American college football season
The 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium . They were members of the Mountain West Conference .[ 2]
On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3] [ 4]
Listed in the order that they were released
The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled on July 16–17, 2020, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood , California , but were canceled in favor of virtual media days due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 13] [ 14]
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.[ 15]
West Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 San Diego State 122 (19) 2 Nevada 100 (2) 3 Hawaii 74 4 Fresno State 73 5 San Jose State 43 6 UNLV 29
Mountain Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Boise State 125 (20) 2 Wyoming 90 (1) 3 Air Force 86 4 Utah State 60 5 Colorado State 59 6 New Mexico 21
[ edit ] The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team; one from the offense and one from the defense.[ 16]
Offense
Brandon Talton – PK
Defense
Dom Peterson – DL
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — —* — — — — — — — — RV RV RV — RV — — RV Coaches — —* — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released — — — — — Not released
† As of November 30, 2020
Defense
NICKEL E. J. Muhammad Jordan Lee ⋅
FS Christian Swint OR ⋅ ⋅
SS Tyson Williams Jayce Godley Emany Johnson
CB Berdale Robins OR ⋅ ⋅
DE DT DT DE Kameron Toomer Zak Mahannah Dom Peterson Sam Hammond Jack Powers Christopher Love Amir Johnson Daniel Grzesiak ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB A. J. King OR Kieran Clark ⋅
Offense
H Melquan Stovall Jamaal Bell Isaac Jernagin
LT LG C RG RT Jacob Gardner Jermaine Ledbetter Tyler Orsini Nate Brown Aaron Frost Moses Landis Gray Davis Nathan Edwards Zac Welch Cole Watts ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
RB Toa Taua OR Avery Morrow ⋅
Special teams PK P KR PR OR LS H
Wyoming at Nevada 1 2 3 4 OT Total Cowboys 3 3 7 18 3 34 • Wolf Pack 7 7 14 3 6 37
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 250Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N/AReferee: Timothy DavisTV announcers (CBSSN ): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Amanda Guerra (sideline) Scoring summary 1 06:25 NEV Tory Horton 26–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(10 plays, 78 yards, 5:09) NEV 7–0 02:38 WYO John Hoyland 27–yard field goal(5 plays, 16 yards, 1:23) NEV 7–3 2 14:57 WYO John Hoyland 36–yard field goal(5 plays, 51 yards, 1:44) NEV 7–6 01:46 NEV Cole Turner 50–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(1 play, 50 yards, 0:08) NEV 14–6 3 10:30 NEV Avery Morrow 18–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(9 plays, 94 yards, 4:26) NEV 21–6 03:47 NEV Cole Turner 10–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(10 plays, 66 yards, 5:05) NEV 28–6 02:50 WYO Levi Williams 21–yard run (John Hoyland kick)(3 plays, 65 yards, 0:57) NEV 28–13 4 13:13 WYO Gunner Gentry 22–yard pass from Levi Williams (John Hoyland kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:32) NEV 28–20 08:30 WYO Levi Williams 8–yard run (Treyton Welch pass)(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:56) TIE 28–28 03:26 NEV Brandon Talton 21–yard field goal(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:44) NEV 31–28 00:23 WYO John Hoyland 42–yard field goal(11 plays, 74 yards, 1:07) TIE 31–31 OT 15:00 WYO John Hoyland 38–yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:00) WYO 34–31 15:00 NEV Romeo Doubs 9–yard pass from Carson Strong(4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) NEV 37–34
Pregame line Over/under WYO –3 54[ 22]
Statistics Wyoming Nevada First downs 19 25 Total yards 361 496 Rushing yards 128 76 Passing yards 233 420 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 25:02 34:58
Team Category Player Statistics Wyoming Passing Levi Williams 16/31, 227 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Xazavian Valladay 22 carries, 87 yards Receiving Isaiah Neyor 3 receptions, 102 yards Nevada Passing Carson Strong 39/52, 420 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Devonte Lee 18 carries, 65 yards Receiving Cole Turner 7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada at UNLVBattle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 14 3 10 37 Rebels 3 9 7 0 19
