Nevada at Louisiana Tech: All-Time Football Data

The Tenth Meeting

Not too surprisingly this 'rivalry' doesn't even date back to the 20th century.  Nevada took the WAC's forgotten Bulldogs down to the wire in their first meeting (the year La Tech took the conference crown), but would have to wait until their own conference championship season before earning their W in this series, and have not lost in the series since that time.

All Time (Nevada 5-4) Scoring:

Nevada: 344 [38.22222222 PPG]
La Tech: 257 [28.55555556 PPG]
Dif: Nevada +87

Ault (Nevada 5-1) Scoring:

Nevada: 221 [36.83333333 PPG]
La Tech: 120 [20.0 PPG]
Dif: Nevada +101

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

October 13, 2001
La Tech: 45 at Nevada: 42
(La Tech won WAC championship)

October 26, 2002
at La Tech: 50 Nevada: 47

October 25, 2003
La Tech: 42 at Nevada: 34

September 6, 2004
at La Tech: 38 Nevada: 21

October 15, 2005
at Nevada: 37 La Tech: 27
(Nevada shared WAC championship)

November 18, 2006
Nevada: 42 at La Tech: 0

December 1, 2007
at Nevada: 49 La Tech: 10

November 29, 2008
Nevada: 35 at La Tech: 31

October 9, 2009
at Nevada: 37 La Tech: 14

Nevada Opponent Records through 11/27/2010

California (5-7, 3-6 Pac-10)
     Lost to Washington (5-6, 4-4 Pac-10) 13-16

BYU (6-6, 5-3 MWC)
     Lost at Utah (10-2, 7-1 MWC) 16-17

Nevada Southern (2-10, 2-6 MWC)
     Lost at San Diego State (8-4, 5-3 MWC) 14-48

SJSU (1-11, 0-7 WAC)
     Lost at La Tech (5-6, 4-3 WAC) 38-45

Hawai'i (9-3, 7-1 WAC)
     Defeated NMSU (2-10, 1-7 WAC) 59-24

Idaho (5-7, 2-5 WAC)
     Lost at Fresno State (7-4, 5-3 WAC) 20-23

Fresno State (7-4, 5-3 WAC)
     Defeated Idaho (5-7, 2-5 WAC) 23-20

New Mexico State (2-10, 1-7 WAC)
     Lost to Hawai'i (9-3, 7-1 WAC) 24-59

Nevada's opponents went 2-6 for the week ending 11/27/2010 (Eastern Washington, Colorado State, and Utah State were bye) and are a combined 53-76 on the season.

Nevada vs. Boise State: Final Statistics (or Oh Yeah, Boy...sie)

Yes, Boise, that just happened: your uppance has come.

The Broncos have a good fan base, and some amazing fans who make it up.  However every year I end up surrounded by pompous, arrogant Boise fans who seem personally affronted by my daring to root against their team on Nevada's home turf; I am thrilled that you were finally taken down a peg and excited that it happened here.

On with the game stats.

 

Rushing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 304.36 YPG
          vs. BSU: 269 (-35.36)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 205.40 YPG
          at Nevada: 145 (-60.4)

Passing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 233.36 YPG
          vs. BSU: 259 (-25.64)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 323.40 YPG
          at Nevada: 348 (-24.6)

Total Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 537.73 YPG
          vs. BSU: 528 (-9.73)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 528.80 YPG
          at Nevada: 493 (-35.80)

Scoring Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 44.09 PPG
          vs. BSU: 34 (-10.09)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 47.90 PPG
          at Nevada: 31 (-16.90)

Rushing Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 124.64 YPG
          vs. BSU: 145 (+20.36)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 72.30 YPG
          at Nevada: 269 (+196.7)

Pass Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 249.91 YPG
          vs. BSU: 348 (+98.09)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 156.90 YPG
          at Nevada: 259 (+102.1)

Total Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 374.55 YPG
          vs. BSU: 493 (+118.45)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 229.20 YPG
          at Nevada: 528 (+298.8)

Scoring Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 21.73 PPG
          vs BSU: 31 (+9.27)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 11.50 PPG
          at Nevada: 34 (+22.5)

Penalties
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: PPG: 5.36 YPG: 42.82
          vs. BSU: 4 (-1.36) for 29 yards (-13.82)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: PPG: 6.20 YPG: 58.20
          at Nevada: 5 (-1.20) for 70 yards (+11.80)

