2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada taking the field vs. Boise State on October 1 at Bronco Stadium
Hawaii Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (27th season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (capacity: 29,993)

2011 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech $		6	–	1					8	–	5
Nevada		5	–	2					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	2					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	4					6	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	4					5	–	7
Fresno State		3	–	4					4	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	5					4	–	9
Idaho		1	–	6					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion

The 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 27th overall and 8th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 7–6 and 5–2 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to their seventh straight bowl game, the Hawaii Bowl, where they lost to Southern Miss by 17 to 24.

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the WAC as they joined the Mountain West Conference for the 2012 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FX	L 20–69	58,818
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	KAME-TV/WSN/ALT	W 17–14	17,238
September 24	4:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FCS Central	L 34–35	55,664
October 1	11:30 a.m.	at No. 4 Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	Versus	L 10–30	34,098
October 8	4:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	Cox/ESPN3	W 37–0	25,978
October 15	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle of the Wolves)		W 49–7	15,369
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	WSN	W 45–38	15,113
October 29	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	KAME-TV/WSN/ALT2/AV	W 48–34	15,782
November 12	7:15 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 42–28	16,527
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 20–24	11,639
November 26	11:00 a.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	WSN	L 17–21	15,784
December 3	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	WSN/ALT	W 56–3	10,027
December 24	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Southern Miss*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–24	32,630
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Further information: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released						—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Personnel

2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1J Clay Reinhardt Fr WR 2E Chance Early  Fr WR 2G Nick Palko  Fr RB 4D Lawrence Hall Fr WR 4 Brandon Wimberly Jr RB 5 Mike Ball Jr QB 6 Mason Magleby So QB 7 Corbin Louks Sr QB 13 Devin Combs  So QB 14 Tanner Roderick  Fr WR 15 Rishard Matthews Sr QB 16 Tyler Lantrip Sr QB 17 Cody Fajardo (C) Fr WR 18 L.J. Washington So WR 23 Shane Anderson Sr RB 25 Stefphon Jefferson So RB 29 Lampford Mark Sr RB 31 Anthony Knight  Fr RB 32 Nick Hale Jr RB 39 Nate Lytle  So TE 44 Zach Sudfeld Sr RB 45 Kendall Brock Fr OL 57 Connor Talbott  Fr OL 59 Kyle Papendorf  So OL 62 Zach Brickell Fr OL 63 Avery Poates Fr OL 64 Brandon Grinstead Fr OL 65 Matt Galas Fr OL 66 Kyle Roberts Fr OL 67 Jeff Meads Sr OL 70 Joel Bitonio So OL 71 Jordan Mudge Sr OL 73 Sebastian Tretola  Fr OL 74 Steve Haley Sr OL 75 Chris Barker Jr OL 76 Mike Mitchell Fr OL 77 Alex Pinto Jr OL 78 Jeff Nady Jr TE 79 DeAndre Roberts Fr WR 80 Dominic Coulter  Fr WR 81 Aaron Bradley Fr WR 82 Tray Session Sr WR 83 Joseph Huber So WR 84 Parker Vail Fr TE 85 Erik Stewart Jr SO 86 Kolby Arendse So WR 87 Necho Beard Fr TE 88 Randy Horton  So OL 89 Stephen Jeffers So OL 92 Jordan Hanson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1D Christian Montanari So DB 2 Khalid Wooten Jr DB 3 Malik James Jr DB 3E Gabe Lee Fr LB 4F Trevor Taft Fr DB 8 Marlon Johnson Jr DL 9 Jake Peppard Fr LB 12 Kaelin Burnett Sr DB 19 Evan Favors Fr DB 20 Duke Williams Jr DB 22 Thaddeus Brown Jr DB 24 Charles Garrett Fr LB 26 Dray Bell Jr DB 28 Isaiah Frey Sr DB 30 Bubba Boudreaux Sr DB 33 Brandon Marshall Sr DB 34 Ty Thompson Jr LB 35 Lorenzo Devers  Fr DB 36 Aaron Brown Fr DB 38 Desman Carter Fr LB 42 DeAndre Boughton  Sr DB 46 Bryson Keeton Fr LB 47 Brett Roy Sr LB 48 Ryan Goforth Fr LB 49 Jordan Dobrich  Fr LB 50 Jonathan McNeal  So LB 51 Albert Rosette Jr LB 52 James-Michael Johnson Sr DL 53 Brock Hekking Fr LB 54 Jeremiah Green Jr DL 55 Rykeem Yates Fr LB 56 Marcus Mcllwain Jr LB 58 Burton De Koning  Fr DL 72 David Jamieson So DL 90 Tyler Houk  So DL 91 Scott Frisbie Sr DL 93 Zack Madonick Sr DL 94 Lenny Jones  Fr DL 95 Willie Faataualofa Sr DL 97 Mark Avery Jr DL 98 Jack Reynoso So DL 99 Sam Foster So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 4G Colin Ditsworth Fr P 37 Chase Tenpenny  Jr PK 40 Anthony Martinez So PK 60 Allen Hardison Jr P 68 Logan Yunker Fr P 69 Jake Hurst Sr	Head coach Chris Ault Coordinators/assistant coaches Andy Buh – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Ken Wilson – Associate Head Coach/Defensive Ends/Linebackers Scott Baumgartner – Assistant Coach James Ward – Cornerbacks Cameron Norcross – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator James Spady – Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line Barry Sacks – Defensive Tackles Mike Bradeson – Safeties Casey Moore – Running Backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 31, 2021