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV Game start: 7:47 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 2,000Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoor • Wind: IndoorReferee: Stephen BaronTV announcers (FS1 ): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:47 NEV Brandon Talton 32–yard field goal(10 plays, 60 yards, 4:13) NEV 3–0 07:37 UNLV Daniel Gutierrez 36–yard field goal(8 plays, 46 yards, 3:04) TIE 3–3 04:33 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(4 plays, 45 yards, 2:46) NEV 10–3 2 14:06 UNLV Daniel Gutierrez 31–yard field goal(13 plays, 61 yards, 5:27) NEV 10–6 13:55 NEV Romeo Doubs 65–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(1 play, 65 yards, 0:11) NEV 17–6 02:20 UNLV Tyleek Collins 1–yard pass from Max Gilliam (pass failed)(11 plays, 81 yards, 4:19) NEV 17–12 00:15 NEV Justin Lockhart 4–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:59) NEV 24–12 3 08:36 NEV Brandon Talton 26–yard field goal(8 plays, 55 yards, 3:06) NEV 27–12 02:06 UNLV Steve Jenkins 5–yard pass from Max Gilliam (Daniel Gutierrez kick)(14 plays, 86 yards, 6:25) NEV 27–19 4 13:37 NEV Toa Taua 4–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(6 plays, 70 yards, 3:19) NEV 34–19 02:27 NEV Brandon Talton 34–yard field goal(9 plays, 64 yards, 5:06) NEV 37–19
Pregame line Over/under NEV –1459[ 23]
Statistics Nevada UNLV First downs 22 22 Total yards 497 348 Rushing yards 147 126 Passing yards 350 222 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 27:36 32:24
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Carson Strong 21/27, 350 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Toa Taua 12 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD Receiving Romeo Doubs 7 receptions, 219 yards, 1 TD UNLV Passing Max Gilliam 27/40, 207 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Charles Williams 19 carries, 99 yards Receiving Tyleek Collins 5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Utah State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 9 0 0 0 9 • Wolf Pack 7 14 10 3 34
Date: Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:00 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutesGame attendance: 250Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: Cal McNeillTV announcers (FS1 ): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Evan Moore (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:12 USU A.J. Vongphachanh 5–yard safety USU 2–0 05:32 USU Justin McGriff 4–yard pass from Jason Shelley (Connor Coles kick)(8 plays, 61 yards, 2:53) USU 9–0 01:38 NEV Romeo Doubs 42–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(6 plays, 74 yards, 3:48) USU 9–7 2 11:06 NEV Romeo Doubs 3–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(11 plays, 64 yards, 3:48) NEV 14–9 06:54 NEV Romeo Roubs 54–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(6 plays, 81 yards, 2:20) NEV 21–9 3 11:30 NEV Toa Taua 15–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(6 plays, 77 yards, 2:33) NEV 28–9 02:03 NEV Brandon Talton 36–yard field goal(8 plays, 71 yards, 3:54) NEV 31–9 4 09:45 NEV Brandon Talton 26–yard field goal(14 plays, 63 yards, 6:23) NEV 34–9
Pregame line Over/under NEV –1758.5[ 24]
Statistics Utah State Nevada First downs 11 27 Total yards 210 542 Rushing yards 109 121 Passing yards 101 421 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 23:16 36:44
Team Category Player Statistics Utah State Passing Jason Shelley 15/27, 96 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jason Shelley 7 carries, 34 yards Receiving Deven Thompkins 6 receptions, 30 yards Nevada Passing Carson Strong 36/52, 411 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Toa Taua 12 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD Receiving Romeo Doubs 7 receptions, 137 yards, 3 TDs
Nevada at New Mexico 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 10 10 7 27 Lobos 7 6 0 7 20
Date: November 14, 2020Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 3:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 250Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NoneReferee: Michael VanderVeldeTV announcers (FS2 ): Anthony LaPanta (play–by–play) and Ron Johnson (analyst) Scoring summary 1 00:08 NM Trae Hall 16–yard pass from Bryson Carroll (George Steinkamp kick)(6 plays, 55 yards, 2:37) NM 7–0 2 12:09 NM George Steinkamp 26–yard field goal(7 plays, 44 yards, 2:57) NM 10–0 03:41 NEV Brandon Talton 28–yard field goal(8 plays, 38 yards, 4:13) NM 10–3 03:21 NEV Romeo Doubs 33–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(1 play, 33 yards, 0:08) TIE 10–10 01:04 NM George Steinkamp 48–yard field goal(5 plays, 14 yards, 0:59) NM 13–10 3 10:09 NEV Brandon Talton 34–yard field goal(11 plays, 53 yards, 4:44) TIE 13–13 04:36 NEV Romeo Doubs 61–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(4 plays, 82 yards, 1:24) NEV 20–13 4 06:47 NEV Romeo Doubs 59–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(5 plays, 81 yards, 2:23) NEV 27–13 04:02 NM Bobby Cole 1–yard run (George Steinkamp kick)(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:37) NEV 27–20
Pregame line Over/under NEV –17.563[ 25]
Statistics Nevada New Mexico First downs 19 21 Total yards 392 352 Rushing yards 52 141 Passing yards 340 211 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 27:45 32:15
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Carson Strong 24/38, 336 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Toa Taua 15 carries, 62 yards Receiving Romeo Doubs 5 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TDs New Mexico Passing Trae Hall 17/32, 195 yards, 1 INT Rushing Bobby Cole 17 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD Receiving Emmanuel Logan–Greene 5 receptions, 56 yards
