Coach record book

Jeff Choate's Top 25 Games

The defining games from Jeff Choate's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.

Games: 25
Top score: 37/100
Overtime: 0

Teams coached in this list

Nevada history

National ranking

The top 25 of 25 attributable games

3 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2024Week 11
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 21, Boise State 28
L · Coached Nevada vs. Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. No. 12 Boise State · 7-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
37
Game score
2024Week 1
Nevada at Troy
Nevada 28, Troy 26
W · Coached Nevada vs. Troy
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Troy · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
2025Week 2
Sacramento State at Nevada
Sacramento State 17, Nevada 20
W · Coached Nevada vs. Sacramento State
Unranked Sacramento State vs. Unranked Nevada · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
2024Week 7
Oregon State at Nevada
Oregon State 37, Nevada 42
W · Coached Nevada vs. Oregon State
Unranked Oregon State vs. Unranked Nevada · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
2025Week 3
Middle Tennessee at Nevada
Middle Tennessee 14, Nevada 13
L · Coached Nevada vs. Middle Tennessee
Unranked Middle Tennessee vs. Unranked Nevada · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
29
Game score
2025Week 13
Nevada at Wyoming
Nevada 13, Wyoming 7
W · Coached Nevada vs. Wyoming
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Wyoming · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
2025Week 8
Nevada at New Mexico
Nevada 22, New Mexico 24
L · Coached Nevada vs. New Mexico
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked New Mexico · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
28
Game score
2025Week 6
Nevada at Fresno State
Nevada 17, Fresno State 20
L · Coached Nevada vs. Fresno State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Fresno State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
2024Week 13
Air Force at Nevada
Air Force 22, Nevada 19
L · Coached Nevada vs. Air Force
Unranked Air Force vs. Unranked Nevada · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
2024Week 8
Fresno State at Nevada
Fresno State 24, Nevada 21
L · Coached Nevada vs. Fresno State
Unranked Fresno State vs. Unranked Nevada · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
2024Week 2
Georgia Southern at Nevada
Georgia Southern 20, Nevada 17
L · Coached Nevada vs. Georgia Southern
Unranked Georgia Southern vs. Unranked Nevada · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
2024Week 6
Nevada at San José State
Nevada 31, San José State 35
L · Coached Nevada vs. San José State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked San José State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
26
Game score
2024Week 1
SMU at Nevada
SMU 29, Nevada 24
L · Coached Nevada vs. SMU
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Nevada · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
25
Game score
2025Week 1
Nevada at Penn State
Nevada 11, Penn State 46
L · Coached Nevada vs. Penn State
Unranked Nevada vs. No. 2 Penn State · 35-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
24
Game score
2025Week 4
Nevada at Western Kentucky
Nevada 16, Western Kentucky 31
L · Coached Nevada vs. Western Kentucky
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Western Kentucky · 15-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
15
Game score
2024Week 10
Colorado State at Nevada
Colorado State 38, Nevada 21
L · Coached Nevada vs. Colorado State
Unranked Colorado State vs. Unranked Nevada · 17-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
13
Game score
2024Week 14
Nevada at UNLV
Nevada 14, UNLV 38
L · Coached Nevada vs. UNLV
Unranked Nevada vs. No. 21 UNLV · 24-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 6/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
11
Game score
2025Week 9
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 24, Nevada 3
L · Coached Nevada vs. Boise State
Unranked Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 9/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
9
Game score
2024Week 9
Nevada at Hawai'i
Nevada 13, Hawai'i 34
L · Coached Nevada vs. Hawai'i
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 9/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
9
Game score
2025Week 14
UNLV at Nevada
UNLV 42, Nevada 17
L · Coached Nevada vs. UNLV
Unranked UNLV vs. Unranked Nevada · 25-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 5/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
5
Game score
2025Week 12
San José State at Nevada
San José State 10, Nevada 55
W · Coached Nevada vs. San José State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Nevada · 45-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
5
Game score
2024Week 4
Eastern Washington at Nevada
Eastern Washington 16, Nevada 49
W · Coached Nevada vs. Eastern Washington
Unranked Eastern Washington vs. Unranked Nevada · 33-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
5
Game score
2024Week 3
Nevada at Minnesota
Nevada 0, Minnesota 27
L · Coached Nevada vs. Minnesota
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Minnesota · 27-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 3/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
3
Game score
2025Week 11
Nevada at Utah State
Nevada 14, Utah State 51
L · Coached Nevada vs. Utah State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Utah State · 37-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score
2025Week 7
San Diego State at Nevada
San Diego State 44, Nevada 10
L · Coached Nevada vs. San Diego State
Unranked San Diego State vs. Unranked Nevada · 34-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score

Methodology

How coach games are attributed and scored

Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.

AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.

Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.

Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.

Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.