Nevada vs. San Jose State: All Time Football Data

Nevada (5-3, 4-0 WAC, T-1st) at San Jose State (1-6, 0-3 WAC, 8th)

This really is an historic rivalry...at least it should be.  The first meeting between "Nevada State University" and the "San Jose Normal School" was November 30, 1899 at the original Mackay Stadium, and to date is the longest-standing continuing series, the only other colleges the Sagebrushers (as Nevada was known at the time) had played were Santa Clara, Pacific, California JV, & Stanford JV in 1898, and Stanford & California varsity each of the two games prior to the first San Jose State meeting in 1899.

The teams have lost touch several times along the journey, but maintained scheduling through much of the 1930s and some of the 1940s.  After 1948, though, it would take Nevada moving into D1-A in 1992 to renew this rivalry.  From 1931 through 1948 (and including the 1992 meeting) all games were played in San Jose.

There have been 23 meetings between Nevada and San Jose State, with the Wolf Pack holding the advantage 13-8-2.  Chris Ault is 6-2 all-time in this series, and is 4-1 since his return to coaching in 2004.

All-Time Scoring:

   Nevada- 593 [25.782608695 PPG] (Nevada +99)

   SJSU- 494 [21.478260869 PPG]

Ault All-Time Scoring:

   Nevada- 282 [35.25 PPG] (Nevada +107)

   SJSU- 175 [21.875 PPG]

Ault Scoring Since 2004:

   Nevada- 160 [32 PPG] (Nevada +62)

   SJSU- 98 [19.6 PPG]

The Series (Ault-coached games appear with an asterisk):

November 30, 1899

at Nevada: 6 San Jose State: 0

November 4, 1900
at Nevada: 0 San Jose State: 0

October 31, 1931
Nevada: 18 at San Jose State: 0

November 5, 1932
Nevada: 0 at San Jose State: 0

October 27, 1934
at San Jose State: 10 Nevada: 0

November 16, 1935
at San Jose State: 20 Nevada: 6

October 7, 1939
at San Jose State: 28 Nevada: 0

November 29, 1940
at San Jose State: 30 Nevada: 7

November 8, 1941
Nevada: 20 at San Jose State: 19

September 24, 1948
Nevada: 39 at San Jose State: 0

November 7, 1992*
at San Jose State: 39 Nevada: 35

November 6, 1993
at Nevada: 46 San Jose State: 45

October 22, 1994*
Nevada: 42 at San Jose State: 10

November 18, 1995*
at Nevada: 45 San Jose State: 28

October 21, 2000
San Jose State: 49 at Nevada: 30

November 10, 2001
at San Jose State L 45 - 64
 
October 19, 2002
at Nevada: 52 San Jose State: 24
 
September 18, 2003
Nevada: 42 at San Jose State: 30
 
November 6, 2004*
at Nevada: 42 San Jose State: 24
 
October 1, 2005*
Nevada: 30 at San Jose State: 23
 
October 21, 2006*
at Nevada: 23 San Jose State: 7
 
November 24, 2007*
at San Jose State: 27 Nevada: 24
 
November 15, 2008*
at Nevada: 41 San Jose State: 17
 
Final conference standings since 2002:
2002-
   Nevada: T-4th SJSU: T-4th
2003-
   Nevada: 5th SJSU: 8th
2004-
   Nevada: T-7th SJSU: 10th
2005-
   Nevada: T-1st SJSU: T-6th
2006-
   Nevada: T-3rd SJSU: T-3rd
2007-
   Nevada: T-4th SJSU: T-4th
2008-
   Nevada: T-2nd SJSU: T-5th