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FINAL · FS1 · SUN BOWL
NEVNevada
302-3 · 1-1 Mountain West
30
FINAL
UTEPUTEP
131-5 · 0-2 Mountain West
13
NEV −10 COVERUNDER 48.5MODEL EDGE MISS
PREGAME WP NEV 57%→POSTGAME WE NEV 84%
Sun Bowl · 13,927
Postgame WE
84%NEV · 10k sims
How often this box score wins
Offense EPA / play
+0.07UTEP −0.23
Success rate
46%UTEP 24%
Turnovers
0–0
vs model
+17proj NEV by 3.1
Plays · pace
121proj 118 · 29.8s

Win probability · full game

NEV LOW 75% · Q1 9:54 · EXCITEMENT INDEX 4.3

Plays that decided it

Ranked by |win probability added|
  1. 1Nevada
    Jones run, −4
    (09:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush left for 4 yards loss to the UTEP07 (#41 D.Labarbera)
    Q1 9:52 · 1st & 10 UTEP 11 · −1.5 UTEP EPA
    Q1 9:52 · 1st & 10 UTEP 11 · −1.5 UTEP EPA
    +.07
  2. 2UTEP
    Moore 16-yd TD to Smith
    (03:34) Shotgun #12 R.Moore III pass complete short left to #3 J.Smith caught at Nevada03, for 16 yards to the Nevada00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:29, 1ST DOWN #91 C.Arreola kick attempt good (H: #47 B.Braun, LS: #49 I.Hall)
    Q2 3:34 · 3rd & 13 · 10–0 → 10–7 · +3.9 EPA
    Q2 3:34 · 10–0 → 10–7 · +3.9 EPA
    −.06
  3. 3Nevada
    Turner 49-yd run
    (02:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Turner rush right for 49 yards gain to the UTEP25 (#23 K.Miles; #7 K.Lowe), 1ST DOWN
    Q2 2:51 · 2nd & 9 NEV 26 · +3.0 EPA
    Q2 2:51 · 2nd & 9 NEV 26 · +3.0 EPA
    +.05
  4. 4Nevada
    Holding on UTEP
    (01:06) Shotgun #12 R.Moore III rush right for 5 yards gain to the UTEP25 (#8 L.Turner-Gooden), out of bounds PENALTY UTEP Holding (#55 O.Aliu-Otokiti) 10 yards from UTEP20 to UTEP10. NO PLAY
    Q2 1:06 · 1st & 10 UTEP 20 · −0.5 UTEP EPA
    Q2 1:06 · 1st & 10 UTEP 20 · −0.5 UTEP EPA
    +.05
  5. 5UTEP
    Parrish sacks Jones, −6
    (05:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Jones sacked for loss of 6 yards to the Nevada13 (#55 L.Parrish), fumble by #6 C.Jones recovered by UTEP #21 D.Davis at Nevada13, End Of Play
    Q2 5:05 · 3rd & 5 NEV 19 · −4.6 NEV EPA
    Q2 5:05 · 3rd & 5 NEV 19 · −4.6 NEV EPA
    −.05

Player EPA

Total · game

Play-by-play

Box score

Team box score, Nevada at UTEP
StatNEVUTEP
Total yards376211
Plays7351
Yards / play5.24.1
EPA / play+0.07−0.23
Success rate46%24%
Explosive plays68
Havoc rate22%16%
3rd down4–131–14
Pts / opportunity4.601.63
Turnovers00
Time of possession——
Postgame WE84%16%