2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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 ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Boise State x	6	–	2	10	–	3
New Mexico x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Colorado State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Hawaii	4	–	4	7	–	7
Nevada	3	–	5	5	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UNLV	3	–	5	4	–	8
Fresno State	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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] They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division.

On November 27, Polian and Nevada agreed to part ways.^[3] He finished at Nevada with a four year record of 23–27. Polian later returned to the 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.

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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)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 30–27 ^OT	19,138
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 10–39	80,795
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders/Twitter	W 38–14	20,457
September 24	9:00 a.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	L 14–24	41,607
October 1	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV	L 17–38	23,593
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 27–22	22,411
October 15	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 10–14	15,161
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	L 34–42	18,877
November 5	7:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	ESPNU	L 26–35	17,290
November 12	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 16–46	16,730
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 38–37	13,390
November 26	1:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	ESPN3	W 45–10	23,569
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Dominic Christian	Fr
TE	`5`	Trevion Armstrong	Fr
QB	`6`	Ty Gangi (C)	So
QB	`7`	Joe Pyle	Fr
QB	`11`	Hunter Fralick	So
QB	`12`	Hasaan Henderson	Sr
QB	`13`	Cristian Solano	Fr
QB	`14`	Dante Mayes	Jr
QB	`15`	Tyler Stewart (C)	Sr
WR	`16`	Brandon Thompson	So
WR	`17`	Brendan O'Leary-Orange	Fr
WR	`18`	Reese Neville	Fr
WR	`19`	Wyatt Demps	Jr
RB	`20`	James Butler	Jr
WR	`22`	Jimbo Davis IV	Jr
RB	`22`	Akeel Lynch	GS
RB	`23`	Kelton Moore	Fr
RB	`24`	Jaxson Kincaide	Fr
WR	`28`	Jason Elenberger	So
RB	`29`	Isaiah Hamilton	Fr
WR	`31`	Randy Uzoma	Sr
RB	`33`	Blake Wright	So
WR	`40`	Devin Porter	Fr
TE	`43`	Colin Flannery	Fr
TE	`44`	Kori Collins	Fr
TE	`45`	Austin Carrow	Sr
TE	`47`	Jarred Gipson	Sr
TE	`49`	Trae Carter-Wells	So
OL	`53`	Tyler Rosentreter	Jr
OL	`60`	Reese Backman	So
OL	`62`	Nathan Goltry	Sr
OL	`63`	Daren Echeveria	So
OL	`64`	Sean Krepsz	So
OL	`65`	Clifford Porter	Fr
OL	`67`	Jake Herron	Fr
OL	`70`	Nathan Edwards	Fr
OL	`71`	Jake Nelson	So
OL	`72`	Jeremy Macauley	Sr
OL	`73`	Austin Corbett	Jr
OL	`74`	Ilya Lopez	Jr
OL	`75`	Carl Burton-Hill	Fr
OL	`76`	Nate Brown	Fr
OL	`79`	Jacob Henry	Sr
WR	`80`	David Harvey	Fr
WR	`81`	Victor Gonzalez	Fr
WR	`82`	Tucker Melcher	Jr
WR	`83`	Andrew Celis	So
WR	`84`	Jerico Richardson	Sr
OL	`85`	Miles Beach	Fr
TE	`86`	Brandon Scott	So
WR	`87`	Brayden Sanchez	Sr
TE	`88`	Evan Faunce	Jr
TE	`89`	Nick Colson	Fr
OL	`91`	Kalei Meyer	So
OL	`97`	Salesa Faraimo	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Asauni Rufus	So
DB	`3`	Ahki Muhammed	So
DB	`4`	E.J. Muhammed	Fr
DB	`5`	Dameon Baber	So
LB	`7`	Gabriel Sewell	Fr
DB, LB	`8`	Jaden Sawyer	Jr
DB	`9`	Marcus Lucas	Fr
DB	`10`	L.J. Jackson	Sr
DB	`12`	Dag Irby	Fr
DB	`16`	Kevin Howell	Fr
DE	`17`	Jarid Joseph	So
DB	`18`	Elijah Moody	So
DB	`19`	Daylon Johnson	Fr
LB	`24`	Lucas Weber	So
LB	`25`	Maliek Broady	Fr
DB	`25`	Daniel Brown	Fr
DB	`26`	Kendall Johnson	Jr
DB	`28`	Elijah Mitchell	Sr
DB	`29`	Cameron Turner	Fr
LB	`30`	Lawson Hall	Fr
DB	`32`	Devoreaux Stewart	Sr
LB	`34`	Travis Wilson	Jr
LB	`35`	Riley Brand	Fr
LB	`36`	Tyler Crandall	Fr
DB	`37`	David Kruskamp	So
LB	`38`	Jake Lacaden	So
DL	`39`	Ricky Thomas Jr.	Fr
LB	`49`	Alec Simpson	Fr
LB	`50`	Austin Paulhus	Jr
LB	`51`	Colton Concellos	Jr
LB	`52`	D.J. Powe	Fr
DL	`55`	Nakita Lealao	Jr
LB	`56`	Alex Bertrando	Sr
LB	`57`	John Durney	Sr
DL	`58`	Nolan Dambacher	Sr
DL	`61`	Jacob Drahos	Fr
DL	`66`	Thomas Newton	Jr
DL	`78`	Jarius McDade	Jr
LB	`90`	Malik Reed	So
DL	`92`	Nick Gregg	Fr
DL	`93`	Jordan Silva	So
DL	`95`	Patrick Choudja	Jr
DL	`96`	Hausia Sekona	Fr
DL	`98`	Kameron Toomer	Fr
DL	`99`	Korey Rush	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`26`	Evan Rios	Fr
PK	`40`	Brent Zuzo	Sr
LS	`42`	Wes Farnsworth	So
P	`46`	Alex Boy	Sr
PK	`48`	Spencer Pettit	Fr
LS	`94`	Kyler Powell	Fr