San Diego State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Aztecs 7 14 0 0 21 • Wolf Pack 6 10 10 0 26
Date: November 21, 2020Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 35 minutesGame attendance: 50Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N/AReferee: Timothy DavisTV announcers (CBS ): Brad Nessler (play–by–play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Scoring summary 1 08:37 NEV Brandon Talton 31–yard field goal(9 plays, 29 yards, 3:23) NEV 3–0 07:33 SDSU Lucas Johnson 35–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:04) SDSU 7–3 02:36 NEV Brandon Talton 33–yard field goal(9 plays, 59 yards, 4:57) SDSU 7–6 2 14:57 SDSU Kobe Smith 7–yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:39) SDSU 14–6 09:55 NEV Brandon Talton 22–yard field goal(12 plays, 70 yards, 5:02) SDSU 14–9 04:15 NEV Cole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(8 plays, 86 yards, 3:19) NEV 16–14 01:15 SDSU Greg Bell 2–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)(6 plays, 64 yards, 2:54) SDSU 21–16 3 10:42 NEV Romeo Doubs 50–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(7 plays, 70 yards, 2:57) NEV 23–21 02:17 NEV Brandon Talton 27–yard field goal(7 plays, 24 yards, 3:46) NEV 26–21
Pregame line Over/under SDSU –1.5 46.5[ 26]
Statistics San Diego State Nevada First downs 16 19 Total yards 293 376 Rushing yards 109 88 Passing yards 184 288 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:07 32:53
Team Category Player Statistics San Diego State Passing Lucas Johnson 14/24, 184 yards, 1 TD Rushing Chance Bell 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving Jesse Matthews 5 receptions, 80 yards Nevada Passing Carson Strong 31/46, 288 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Toa Taua 13 carries, 52 yards Receiving Romeo Doubs 5 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
Nevada at Hawaii 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 0 14 21 • Rainbow Warriors 0 10 7 7 24
Date: November 28, 2020Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: 62% Humidity • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Christian WatsonTV announcers (KNSN-TV /SPEC HI ): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play) and Rich Miano (analyst) Scoring summary 2 10:11 UH Matthew Shipley 31–yard field goal(14 plays, 80 yards, 5:29) UH 3–0 02:57 NEV Cole Turner 4–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(13 plays, 81 yards, 7:08) NEV 7–3 00:59 UH Calvin Turner 7–yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:58) UH 10–7 3 03:20 UH Miles Reed 4–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick)(10 plays, 99 yards, 4:02) UH 17–7 4 14:28 NEV Toa Taua 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52) UH 17–14 09:31 UH Chevan Cordeiro 2–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 4:57) UH 24–14 05:38 NEV Tory Horton 18–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:53) UH 24–21
Pregame line Over/under NEV –763[ 27]
Statistics Nevada Hawaii First downs 23 25 Total yards 376 365 Rushing yards 208 119 Passing yards 168 246 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 32:07 27:53
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Carson Strong 20/25, 168 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Toa Taua 20 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cole Turner 6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD Hawaii Passing Chevan Cordeiro 26/32, 246 yards, 1 TD Rushing Chevan Cordeiro 15 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD Receiving Calvin Turner 10 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Fresno State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 13 0 6 26 • Wolf Pack 17 7 0 13 37
Date: December 5, 2020Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:10 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 56 minutesGame attendance: 50Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Cold and Overcast • Wind: N/AReferee: Cal McNeillTV announcers (FS2 ): Anthony LaPanta (play–by–play) and Ron Johnson (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:34 NEV Brandon Talton 49–yard field goal(7 plays, 38 yards, 3:26) NEV 3–0 08:05 FS Josh Kelly 9–yard run (Mac Dalena kick)(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:23) FS 7–3 05:12 NEV Cole Turner 5–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(4 plays, 40 yards, 1:00) NEV 10–7 03:30 NEV Cole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(3 plays, 21 yards, 1:19) NEV 17–7 2 12:03 FS Jake Haener 3–yard run (Mac Dalena kick)(16 plays, 75 yards, 6:27) NEV 17–14 09:14 NEV Tory Horton 17–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:43) NEV 24–14 01:32 FS Keric Wheatfall 19–yard pass from Jake Haener (Mac Dalena kick failed)(4 plays, 58 yards, 1:00) NEV 24–20 4 13:42 NEV Tory Horton 85–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick failed)(3 plays, 85 yards, 0:57) NEV 30–20 05:32 NEV Tory Horton 32–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(5 plays, 65 yards, 2:40) NEV 37–20 01:39 FS Zane Pope 21–yard pass from Jake Haener (Mac Dalena kick failed)(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:53) NEV 37–26
