Governor's Series

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:

UNLV
24
Nevada
24

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Archive

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DATESPORTEVENTLOCATIONTIME/RESULT
Oct. 15Swimming & DivingRivalry MeetRenoUNR 144, UNLV 98 | Recap
Oct. 28Cross CountryMountain West ChampionshipBoise, IdahoUNR 7th, UNLV 11th | Recap
Oct. 28Women's SoccerRivalry GameRenoUNLV 4, UNR 2 | Recap
Nov. 19VolleyballRivarly GameLas VegasUNR 3, UNLV 1 | Recap
Nov. 26FootballFremont Cannon GameLas VegasUNR 45, UNLV 10 | Recap
Feb. 8Women's BasketballRivalry GameLas VegasUNLV 60, UNR 41 | Recap
Feb. 8Men's BasketballRivalry GameRenoUNR 104, UNLV 77 | Recap
Feb. 15-18Swimming & DivingMountain West ChampionshipCollege Station, TXUNR 3rd, UNLV 8th | Recap
Feb. 25Women's BasketballRivalry GameRenoUNLV 64, UNR 49 | Recap
Feb. 25Men's BasketballRivalry GameLas VegasUNR 94, UNLV 58 | Recap
Feb 25-27Indoor Track & FieldMountain West ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, N.M.UNLV 2nd, UNR 5th | Recap
April 7Men's TennisRivalry MatchLas VegasUNLV 4, UNR 1 | Recap
April 13SoftballRivalry GameRenoUNR 2, UNLV 0 | Recap
April 14Women's TennisRivalry MatchLas VegasUNLV 5, UNR 2 | Recap
April 14SoftballRivalry GameRenoUNLV 12, UNR 7 | Recap
April 15SoftballRivalry GameRenoUNR 7, UNLV 2 | Recap
April 17-19Women's GolfMountain West ChampionshipRancho Mirage, Calif.UNLV 1st, UNR 6th Recap
April 21-23Men's GolfMountain West ChampionshipTucson, Ariz.UNLV 1st, UNR 6th | Recap
April 28Men's TennisMountain West ChampionshipBoise, IDUNLV 4, UNR 0 | Recap
May 10NCAA APRAcademic ComponentUNR earns 3 points
May 11-14Outdoor Track & FieldMountain West ChampionshipClovis, Calif.UNLV 3rd, UNR 5th | Recap
May 12BaseballRivalry GameRenoUNR 4, UNLV 3 | Recap
May 13BaseballRivalry GameRenoUNR 4, UNLV 1 | Recap
May 14BaseballRivalry GameRenoUNLV 9, UNR 1 | Recap