American college football season
The 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wolf Pack were led by third–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 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Arizona Bowl where they defeated fellow Mountain West member Colorado State .
Preseason [ edit ] Nevada on the Chris Ault Field vs. Arizona on September 12, 2015 at Mackay Stadium in Reno , Nevada Mountain West media days [ edit ] The Mountain West media days were held on July 28–29, 2015, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise , Nevada .[3]
Media poll [ edit ] The preseason poll was released on July 28, 2015. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.[4]
West Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 San Diego State 177 (27) 2 Fresno State 141 (3) 3 Nevada 113 4 San Jose State 91 5 Hawaii 70 6 UNLV 38
Mountain Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Boise State 177 (28) 2 Utah State 150 (2) 3 Colorado State 108 4 Air Force 90 5 Wyoming 64 6 New Mexico 41
Preseason All–Mountain West Team [ edit ] The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense and one from the specialists.[5]
Defense
Ian Seau – DL
Specialists
Alex Boy – P
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. UC Davis (Div. I FCS ) * Campus Insiders W 31–1721,483 September 12 4:00 p.m. No. 22 Arizona * CBSSN L 20–4424,355 September 19 9:00 a.m. at No. 17 Texas A&M * SECN L 27–44102,591 September 26 12:30 p.m. at Buffalo * ESPN3 W 24–2119,072 October 3 4:00 p.m. UNLV Campus Insiders L 17–2329,551 October 10 4:00 p.m. New Mexico Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle of the Wolves) Campus Insiders W 35–1720,426 October 17 12:00 p.m. at Wyoming ESPN3 L 21–2817,026 October 24 1:00 p.m. Hawaii Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV W 30–2019,992 7:30 p.m. at Fresno State ESPN2 W 30–1625,476 November 14 1:00 p.m. San Jose State Campus Insiders W 37–34 OT 17,215 November 21 12:30 p.m. at Utah State ESPN3 L 27–3118,922 November 28 7:45 p.m. at San Diego State ESPN2 L 14–3122,939 4:30 p.m. vs. Colorado State * ASN /Campus InsidersW 28–2320,425 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Personnel [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] UC Davis [ edit ] UC Davis at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies (Div. I FCS ) 0 3 0 14 17 • Wolf Pack 7 14 3 7 31
Date: Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 21,483Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 15 MPH Referee: Eddy SheltonTV announcers (Campus Insiders ): Ryan Radtke (play–by–play) and Kevin Grimes (analyst) Scoring summary 1 04:10 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:35) NEV 7–0 2 11:47 NEV Don Jackson 7–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 4:27) NEV 14–0 06:27 NEV Jarred Gipson 2–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:13) NEV 21–0 00:47 UCD Brady Stuart 26–yard field goal(16 plays, 66 yards, 5:40) NEV 21–3 3 00:48 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal(11 plays, 77 yards, 2:46) NEV 24–3 4 06:56 UCD Ramon Vargas 5–yard pass from Ben Scott (Brady Stuart kick)(15 plays, 77 yards, 8:45) NEV 24–10 05:11 NEV Tyler Stewart 15–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 41 yards, 1:42) NEV 31–10 00:02 UCD Ben Scott 3–yard run (Brady Stuart kick)(12 plays, 67 yards, 2:36) NEV 31–17
Pregame line Over/under NEV –24 59[6]
Statistics UC Davis Nevada First downs 22 22 Total yards 327 395 Rushing yards 89 232 Passing yards 238 163 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 34:07 25:53
Team Category Player Statistics UC Davis Passing Ben Scott 32/47, 238 yards, 1 TD Rushing Joshua Kelley 6 carries, 43 yards Receiving Justin Williams 4 receptions, 44 yards Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 13/20, 163 yards, 1 TD Rushing Don Jackson 13 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jerico Richardson 3 receptions, 66 yards
Arizona [ edit ] Arizona at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 22 Wildcats 14 7 13 10 44 Wolf Pack 3 10 0 7 20