             
Punt Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 8.95 YPR
          vs. BSU: 0.00 YPR (N/A)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 12.91 YPR
          at Nevada: 28.00 YPR (+15.09)

Kickoff Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 23.06 YPR
          vs. BSU: 21.30 YPR (-1.76)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 23.78 YPR
          at Nevada: 26.40 YPR (+2.62)

Punt Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 6.22 YPR
          vs. BSU: 28.00 (+21.78)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 12.60 YPR
          at Nevada: 0.00 YPR (N/A)

Kickoff Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 25.95 YPR
          vs. BSU: 26.40 (+0.45)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 21.18 YPR
          at Nevada: 21.30 (+0.12)

Turnover Margin
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: +0.64
          vs. BSU: -1 (-0.36)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: +0.60
          at Nevada: +1 (+0.40)

TOP 
     Nevada
          through 11/26/2010: 31:50
          vs. BSU: 35:21 (+3:31)
     Boise State
          through 11/26/2010: 31:12
          at Nevada: 24:39 (-6:33)


Box data courtesy of espn.com

Team Stat Comparison

	Boise St	Nevada
1st Downs	21	28
3rd down efficiency	4-10	9-17
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-1
Total Yards	493	528
Passing	348	259
Comp-Att	20-31	19-35
Yards per pass	11.2	7.4
Rushing	145	269
Rushing Attempts	30	52
Yards per rush	4.8	5.2
Penalties	5-70	4-29
Turnovers	0	1
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	24:39	35:21

Nevada vs. Boise State: Statistics at a Glance

Team/National Rank/Stat

Nevada generally has slight edges on offense (except passing); BSU, on the other hand, has a HUGE advantage on defense (including the #1 rush defense in the nation).

Rushing Offense
     Nevada: 4th (304.36 YPG)
     Boise State: 20th (205.40 YPG)

Passing Offense
     Boise State: 5th (323.40 YPG)
     Nevada: 50th (233.36 YPG)

Total Offense
     Nevada: 3rd (537.73 YPG)
     Boise State: 4th (528.80 YPG)

Scoring Offense
     Boise State: 2nd (47.90 PPG)
     Nevada: 4th (44.09 PPG)

Rushing Defense
     Boise State: 1st (72.30 YPG)
     Nevada: 21st (124.64 YPG)

Pass Defense
     Boise State: 7th (156.90 YPG)
     Nevada: 103rd (249.91 YPG)

Total Defense
     Boise State: 2nd (229.20 YPG)
     Nevada: 67th (374.55 YPG)

Scoring Defense
     Boise State: 2nd (11.50 PPG)
     Nevada: 38th (21.73 PPG)

Penalties
     Nevada: T 29th (Penalties: 59 Yards: 471 PPG: 5.36 YPG: 42.82)
     BSU: 67th (Penalties: 62 Yards: 582 PPG: 6.20 YPG: 58.20)

Punt Returns
     Boise State: 18th (12.91 YPR)
     Nevada: 48th (8.95 YPR)

Kickoff Returns
     Boise State: 24th (23.78 YPR)
     Nevada: 37th (23.06 YPR)

Punt Returns Against
     Nevada: 24th (56 yards, 6.22 YPR)
     Boise State: 101st (126 yards, 12.60 YPR)

Kickoff Returns Against
     Boise State: 61st (1525 yards, 21.18 YPR)
     Nevada: 114th (1635 yards, 25.95 YPR)

Turnover Margin
     Nevada: T 23rd (+0.64)
     Boise State: 28th (+0.60)

TOP 
     Nevada: 19th (31:50)
     Boise State: 31st (31:12)

Stats courtesy of ncaa.org

Nevada vs. Boise State: Common Opponents

San Jose State-
     Boise State: W, 58-0 MOV: 58
     Nevada: W, 35-13 MOV: 22
          MOV dif: Boise State +36

Hawai'i-
     Boise State: W, 42-7 MOV: 35
     Nevada: L, 21-27 MOV: -6
          MOV dif: N/A (or Boise State +41, depending upon your view)

Idaho-
     Boise State: W, 52-14 MOV: 38
     Nevada: W, 63-17, MOV: 46
          MOV dif: Nevada +8

Fresno State-
     Boise State: W, 51-0 MOV: 51
     Nevada: W, 35-34 MOV: 1
          MOV dif: Boise State +50

New Mexico State-
     Boise State: W, 59-0 MOV: 59
     Nevada: W, 52-6 MOV: 46
          MOV dif: Boise State +13

Nevada vs. Boise State: All-Time Football Data

Nevada (10-1, 7-1 WAC, T-1) at Boise State (11-0, 6-0 WAC, T-1).

