackles
- Myles WilliamsEDGE2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2026.
The season's deepest loss: Nevada 0, UCLA 27. A 27-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Battle Born"
2026 is a middle chapter for Nevada — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.

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