Date: September 12, 2015Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:09 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutesGame attendance: 24,355Game weather: Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Hazy • Wind: E 5 MPH Referee: Marvel JulyTV announcers (CBSSN ): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Adam Archuleta (analyst) and Cassie Gallo (sideline) Scoring summary 1 13:01 ARIZ Johnny Jackson 9–yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick)(2 plays, 16 yards, 0:34) ARIZ 7–0 09:33 ARIZ Nick Wilson 3–yard run (Casey Skowron kick)(7 plays, 77 yards, 2:02) ARIZ 14–0 05:08 NEV Brent Zuzo 28–yard field goal(11 plays, 64 yards, 4:25) ARIZ 14–3 2 09:14 NEV Jerico Richardson 5–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(14 plays, 81 yards, 5:28) ARIZ 14–10 03:56 ARIZ Nick Wilson 3–yard run (Casey Skowron kick)(5 plays, 40 yards, 1:10) ARIZ 21–10 00:00 NEV Brent Zuzo 41–yard field goal(8 plays, 26 yards, 0:56) ARIZ 21–13 3 10:41 ARIZ Jamardre Harris-Cobb 1–yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick failed)(7 plays, 58 yards, 1:59) ARIZ 27–13 03:56 ARIZ Nick Wilson 6–yard run (Casey Skowron kick)(9 plays, 77 yards, 2:30) ARIZ 34–13 4 13:34 ARIZ Jerrard Randall 57–yard run (Casey Skowron kick)(2 plays, 56 yards, 0:33) ARIZ 41–13 10:08 NEV Hasaan Henderson 2–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 66 yards, 3:19) ARIZ 41–22 03:35 ARIZ Casey Skowron 46–yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 6:33) ARIZ 44–22
Pregame line Over/under ARIZ –10 63[7]
Statistics Arizona Nevada First downs 25 15 Total yards 571 328 Rushing yards 290 168 Passing yards 281 160 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 24/34, 276 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Nick Wilson 21 carries, 183 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Cayleb Jones 5 receptions, 100 yards Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 18/32, 160 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Don Jackson 24 carries, 91 yards Receiving Hasaan Henderson 6 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
At Texas A&M [ edit ] Nevada at Texas A&M 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 3 10 7 27 • No. 17 Aggies 14 10 14 6 44
Scoring summary 1 12:41 TAMU Kyle Allen 1–yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick)(7 plays, 73 yards, 2:19) TAMU 7–0 03:28 NEV Don Jackson 31–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 40 yards, 2:23) TIE 7–7 01:07 TAMU Speedy Noil 10–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick)(6 plays, 65 yards, 2:21) TAMU 14–7 2 13:30 NEV Brent Zuzo 28–yard field goal(9 plays, 64 yards, 2:37) TAMU 14–10 12:23 TAMU Josh Reynolds 25–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick)(3 plays, 78 yards, 1:07) TAMU 21–10 01:05 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 32–yard field goal(5 plays, 18 yards, 1:17) TAMU 24–10 3 13:45 TAMU Josh Reynolds 10–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick)(4 plays, 28 yards, 1:10) TAMU 31–10 08:58 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 2:01) TAMU 31–13 04:02 TAMU Jeremy Tabuyo 15–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick)(10 plays, 85 yards, 3:02) TAMU 38–13 01:20 NEV Hasaan Henderson 27–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) TAMU 38–20 4 13:57 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 21–yard field goal(9 plays, 70 yards, 2:23) TAMU 41–20 09:33 NEV Don Jackson 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) TAMU 41–27 04:40 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 37–yard field goal(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:17) TAMU 44–27
Pregame line Over/under TAMU –32 65[8]
Statistics Nevada Texas A&M First downs 19 30 Total yards 359 535 Rushing yards 153 233 Passing yards 206 302 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 34:11 25:49
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 16/29, 206 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing James Butler 17 carries, 107 yards Receiving Hasaan Henderson 5 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD Texas A&M Passing Kyle Allen 18/31, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Tra Carson 22 carries, 137 yards Receiving Christian Kirk 6 receptions, 120 yards
At Buffalo [ edit ] Nevada at Buffalo 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 3 0 7 24 Bulls 7 3 3 8 21
Date: September 26, 2015Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 3:34 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutesGame attendance: 19,072Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 11 MPH Referee: Greg SujackTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Doug Sherman (play–by–play) and Josh Cribbs (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:11 NEV Matt Weiser 41–yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick)(5 plays, 69 yards, 1:53) UB 7–0 03:07 NEV James Butler 5–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(2 plays, 96 yards, 0:40) TIE 7–7 00:12 NEV Don Jackson 55–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 62 yards, 1:54) NEV 14–7 2 11:11 UB Adam Mitcheson 33–yard field goal(11 plays, 59 yards, 4:01) NEV 14–10 08:41 NEV Brent Zuzo 38–yard field goal(9 plays, 54 yards, 2:30) NEV 17–10 3 06:56 UB Adam Mitcheson 43–yard field goal(8 plays, 37 yards, 3:43) NEV 17–13 4 10:25 NEV Don Jackson 10–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:27) NEV 24–13 08:06 UB Collin Lisa 5–yard pass from Joe Licata (Marcus McGill rush)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:19) NEV 24–21
