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Battle for Nevada
Nevada and UNLV have met 50 times since 1969. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 25-16
- Current streak
- UNLV 3 games
- Longest streak
- Nevada 8 games (2005-2012)
- Avg. margin / points
- 18.0 / 53.2
Series overview
Nevada 25-16 UNLV. Current streak: UNLV 3 games.
Last five meetings
Nevada 2 | UNLV 3
Largest margin
42 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1969 through 2024.
- 41 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Dec 1, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Nevada and UNLV have a tracked series that starts in 1969 and spans 50 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Fremont Cannon gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1969-2024
- Busiest era
- 1990s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 3 years (1979-1983)
- 1990s10 games
- 2000s10 games
- 2010s10 games
- 2020s5 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Dec 1, 2024
Nevada 14, UNLV 38. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2019 - Nov 30, 2019
Nevada 30, UNLV 33. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2009 - Oct 3, 2009
Nevada 63, UNLV 28. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1991 - Sep 7, 1991
Nevada 50, UNLV 8. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Nevada 2, UNLV 3 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Nevada 4, UNLV 6 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 53.2, average margin 18.0.
- Current streak
- UNLV 3 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Brendon Lewis
Nevada, 2024
Passing Yards: 2290
Brendon Lewis
Nevada, 2024
Rushing Yards: 775
Jaden Smith
Nevada, 2024
Receiving Yards: 849
Hajj-Malik Williams
UNLV, 2024
Passing Yards: 1941
Jai'Den Thomas
UNLV, 2024
Rushing Yards: 915
Ricky White III
UNLV, 2024
Receiving Yards: 1041
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Marcus Arroyo
UNLV - 2020-2022 - 7-23
Ken Wilson
Nevada - 2022-2023 - 4-20
Jay Norvell
Nevada - 2020-2021 - 15-6
Barry Odom
UNLV - 2023-2024 - 20-8
Weather, rankings, and research links
3 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 66F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Nevada team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
UNLV team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Nevada season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
UNLV season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Nevada weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
UNLV weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2024 | Nevada at UNLV | Nevada 14, UNLV 38 | Venue unavailable | UNLV |
| Oct 14, 2023 | UNLV at Nevada | Nevada 27, UNLV 45 | Venue unavailable | UNLV |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Nevada at UNLV | Nevada 22, UNLV 27 | Venue unavailable | UNLV |
| Oct 30, 2021 | UNLV at Nevada | Nevada 51, UNLV 20 | Venue unavailable | Nevada |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Nevada at UNLV | Nevada 37, UNLV 19 | Venue unavailable | Nevada |
| Nov 30, 2019 | UNLV at Nevada | Nevada 30, UNLV 33 | Venue unavailable | UNLV |
| Nov 25, 2018 | Nevada at UNLV | Nevada 29, UNLV 34 | Venue unavailable | UNLV |
| Nov 25, 2017 | UNLV at Nevada | Nevada 23, UNLV 16 | Venue unavailable | Nevada |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Nevada at UNLV | Nevada 45, UNLV 10 | Venue unavailable | Nevada |
| Oct 3, 2015 | UNLV at Nevada | Nevada 17, UNLV 23 | Venue unavailable | UNLV |
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