A rivalry between the University of Nevada-Reno and UNLV that dates back to 1969, this 8-year domination by Nevada is the longest command either team has had during this series existence. After coming off a devastating loss to Boise and an overall season of below .500 with a record sitting at a dismal 3-4, Nevada looks to bounce back during the festive homecoming week and capture the win, locking down the Fremont cannon for a 9th straight year.
The Fremont cannon itself has quite a bit of history—built
in 1970 to replicate the 19th century cannon that American explorer
and politician John C. Fremont on an expedition to Nevada mid-century. This
cannon was originally fired after every touchdown, but was deemed inoperable
since 1999. This is the heaviest, as well as the MOST expensive in all of
college football.
The first win of this streak happened on September 17th,
2005 with Nevada over UNLV 22-14 and our last win over UNLV in Vegas on October
13, 2014, Nevada taking out UNLV 23-15.
Make sure you don’t miss this exciting game, Saturday, October
26! Chris Ault Field—University of Nevada—Reno, 3:05PST
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