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Western Kentucky vs. Nevada 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Western Kentucky at Nevada, Week 1

Final: Western Kentucky 14, Nevada 49. Elo pick: Western Kentucky (missed).

Western Kentucky and Nevada: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 1 game, graded.

Western Kentucky at Nevada, Week 1: questions people ask

Who won Western Kentucky vs. Nevada, and what was the score?

Nevada beat Western Kentucky 49–14 on Sat, Sep 5 at Mackay Stadium.

Did Elo get Western Kentucky at Nevada right?

No. Elo picked Western Kentucky, close to a coin flip going in. Nevada won by 35.

What decided Western Kentucky at Nevada?

Nevada won with the lower success rate, 48% to Western Kentucky's 48%. Nevada hit more big plays: 15% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 7%. Western Kentucky turned it over twice to Nevada's 1.

Western Kentucky vs. Nevada player stats: who had the big game?

Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Western Kentucky) threw for 203 yards, Dominic Kelley (Nevada) ran for 152 yards, and Gary Givens III (Nevada) had 83 receiving yards.

What's the Nevada–Western Kentucky series record now?

It's tied 1–1.