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
The Mountain West media days were held on July 26–27, 2016, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise , Nevada .[ 4]
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
edit
The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.[ 6]
Defense
Dameon Baber – DB
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 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 HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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: 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 –21.5
64[ 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
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 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 –12
50[ 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
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
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 –3.5
56[ 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 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 –8
55[ 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
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 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
Nevada at New Mexico (Battle of the Wolves)
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 at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
• Aztecs
10
16 13 7
46
Wolf Pack
7
0 2 7
16
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 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
Nevada at UNLV (Battle 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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