American college football season
2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football Conference Mountain West Conference Division West Division Record 5–7 (3–5 MW) Head coach Brian Polian (4th season) Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey (1st season) Offensive scheme Pistol Co-defensive coordinator Scott Boone (3rd season) Co-defensive coordinator Bill Teerlinck (4th season) Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Mackay Stadium Seasons
The 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium . They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference .[1] [2]
On November 27, Polian and Nevada agreed to part ways.[3] Notre Dame Fighting Irish football as special teams coordinator under head coach Brian Kelly after previously serving under head coach Charlie Weis from 2005 to 2009.
Preseason Head coach Brian Polian at the 2016 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise , Nevada on July 27, 2016 Mountain West media days The Mountain West media days were held on July 26–27, 2016, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise , Nevada .[4]
Media poll The preseason poll was released on July 26, 2016. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.[5]
West Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 San Diego State 174 (29) 2 Nevada 129 3 San Jose State 122 4 Fresno State 76 5 UNLV 73 6 Hawaii 35
Mountain Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Boise State 172 (27) 2 Air Force 126 (2) 3 Utah State 111 4 Colorado State 95 5 New Mexico 74 6 Wyoming 31
Preseason All–Mountain West Team The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.[6]
Defense
Dameon Baber – DB
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:30 p.m. Cal Poly (Div. I FCS ) * Campus Insiders W 30–27 OT 19,138 September 10 12:30 p.m. at No. 18 Notre Dame * NBC L 10–3980,795 September 17 6:00 p.m. Buffalo * Campus Insiders/Twitter W 38–1420,457 September 24 9:00 a.m. at Purdue * ESPNews L 14–2441,607 October 1 9:00 p.m. at Hawaii Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV L 17–3823,593 October 8 4:00 p.m. Fresno State ESPN3 W 27–2222,411 October 15 7:30 p.m. at San Jose State CBSSN L 10–1415,161 October 22 7:30 p.m. Wyoming ESPN2 L 34–4218,877 November 5 7:15 p.m. at New Mexico ESPNU L 26–3517,290 November 12 7:30 p.m. San Diego State CBSSN L 16–4616,730 November 19 1:00 p.m. Utah State ESPN3 W 38–3713,390 November 26 1:00 p.m. at UNLV ESPN3 W 45–1023,569 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Personnel Game summaries Cal Poly Cal Poly at Nevada 1 2 3 4 OT Total Mustangs (Div. I FCS ) 7 3 0 14 3 27 • Wolf Pack 21 3 0 0 6 30
Date: September 2, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 19,138Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 21 MPH Referee: Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (Campus Insiders ): Ryan Radtke (play–by–play) and Kevin Grimes (analyst) Scoring summary 1 12:10 NEV James Butler 50–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50) NEV 7–0 09:13 NEV Wyatt Demps 6–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 27 yards, 1:43) NEV 14–0 02:52 CP Joe Protheroe 28–yard run (Casey Sublette kick)(4 plays, 50 yards, 1:40) NEV 14–7 00:49 NEV Jerico Richardson 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03) NEV 21–7 2 08:28 CP Casey Sublette 27–yard field goal(17 plays, 70 yards, 7:15) NEV 21–10 00:03 NEV Brent Zuzo 25–yard field goal(5 plays, 45 yards, 0:35) NEV 24–10 4 14:38 CP Dano Graves 10–yard run (Casey Sublette kick)(8 plays, 68 yards, 2:59) NEV 24–17 01:20 CP Dano Graves 1–yard run (Casey Sublette kick)(18 plays, 79 yards, 9:06) TIE 24–24 OT 15:00 CP Casey Sublette 37–yard field goal(4 plays, 6 yards, 0:00) CP 27–24 15:00 NEV James Butler 5–yard run(4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) NEV 30–27
Pregame line Over/under NEV –21.564[7]
Statistics Cal Poly Nevada First downs 23 18 Total yards 445 363 Rushing yards 383 174 Passing yards 62 189 Turnovers 6 0 Time of possession 36:09 23:51
Team Category Player Statistics Cal Poly Passing Dano Graves 5/12, 62 yards Rushing Dano Graves 26 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Carson McMurtrey 2 receptions, 25 yards Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 17/23, 189 yards, 2 TDs Rushing James Butler 21 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Andrew Celis 2 receptions, 47 yards
