Boise State vs. Nevada

Boise State and Nevada have 26 meetings on file, the first in 1993; Boise State leads the series 20–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Boise State 9–⁠1, and Boise State has won the last 3.

Boise State wins
20
Nevada wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1993
Longest streak
10 Boise State
Current streak
3 Boise State
Last 10 meetings
Boise State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s2–⁠4
2000s9–⁠0
2010s6–⁠1
2020s3–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Boise State 0, Nevada 1
Average margin
21.8 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boise State
11–⁠2 Boise State’s record at home
At Nevada
4–⁠9 Nevada’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Boise State’s biggest win2003: Boise State 56, Nevada 3by 53 points
  2. Nevada’s biggest win1996: Nevada 66, Boise State 28by 38 points
  3. Upset1994: Boise State 37, Nevada 27Boise State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2021: Nevada 41, Boise State 31Nevada had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Ranked showdown2010: Nevada 34, Boise State 31No. 3 Boise State at No. 19 Nevada

Coach against coach

YearsBoise StateSeriesNevada
2001–⁠2003Dan Hawkins3–⁠0Chris Tormey
2006–⁠2012Chris Petersen6–⁠1Chris Ault

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boise State’s side (Hawkins 3–⁠0 against Tormey). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boise State and Nevada, 1993 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Jay Ajayi Boise State24 carries, 222 yards, 3 TD2013 Rushing
Ashton Jeanty Boise State34 carries, 209 yards, 3 TD2024 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 24, 2025Boise State 24, Nevada 3at Nevada
Nov 9, 202412Boise State 28, Nevada 21at Boise State
Nov 12, 2022Boise State 41, Nevada 3at Nevada
Oct 2, 2021Nevada 41, Boise State 31at Boise State
Oct 13, 2018Boise State 31, Nevada 27at Nevada
Nov 4, 2017Boise State 41, Nevada 14at Boise State
Oct 4, 2014Boise State 51, Nevada 46at Nevada
Oct 19, 2013Boise State 34, Nevada 17at Boise State
Dec 1, 201225Boise State 27, Nevada 21at Nevada
Oct 1, 20114Boise State 30, Nevada 10at Boise State
Nov 26, 201019Nevada 34, 3Boise State 31at Nevada
Nov 27, 20096Boise State 44, Nevada 33at Boise State
Nov 22, 20089Boise State 41, Nevada 34at Nevada
Oct 14, 2007Boise State 69, Nevada 67at Boise State
Nov 25, 200612Boise State 38, Nevada 7at Nevada
Oct 29, 2005Boise State 49, Nevada 14at Boise State
Nov 27, 200410Boise State 58, Nevada 21at Nevada
Nov 29, 200318Boise State 56, Nevada 3at Boise State
Nov 23, 200223Boise State 44, Nevada 7at Nevada
Oct 27, 2001Boise State 49, Nevada 7at Boise State
Oct 23, 1999Boise State 52, Nevada 17at Boise State
Oct 31, 1998Nevada 52, Boise State 24at Nevada
Nov 8, 1997Nevada 56, Boise State 42at Boise State
Oct 12, 1996Nevada 66, Boise State 28at Nevada
Sep 17, 1994Boise State 37, Nevada 27at Boise State
Sep 11, 1993Nevada 38, Boise State 10at Nevada

Every game is listed as played on the field.