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Boise State-Nevada Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 71/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 26
Series record: Boise State 20-6 Nevada
Tracked years: 1971-2025
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

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

2010Week 131OT
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 31, Nevada 34
Winner: Nevada
No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 19 Nevada · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
71
Game score
2008Week 13
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 41, Nevada 34
Winner: Boise State
No. 9 Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2009Week 13
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 33, Boise State 44
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. No. 6 Boise State · 11-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
2024Week 11
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 21, Boise State 28
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. No. 12 Boise State · 7-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
2007Week 71OT
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 67, Boise State 69
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 9/15
42
Game score
2011Week 5
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 10, Boise State 30
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. No. 4 Boise State · 20-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
2018Week 7
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 31, Nevada 27
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
2012Week 14
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 27, Nevada 21
Winner: Boise State
No. 25 Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 6-point margin
Ranking 1/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
2014Week 6
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 51, Nevada 46
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
2021Week 5
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 41, Boise State 31
Winner: Nevada
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
1994Week 4
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 27, Boise State 37
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
1997Week 12
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 56, Boise State 42
Winner: Nevada
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
21
Game score
2006Week 13
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 38, Nevada 7
Winner: Boise State
No. 12 Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 31-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 4/35 · Overtime 0/15
18
Game score
2013Week 8
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 17, Boise State 34
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 17-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
18
Game score
2004Week 14
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 58, Nevada 21
Winner: Boise State
No. 10 Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 37-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
16
Game score
2025Week 9
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 24, Nevada 3
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
14
Game score
2003Week 15
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 3, Boise State 56
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. No. 18 Boise State · 53-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
8
Game score
2017Week 10
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 14, Boise State 41
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 27-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15
8
Game score
1998Week 10
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 24, Nevada 52
Winner: Nevada
Unranked Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 28-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
7
Game score
1993Week 3
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 10, Nevada 38
Winner: Nevada
Unranked Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 28-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
7
Game score
2002Week 14
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 44, Nevada 7
Winner: Boise State
No. 23 Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 37-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
3
Game score
2022Week 11
Boise State at Nevada
Boise State 41, Nevada 3
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Boise State vs. Unranked Nevada · 38-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
2005Week 9
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 14, Boise State 49
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 35-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
2001Week 10
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 7, Boise State 49
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 42-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
1999Week 9
Nevada at Boise State
Nevada 17, Boise State 52
Winner: Boise State
Unranked Nevada vs. Unranked Boise State · 35-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.