Boise State leads the all-time series 24-12-0.  Overall for his career, Chris Ault is 7-16 versus the Broncos; in his third term, Ault is 0-6.

The longest winning streak in this series is 10 games (Boise State 1999-present).  There has also been one 4-game winning streak (Boise State, 1979-1982), three 3-game winning streaks (Boise State, 1974-1976, Nevada 1990-1992, Nevada 1996-1998), and three 2-game winning streaks (Boise State, 1971-1972, Boise State 1987-1988, Nevada 1985-1986).

Scoring:
Nevada: 945 BSU: 1200 (Boise State +255)
Nevada PPG: 26.25
BSU PPG: 33.33

Ault All-Time Scoring:
Nevada: 572 BSU: 716 (Boise State +144)
Nevada PPG: 24.86956521
BSU PPG: 31.13043478

Ault 2 was one game and is therefore not included here.

Ault 3 Scoring:
Nevada: 176 BSU: 299  (Boise State +123)
Nevada PPG: 29.33
BSU PPG: 49.83

The series (as always, Ault-coached games appear with an asterisk or two):
September 25, 1971
Boise State: 17 at Nevada: 10

October 14, 1972
at Boise State: 56 Nevada: 19

November 3, 1973
at Nevada: 23 Boise State: 21

October 5, 1974
at Boise State: 36 Nevada: 16

November 8, 1975
Boise State: 49 at Nevada: 6

October 23, 1976*
at Boise State: 26 Nevada: 8*

October 15, 1977*
at Nevada: 28 Boise State: 10*

November 10, 1979*
Boise State: 28 at Nevada: 27*

November 8, 1980*
at Boise State: 14 Nevada: 3*

October 31, 1981*
Boise State: 13 at Nevada: 3*

September 18, 1982*
at Boise State: 20 Nevada: 13*

September 24, 1983*
at Nevada: 38 Boise State: 20*

September 22, 1984*
at Boise State: 37 Nevada: 12*

September 21, 1985*
at Nevada: 37 Boise State: 10*

November 8, 1986*
Nevada: 21 at Boise State: 16*

November 7, 1987*
Boise State: 36 at Nevada: 31*

October 29, 1988*
at Boise State: 40 Nevada: 28*

November 4, 1989*
at Nevada: 30 Boise State: 14*

November 10, 1990*
at Boise State: 30 Nevada: 14*

December 8, 1990*
at Nevada: 59 Boise State: 52*

October 26, 1991*
at Nevada: 17 Boise State: 14*

September 11, 1993
at Nevada: 38 Boise State: 10

September 17, 1994*
at Boise State: 37 Nevada: 27*

October 12, 1996
at Nevada: 66 Boise State: 28

November 8, 1997
Nevada: 56 at Boise State: 42

October 31, 1998
at Nevada: 52 Boise State: 24

October 23, 1999
at Boise State: 52 Nevada: 17

October 27, 2001
at Boise State: 49 Nevada: 7

November 23, 2002
Boise State: 44 at Nevada: 7

November 29, 2003
at Boise State: 56 Nevada: 3

November 27, 2004*
Boise State: 58 at Nevada: 21*

October 29, 2005*
at Boise State: 49 Nevada: 14*

November 25, 2006*
Boise State: 38 at Nevada: 7*

October 14, 2007*
at Boise State: 69 Nevada: 67 (4OT)*

November 22, 2008*
Boise State: 41 at Nevada: 34*

November 27, 2009*
at Boise State: 44 Nevada 33*

Nevada Opponent Records through 11/20/2010

Eastern Washington (9-2, 7-1 Big Sky)
     Defeated Idaho State (1-10, 0-8 Big Sky) 34-7

Colorado State (3-9, 2-6 MWC)
     Lost at Wyoming (3-9, 1-7 MWC) 0-44

California (5-6, 3-5 Pac-10)
     Lost to Stanford (10-1, 7-1 Pac-10) 14-48

BYU (6-5, 5-2 MWC)
     Defeated New Mexico (1-10, 1-6 MWC) 40-7

Nevada Southern (2-9, 2-5 MWC)
     Lost to Air Force (8-4, 5-3 MWC) 20-35

SJSU (1-10, 0-6 WAC)
     Lost at Hawai'i (8-3, 6-1 WAC) 7-41

Hawai'i (8-3, 6-1 WAC)
     Defeated SJSU (1-10, 0-6 WAC) 41-7

Utah State (4-7, 2-5 WAC)
     Lost to Idaho (5-6, 2-4 WAC) 6-28

Idaho (5-6, 2-4 WAC)
     Defeated Utah State (4-7, 2-5 WAC) 28-6

Fresno State (6-4, 4-3 WAC)
     Lost at Boise State (10-0, 6-0 WAC) 0-51

Nevada's opponents went 4-5 for the week ending 11/20/2010 and are a combined 49-61 on the season.

