Location: Reno, Nevada ▪ Colors: Silver & Blue
Stadium: Mackay Stadium (cap. 29,993)
Record: 25 Years, 165-127, .565 W-L% (Major School)
Bowls: 12 Bowls, 4-8, .333 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Conferences: WAC, Big West and Ind
Conference Champion: 7 Times
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 Time
| School Rank (FBS Era): #85. Clemson… #86. NEVADA… #87. Kansas… #87. Louisiana-Lafayette… |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | WAC | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 0.55 | -1.51 | Chris Ault (7-6) | Hawaii Bowl-L | |||
| 2 | 2010 | WAC | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 11.98 | -2.42 | 11 | 11 | Chris Ault (13-1) | Fight Hunger Bowl-W | |
| 3 | 2009 | WAC | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 2.19 | -2.53 | Chris Ault (8-5) | Hawaii Bowl-L | |||
| 4 | 2008 | WAC | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 2.25 | -2.02 | Chris Ault (7-6) | Humanitarian Bowl-L | |||
| 5 | 2007 | WAC | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | -5.09 | -4.35 | Chris Ault (6-7) | New Mexico Bowl-L | |||
| 6 | 2006 | WAC | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 3.45 | -2.76 | Chris Ault (8-5) | MPC Computers Bowl-L | |||
| 7 | 2005 | WAC | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | -5.21 | -7.41 | Chris Ault (9-3) | Hawaii Bowl-W | |||
| 8 | 2004 | WAC | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | -9.93 | -5.28 | Chris Ault (5-7) | ||||
| 9 | 2003 | WAC | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | -5.46 | -3.04 | Chris Tormey (6-6) | ||||
| 10 | 2002 | WAC | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | -6.33 | -2.67 | Chris Tormey (5-7) | ||||
| 11 | 2001 | WAC | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -9.92 | -0.99 | Chris Tormey (3-8) | ||||
| 12 | 2000 | WAC | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | -18.95 | -1.29 | Chris Tormey (2-10) | ||||
| 13 | 1999 | Big West | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -12.12 | -3.12 | Jeff Tisdel (3-8) | ||||
| 14 | 1998 | Big West | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | -4.45 | -6.00 | Jeff Tisdel (6-5) | ||||
| 15 | 1997 | Big West | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | -3.07 | -3.03 | Jeff Tisdel (5-6) | ||||
| 16 | 1996 | Big West | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 1.49 | -10.95 | Jeff Tisdel (9-3) | Las Vegas Bowl-W | |||
| 17 | 1995 | Big West | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 0.99 | -9.79 | Chris Ault (9-3) | Las Vegas Bowl-L | |||
| 18 | 1994 | Big West | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | -0.26 | -11.91 | Chris Ault (9-2) | ||||
| 19 | 1993 | Big West | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | -5.21 | -10.56 | Jeff Horton (7-4) | ||||
| 20 | 1992 | Big West | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | -7.13 | -9.30 | Chris Ault (7-5) | Las Vegas Bowl-L | |||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 21 | 1950 | Ind | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | -17.54 | -0.17 | Joseph Sheeketski (1-9) | ||||
| 22 | 1949 | Ind | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | -7.75 | -9.51 | Joseph Sheeketski (5-5) | ||||
| 23 | 1948 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6.57 | -7.85 | 10 | Joseph Sheeketski (9-2) | Harbor Bowl-L | ||
| 24 | 1947 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | -0.29 | -7.83 | Joseph Sheeketski (9-2) | Salad Bowl-W | |||
| 25 | 1946 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 3.58 | -11.02 | Jim Aiken (7-2) |