Game notes: Hawai’i at Nevada
Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Mackay Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Hawai’i (1–6, 0–4 in conference) at Nevada (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Mackay Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 28th meeting; Nevada leads the series 14–13.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 26, 2024: Hawai’i 34, Nevada 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1946: Nevada 26, Hawai’i 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Nevada is 9–3 at home against Hawai’i.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Hawai’i 34–13 (at Hawai’i); 2023: Hawai’i 27–14 (at Nevada); 2022: Hawai’i 31–16 (at Hawai’i); 2021: Nevada 34–17 (at Nevada); 2020: Hawai’i 24–21 (at Hawai’i).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Hawai’i
- Hawai’i is 1–6 (0–4 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 27–37 at Stanford; L 6–21 vs. UNLV; W 29–19 vs. New Mexico State; L 10–27 at Wyoming; L 16–20 vs. San José State; L 12–30 at Arizona State; L 10–21 vs. New Mexico.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Hawai’i has lost four straight, since beating New Mexico State 29–19 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Hawai’i is No. 120 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Timmy Chang is 23–35 in his fifth season at Hawai’i.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Timmy Chang is 3–0 against Nevada.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Micah Alejado (QB): 1,863 passing yards, 6 TD, No. 7 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Devon Rice (RB): 314 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jamih Otis (LB): 50 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2025, Hawai’i lost to UNLV 38–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Nevada
- Nevada is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–14 vs. Western Kentucky; L 7–20 vs. Montana State; L 20–27 at Middle Tennessee; L 33–36 vs. Air Force; W 30–13 at UTEP; L 17–31 at North Dakota State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Nevada is No. 117 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Choate is 8–23 in his third season at Nevada.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Choate is 0–1 against Hawai’i.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dominic Kelley (RB): 500 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Herschel Turner (RB): 436 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Smith (LB): 72 tackles, 2.5 sacks, No. 1 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe McFadden is tied with Fernando Serrano (29, 1977–79) for 10th on Nevada’s career field goals list, at 29 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Nevada beat San Diego State 26–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Jeff Choate is 0–1 against Timmy Chang’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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