Game summaries

at Oregon

Nevada at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 6 7 20 • No. 13 Ducks 13 28 14 14 69 Date: September 10, 2011 Location: Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Game start: 12:41 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 58,818 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNE 8 MPH Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (play–by–play), Charles Davis (analyst) and Tim Brewster (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:17 ORE LaMichael James 4–yard run (Dion Jordan rush failed) (11 plays, 79 yards, 3:43) ORE 6–0 01:56 ORE Lavasier Tuinei 3–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18) ORE 13–0 2 14:36 ORE LaMichael James 44–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (1 play, 44 yards, 0:08) ORE 20–0 09:57 ORE Rahsaan Vaughn 25–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (4 plays, 60 yards, 1:00) ORE 27–0 05:43 ORE Colt Lyerla 20–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (4 plays, 86 yards, 1:11) ORE 34–0 01:52 NEV Mike Ball 5–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Anthony Martinez kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 3:51) ORE 34–7 00:13 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 24–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (11 plays, 81 yards, 1:39) ORE 41–7 3 13:30 ORE LaMichael James 58–yard punt return (Alejandro Maldonado kick) ORE 48–7 08:38 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick failed) (13 plays, 89 yards, 4:52) ORE 48–13 07:25 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 69–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (3 plays, 72 yards, 1:13) ORE 55–13 4 07:26 NEV Cody Fajardo 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 2:26) ORE 55–20 02:24 ORE Ayele Forde 26–yard run (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (4 plays, 27 yards, 1:32) ORE 62–20 00:20 ORE Boseko Lokombo 67–yard interception (Alejandro Maldonado kick) ORE 69–20

See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	Oregon
First downs	26	25
Total yards	516	603
Rushing yards	283	272
Passing yards	233	331
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	38:18	21:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	21/35, 219 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Mike Ball	14 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	8 receptions, 100 yards
Oregon	Passing	Darron Thomas	13/19, 295 yards, 6 TDs
	Rushing	De'Anthony Thomas	8 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	De'Anthony Thomas	2 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TDs

at San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 7 3 0 17 Spartans 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 17, 2011 Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 17,238 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: N/A Referee: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (KAME-TV/WSN/ALT): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 02:46 NEV Mike Ball 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 4:57) NEV 7–0 00:27 SJSU Dasmen Stewart 28–yard run (Harrison Waid kick) (2 plays, 34 yards, 0:43) TIE 7–7 2 08:48 NEV Mike Ball 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 57 yards, 3:39) NEV 14–7 3 04:27 NEV Anthony Martinez 18–yard field goal (6 plays, 17 yards, 2:16) NEV 17–7 4 07:59 SJSU Brandon Rutley 1–yard run (Harrison Waid kick) (9 plays, 72 yards, 3:22) NEV 17–14