At Notre Dame Nevada at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • No. 18 Fighting Irish 0 25 14 0 39
Scoring summary 2 12:57 ND Justin Yoon 21–yard field goal(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:21) ND 3–0 10:35 ND C. J. Sanders 7–yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick failed)(3 plays, 25 yards, 0:55) ND 9–0 10:30 ND Team 0–yard safety ND 11–0 08:23 ND Kevin Stepherson 4–yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick)(3 plays, 4 yards, 1:05) ND 18–0 00:35 ND Tarean Folston 2–yard run (Justin Yoon kick)(13 plays, 88 yards, 4:28) ND 25–0 3 08:30 ND DeShone Kizer 2–yard run (Justin Yoon kick)(9 plays, 85 yards, 4:36) ND 32–0 03:54 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal(11 plays, 66 yards, 4:36) ND 32–3 00:38 ND Dexter Williams 1–yard run (Justin Yoon kick)(7 plays, 57 yards, 3:07) ND 39–3 4 03:19 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 6–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(5 plays, 86 yards, 2:14) ND 39–10
Pregame line Over/under ND –28 62[8]
Statistics Nevada Notre Dame First downs 16 21 Total yards 300 444 Rushing yards 99 239 Passing yards 201 205 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 26:28 33:32
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 10/23, 113 yards, 1 INT Rushing James Butler 17 carries, 50 yards Receiving Andrew Celis 1 reception, 68 yards Notre Dame Passing DeShone Kizer 15/18, 156 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Josh Adams 10 carries, 106 yards Receiving Equanimeous St. Brown 6 receptions, 85 yards
Buffalo Buffalo at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 7 7 14 • Wolf Pack 7 17 7 7 38
Date: September 17, 2016Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutesGame attendance: 20,457Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: WNW 6 MPH Referee: David AlvarezTV announcers (Campus Insiders /Twitter ): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Darius Walker (analyst) and Shae Peppler (sideline) Scoring summary 1 09:19 NEV Tyler Stewart 9–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(8 plays, 72 yards, 3:15) NEV 7–0 2 14:52 NEV Brent Zuzo 23–yard field goal(5 plays, 51 yards, 1:13) NEV 10–0 06:50 NEV James Butler 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(15 plays, 87 yards, 6:45) NEV 17–0 01:13 NEV James Butler 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:05) NEV 24–0 3 09:01 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) NEV 31–0 03:01 UB Jordan Johnson 57–yard pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29) NEV 31–7 4 11:51 NEV Wyatt Demps 2–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 6:10) NEV 38–7 08:50 UB Jordan Johnson 12–yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01) NEV 38–14
Pregame line Over/under NEV –1250[9]
Statistics Buffalo Nevada First downs 17 32 Total yards 361 521 Rushing yards 231 352 Passing yards 130 169 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 20:31 39:29
Team Category Player Statistics Buffalo Passing Tyree Jackson 7/22, 130 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jordan Johnson 17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jordan Johnson 1 reception, 57 yards, 1 TD Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 16/21, 160 yards, 1 TD Rushing James Butler 28 carries, 174 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Jerico Richardson 3 receptions, 46 yards
At Purdue Nevada at Purdue 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 7 0 0 14 • Boilermakers 0 10 7 7 24
Date: September 24, 2016Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 41,607Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 7 MPH Referee: Mike CannonTV announcers (ESPNews ): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Dan Hawkins (analyst) Scoring summary 1 05:00 NEV Hasaan Henderson 15–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(10 plays, 61 yards, 4:47) NEV 7–0 2 13:10 PUR J. D. Dellinger 36–yard field goal(15 plays, 58 yards, 6:50) NEV 7–3 05:56 NEV James Butler 6–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(3 plays, 20 yards, 1:19) NEV 14–3 01:20 PUR Bilal Marshall 48–yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 1:42) NEV 14–10 3 08:03 PUR Markell Jones 5–yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick)(12 plays, 49 yards, 4:17) PUR 17–14 4 01:17 PUR Brycen Hopkins 51–yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:59) PUR 24–17
