On October 8, 2012 Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced the launch of the Governor's Series, presented by NV Energy. This historic, new competition establishes a formal head-to-head athletic and academic challenge between longtime rivals -- the UNLV Rebels and the Nevada Wolf Pack. The all-encompassing competition will annually crown one school the winner of the Governor's Series.
SCORING
- Head-to-head competitions will be worth 3 points
- Series or home-and-home competitions will be worth a total of 3 points; head-to-head competition in the conference tournament will serve as a tie-breaker (if available); 1.5 points for series tie in the event the teams split in the regular season and don't play head-to-head in the conference tournament.
- Highest finish in Mountain West Championships will be used for sports that don't compete head-to-head or in a series
- 3 points will be awarded for sport-by-sport comparison of APR scores (school with the most "wins" by sport in the head-to-head comparisons will be awarded 3 points; 1.5 point per institution in the event of tie)
- Winning institution will be retain the trophy for one (1) year
- In the event of a tie, the winner of the Battle for Fremont Cannon football game will be used as the tie-breaker
2016-17 SCORE:
 24 |  24 |
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Archive
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DATE | SPORT | EVENT | LOCATION | TIME/RESULT |
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Oct. 15 | Swimming & Diving | Rivalry Meet | Reno | UNR 144, UNLV 98 | Recap |
Oct. 28 | Cross Country | Mountain West Championship | Boise, Idaho | UNR 7th, UNLV 11th | Recap |
Oct. 28 | Women's Soccer | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNLV 4, UNR 2 | Recap |
Nov. 19 | Volleyball | Rivarly Game | Las Vegas | UNR 3, UNLV 1 | Recap |
Nov. 26 | Football | Fremont Cannon Game | Las Vegas | UNR 45, UNLV 10 | Recap |
Feb. 8 | Women's Basketball | Rivalry Game | Las Vegas | UNLV 60, UNR 41 | Recap |
Feb. 8 | Men's Basketball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNR 104, UNLV 77 | Recap |
Feb. 15-18 | Swimming & Diving | Mountain West Championship | College Station, TX | UNR 3rd, UNLV 8th | Recap |
Feb. 25 | Women's Basketball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNLV 64, UNR 49 | Recap |
Feb. 25 | Men's Basketball | Rivalry Game | Las Vegas | UNR 94, UNLV 58 | Recap |
Feb 25-27 | Indoor Track & Field | Mountain West Championships | Albuquerque, N.M. | UNLV 2nd, UNR 5th | Recap |
April 7 | Men's Tennis | Rivalry Match | Las Vegas | UNLV 4, UNR 1 | Recap |
April 13 | Softball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNR 2, UNLV 0 | Recap |
April 14 | Women's Tennis | Rivalry Match | Las Vegas | UNLV 5, UNR 2 | Recap |
April 14 | Softball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNLV 12, UNR 7 | Recap |
April 15 | Softball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNR 7, UNLV 2 | Recap |
April 17-19 | Women's Golf | Mountain West Championship | Rancho Mirage, Calif. | UNLV 1st, UNR 6th Recap |
April 21-23 | Men's Golf | Mountain West Championship | Tucson, Ariz. | UNLV 1st, UNR 6th | Recap |
April 28 | Men's Tennis | Mountain West Championship | Boise, ID | UNLV 4, UNR 0 | Recap |
May 10 | NCAA APR | Academic Component | | UNR earns 3 points |
May 11-14 | Outdoor Track & Field | Mountain West Championship | Clovis, Calif. | UNLV 3rd, UNR 5th | Recap |
May 12 | Baseball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNR 4, UNLV 3 | Recap |
May 13 | Baseball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNR 4, UNLV 1 | Recap |
May 14 | Baseball | Rivalry Game | Reno | UNLV 9, UNR 1 | Recap |