Boise State and Nevada fans have seen some crazy games between the rivals.
There was a 69-67 victory for Boise State in 2007 in quadruple overtime. There was Nevada’s 34-31 overtime win over the then-No. 4 Broncos in 2010, ruining an undefeated season and snapping a 10-game winning streak for BSU in the series. Those games are rather famous.
But how about these? In 1990, in the old Division I-AA days, the Wolf Pack scored a 59-52 playoff win in triple overtime in the semifinals, advancing to the national championship game. Playing in Reno in 2014, Boise State eked out a 51-46 victory in a game that featured seven turnovers and nearly 1,100 yards of offense.
Will Saturday night’s game between No. 12 Boise State (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West) and Nevada (3-7, 0-4) be a battle to remember? Who knows. But one thing is known: The Wolf Pack no longer will be regular visitors to the blue turf at Albertsons Stadium. In fact, they might never step foot there again.
With Boise State set to move to the Pac-12 in July 2026, while Nevada remains behind in the Mountain West, the final chapters of a rivalry dating to 1971 are being written.