Nevada vs. New Mexico State: Final Statistics

Rushing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 310.50 YPG
          vs. NMSU: 243 (-67.5)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 138.10 YPG
          at Nevada: 89 (-49.1)

Passing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 231.60 YPG
          vs. NMSU: 251 (+19.4)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 165.40 YPG
          at Nevada: 220 (+54.6)

Total Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 542.10 YPG
          vs. NMSU: 494 (-48.1)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 303.50 YPG
          at Nevada: 309 (+5.5)

Scoring Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 43.30 PPG
          vs. NMSU: 52 (+8.7)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 15.80 PPG
          at Nevada: 6 (-9.8)

Rushing Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 128.20 YPG
          vs. NMSU: 89 (-39.2)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 195.10 YPG
          at Nevada: 243 (+47.9)

Pass Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 122.77 YPG
          vs. NMSU: 220 (+97.23)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 140.18 YPG
          at Nevada: 251(+110.82)

Total Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 381.10 YPG
          vs. NMSU: 309 (-72.1)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 434.00 YPG
          at Nevada: 494 (+60.0)

Scoring Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 23.30 PPG
          vs NMSU: 6 (-17.3)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 36.30 PPG
          at Nevada: 52 (+15.7)

Penalties
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: PPG: 5.60 YPG:  53.90
          vs. NMSU: 3 (-2.50) for 31 yards (-22.90)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: PPG: 6.50 YPG: 64.20
          at Nevada: 5 (-1.50) for 54 yards (-10.2)

             
Punt Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 9.67 YPR
          vs. NMSU: 6.3 YPR (-3.37)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 6.07 YPR
          at Nevada: 8.0 YPR (+1.93)

Kickoff Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 23.13 YPR
          vs. NMSU: 22.30 YPR (-0.83)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 24.63 YPR
          at Nevada: 24.30 YPR (-0.33)

Punt Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 7.60 YPR
          vs. NMSU: 8.00 (+0.40)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 9.10 YPR
          at Nevada: 6.30 YPR (-2.80)

Kickoff Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 26.12 YPR
          vs. NMSU: 24.30 (-1.82)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 25.24 YPR
          at Nevada: 22.30 (-2.94)

Turnover Margin
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: +0.50
          vs. NMSU: 3 (+2.50)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: -0.30
          at Nevada: 1 (+0.70)

TOP 
     Nevada
          through 11/19/2010: 32:37
          vs. NMSU: 25:07 (-7:30)
     New Mexico State
          through 11/19/2010: 30:47
          at Nevada: 34:53 (+4:06)

Box score courtesy of espn.com.

Team Stat Comparison

	New Mexico St	Nevada
1st Downs	18	26
3rd down efficiency	5-20	5-12
4th down efficiency	1-2	2-2
Total Yards	309	494
Passing	220	251
Comp-Att	19-39	15-27
Yards per pass	5.6	9.3
Rushing	89	243
Rushing Attempts	40	40
Yards per rush	2.2	6.1
Penalties	5-54	3-31
Turnovers	3	1
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Possession	34:53	25:07

Nevada vs. New Mexico State: Statistics at a Glance

Team/National Rank/Stat

Rushing Offense
     Nevada: 3rd (310.50 YPG)
     NMSU: 83rd (138.10 YPG)

Passing Offense
     Nevada: 53rd (231.60 YPG)
     NMSU: 101st (165.40 YPG)

Total Offense
     Nevada: 3rd (542.10 YPG)
     NMSU: 108th (303.50 YPG)

Scoring Offense
     Nevada: 4th (43.30 PPG)
     NMSU: 116th (15.80 PPG)

Rushing Defense
     Nevada: 31st (128.20 YPG)
     NMSU: 99th (195.10 YPG)