Pregame line Over/under PUR –5.5 60[10]
Statistics Nevada Purdue First downs 18 25 Total yards 253 466 Rushing yards 68 166 Passing yards 185 300 Turnovers 0 6 Time of possession 28:09 31:51
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 22/29, 178 yards, 2 TDs Rushing James Butler 14 carries, 38 yards Receiving James Butler 6 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD Purdue Passing David Blough 21/30, 300 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Markell Jones 22 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD Receiving Bilal Marshall 5 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
At Hawaii Nevada at Hawaii 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 3 0 14 17 • Rainbow Warriors 3 14 21 0 38
Date: October 1, 2016Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:08 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 23,593Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 13 MPH Referee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (Campus Insiders /Oceanic PPV ): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Scott Robbs (sideline) Scoring summary 1 05:23 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 27–yard field goal(10 plays, 81 yards, 6:06) UH 3–0 2 08:43 UH Steven Lakalaka 4–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick)(10 plays, 88 yards, 4:05) UH 10–0 02:28 NEV Brent Zuzo 31–yard field goal(14 plays, 61 yards, 6:15) UH 10–3 00:48 UH Metuisela 'Unga 16–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 1:35) UH 17–3 3 13:48 UH John Ursua 5–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) UH 24–3 06:10 UH Metuisela 'Unga 8–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick)(6 plays, 95 yards, 2:48) UH 31–3 01:02 UH Kaiwi Chung 1–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick)(6 plays, 58 yards, 3:07) UH 38–3 4 10:09 NEV Wyatt Demps 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:21) UH 38–10 05:02 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:11) UH 38–17
Pregame line Over/under NEV –3.556[11]
Statistics Nevada Hawaii First downs 23 24 Total yards 397 566 Rushing yards 194 344 Passing yards 203 222 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 31:36 28:24
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 19/33, 203 yards, 1 TD Rushing James Butler 21 carries, 168 yards Receiving Wyatt Demps 4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD Hawaii Passing Dru Brown 15/18, 222 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Diocemy Saint Juste 19 carries, 205 yards Receiving Marcus Kemp 6 receptions, 88 yards
Fresno State Fresno State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 6 0 7 9 22 • Wolf Pack 7 14 0 6 27
Date: October 8, 2016Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:04 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutesGame attendance: 22,411Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: Kevin MarTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst) Scoring summary 1 09:13 FS Kody Kroening 44–yard field goal(9 plays, 59 yards, 3:11) FS 3–0 04:48 NEV Wyatt Demps 36–yard pass from Andrew Celis (Brent Zuzo kick)(10 plays, 82 yards, 4:20) NEV 7–3 00:00 FS Kody Korening 25–yard field goal(11 plays, 57 yards, 4:48) NEV 7–6 2 04:22 NEV Tyler Stewart 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(10 plays, 44 yards, 3:33) NEV 14–6 00:12 NEV Wyatt Demps 3–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 84 yards, 1:21) NEV 21–6 3 01:26 FS Jared Rice 1–yard pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick)(15 plays, 65 yards, 8:13) NEV 21–13 4 13:37 FS Kody Kroening 35–yard field goal(5 plays, 25 yards, 2:13) NEV 21–16 07:56 NEV Wyatt Demps 8–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick failed)(14 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) NEV 27–16 05:08 FS Dontel James 5–yard run (Chason Virgil pass failed)(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:48) NEV 27–22
Pregame line Over/under NEV –855[12]
Statistics Fresno State Nevada First downs 25 23 Total yards 452 389 Rushing yards 255 226 Passing yards 197 163 Turnovers 5 2 Time of possession 32:08 27:52