Pregame line Over/under UB –3 54[9]
Statistics Nevada Buffalo First downs 15 23 Total yards 379 487 Rushing yards 289 149 Passing yards 90 338 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 12/21, 90 yards Rushing James Butler 16 carries, 177 yards, 1 TD Receiving Hasaan Henderson 2 receptions, 28 yards Buffalo Passing Joe Licata 28/46, 338 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Jordan Johnson 13 carries, 79 yards Receiving Matt Weiser 10 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
UNLV at Nevada (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 7 6 0 10 23 Wolf Pack 0 0 3 14 17
Date: October 3, 2015Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 29,551Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 14 MPH Referee: Brandon CruseTV announcers (Campus Insiders ): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play) and Darius Walker (analyst) Scoring summary 1 08:58 UNLV Keith Whitely 37–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick)(11 plays, 81 yards, 6:02) UNLV 7–0 2 00:30 UNLV Kurt Palandech 12–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick failed)(7 plays, 73 yards, 0:57) UNLV 13–0 3 10:35 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal(11 plays, 62 yards, 4:20) UNLV 13–3 4 10:47 NEV Jerico Richardson 22–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 3:23) UNLV 13–10 08:27 UNLV Ryan McAleenan 52–yard interception (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 20–10 04:50 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37) UNLV 20–17 01:53 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 45–yard field goal(4 plays, 5 yards, 0:26) UNLV 23–17
Pregame line Over/under NEV –6 56[10]
Statistics UNLV Nevada First downs 18 24 Total yards 301 343 Rushing yards 167 141 Passing yards 134 202 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:31 27:29
Team Category Player Statistics UNLV Passing Blake Decker 7/11, 86 yards, 1 INT Rushing Keith Whitely 16 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD Receiving Devonte Boyd 4 receptions, 39 yards Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 20/44, 202 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tyler Stewart 11 carries, 61 yards Receiving Jerico Richardson 8 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico [ edit ] New Mexico at Nevada (Battle of the Wolves) 1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 3 7 0 7 17 • Wolf Pack 0 14 7 14 35
Date: October 10, 2015Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:00 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutesGame attendance: 20,426Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: SSW 19 MPH Referee: Eddy SheltonTV announcers (Campus Insiders ): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play) and Darius Walker (analyst) Scoring summary 1 09:36 NM Zack Rogers 42–yard field goal(4 plays, 0 yards, 1:11) NM 3–0 2 08:54 NEV Tyler Stewart 13–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:09) NEV 7–3 03:42 NM Teriyon Gipson 38–yard run (Zack Rogers kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 5:12) NM 10–7 02:37 NEV James Butler 15–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05) NEV 14–10 3 03:00 NEV Tyler Stewart 10–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 83 yards, 3:51) NEV 21–10 4 14:47 NM Nias Martin 77–yard fumble recovery (Zack Rogers kick) NEV 21–17 13:02 NEV Jarred Gipson 8–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:40) NEV 28–17 01:18 NEV Jerico Richardson 27–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(13 plays, 80 yards, 6:42) NEV 35–17
Pregame line Over/under NEV –4 54[11]
Statistics New Mexico Nevada First downs 14 30 Total yards 273 517 Rushing yards 135 351 Passing yards 138 166 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 28:31 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico Passing Austin Apodaca 10/12, 82 yards, 1 INT Rushing Teriyon Gipson 11 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dameon Gamblin 8 receptions, 71 yards Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 16/19, 166 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Don Jackson 23 carries, 155 yards Receiving Jerico Richardson 9 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
