The 2021 season's largest margin: Nevada 52, Colorado State 10. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Winning Chapter
Nevada's 2021 season (8-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Carson StrongQB4,186 passing yards
- Toa TauaRB732 rushing yards
- Devonte LeeRB331 rushing yards
- Romeo DoubsWR1,109 receiving yards
- Cole TurnerTE677 receiving yards
- Tory HortonWR659 receiving yards
- Daiyan HenleyLB94 tackles
- Lawson HallLB86 tackles
- Jordan LeeDB85 tackles
- Tristan NicholsDT10 sacks
- Daniel GrzesiakLB5.5 sacks
- Sam HammondDE5.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Nevada 24, Western Michigan 52. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Nevada fell to Western Michigan 24-52 in the postseason.
"Battle Born"
2021 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.