Team Category Player Statistics Fresno State Passing Chason Virgil 16/27, 197 yards, 1 TD Rushing Dontel James 27 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD Receiving KeeSean Johnson 5 receptions, 71 yards Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 13/20, 127 yards, 2 TDs Rushing James Butler 37 carries, 175 yards Receiving Wyatt Demps 9 receptions, 124 yards, 3 TDs
At San Jose State Nevada at San Jose State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • Spartans 0 7 0 7 14
Date: October 15, 2016Location: CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 15,161Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 11 MPH Referee: David AlvarezTV announcers (CBSSN ): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline) Scoring summary 2 11:20 SJSU Kenny Potter 3–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick)(7 plays, 23 yards, 3:27) SJSU 7–0 3 00:31 NEV Spencer Pettit 28–yard field goal(13 plays, 65 yards, 6:39) SJSU 7–3 4 06:52 NEV James Butler 46–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Spencer Pettit kick)(6 plays, 77 yards, 2:07) NEV 10–7 00:50 SJSU Kenny Potter 3–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick)(12 plays, 84 yards, 5:55) SJSU 14–10
Pregame line Over/under SJSU –3 56[13]
Statistics Nevada San Jose State First downs 13 20 Total yards 257 279 Rushing yards 113 137 Passing yards 144 142 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 23:32 36:28
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 9/20, 144 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing James Butler 20 carries, 94 yards Receiving James Butler 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD San Jose State Passing Kenny Potter 11/17, 142 yards Rushing Malik Roberson 35 carries, 139 yards Receiving Tre Hartley 5 receptions, 76 yards
Wyoming Wyoming at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 7 14 14 7 42 Wolf Pack 0 13 14 7 34
Date: October 22, 2016Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:41 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutesGame attendance: 18,877Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: SSE 7 MPH Referee: Kevin HassellTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Dave LaMont (play–by–play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst) Scoring summary 1 06:58 WYO Brian Hill 56–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)(3 plays, 65 yards, 1:01) WYO 7–0 2 14:05 NEV Spencer Pettit 45–yard field goal(12 plays, 44 yards, 5:28) WYO 7–3 10:01 WYO Brian Hill 2–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)(8 plays, 92 yards, 3:59) WYO 14–3 06:47 NEV Ty Gangi 17–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) WYO 14–10 01:23 WYO Josh Allen 1–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 5:24) WYO 21–10 00:25 NEV Spencer Pettit 44–yard field goal(10 plays, 52 yards, 0:53) WYO 21–13 3 08:44 WYO Josh Allen 4–yard pass from Austin Conway (Cooper Rothe kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 6:16) WYO 28–13 06:27 NEV James Butler 9–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(6 plays, 54 yards, 2:08) WYO 28–20 04:15 WYO Brian Hill 20–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)(7 plays, 57 yards, 2:05) WYO 35–20 01:03 NEV Jarred Gipson 27–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:06) WYO 35–27 4 02:52 WYO Josh Allen 7–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42) WYO 42–27 00:40 NEV James Butler 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) WYO 42–34
Pregame line Over/under WYO –7 53[14]
Statistics Wyoming Nevada First downs 27 32 Total yards 540 479 Rushing yards 391 132 Passing yards 149 347 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 31:41 28:19
Team Category Player Statistics Wyoming Passing Josh Allen 9/13, 145 yards Rushing Brian Hill 29 carries, 289 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Tanner Gentry 4 receptions, 109 yards Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 27/43, 300 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing James Butler 14 carries, 73 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Wyatt Demps 8 receptions, 97 yards
At New Mexico Nevada at New Mexico 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 14 0 12 26 • Lobos 7 7 14 7 35
