The Fremont Cannon is the largest and the most expensive trophy in college football. This trophy is presented to the winners of the Nevada-UNLV football rivalry, also known as Battle for Nevada. The Nevada Wolf Pack of the University of Nevada, Reno, and the UNLV Rebels of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and are also members of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The two teams first encountered each other in 1969 and are all set to do so again on Saturday, November 30, 2024.
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The Fremont Cannon Trophy Winner Year by Year
The Nevada Wolf Pack and the UNLV Rebels have encountered each other 49 times, as of 2024. They are all set to compete against one another for the 50th time on November 30, 2024. They first faced off on November 22, 1969, when Nevada defeated UNLV 30-28. However, UNLV bounced back the next year and defeated Nevada 42-30 on November 21, 1970. As a result, UNLV became the first recipient of the Fremont Cannon Trophy. UNLV again won in the last encounter between the teams 45-27 on October 14, 2023. As of 2024, Nevada leads the rivalry with a score of 29-20. The following table shows the results of the Nevada-UNLV football rivalry as well as winners of the Fremont Cannon trophy so far-
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 22, 1969 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 30–28 |
| 2 | November 21, 1970 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 42–30 |
| 3 | November 20, 1971 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 27–13 |
| 4 | November 18, 1972 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 41–13 |
| 5 | November 17, 1973 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 19–3 |
| 6 | November 16, 1974 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 28–7 |
| 7 | November 22, 1975 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 45–7 |
| 8 | November 20, 1976 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 49–33 |
| 9 | November 19, 1977 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 27–12 |
| 10 | September 16, 1978 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 23–14 |
| 11 | September 15, 1979 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 26–21 |
| 12 | September 3, 1983 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 28–18 |
| 13 | November 16, 1985 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 48–7 |
| 14 | October 3, 1987 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 24–19 |
| 15 | November 11, 1989 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 45–7 |
| 16 | October 20, 1990 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 26–14 |
| 17 | September 7, 1991 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 50–8 |
| 18 | October 17, 1992 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 14–10 |
| 19 | October 2, 1993 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 49–14 |
| 20 | November 19, 1994 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 32–27 |
| 21 | October 28, 1995 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 55–32 |
| 22 | October 5, 1996 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 54–17 |
| 23 | September 6, 1997 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 31–14 |
| 24 | October 3, 1998 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 31–20 |
| 25 | October 2, 1999 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 26–12 |
| 26 | October 7, 2000 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 38–7 |
| 27 | October 6, 2001 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 27–12 |
| 28 | October 5, 2002 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 21–17 |
| 29 | October 4, 2003 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 16–12 |
| 30 | October 2, 2004 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 48–13 |
| 31 | September 17, 2005 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 22–14 |
| 32 | September 30, 2006 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 31–3 |
| 33 | September 29, 2007 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 27–20 |
| 34 | September 27, 2008 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 49–7 |
| 35 | October 3, 2009 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 63–28 |
| 36 | October 2, 2010 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 44–26 |
| 37 | October 8, 2011 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 37–0 |
| 38 | October 13, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 42–37 |
| 39 | October 26, 2013 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 27–22 |
| 40 | November 29, 2014 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 49–27 |
| 41 | October 3, 2015 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 23–17 |
| 42 | November 26, 2016 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 45–10 |
| 43 | November 25, 2017 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 23–16 |
| 44 | November 24, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 34–29 |
| 45 | November 30, 2019 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 33–30OT |
| 46 | October 31, 2020 | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada | 37–19 |
| 47 | October 29, 2021 | Reno, NV | Nevada | 51–20 |
| 48 | November 26, 2022 | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 27–22 |
| 49 | October 14, 2023 | Reno, NV | UNLV | 45–27 |
FAQs on Fremont Cannon Trophy Winner
A. The Fremont Cannon Trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual UNR-UNLV football rivalry game.
A. The Fremont Cannon Trophy was made in 1970.
A. The Fremont Cannon is currently under the possession of the UNLV Rebels, who won it in 2023.
A. UNR has the longest winning streak, with eight consecutive wins in the rivalry.
A. The Nevada Wolf Pack and UNLV Rebels have played a total of 49 matches.
