Fremont Cannon
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | November 22, 1969 Nevada 30, UNLV 28 |
Latest meeting | October 14, 2023 UNLV 45, Nevada 27 |
Next meeting | November 30, 2024 in Las Vegas |
Stadiums | Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada, U.S. (Nevada) Allegiant Stadium Paradise, Nevada, U.S. (UNLV) |
Trophy | None (1969) Fremont Cannon (1970–present) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 49 |
All-time series | Nevada leads, 29–20 (.592) |
Trophy series | Nevada leads, 28–20 (.583) |
Largest victory | Nevada, 50–8 (1991) |
Longest win streak | Nevada, 8 (2005–2012) |
Current win streak | UNLV, 2 (2022–present) |
The Fremont Cannon is the
The first game between the teams was in 1969 with Nevada defeating UNLV. The following year, the cannon was built and UNLV became the first team to win the cannon. Nevada has the longest win streak in the rivalry, having held the cannon for eight consecutive years.
UNLV is the current holder of the trophy after defeating Nevada on October 14, 2023 at Mackay Stadium.
History of the trophy
In 1967,
The two schools first played each other on
The Fremont Cannon was refurbished by the UNLV athletics department at a cost of $1,500 in 2000 following damage after a UNLV victory celebration wherein fans and players attempted to lift the cannon and dropped it.[8] Traditionally, the team possessing the cannon would fire it each time they scored a touchdown during the rivalry game;[4] however, the cannon has not been fired since the restoration due to the damage it received.[8]
History of the rivalry
Students of Nevada's two public universities share a mutual disdain for each other, as evidenced by the numerous blue "FUNLV" (UNLV being shorthand for University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and red "FUNR" shirts (UNR being shorthand for University of Nevada, Reno) at the stadium on rivalry days.[9]
In 1993, Wolf Pack coach Jeff Horton left Nevada after one season to coach for UNLV in what is referred to as the "Red Defection".[10]
The rivalry is heated inside the stadium as well. Before many NCAA members relaxed alcohol sales policies at football games in the 2010s and 2020s, Sam Boyd Stadium and Mackay Stadium were two of the few NCAA football venues to sell alcohol to all spectators of legal age on game day. (Some institutions still do not sell alcohol at all, or sell it only to those seated in luxury boxes.) This, combined with the heated nature of the rivalry, has resulted in numerous fights in the stands. In 1995, UNLV players allegedly started a pre-game brawl, which prompted the Wolf Pack to run up the score in their 55–32 victory against UNLV. After the game, UNLV player Quincy Sanders threw his helmet in the direction of Nevada head coach Chris Ault.[11]
On August 18, 2010, Nevada announced that they would join the
On October 8, 2012,
Game results
Nevada victories | UNLV victories | Tie games | Forfeited wins[n 1] |
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Coaching records
Since first game on November 22, 1969
Nevada
Head Coach | Team | Games | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. |
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Jerry Scattini | Nevada | 7 | 1969–1975 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
Chris Ault (a) | Nevada | 11 | 1976–1992 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
Jeff Horton | Nevada | 1 | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Chris Ault (b) | Nevada | 2 | 1994–1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
Jeff Tisdel | Nevada | 4 | 1996–1999 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Chris Tormey | Nevada | 4 | 2000–2003 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
Chris Ault (c) | Nevada | 9 | 2004–2012 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
Brian Polian | Nevada | 4 | 2013–2016 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
Jay Norvell | Nevada | 5 | 2017–2021 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
Ken Wilson | Nevada | 2 | 2022–2023 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
- Chris Ault's overall record in series is 16–6–0 (.727)
UNLV
Head Coach | Team | Games | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Ireland | UNLV | 4 | 1968–1972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
Ron Meyer | UNLV | 3 | 1973–1975 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
Tony Knap | UNLV | 4 | 1976–1981 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
Harvey Hyde | UNLV | 2 | 1982–1985 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Wayne Nunnely | UNLV | 2 | 1986–1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
Jim Strong | UNLV | 4 | 1990–1993 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
Jeff Horton | UNLV | 5 | 1994–1998 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
John Robinson | UNLV | 6 | 1999–2004 | 5 | 1 | .833 | |
Mike Sanford | UNLV | 5 | 2005–2009 | 0 | 5 | .000 | |
Bobby Hauck | UNLV | 5 | 2010–2014 | 1 | 4 | .200 | |
Tony Sanchez | UNLV | 5 | 2015–2019 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
Marcus Arroyo | UNLV | 3 | 2020–2022 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
Barry Odom | UNLV | 1 | 2023–present | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
See also
Notes
- ^ UNLV's win in 1983 was forfeited as a result of NCAA sanctions against the UNLV football program issued on March 12, 1985, after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.[18] This win is not included in UNLV's all-time record. However, it is officially counted as a win for Nevada. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.[19][20]
References
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- ^ a b "Bill Ireland, Longtime Nevada Coach, Dies in Reno". KOLO TV. Aug 1, 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ a b Pope, Jeff (Sep 23, 2008). "For the love of the game — and the tailgate party". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ a b Christensen, Nick (Oct 3, 2003). "Winner of rivalry nabs a unique prize". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ a b c Kantowski, Ron (Oct 3, 2009). "The Elevator: Fremont Cannon edition". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Maxson, Matt (September 25, 2008). "Rebels ready to paint Fremont cannon red". UNLV Rebel Yell. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Balagna, Jay (October 3, 2009). "Five in a row. The cannon likes Reno better anyway". The Nevada Sagebrush. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ a b Murray, Chris (October 2, 2010). "Fremont Cannon: Rolls through history, but hard to roll". Reno-Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ "The Fremont Canon- History of the Battle for Nevada Rivalry - Mountain West Connection". Mwcconnection.com. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ^ Hylton, Garrett (September 25, 2007). "Ault sees rivalry through knowing eyes". The Nevada Sagebrush. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Anderson, Mark (October 1, 1999). "Returning Home". Reno Gazette-Journal. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ "MW Announces Football Schedule Rotation for 2023-25" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. July 14, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Nevada, Fresno State move to MWC". ESPN.com News Services. August 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ Tors, Jane (October 9, 2012). "Wolf Pack and Rebels announce Governor's Series". Nevada Today. University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Governor's Series". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Silver State Series". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Silver State Series". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ Taylor, John (July 4, 2009). "Vacated Wins Do Not Equal Forfeits". NBCSports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Nevada vs Nevada-Las Vegas". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2017.