Date: November 5, 2016Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutesGame attendance: 17,290Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Overcast/Rain • Wind: 5 MPH • Note: Game was delayed by lightning after halftime for 1 hour and 49 minutes.Referee: Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (ESPNU ): Roy Philpott (play–by–play) and Brian Kinchen (analyst) Scoring summary 1 09:45 NM Richard McQuarley 3–yard run (Jason Sanders kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15) NM 7–0 2 13:36 NEV James Butler 9–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35) TIE 7–7 06:13 NEV Wyatt Demps 12–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)(8 plays, 91 yards, 2:28) NEV 14–7 02:17 NM Tyrone Owens 25–yard run (Jason Sanders kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56) TIE 14–14 3 05:50 NM Lamar Jordan II 4–yard pass from Austin Apodaca (Jason Sanders kick)(14 plays, 63 yards, 7:41) NM 21–14 01:16 NM Emmanuel Harris 44–yard pass from Austin Apodaca (Jason Sanders kick)(6 plays, 66 yards, 2:57) NM 28–14 4 13:19 NEV Brandon Scott 19–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick blocked)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57) NM 28–20 11:31 NEV Ahki Muhammad 57–yard pass from Ty Gangi (pass failed)(1 play, 57 yards, 0:08) NM 28–26 02:54 NM Austin Apodaca 4–yard run (Jason Sanders kick)(8 plays, 57 yards, 4:49) NM 35–26
Pregame line Over/under NM –15 60[15]
Statistics Nevada New Mexico First downs 19 23 Total yards 409 473 Rushing yards 108 373 Passing yards 301 100 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 19:51 40:09
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 19/34, 301 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing James Butler 16 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving Wyatt Demps 6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD New Mexico Passing Austin Apodaca 7/9, 96 yards, 1 TD Rushing Teriyon Gipson 20 carries, 121 yards Receiving Emmanuel Harris 1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD
San Diego State San Diego State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total • Aztecs 10 16 13 7 46 Wolf Pack 7 0 2 7 16
Date: November 12, 2016Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:37 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutesGame attendance: 16,730Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 6 MPH Referee: Brandon CruseTV announcers (CBSSN ): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline) Scoring summary 1 12:32 SDSU Rashaad Penny 40–yard run (John Baron II kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:28) SDSU 7–0 07:32 NEV Hasaan Henderson 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) TIE 7–7 02:03 SDSU John Baron II 28–yard field goal(10 plays, 64 yards, 5:29) SDSU 10–7 2 10:19 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 3–yard run (John Baron II kick)(3 plays, 21 yards, 0:49) SDSU 17–7 05:53 SDSU Mikah Holder 6–yard run pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick blocked)(6 plays, 32 yards, 2:35) SDSU 23–7 00:03 SDSU John Baron II 31–yard field goal(10 plays, 77 yards, 1:42) SDSU 26–7 3 04:43 SDSU David Wells 17–yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick blocked)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:40) SDSU 32–7 04:43 NEV E. J. Muhammad 98–yard PAT return SDSU 32–9 02:50 SDSU Rashaad Penny 72–yard run (John Baron II kick)(2 plays, 73 yards, 0:52) SDSU 39–9 4 14:06 NEV Wyatt Demps 40–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44) SDSU 39–16 07:34 SDSU Juwan Washington 45–yard run (John Baron II kick)(3 plays, 54 yards, 1:26) SDSU 46–16
Pregame line Over/under SDSU –21.5 51[16]
Statistics San Diego State Nevada First downs 25 19 Total yards 620 366 Rushing yards 474 90 Passing yards 146 276 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:00 32:00
Team Category Player Statistics San Diego State Passing Christian Chapman 11/16, 146 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Rashaad Penny 10 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Mikah Holder 4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 21/37, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Jaxson Kincaide 10 carries, 41 yards Receiving Wyatt Demps 4 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Utah State Utah State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 10 10 10 37 • Wolf Pack 3 7 7 21 38