Pass Defense
     Nevada: 45th (122.77 YPG)
     NMSU: 95th (140.18 YPG)

Total Defense
     Nevada: 69th (381.10 YPG)
     NMSU: 101st (434.00 YPG)

Scoring Defense
     Nevada: 49th (23.30 PPG)
     NMSU: 110th (36.30 PPG)

Penalties
     Nevada: T 41st (Penalties: 56 Yards: 539 PPG: 5.60 YPG: 53.90)
     NMSU: T 75th (Penalties: 65 Yards: 642 PPG: 6.50 YPG: 64.20)

Punt Returns
     Nevada: 40th (9.67 YPR)
     NMSU: 93rd (6.07 YPR)

Kickoff Returns
     NMSU: 17th (24.63 YPR)
     Nevada: 40th (23.13 YPR)

Punt Returns Against
     Nevada: 16th (40 yards, 5.00 YPR)
     NMSU: T 18th (106 yards, 5.30 YPR)

Kickoff Returns Against
     NMSU: 107th (959 yards, 25.24 YPR)
     Nevada: 116th (1489 yards, 26.12 YPR)

Turnover Margin
     Nevada: T 30th (+0.50)
     NMSU: T 76th (-0.30)

TOP 
     Nevada: 10th (32:37)
     NMSU: 39th (30:47)

Stats courtesy of ncaa.org

Nevada vs. New Mexico State: All-Time Football Data

All-time (Nevada 11-2) All-Time Scoring:
Nevada- 579 [44.53846153 PPG]
NMSU- 336 [25.84615384 PPG]
DIF: Nevada +243

Ault (Nevada 7-1) All-Time Scoring:
Nevada- 369 [46.125 PPG]
NMSU- 220 [27.5 PPG]
Dif- Nevada +149

Ault 1 (1-0) Scoring:
Nevada- 35 NMSU- 21 (Nevada +14)

Ault 2 (2-0) Scoring:
Nevada- 90 [45 PPG]
NMSU- 48 [24 PPG]
Dif- Nevada +42

Ault 3 (4-1) Scoring:
Nevada- 244 [48.8 PPG]
NMSU- 151 [30.2 PPG]
Dif- Nevada +93

The series (Ault-coached games are marked with an asterisk):
October 24, 1992*
at Nevada: 35 NMSU: 21*

November 13, 1993
Nevada: 34 at NMSU: 14

October 15, 1994*
at Nevada: 45 NMSU: 24*

September 9, 1995*
Nevada: 45 at NMSU: 24*

November 2, 1996
at Nevada: 63 NMSU: 14

November 1, 1997
Nevada: 45 at NMSU: 24

October 10, 1998
NMSU: 48 at Nevada: 45

October 9, 1999
Nevada: 23 at NMSU: 16

November 12, 2005*
Nevada: 48 at NMSU: 24*

October 28, 2006*
at Nevada: 48 NMSU: 21*

November 2, 2007*
Nevada: 40 NMSU: 38*
(This site was created that evening.)

October 11, 2008*
NMSU: 48 at Nevada: 45*

November 21, 2009*

Nevada: 63 at NMSU: 20*

Nevada Opponent Records through 11/14/2010

Eastern Washington (8-2, 6-1 Big Sky)
     Defeated Southern Utah (6-5) 31-24

Colorado State (3-8, 2-5 MWC)
     Lost to BYU (5-5, 4-2 MWC) 10-49

California (5-5, 3-4 Pac-10)
     Lost to Oregon (10-0, 7-0 Pac-10) 13-15

BYU (5-5, 4-2 MWC)
     Defeated Colorado State (3-8, 2-5 MWC) 49-10

Nevada Southern (2-8, 2-4 MWC)
     Unfortunately defeated Wyoming (2-9, 0-7 MWC) 42-16

SJSU (1-9, 0-5 WAC)
     Lost to Utah State (4-6, 2-4 WAC) 34-38

Utah State (4-6, 2-4 WAC)
     Defeated San Jose State (1-9, 0-5 WAC) 38-34

Idaho (4-6, 1-4 WAC)
     Lost to Boise State (9-0, 5-0 WAC) 52-14

Nevada's opponents went 4-4 for the week ending 11/13/2010 (Hawai'i [7-3, 5-1 WAC] was bye) and are a combined 39-52 on the season.

Nevada at Fresno State: Final Statistics

Font change of the week: trebuchet.

I guess we should expect to see a lot more red from such a gritty game.

