Cal State Fullerton vs. Nevada

Cal State Fullerton and Nevada first met in 1978 and have played 9 times; Nevada leads the series 6–⁠3. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Nevada 6–⁠3, and Nevada has won the last 3.

Cal State Fullerton wins
3
Nevada wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1978
Longest streak
3 Nevada
Current streak
3 Nevada
Last 10 meetings
Nevada 6–⁠3
Most recent
1992

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s3–⁠4
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
17.6 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal State Fullerton
0–⁠5 Cal State Fullerton’s record at home
At Nevada
1–⁠3 Nevada’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal State Fullerton’s biggest win1984: Cal State Fullerton 36, Nevada 14by 22 points
  2. Nevada’s biggest win1986: Nevada 49, Cal State Fullerton 3by 46 points
  3. Upset1985: Nevada 30, Cal State Fullerton 3Nevada had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1981: Nevada 36, Cal State Fullerton 34Nevada had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal State Fullerton and Nevada, 1978 on130015001700198019851990

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.

Every game

Oct 3, 1992Nevada 19, Cal State Fullerton 0at Cal State Fullerton
Aug 30, 1986Nevada 49, Cal State Fullerton 3at Nevada
Sep 14, 1985Nevada 30, Cal State Fullerton 3at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 20, 1984Cal State Fullerton 36, Nevada 14at Nevada
Oct 8, 1983Cal State Fullerton 14, Nevada 6at Nevada
Oct 23, 1982Nevada 17, Cal State Fullerton 7at Cal State Fullerton
Nov 21, 1981Nevada 36, Cal State Fullerton 34at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 25, 1980Cal State Fullerton 17, Nevada 16at Nevada
Oct 14, 1978Nevada 37, Cal State Fullerton 14at Cal State Fullerton

Every game is listed as played on the field.