Nevada vs. Utah State

Nevada and Utah State have 27 meetings on file, the first in 1915; Nevada leads the series 18–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Utah State has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Utah State; 2029 at Nevada. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Nevada wins
18
Utah State wins
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1915
Longest streak
6 Nevada
Current streak
2 Utah State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
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
1910s1–⁠1
1920s2–⁠0
1940s1–⁠0
1950s0–⁠1
1990s6–⁠2
2000s5–⁠0
2010s2–⁠3
2020s1–⁠2
Average margin
14.7 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Nevada
9–⁠2 Nevada’s record at home
At Utah State
7–⁠9 Utah State’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Nevada’s biggest win2006: Nevada 42, Utah State 0by 42 points
  2. Utah State’s biggest win2025: Utah State 51, Nevada 14by 37 points
  3. Upset1944: Nevada 13, Utah State 7Nevada had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1921: Nevada 41, Utah State 0Nevada had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2011: Utah State 21, Nevada 17Utah State had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNevadaSeriesUtah State
2005–⁠2008Chris Ault4–⁠0Brent Guy
2009–⁠2011Chris Ault2–⁠1Gary Andersen

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nevada’s side (Ault 4–⁠0 against Guy). 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 Utah State, 1915 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

Romeo Doubs Nevada7 catches, 137 yards, 3 TD2020 Receiving

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

Every game

Nov 8, 2025Utah State 51, Nevada 14at Utah State
Nov 11, 2023Utah State 41, Nevada 24at Utah State
Nov 5, 2020Nevada 34, Utah State 9at Nevada
Oct 19, 2019Utah State 36, Nevada 10at Utah State
Nov 19, 2016Nevada 38, Utah State 37at Nevada
Nov 21, 2015Utah State 31, Nevada 27at Utah State
Nov 26, 2011Utah State 21, Nevada 17at Utah State
Oct 30, 2010Nevada 56, Utah State 42at Nevada
Oct 17, 2009Nevada 35, Utah State 32at Utah State
Oct 18, 2008Nevada 44, Utah State 17at Nevada
Oct 20, 2007Nevada 31, Utah State 28at Utah State
Nov 11, 2006Nevada 42, Utah State 0at Nevada
Nov 19, 2005Nevada 30, Utah State 24at Utah State
Nov 20, 1999Utah State 37, Nevada 35at Nevada
Nov 7, 1998Nevada 26, Utah State 21at Utah State
Nov 15, 1997Utah State 38, Nevada 19at Nevada
Nov 9, 1996Nevada 54, Utah State 27at Utah State
Nov 4, 1995Nevada 30, Utah State 25at Utah State
Nov 12, 1994Nevada 56, Utah State 28at Nevada
Oct 16, 1993Nevada 48, Utah State 44at Utah State
Nov 14, 1992Nevada 48, Utah State 47at Nevada
Sep 16, 1950Utah State 7, Nevada 6at Utah State
Oct 21, 1944Nevada 13, Utah State 7at Utah State
Oct 22, 1921Nevada 41, Utah State 0at Utah State
Nov 6, 1920Nevada 21, Utah State 0at Nevada
Oct 28, 1916Nevada 9, Utah State 7at Nevada
Oct 16, 1915Utah State 26, Nevada 0at Utah State

Every game is listed as played on the field.