Nevada vs. Rice

Nevada and Rice have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2000; Nevada leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Nevada 3–⁠2.

Nevada wins
3
Rice wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2000
Longest streak
1 Nevada
Current streak
1 Nevada
Last 10 meetings
Nevada 3–⁠2
Most recent
2004

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s3–⁠2
Average margin
10.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Nevada
3–⁠0 Nevada’s record at home
At Rice
2–⁠0 Rice’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Nevada’s biggest win2004: Nevada 35, Rice 10by 25 points
  2. Rice’s biggest win2003: Rice 52, Nevada 42by 10 points

Coach against coach

YearsNevadaSeriesRice
2000–⁠2003Chris Tormey2–⁠2Ken Hatfield

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nevada’s side (Tormey 2–⁠2 against Hatfield). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Nevada and Rice, 2000 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

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 16, 2004Nevada 35, Rice 10at Nevada
Nov 1, 2003Rice 52, Nevada 42at Rice
Sep 21, 2002Nevada 31, Rice 21at Nevada
Oct 20, 2001Rice 33, Nevada 30at Rice
Nov 18, 2000Nevada 34, Rice 28at Nevada

Every game is listed as played on the field.