Nevada vs. UNLV: All-Time Football Data

Possibly one of the most understated and under-appreciated rivalries in the NCAA.  Sure, most of the rest of the world cares nothing of our little annual 'Dust Bowl' game we play every year...but I don't really care what the rest of the world thinks.  To us (North and south), this is war, and as such brings out fiery passions and unbridled animosity.  I, for one, have no problem with my unholy and inhuman hatred for all things So Nev and/or the color red; as far as I'm concerned the rest of the world would be a better place if The Meadows were reduced to an uninhabitable glass crater for the next 50,000 years.  

But for this week we are focused on football and the playing of football and, in the case of this article, the history of this match-up...from a numbers standpoint.

First-year coaches, it would seem, have not fared too well in their first rivalry game; case in point: Ault has lost the first game in each of his three tenures.  So, in honor of Bobby Hauck, heretofore to be known as Public Enemy No. 1, I did a little research into coaching records in this rivalry, with an emphasis on first-year results.

First-Year Head Coaching: Series History

Nevada Winning: 

     Jerry Scattini; Jeff Horton; Jeff Tisdel.

Nevada Southern Winning: 

     Tony Knap; Jeff Horton.

Nevada Losing: 

     Chris Ault; Chris Ault; Chris Tormey; Chris Ault.

Nevada Southern Losing: 

     Ron Meyer; Jim Strong; John Robinson; Mike Sanford.

So, Nevada has had THREE head coaches win their first game in the series, with, well, TWO losing, but one of those three different times - in this case we're considering all three as different administrations and therefore separate instances, so therefore FOUR instances of losses for the first series game.

Nevada Southern has had TWO coaches win their first game in the series, with FOUR coaches losing theirs.

In addition there are THREE Nevada Southern coaches administering their first game after their first year as head coach.

     Bill Ireland: Northern Nevada traitor who left to assume Nevada Southern's first head football coach opening; coached them in the series' first game...and lost, 28-30.

     Harvey Hide: Second-year Nevada Southern coach won his first series contest.

     Wayne Nunnely: Also a second-year Nevada Southern coach who won his first series contest.

Now to take a look at all-time series coaching records.

Coaching Records: Series History

Nevada Winning: 

     Chris Ault (12-7, all-time); Jeff Horton (1-0); Jeff Tisdel (4-0).

Nevada Losing: 

     Jerry Scattini (3-4); Chris Tormey (0-5).

Nevada Southern Winning: 

     Ron Meyer (2-1); Tony Knap (3-1); John Robinson (5-1).

Nevada Southern Losing: 

     Jim Strong (0-4); Jeff Horton (1-5); Mike Sanford (0-5).

Nevada coaches with no (series) wins: Chris Tormey.

Nevada Southern coaches with no (series) wins: Jim Strong; Mike Sanford.

(Both Nevada's Chris Tormey and UNLV's Mike Sanford went 0-5 in the series; I would have paid good money to see the Tormey vs. Sanford Death Match...not much, but the money would be real.)

Statistics:

Not only have the teams competed in different conferences, but there were times where they actually competed at different divisions.  Special consideration has been given to that fact where applicable, including presenting each team's division throughout the series' history.

Nevada Home Record: 12-6
Nevada Road Record: 8-9

Nevada Southern Home Record: 9-8

Nevada Southern Road Record: 6-12

Longest Run of Wins: 5 games.

     Nevada, 1989-1993, 1995-1999, 2005-

     Nevada Southern, 2000-2004

(Nevada is currently at 5 consecutive series wins.)

Largest Margin of Victory: +42

     Nevada 1991

Victor's Highest Score: 63.

     Nevada 2009.

Loser's Lowest Score: 3

     Nevada Southern 1973, 2006

Nevada Southern (D 1-A)  vs. Nevada (D 1-AA).