At Wyoming [ edit ] Nevada at Wyoming 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21 • Cowboys 0 21 7 0 28
Date: October 17, 2015Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 2:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutesGame attendance: 17,026Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 MPH Referee: David AlvarezTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Chad Brown (analyst) Scoring summary 2 10:28 WYO Jacob Hollister 18–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:34) WYO 7–0 06:10 NEV Don Jackson 7–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:18) TIE 7–7 01:30 WYO Tanner Gentry 27–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:40) WYO 14–7 00:27 WYO Jake Maulhardt 12–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick)(4 plays, 47 yards, 0:38) WYO 21–7 3 11:21 WYO Kellen Overstreet 5–yard run (Tristan Bailey kick)(8 plays, 76 yards, 3:39) WYO 28–7 00:56 NEV Jarred Gipson 12–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(8 plays, 79 yards, 2:27) WYO 28–14 4 06:36 NEV Jerico Richardson 7–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 2:17) WYO 28–21
Pregame line Over/under NEV –6 56[12]
Statistics Nevada Wyoming First downs 27 25 Total yards 405 485 Rushing yards 118 272 Passing yards 287 213 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:15 34:45
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 25/41, 287 yards, 2 TDs Rushing James Butler 10 carries, 51 yards Receiving Hasaan Henderson 8 receptions, 112 yards Wyoming Passing Cameron Coffman 18/20, 213 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Brian Hill 33 carries, 188 yards Receiving Tanner Gentry 4 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 3 14 3 0 20 • Wolf Pack 0 10 3 17 30
Date: October 24, 2015Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutesGame attendance: 19,992Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: N 2 MPH Referee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (Campus Insiders /Oceanic PPV ): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play) and Rich Miano (analyst) Scoring summary 1 06:12 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 50–yard field goal(4 plays, 3 yards, 2:15) UH 3–0 2 13:12 UH Devan Stubblefield 29–yard pass from Max Wittek (Rigoberto Sanchez kick)(2 plays, 43 yards, 0:26) UH 10–0 05:24 UH Devan Stubblefield 9–yard pass from Max Wittek (Rigoberto Sanchez kick)(10 plays, 73 yards, 4:19) UH 17–0 01:12 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 52 yards, 4:05) UH 17–7 00:53 NEV Brent Zuzo 40–yard field goal(4 plays, 0 yards, 0:18) UH 17–10 3 07:43 NEV Brent Zuzo 29–yard field goal(9 plays, 60 yards, 3:32) UH 17–13 04:41 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 47–yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 3:02) UH 20–13 4 14:02 NEV Jarred Gipson 5–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:39) TIE 20–20 09:01 NEV Brent Zuzo 30–yard field goal(7 plays, 25 yards, 3:56) NEV 23–20 02:20 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 21 yards, 1:33) NEV 30–20
Pregame line Over/under NEV –7.5 54[13]
Statistics Hawaii Nevada First downs 19 20 Total yards 325 372 Rushing yards 34 244 Passing yards 291 128 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 23:34 36:26
Team Category Player Statistics Hawaii Passing Max Wittek 27/40, 291 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Paul Harris 16 carries, 57 yards Receiving Devan Stubblefield 8 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TDs Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 12/23, 128 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing James Butler 28 carries, 134 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jarred Gipson 5 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
At Fresno State [ edit ] Nevada at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 10 6 7 30 Bulldogs 0 16 0 0 16
Date: Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:32 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 25,476Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Alan EckTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst) Scoring summary 1 13:08 NEV Matthew Lyons 30–yard fumble recovery (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 10:30 FS Kody Kroening 25–yard field goal(7 plays, 21 yards, 2:27) NEV 7–3 09:02 NEV Hasaan Henderson 73–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(3 plays, 77 yards, 1:23) NEV 14–3 05:55 FS Kilton Anderson 24–yard run (Kody Kroening kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:00) NEV 14–10 02:57 NEV Brent Zuzo 47–yard field goal(10 plays, 49 yards, 2:51) NEV 17–10 00:14 FS Josiah Blandin 2–yard pass from Kilton Anderson (Kody Kroening kick failed)(14 plays, 76 yards, 2:36) NEV 17–16 3 08:28 NEV Brent Zuzo 30–yard field goal(12 plays, 62 yards, 6:26) NEV 20–16 00:42 NEV Brent Zuzo 25–yard field goal(13 plays, 68 yards, 6:48) NEV 23–16 4 11:17 NEV James Butler 59–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(5 plays, 73 yards, 2:19) NEV 30–16