Pregame line Over/under NEV –6.559[ 28]
Statistics Fresno State Nevada First downs 30 14 Total yards 599 416 Rushing yards 114 62 Passing yards 485 354 Turnovers 5 3 Time of possession 35:01 24:59
Team Category Player Statistics Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 41/65, 485 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ronnie Rivers 14 carries, 69 yards Receiving Keric Wheatfall 6 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD Nevada Passing Carson Strong 23/39, 354 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Toa Taua 11 carries, 39 yards Receiving Tory Horton 5 receptions, 148 yards, 3 TDs
Nevada vs. San Jose State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 10 10 0 0 20 • Spartans 7 0 20 3 30
Date: Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NoneReferee: Mike CuttoneTV announcers (CBSSN ): Dave Ryan (play–by–play) and Randy Cross (analyst) Scoring summary 1 09:25 NEV Brandon Talton 42–yard field goal(5 plays, 55 yards, 1:53) NEV 3–0 06:22 SJSU Jermai Braddock 33–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick)(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:59) SJSU 7–3 01:10 NEV Cole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(12 plays, 65 yards, 5:12) NEV 10–7 2 08:56 NEV Brandon Talton 43–yard field goal(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:53) NEV 13–7 07:06 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(2 plays, 8 yards, 0:40) NEV 20–7 3 14:46 SJSU Shamar Garrett 98–yard kickoff return (Matt Mercurio kick) NEV 20–14 02:34 SJSU Derrick Deese Jr. 5–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick)(12 plays, 99 yards, 6:12) SJSU 21–20 00:25 SJSU Tyler Nevens 69–yard run (Nick Nash rush failed)(1 play, 69 yards, 0:11) SJSU 27–20 4 09:35 SJSU Matt Mercurio 27–yard field goal(9 plays, 77 yards, 3:33) SJSU 30–20
Pregame line Over/under NEV –2.561.5[ 29]
Statistics Nevada San Jose State First downs 24 18 Total yards 398 506 Rushing yards 138 200 Passing yards 260 306 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 31:43 28:17
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Carson Strong 33/48, 260 yards, 1 TD Rushing Toa Taua 11 carries, 96 yards Receiving Romeo Doubs 9 receptions, 75 yards San Jose State Passing Nick Starkel 20/30, 306 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Tyler Nevens 12 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD Receiving Bailey Gaither 7 receptions, 156 yards
[ edit ] Nevada vs. TulaneFamous Idaho Potato Bowl ) 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 7 13 7 27 • Wolf Pack 6 20 0 12 38
Date: Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: WNW 22 MPH Referee: Steve StrimlingTV announcers (ESPN ): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline) Scoring summary 1 04:58 NEV Cole Turner 11–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick failed)(2 plays, 8 yards, 0:43) NEV 6–0 2 14:52 NEV Justin Lockhart 23–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(7 plays, 71 yards, 3:15) NEV 13–0 12:42 NEV Toa Taua 44–yard pass from Carson Strong (pass failed)(3 plays, 55 yards, 1:18) NEV 19–0 10:38 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 41–yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:04) NEV 19–7 07:44 NEV Toa Taua 50–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 2:48) NEV 26–7 3 10:03 TULN Michael Pratt 6–yard run (pass failed)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:57) NEV 26–13 06:30 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 28–yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:16) NEV 26–20 4 13:22 NEV Cole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (pass failed)(3 plays, 20 yards, 1:21) NEV 32–20 04:19 NEV Jamaal Bell 21–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick failed)(6 plays, 87 yards, 2:21) NEV 38–20 00:07 TULN Cameron Carroll 65–yard run (Merek Glover kick)(1 play, 80 yards, 0:10) NEV 38–27
Pregame line Over/under TULN –1 56.5[ 30]
Statistics Tulane Nevada First downs 18 21 Total yards 365 480 Rushing yards 197 209 Passing yards 168 271 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 23:50 36:10
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/25, 168 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Cameron Carroll 10 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 2 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TDs Nevada Passing Carson Strong 22/28, 271 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Devonte Lee 18 carries, 105 yards Receiving Toa Taua 6 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
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