Rushing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 317.78 YPG
          at Fresno St: 247 (-70.78)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 171.63 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 248 (-76.37)

Passing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 238.33 YPG
          at Fresno St: 171 (-67.33)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 222.38 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 194 (-28.38)

Total Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 556.11 YPG
          at Fresno St: 418 (-138.11)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 394.00 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 442 (-48.00)

Scoring Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 44.22 PPG
          at Fresno St: 35 (-9.22)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 34.75 PPG
          vs. Nevada: 34 (-0.75)

Rushing Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 114.67 YPG
          at Fresno St: 248 (+133.33)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 144.50 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 247 (+102.5)

Pass Defense
     Nevada
         through 11/12/2010: 120.71 YPG
          at Fresno St: 194 (+73.29)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 130.99 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 171 (+40.01)

Total Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 374.11 YPG
          at Fresno St: 442 (+67.89)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 341.25 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 418 (+76.75)

Scoring Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 22.11 PPG
          at Fresno St: 34 (+11.89)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 27.63 PPG
          vs. Nevada: 35 (+7.37)

Penalties
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: PPG: 5.67 YPG:  55.11
          at Fresno St: 5 (-0.67) for 45 yards (-10.11)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: PPG: 6.25 YPG: 53.25
          vs. Nevada: 2 (-4.25) for 9 yards (-44.25)

             
Punt Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 9.67 YPR
          at Fresno St: 0 (-9.67)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 11.86 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 0.70 (-11.16)

Kickoff Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 22.31 YPR
          at Fresno St: 26.7 (+4.39)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 21.90 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 21.60 (-0.30)

Punt Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 7.60 YPR
          at Fresno St: 0.70 (-6.90)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 9.10 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 0 (-9.10)

Kickoff Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 27.08 YPR
          at Fresno St: 21.6 (-5.48)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 23.70 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 26.70 (+3.00)

Turnover Margin
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: +0.44
          at Fresno St: 1 (+0.56)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: -0.50
          vs. Nevada: 1 (+.50)

TOP 
     Nevada
          through 11/12/2010: 33:04
          at Fresno St: 28:35 (-4:29)
     Fresno State
          through 11/12/2010: 33:12
          vs. Nevada: 31:25 (-1:47)

Box score courtesy of espn.com; take a look at the complete stats, they are most interesting.

Team Stat Comparison

	Nevada	Fresno St
1st Downs	18	23
3rd down efficiency	7-15	6-14
4th down efficiency	1-2	2-3
Total Yards	418	442
Passing	171	194
Comp-Att	16-26	16-26
Yards per pass	6.6	7.5
Rushing	247	248
Rushing Attempts	39	40
Yards per rush	6.3	6.2
Penalties	5-45	3-14
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Possession	28:35	31:25

Nevada at Fresno State: Statistics at a Glance

Team/National Rank/Stat

Rushing Offense
     Nevada: 2nd (317.78 YPG)
     Fresno St: 41st (171.63 YPG)

Passing Offense
     Nevada: 49th (238.33 YPG)
     Fresno St: 60th (222.38 YPG)

Total Offense
     Nevada: 2nd (556.11 YPG)
     Fresno St: 56th (394.00 YPG)

Scoring Offense
     Nevada: 4th (44.22 PPG)
     Fresno State: 20th (34.75 PPG)

Rushing Defense
     Nevada: 19th (114.67 YPG)
     Fresno St: 52nd (144.50 YPG)

Pass Defense
     Nevada: 41st (120.71 YPG)
     Fresno St: 79th (130.99 YPG)

Total Defense
     Fresno St: 38th ( 341.25 YPG)
     Nevada: 67th (374.11 YPG)

Scoring Defense
     Nevada: 46th (22.11 PPG)
     Fresno St: 73rd (27.63 PPG)

Penalties
     Nevada: T 41st (Penalties: 51 Yards: 496 PPG: 5.67 YPG:  55.11)
     Fresno St: 68th (Penalties: 50 Yards: 426 PPG: 6.25 YPG: 53.25)

Punt Returns
     Fresno St: 24th (11.86 YPR)
     Nevada: 41st (9.67 YPR)

Kickoff Returns
     Nevada: 53rd (22.31 YPR)
     Fresno St: 58th (21.90 YPR)

Punt Returns Against
     Nevada: 43rd (38 yards, 7.60 YPR)
     Fresno St: 63rd (91 yards, 9.10 YPR)

Kickoff Returns Against
     Fresno St: 95th (1090 yards, 23.70 YPR)
     Nevada: 118th (1381 yards, 27.08 YPR)

Turnover Margin
     Nevada: T 31st (+0.44)
     Fresno St: T 96th (-0.50)

TOP 
     Fresno St: 5th (33:12)
     Nevada: 6th (33:04)

Stats courtesy of ncaa.org

Nevada vs. Fresno State: All-Time Football Data

The forty-first meeting...

