| 9/2/2016 | Cal Poly (7-5) | 27 | at | Nevada | 30 | OT | BSky (1AA) | |
| 9/10/2016 | Nevada | 10 | at | Notre Dame (4-8) | 39 | at ND | ||
| 9/17/2016 | Buffalo (2-10) | 14 | at | Nevada | 38 | MAC | ||
| 9/24/2016 | Nevada | 14 | at | Purdue (3-9) | 24 | at B10 | ||
| 10/1/2016 | Nevada | 17 | at | Hawaii (7-7,4-4) | 38 | |||
| 10/8/2016 | Fresno State (1-11,0-8) | 22 | at | Nevada | 27 | |||
| 10/15/2016 | Nevada | 10 | at | San Jose State (4-8,3-5) | 14 | |||
| 10/22/2016 | Wyoming (8-6,6-3) | 42 | at | Nevada | 34 | |||
| 11/5/2016 | Nevada | 26 | at | New Mexico (9-4,6-2) | 35 | |||
| 11/12/2016 | San Diego State (11-3,7-2) | 46 | at | Nevada | 16 | |||
| 11/19/2016 | Utah State (3-9,1-7) | 37 | at | Nevada | 38 | |||
| 11/26/2016 | Nevada | 45 | at | UNLV (4-8,3-5) | 10 |
| vs Nevada | vs Other Opponents | Nevada compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 7-5 | 56-83 | |
| Points Scored: | 29.00 | 28.58 | -0.42 |
| Points Allowed: | 25.42 | 32.67 | -7.25 |
| Margin: | 3.58 | -4.09 | -7.67 |
| Total Points: | 54.42 | 61.25 | -6.83 |