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Nevada Wolf Pack

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WEEK 1 · 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

Nevada's opener lands on a coin flip

Nevada hosts Western Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. PT on CBSSN in a near-even opener with modest conference-title implications.

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A Nevada receiver makes a catch against Wyoming in 2025.
Nevada faces Wyoming in 2025.
CreditPhoto creditMichael SwingenWikimedia Commons · Public domainCropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Western Kentucky at Nevada
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Western Kentucky
Final · Western Kentucky 14–49 NevadaWish granted ✓
Nevada

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Nevada wanted
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Impact 1
UNLV
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Rooted for
Hawai'i
Final · UNLV 21–6 Hawai'iWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.3-point title-game boost

UNLV won instead, so Nevada did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection21% if Hawai'i won18% with the other result2.3-point differenceNevada MW title-game chance
41 other games had little impact
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Fresno State at USC · FOX
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
North Texas at Indiana · FOX
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh · The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Texas State at Texas · ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa · BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M · ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida · ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy · ESPN+
Clemson at LSU · ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State · ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
The rooting list was:Nevada, then Hawai'i.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.