As members of the Western Athletic Conference, the college football teams of the Boise State Broncos and Nevada Wolf Pack meet in a nearly annual game. Teams have played each-consecutive year since 2001 and have met over 36 times since their first contest in 1971. Boise State holds the lead in the all-time series with 24 wins and 13 losses through the 2010 game.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195

In the 2010 NCAA Football season, the Boise State-Nevada game took place at 10:15 p.m. EST on Friday, November 26, 2010. Nevada defeated Boise State 34-31 in overtime to end Boise State's chances of playing in the BCS Championship Game.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303302440 Teams met at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada, for the game that aired on ESPN and ESPN3.com. The Broncos brought in an edge in the BCS standings, ranked fourth in the country compared to the 19th ranking of the Wolf Pack.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=303302440

• 2009: Boise State 44 - Nevada 33http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2008: Boise State 41 - Nevada 34http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2007: Boise State 69 - Nevada 67http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2006: Boise State 38 - Nevada 7http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2005: Boise State 49 - Nevada 14http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2004: Boise State 58 - Nevada 21http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2003: Boise State 56 - Nevada 3http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2002: Boise State 44 - Nevada 7http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 2001: Boise State 49 - Nevada 7http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195
• 1999: Boise State 52 - Nevada 17http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/boise_state/opponents_records.php?teamid=2195

The Boise State Broncos brought a perfect 10-0 record into the Nevada game, including ranking second in the country for points for and points against. With the help of Heisman Trophy-hopeful quarterback Kellen Moore, Boise State defeated Virginia Tech, Wyoming, Oregon State, New Mexico State, Toledo, San Jose State, Louisiana Tech, Hawaii, Idaho and Fresno State during their 2010 campaign.http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/68/boise-state-broncos

Coming into the Boise State game, the Nevada Wolf Pack had notched a 10-1 record, including going 5-1 in conference play. Their season began with six wins, topping Eastern Washington, Colorado State, California, BYU, UNLV and San Jose State. Nevada recorded their only loss on October 16, 2010, against Hawaii, but bounced back to top Utah State, Idaho, Fresno State and New Mexico State.http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2440/nevada-wolf-pack