Nevada (8-1, 3-1 WAC) vs. Fresno State (6-2, 4-1 WAC).

Not as old as the San Jose State vs. Nevada rivalry, but a good rivalry and still plenty old and storied, with the first game dating back to October 9, 1926, a 26-7 Wolf Pack victory.  They have also met much more consistently, playing thirty-nine times overall, with the longest break coming between 1955 and 1982 (27 years).

Fresno State has the advantage with a commanding 24-15-1 overall record.  Chris Ault is 5-4 against the Bulldogs for his career, and 3-3 since his return in 2004.

All-Time (Fresno St, 24-15-1) Scoring:
    Nevada- 833 [20.825 PPG]
    Fresno St- 1034 [25.85 PPG]
    Dif- Fresno State +201
  
Ault All-Time (Nevada, 5-4) Scoring:
    Nevada: 332 [36.88888889 PPG]
    Fresno St: 293 [32.55555556 PPG]
    Dif- Nevada +39
   
Ault 3 (3-3) Scoring:
    Nevada: 208 [34.66666667 PPG]
    Fresno St: 208 [34.66666667 PPG]
    Dif- N/A

The Series (Ault-coached games appear with the usual asterisk):
October 9, 1926
Nevada: 26 at Fresno State: 7

October 15, 1927
at Fresno State: 10 Nevada: 7

November 10, 1928
at Nevada: 12 Fresno State: 12

October 19, 1929
at Nevada: 48 Fresno State: 0

November 27, 1930
at Fresno State: 6 Nevada: 0

October 24, 1931
at Nevada: 31 Fresno State: 13

November 24, 1932
Nevada: 7 at Fresno State: 0

November 29, 1934
at Fresno State: 33 Nevada: 0

November 11, 1935
Fresno State: 27 at Nevada: 6

November 26, 1936
at Fresno State: 13 Nevada: 6

November 6, 1937
Fresno State: 46 at Nevada: 8

October 22, 1938
Fresno State: 27 at Nevada: 0

October 14, 1939
at Fresno State: 45 Nevada: 0

November 2, 1940
at Fresno State: 7 Nevada: 6

October 18, 1941
Fresno State:6 at Nevada: 3

November 7, 1942
at Fresno State: 33 Nevada: 0

November 3, 1945
at Nevada: 7 Fresno State: 4
(Talk about an ugly win...)

November 11, 1948
Nevada: 53 at Fresno State 7

October 22, 1949
Nevada: 34: at Fresno State: 13

November 8, 1952
Fresno State: 59 at Nevada: 22

October 17, 1953
at Fresno State: 47 Nevada: 7

October 16, 1954
Fresno State: 21 at Nevada: 7

October 15, 1955
at Fresno State: 42 Nevada: 9

October 16, 1982*
at Nevada: 40 Fresno State: 26*

September 17, 1983*
at Fresno State: 24 Nevada: 22*

November 5, 1994*
Nevada: 62 at Fresno State: 35*

September 26, 1998
Nevada: 27 at Fresno State: 24

September 25, 1999
Fresno State: 49 at Nevada: 24

October 14, 2000
at Fresno State: 58 Nevada: 21

November 17, 2001
Fresno State: 61 at Nevada: 14

November 16, 2002
at Fresno State: 38 Nevada: 30

November 8, 2003
Fresno State: 27 at Nevada: 10

November 20, 2004*
at Fresno State: 54 Nevada: 17*

November 26, 2005*
at Nevada: 38 Fresno State: 35*

September 1, 2006*
at Fresno State: 28 Nevada: 19*

October 6, 2007*
Fresno State: 49 at Nevada: 41*

November 7, 2008*
Nevada: 41 at Fresno State: 28*

November 14, 2009*
at Nevada: 52 Fresno State: 14 *

Nevada Opponent Records through 11/07/2010

Colorado State (3-7, 2-4 MWC)
     Lost at San Diego State (7-2, 4-1 MWC) 19-24

California (5-4, 3-3 Pac-10)
     Defeated Washington State (1-9, 0-7 Pac-10) 20-13