Pregame line Over/under NEV –4.5 54[14]
Statistics Nevada Fresno State First downs 18 18 Total yards 498 280 Rushing yards 292 126 Passing yards 206 154 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 36:18 23:42
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 12/17, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Don Jackson 21 carries, 140 yards Receiving Hasaan Henderson 5 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD Fresno State Passing Kilton Anderson 12/26, 88 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Marteze Waller 17 carries, 74 yards Receiving Jamire Jordan 3 receptions, 50 yards
San Jose State [ edit ] San Jose State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 OT Total Spartans 0 14 7 10 3 34 • Wolf Pack 7 3 7 14 6 37
Date: November 14, 2015Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 17,215Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: SlightReferee: Daniel RomeoTV announcers (Campus Insiders ): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play) and Darius Walker (analyst) Scoring summary 1 08:48 NEV Jerico Richardson 5–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(9 plays, 58 yards, 4:15) NEV 7–0 2 07:54 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal(16 plays, 70 yards, 6:28) NEV 10–0 04:38 SJSU Tim Crawley 0–yard fumble recovery (Austin Lopez kick) NEV 10–7 00:23 SJSU Tim Crawley 13–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick)(9 plays, 63 yards, 3:19) SJSU 14–10 3 11:55 SJSU Billy Freeman 23–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick)(4 plays, 55 yards, 1:38) SJSU 21–10 09:37 NEV James Butler 58–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:18) SJSU 21–17 4 14:54 NEV Hassan Henderson 24–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(12 plays, 69 yards, 6:08) NEV 24–21 11:21 SJSU Tim Crawley 13–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:33) SJSU 28–24 02:49 SJSU Austin Lopez 37–yard field goal(15 plays, 60 yards, 7:00) SJSU 31–24 00:36 NEV Don Jackson 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 2:13) TIE 31–31 OT 15:00 SJSU Austin Lopez 35–yard field goal(4 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) SJSU 34–31 15:00 NEV Jarred Gipson 11–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick)(3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) NEV 37–34
Pregame line Over/under NEV –1 52[15]
Statistics San Jose State Nevada First downs 21 23 Total yards 433 409 Rushing yards 247 235 Passing yards 186 174 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:55 29:05
Team Category Player Statistics San Jose State Passing Kenny Potter 15/23, 186 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Kenny Potter 19 carries, 116 yards Receiving Hansell Wilson 4 receptions, 49 yards Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 16/26, 174 yards, 3 TDs Rushing James Butler 16 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jarred Gipson 3 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD
At Utah State [ edit ] Nevada at Utah State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 14 6 0 27 • Aggies 0 7 14 10 31
Date: November 21, 2015Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:35 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutesGame attendance: 18,922Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: N 4 MPH Referee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst) Scoring summary 1 07:36 NEV Jordan Dobrich 25–yard interception (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 08:22 NEV Tyler Stewart 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(4 plays, 21 yards, 2:10) NEV 14–0 08:07 USU Hunter Sharp 96–yard kickoff return (Jake Thompson kick)NEV 14–7 02:16 NEV James Butler 33–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:45) NEV 21–7 3 14:10 NEV James Butler 60–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick blocked)(2 plays, 65 yards, 0:50) NEV 27–7 09:05 USU Devante Mays 5–yard run (Jake Thompson kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 5:05) NEV 27–14 06:25 USU Devante Mays 2–yard run (Jake Thompson kick)(6 plays, 68 yards, 1:41) NEV 27–21 4 06:55 USU Kyler Fackrell 0–yard fumble recovery (Jake Thompson kick)USU 28–27 00:35 USU Jake Thompson 42–yard field goal(7 plays, 32 yards, 2:22) USU 31–27
