Nevada vs. SMU
Nevada and SMU first met in 2000 and have played 7 times; SMU leads the series 4–3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s SMU 4–3, and SMU has won the last 3. Share
2028 at SMU. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Nevada wins
- 3
- SMU wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 2000
- Longest streak
- 3 Nevada
- Current streak
- 3 SMU
- Last 10 meetings
- SMU 4–3
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 16.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nevada
- 2–1 Nevada’s record at home
- At SMU
- 2–1 SMU’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Nevada first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Nevada’s biggest win2001: Nevada 35, SMU 14by 21 points
- SMU’s biggest win2009: SMU 45, Nevada 10by 35 points
- Upset2009: SMU 45, Nevada 10SMU had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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
| Kyle Padron SMU | 32 of 41, 460 yards, 2 TD | 2009 Passing |
Named most valuable
| Kyle Padron SMU | 2009 |
| Kevin Basped Nevada | 2009 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Aug 24, 2024 | SMU 29, Nevada 24 | at Nevada | ||
| Dec 24, 2009 | SMU 45, Nevada 10 | Aloha Stadium | Hawai’i Bowl | |
| Nov 13, 2004 | SMU 38, Nevada 20 | at SMU | ||
| Sep 27, 2003 | Nevada 12, SMU 9 | at Nevada | ||
| Nov 2, 2002 | Nevada 24, SMU 6 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 3, 2001 | Nevada 35, SMU 14 | at Nevada | ||
| Oct 28, 2000 | SMU 21, Nevada 7 | at SMU |
Every game is listed as played on the field.