Head coach

Brian Polian

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tim Cramsey – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Scott Boone – Co–Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Bill Teerlinck – Co–Defensive coordinator/defensive line
Lester Erb – Assistant head coach/wide receivers
Mike Bradeson – Recruiting coordinator/safeties
Marc Nudelberg – Special teams coordinator/running backs
Jonathan Himebauch – Offensive line
Cheston Blackshear – Tight ends
Ricky Thomas – Cornerbacks
Jeff Nady – Graduate assistant (Offense)
Alec Drudi – Graduate assistant (Defense)
John Landwehr – Graduate assistant (Defense)
Jody Owens – Graduate assistant (Defense)

Support staff

David Fox – Director of football administration
Doug Lichtenberger – Director of football and recruiting operations
Brad Rogers – Recruiting Operations Specialist
Beau Worpell – Quality Control (Offense)
Zach Coleman – Quality Control (Defense)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 6, 2021

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 minutes
Game attendance: 19,138
Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 21 MPH
Referee: Kevin Boitmann
TV 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
2	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
4	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
OT	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

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

Date: September 10, 2016
Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN
Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
Game attendance: 80,795
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 12 MPH
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Doug Flutie (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

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, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
Game attendance: 20,457
Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: WNW 6 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV 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
3	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
4	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

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, 2016
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
Game attendance: 41,607
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 7 MPH
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV 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, 2016
Location: Aloha Stadium
Halawa, HI
Game start: 6:08 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
Game attendance: 23,593
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 13 MPH
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV 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
4	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

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, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 4:04 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
Game attendance: 22,411
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV 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
2	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

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, 2016
Location: CEFCU Stadium
San Jose, CA
Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
Game attendance: 15,161
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 11 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV 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
4	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, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 7:41 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Game attendance: 18,877
Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: SSE 7 MPH
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV 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
4	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
(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, 2016
Location: University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
Game attendance: 17,290
Game 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 Boitmann
TV 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
3	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, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 7:37 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
Game attendance: 16,730
Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 6 MPH
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV 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
4	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, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
Game attendance: 13,390
Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 MPH
Referee: Mike Defee
TV 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
1	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 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, 2016
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, NV
Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes
Game attendance: 23,569
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ENE 5 MPH
Referee: Daniel Romeo
TV 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
1	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
4	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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