Pregame line Over/under USU –14 54[16]
Statistics Nevada Utah State First downs 15 19 Total yards 264 313 Rushing yards 209 204 Passing yards 55 109 Turnovers 4 5 Time of possession 30:39 29:21
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 8/18, 55 yards Rushing James Butler 17 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jerico Richardson 5 receptions, 42 yards Utah State Passing Chuckie Keeton 14/27, 109 yards, 1 INT Rushing Devante Mays 22 carries, 133 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Hunter Sharp 7 receptions, 51 yards
At San Diego State [ edit ] Nevada at San Diego State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 7 0 0 14 • Aztecs 14 7 3 7 31
Date: November 28, 2015Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 7:50 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutesGame attendance: 22,939Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear and Cool • Wind: CalmReferee: Reggie SmithTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mark Neely (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:30 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 1–yard run (Donny Hageman kick)(9 plays, 67 yards, 4:30) SDSU 7–0 08:24 NEV Hunter Fralick 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06) TIE 7–7 04:20 SDSU Rashaad Penny 14–yard run (Donny Hageman kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 4:04) SDSU 14–7 2 02:42 NEV Jerico Richardson 0–yard fumble recovery (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 14–14 01:21 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 72–yard run (Donny Hageman kick)(3 plays, 62 yards, 1:21) SDSU 21–14 3 02:58 SDSU Donny Hageman 29–yard field goal(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:27) SDSU 24–14 4 13:36 SDSU Chase Price 2–yard run (Donny Hageman kick)(7 plays, 31 yards, 3:32) SDSU 31–14
Pregame line Over/under SDSU –17.5 49[17]
Statistics Nevada San Diego State First downs 10 17 Total yards 263 408 Rushing yards 35 320 Passing yards 228 88 Turnovers 5 0 Time of possession 26:36 33:24
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 12/23, 228 yards, 2 INT Rushing Don Jackson 16 carries, 49 yards Receiving Jerico Richardson 6 receptions, 106 yards San Diego State Passing Christian Chapman 6/9, 44 yards Rushing Donnel Pumphrey 23 carries, 154 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Rashaad Penny 2 receptions, 28 yards
Vs. Colorado State (Arizona Bowl) [ edit ] Nevada vs. Colorado State (Arizona Bowl ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 3 16 3 6 28 Rams 0 13 7 3 23
Date: Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 20,425Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NNW 5 MPH Referee: Tracy JonesTV announcers (ASN /Campus Insiders ): Ron Thulin (play–by–play), Doug Chapman (analyst), Monica McNutt (sideline) and Shae Peppler (sideline) Scoring summary 1 07:21 NEV Brent Zuzo 19–yard field goal(10 plays, 39 yards, 5:19) NEV 3–0 2 14:13 NEV Brent Zuzo 37–yard field goal(8 plays, 53 yards, 4:53) NEV 6–0 07:04 CSU Nick Stevens 1–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick)(2 plays, 39 yards, 0:39) CSU 7–6 06:38 NEV James Butler 77–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick)(2 plays, 82 yards, 0:20) NEV 13–7 01:46 CSU Wyatt Bryan 20–yard field goal(11 plays, 81 yards, 4:44) NEV 13–10 01:33 NEV Elijah Mitchell 96–yard kickoff return (Brent Zuzo kick failed) NEV 19–10 00:08 CSU Wyatt Bryan 29–yard field goal(13 plays, 58 yards, 1:17) NEV 19–13 3 09:16 NEV Brent Zuzo 40–yard field goal(12 plays, 53 yards, 5:39) NEV 22–13 03:55 CSU Jasen Oden Jr. 9–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:21) NEV 22–20 4 03:40 CSU Wyatt Bryan 38–yard field goal(8 plays, 42 yards, 3:25) CSU 23–22 01:06 NEV James Butler 4–yard run (rush failed)(8 plays, 72 yards, 2:28) NEV 28–23
The Wolf Pack and Rams are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl .
Pregame line Over/under CSU –5 57[18]
Statistics Nevada Colorado State First downs 18 30 Total yards 345 532 Rushing yards 271 222 Passing yards 74 310 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:30 32:30
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart 6/13, 74 yards Rushing James Butler 24 carries, 189 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jerico Richardson 4 receptions, 42 yards Colorado State Passing Nick Stevens 22/42, 310 yards Rushing Izzy Matthews 12 carries, 87 yards Receiving Rashard Higgins 9 receptions, 129 yards
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