BYU (4-5, 3-2 MWC)
     Defeated Nevada Southern (1-8, 1-4 MWC) 55-7

Nevada Southern (1-8, 1-4 MWC)
     Lost at BYU (4-5, 3-2 MWC) 7-55

Hawai'i (7-3, 5-1 WAC)
     Lost at Boise State (8-0, 4-0 WAC) 7-42

Utah State (3-6, 1-4 WAC)
     Defeated NMSU (2-7, 1-4 WAC)

Nevada's opponents went 3-3 for the week ending 11/07/2010 (Eastern Washington [7-2, 6-1 Big Sky] and SJSU [1-8, 0-4 WAC] were bye) and are a combined 31-43 on the season.

Nevada at Idaho: Final Statistics

The latest Wolf Pack adventure to the North-Central Idaho Aerodrome's Zeppelin Hangar...

Nevada came within sniffing distance of another second-half defensive melt-down, replete with a kickoff nearly returned for a touchdown; but the boys displayed a certain tenacity and poise that not only averted a sore brush with mediocrity (and a profanity-riddled post-game with Coach) but was able to exploit a clearly inferior football team for their own gains (including turning that kickoff return for a touchdown into a long kickoff return for a fumble).

I kinda feel bad for Idaho: I like Robb Akey; they got screwed by alumnus Dennis Erickson; they represent the Palouse (along with Washington State and a few dozen militia); they're the only FBS program in Idaho what ISN'T Boise State.  In short, to me, they're the WAC's lovable lugs.

Now onto the game stats.

Rushing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 300.88 YPG
          at Idaho: 453 (+152.12)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 85.13
          vs. Nevada: 68 (-17.13)

Passing Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 219.25 YPG
          at Idaho: 391 (+171.75)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 338.25 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 271 (-67.25)

Total Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 520.13 YPG
          at Idaho: 844 (+323.87)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 423.38 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 339 (-84.38)

Scoring Offense
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 41.88 PPG
          at Idaho: 63 (+21.12)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 30.13 PPG
          vs. Nevada: 17 (-13.13)

Rushing Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 120.50 YPG
          at Idaho: 68 (-52.5)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 165.88 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 453 (+287.12)

Pass Defense
     Nevada
         through 11/05/2010: 122.25 YPG
          at Idaho: 271 (+148.75)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 165.88 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 391 (+225.12)

Total Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 378.50 YPG
          at Idaho: 339 (-39.5)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 385.88 YPG
          vs. Nevada: 844 (+458.12)

Scoring Defense
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 22.75 PPG
          at Idaho: 17 (-5.75)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 25.13 PPG
          vs. Nevada: 63 (+37.87)

Penalties
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: PPG: 6.13 YPG:  59.50
          at Idaho: 2 (-4.13) for 20 yards (-39.5)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: PPG: 7.88 YPG: 76.50
          vs. Nevada: 4 (-3.88) for 31 yards (-45.5)

Punt Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 9.64 YPR
          at Idaho: 10.0 (+0.36)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 5.17 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 0 (-5.17)

Kickoff Returns
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 22.75 YPR
          at Idaho: 17.0 (-5.75)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 18.65 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 31.6 (+12.95)

Punt Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 7.60 YPR
          at Idaho: 0 (-7.60)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 8.73 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 10 (+1.27)

Kickoff Returns Against
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 26.12 YPR
          at Idaho: 31.6 (+5.48)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 25.31 YPR
          vs. Nevada: 17.0 (-8.31)

Turnover Margin
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 0.00
          at Idaho: +4 (+4)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: +0.25
          vs. Nevada: -4 (-3.75)

TOP 
     Nevada
          through 11/05/2010: 32:22
          at Idaho: 38:42 (+6:20)
     Idaho
          through 11/05/2010: 30:33
          vs. Nevada: 21:18 (-9:15)

Box Score, courtesy of espn.com

Team Stat Comparison

	Nevada	Idaho
1st Downs	38	14
3rd down efficiency	6-12	5-14
4th down efficiency	1-2	1-3
Total Yards	844	339
Passing	391	271
Comp-Att	22-34	19-41
Yards per pass	11.5	6.6
Rushing	453	68
Rushing Attempts	57	19
Yards per rush	7.9	3.6
Penalties	2-20	4-31
Turnovers	0	4
Fumbles lost	0	4
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	38:42	21:18