Date: November 19, 2016Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 13,390Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 MPH Referee: Mike DefeeTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst) Scoring summary 1 03:37 NEV Spencer Pettit 35–yard field goal(10 plays, 29 yards, 5:16) NEV 3–0 01:02 USU Kent Myers 37–yard run (Brock Warren kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:29) USU 7–3 2 09:52 USU Dominik Eberle 43–yard field goal(8 plays, 35 yards, 3:21) USU 10–3 05:25 USU Kent Myers 2–yard run (Brock Warren kick)(9 plays, 67 yards, 2:25) USU 17–3 00:38 NEV Wyatt Demps 1–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)(10 plays, 81 yards, 4:42) USU 17–10 3 13:54 USU Rayshad Lewis 59–yard run (Brock Warren kick)(1 play, 59 yards, 0:10) USU 24–10 09:09 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 7–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:45) USU 24–17 03:11 USU Dominik Eberle 20–yard field goal(13 plays, 62 yards, 5:58) USU 27–17 4 11:53 NEV James Butler 15–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(2 plays, 20 yards, 0:48) USU 27–24 11:03 USU Tonny Lindsey Jr. 68–yard run (Brock Warren kick)(2 plays, 77 yards, 0:44) USU 34–24 07:50 USU Dominik Eberle 22–yard field goal(4 plays, 9 yards, 1:50) USU 37–24 07:19 NEV Elijah Mitchell 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) USU 37–31 00:05 NEV Ty Gangi 6–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(10 plays, 51 yards, 1:32) NEV 38–37
Pregame line Over/under USU –7 56[17]
Statistics Utah State Nevada First downs 21 22 Total yards 523 341 Rushing yards 396 214 Passing yards 127 127 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 27:22 32:38
Team Category Player Statistics Utah State Passing Kent Myers 10/18, 127 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tonny Lindsey Jr. 21 carries, 168 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ron'Quavion Tarver 3 receptions, 51 yards Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 13/26, 127 yards, 1 TD Rushing James Butler 26 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD Receiving James Butler 4 receptions, 52 yards
At UNLV Nevada at UNLVBattle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 17 3 15 45 Rebels 0 10 0 0 10
Date: November 26, 2016Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutesGame attendance: 23,569Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ENE 5 MPH Referee: Daniel RomeoTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Dave Raymond (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:48 NEV Ty Gangi 19–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 4:12) NEV 7–0 07:14 NEV Spencer Pettit 25–yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 2:06) NEV 10–0 2 14:50 NEV James Butler 33–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 3:13) NEV 17–0 12:22 UNLV Kurt Palandech 27–yard run (Evan Pantels kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:23) NEV 17–7 06:58 NEV Spencer Pettit 32–yard field goal(11 plays, 56 yards, 5:17) NEV 20–7 02:05 NEV James Butler 14–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:47) NEV 27–7 00:00 UNLV Evan Pantels 47–yard field goal(11 plays, 49 yards, 1:59) NEV 27–10 3 09:16 NEV Spencer Pettit 38–yard field goal(9 plays, 50 yards, 3:57) NEV 30–10 4 11:02 NEV James Butler 3–yard run (Hasaan Henderson pass)(10 plays, 84 yards, 4:28) NEV 38–10 02:31 NEV James Butler 13–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)(9 plays, 71 yards, 5:30) NEV 45–10
Pregame line Over/under UNLV –10 59[18]
Statistics Nevada UNLV First downs 27 14 Total yards 511 303 Rushing yards 318 182 Passing yards 193 121 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 37:42 22:18
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 15/22, 193 yards, 1 TD Rushing James Butler 32 carries, 196 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Wyatt Demps 2 receptions, 57 yards UNLV Passing Kurt Palandech 9/22, 121 yards, 1 INT Rushing Kurt Palandech 14 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Trevor Kanteman 2 receptions, 39 yards
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