    All-Time: 3-8 Home: 2-2 Road: 1-3

(Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Chris Ault All-Time:

     12-7 (home: 7-2 away: 5-5)

Chris Ault-First Tenure:

     6-5 (home: 3-2 away: 3-3)

Chris Ault- Second Tenure: 

    1-1 (home: 1-0 away: 0-1)

Chris Ault-Third Tenure:

     5-1 (home: 3-0 away: 2-1)

Nevada Scoring:

All-Time

PF: 982 PA: 783 (dif. +199 or 20%)
Avg PF: 28.05714286 Avg PA: 22.37142857 (dif. +5.68571429)

Ault All-Time (19 games)

PF: 596 PA: 418 (dif +178 or 30%)
Avg PF: 31.36842105 Avg PA: 22 (dif. +9.36842105)

Ault 1 (11 games)
PF: 309 PA: 214 (dif. +95 or 31%)
Avg PF: 28.09090909 Avg PA: 19.45454545 (dif. +8.63636364)

Ault 2 (2 games)
PF: 82 PA: 64 (dif. +18 or 22%)
Avg PF: 41 Avg. PA: 32 (dif. +9)

Ault 3 (6 games)
PF: 205 PA: 140 (dif. +65 or 32%)
Avg PF: 34.16666666 Avg PA: 23.33333333 (dif +10.83333333)

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

November 22, 1969

at Nevada (D II): 30 - Nevada Southern (D II): 28

November 21, 1970
at Nevada Southern (D II): 42 Nevada (D II): 30

November 20, 1971
Nevada Southern (D II): 27 at Nevada (D II): 13

November 18, 1972
Nevada (D II): 41 at Nevada Southern (DII): 13

November 17, 1973 

at Nevada (D II): 19 Nevada Southern (D II): 3

November 16, 1974
at Nevada Southern (D II): 28 Nevada (D II): 7

November 22, 1975
Nevada Southern (D II): 45 at Nevada (D II): 7

November 20, 1976*

at Nevada Southern (D II): 49 Nevada (D II): 33

November 19, 1977*
Nevada Southern (D II): 27 at Nevada (D II): 12

September 16, 1978*
Nevada (D 1-AA): 23 at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 14

September 15, 1979*
Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 26 at Nevada (D 1-AA): 21

September 3, 1983*

at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 28 Nevada (D 1-AA): 18

November 9, 1985*
at Nevada (D 1-AA): 48 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 7

October 3, 1987* 
at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 24 Nevada (D 1-AA): 19

November 11, 1989*
at Nevada (D 1-AA): 45 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 7

October 20, 1990*

Nevada (D 1-AA): 26 at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 14

September 7, 1991*
at Nevada (D 1-AA): 50 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 8

October 17, 1992*
Nevada (D 1-A): 14 at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 10

October 2, 1993

at Nevada (D 1-A): 49 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 14

November 19, 1994*

at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 32 Nevada (D 1-A): 27
(The Red Defection)

October 28, 1995*
at Nevada (D 1-A): 55  Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 32

October 5, 1996

Nevada (D 1-A): 54 at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 17

September 6, 1997
at Nevada (D 1-A): 31 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 14

October 3, 1998
Nevada (D 1-A): 31 at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 20

October 2, 1999

at Nevada (D 1-A): 26 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 12

October 7, 2000

at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 38 Nevada (D 1-A): 7

October 6, 2001
Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 27 at Nevada (D 1-A): 12

October 5, 2002
at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 21 Nevada (D 1-A): 17

October 4, 2003
Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 16 at Nevada (D 1-A): 12

October 2, 2004*

at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 48 Nevada (D 1-A): 13

September 17, 2005*

at Nevada (D 1-A): 22 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 14

September 30, 2006*
Nevada (D 1-A): 31 at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 3

September 29, 2007*
at Nevada (D 1-A): 27 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 20

September 27, 2008*
Nevada (D 1-A): 49 at Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 27

63 - 28 W October 3, 2009*
at Nevada (D 1-A): 63 Nevada Southern (D 1-A): 28