Matchup · 2026
Nevada at Johnston
Projected line
Johnston at home
Johnston -19.5o/u 49.0
Nevada 15 · Johnston 34
90%
Nevada at home
Johnston -17.5o/u 49.0
Johnston 33 · Nevada 16
88%
Neutral site
Johnston -18.5o/u 49.0
Nevada 15 · Johnston 34
89%
| Site | Line | Total | Win prob | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston at home | Johnston -19.5 | 49.0 | 90% | Nevada 15 · Johnston 34 |
| Nevada at home | Johnston -17.5 | 49.0 | 88% | Johnston 33 · Nevada 16 |
| Neutral site | Johnston -18.5 | 49.0 | 89% | Nevada 15 · Johnston 34 |
Series history
21–11–1
Nevada leads
33
Meetings · 1950–1997
5–5
Last 10 · even
4
Johnston streak
Biggest wins
Nevada
44-0 · 1970+44
35-0 · 1974+35
31-0 · 1971+31
Johnston
38-0 · 1997+38
42-6 · 1996+36
35-6 · 1995+29
Runs & venue
Longest streak: Nevada 11 straight, 1955–1976
Home team: 17-15-1
Playoff meetings: 0
Average margin: 17.2 · decided by 7 or less: 10
By decade · avg margin, Johnston view
| 1990s | 4-2 | +12.8 |
| 1980s | 4-6 | -7.5 |
| 1970s | 3-7 | -13.2 |
| 1960s | 0-3 | -15.7 |
| 1950s | 0-3-1 | -8.0 |
| Season | Result | Model line |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 Sep 19 | Johnston 38-0 at Johnston | Johnston -40.5 no cover |
| 1996 Sep 20 | Johnston 42-6 at Nevada | Johnston -19.0 covered |
| 1995 Oct 20 | Johnston 35-6 at Johnston | Johnston -30.5 no cover |
| 1994 Oct 21 | Johnston 43-38 at Nevada | Johnston -1.5 covered |
| 1991 Oct 4 | Nevada 20-8 at Nevada | Johnston -2.0 no cover |
| 1990 Sep 14 | Nevada 25-6 at Nevada | — — |
| 1989 Sep 15 | Nevada 34-10 at Johnston | Nevada -5.0 covered |
| 1988 Sep 16 | Nevada 16-0 at Nevada | Nevada -3.5 covered |
| 1987 Sep 25 | Johnston 14-8 at Nevada | Nevada -21.0 no cover |
| 1986 Sep 26 | Nevada 40-10 at Johnston | Nevada -18.5 covered |
| 1985 Oct 4 | Nevada 7-0 at Nevada | Nevada -7.0 push |
| 1984 Oct 5 | Nevada 14-7 at Johnston | Nevada -2.5 covered |
| 1983 Oct 7 | Nevada 42-18 at Nevada | Nevada -4.5 covered |
| 1982 Oct 10 | Johnston 12-7 at Johnston | Nevada -11.0 no cover |
| 1981 Oct 16 | Johnston 12-6 at Nevada | Johnston -5.5 covered |
| 1980 Oct 17 | Johnston 24-8 at Johnston | Johnston -1.5 covered |
| 1979 Oct 26 | Johnston 37-12 at Nevada | Johnston -12.5 covered |
| 1978 Oct 27 | Johnston 27-15 at Johnston | Johnston -12.0 push |
| 1977 Sep 16 | Johnston 15-14 at Nevada | Nevada -25.0 no cover |
| 1976 Sep 17 | Nevada 28-6 at Johnston | Nevada -1.0 covered |
| 1975 Sep 19 | Nevada 8-7 at Nevada | PK — |
| 1974 Sep 20 | Nevada 35-0 at Johnston | Nevada -16.0 covered |
| 1973 Sep 28 | Nevada 33-14 at Nevada | Nevada -14.0 covered |
| 1972 Sep 29 | Nevada 32-14 at Johnston | PK — |
| 1971 Oct 8 | Nevada 31-0 at Nevada | — — |
| 1970 Oct 9 | Nevada 44-0 at Johnston | — — |
| 1969 Oct 10 | Nevada 20-8 at Nevada | — — |
| 1968 Oct 11 | Nevada 27-19 at Johnston | — — |
| 1967 Oct 13 | Nevada 27-0 at Nevada | — — |
| 1955 Oct 21 | Nevada 25-7 at Nevada | — — |
| 1954 Oct 22 | Tie 19-19 at Johnston | — — |
| 1951 Oct 26 | Nevada 20-12 at Nevada | — — |
| 1950 Oct 27 | Nevada 12-6 at Johnston | — — |
Every recorded meeting in Brent Moore's all-time archive. Model lines appear for seasons whose archive pages have been built (2021 on, plus any older season you have opened).