See also: 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	San Jose State
First downs	23	15
Total yards	373	290
Rushing yards	261	138
Passing yards	112	152
Turnovers	5	6
Time of possession	35:51	24:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	11/21, 112 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Mike Ball	29 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	7 receptions, 77 yards
San Jose State	Passing	Matt Faulkner	10/19, 131 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Rutley	17 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chandler Jones	5 receptions, 36 yards

at Texas Tech

Nevada at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 14 14 6 34 • Red Raiders 0 7 14 14 35 Date: September 24, 2011 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 55,664 Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 13 MPH Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (FCS Central): Tom Helmer (play–by–play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Desmond Purnell (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 09:32 TTU Eric Ward 2–yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 4:46) TTU 7–0 05:18 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 83 yards, 4:14) TIE 7–7 00:35 NEV Kolby Arendse 16–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 3:35) NEV 14–7 3 11:39 NEV Rishard Matthews 2–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21) NEV 21–7 08:22 TTU Eric Stephens 10–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:17) NEV 21–14 05:29 NEV Cody Fajardo 56–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (1 play, 51 yards, 0:10) NEV 28–14 04:12 TTU Jace Amaro 8–yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) (3 plays, 63 yards, 1:17) NEV 28–21 4 13:00 NEV Anthony Martinez 25–yard field goal (11 plays, 63 yards, 6:12) NEV 31–21 09:39 TTU Eric Stephens 1–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) (10 plays, 63 yards, 3:21) NEV 31–28 04:49 NEV Anthony Martinez 21–yard field goal (11 plays, 79 yards, 4:50) NEV 34–28 00:36 TTU Eric Ward 4–yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) (9 plays, 56 yards, 4:13) TTU 35–34

See also: 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TTU –21	62.5

Statistics	Nevada	Texas Tech
First downs	26	24
Total yards	562	441
Rushing yards	312	219
Passing yards	250	222
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:34	27:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	11/18, 191 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mike Ball	27 carries, 139 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
Texas Tech	Passing	Seth Doege	26/38, 222 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Eric Stephens	26 carries, 134 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jacoby Franks	5 receptions, 54 yards

at Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 0 10 10 • No. 4 Broncos 7 13 10 0 30 Date: October 1, 2011 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 12:38 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 34,098 Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSE 9 MPH Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (Versus): Paul Burmeister (play–by–play), Shaun King (analyst) and Anthony Herron (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 07:37 BSU D. J. Harper 21–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Dan Goodale kick) (7 plays, 57 yards, 3:27) BSU 7–0 2 05:51 BSU Matt Miller 3–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Dan Goodale kick) (9 plays, 56 yards, 3:59) BSU 14–0 01:24 BSU Doug Martin 5–yard run (rush failed) (6 plays, 25 yards, 2:41) BSU 20–0 3 12:56 BSU Doug Martin 43–yard run (Dan Goodale kick) (4 plays, 64 yards, 2:04) BSU 27–0 08:23 BSU Dan Goodale 31–yard field goal (6 plays, 25 yards, 2:23) BSU 30–0 4 14:48 NEV Allen Hardison 21–yard field goal (10 plays, 81 yards, 4:22) BSU 30–3 00:46 NEV Rishard Matthews 53–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Allen Hardison kick) (4 plays, 71 yards, 0:53) BSU 30–10

See also: 2011 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
BSU –28	60

Statistics	Nevada	Boise State
First downs	12	22
Total yards	182	329
Rushing yards	59	169
Passing yards	123	160
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Mason Magleby	4/4, 73 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mike Ball	15 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
Boise State	Passing	Kellen Moore	19/33, 142 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Doug Martin	21 carries, 126 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Mitch Burroughs	5 receptions, 34 yards

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 • Wolf Pack 3 17 3 14 37 Date: October 8, 2011 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 25,978 Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 2 to 3 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (Cox/ESPN3): Tim Neverett (play–by–play) and Brant Boyer (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 02:11 NEV Allen Hardison 29–yard field goal (14 plays, 68 yards, 5:34) NEV 3–0 2 07:12 NEV Rishard Matthews 90–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Allen Hardison kick) (1 play, 90 yards, 0:13) NEV 10–0 01:35 NEV Corbin Louks 34–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:37) NEV 17–0 00:17 NEV Allen Hardison 41–yard field goal (8 plays, 55 yards, 0:40) NEV 20–0 3 03:11 NEV Allen Hardison 22–yard field goal (14 plays, 70 yards, 4:55) NEV 23–0 4 13:14 NEV Shane Anderson 32–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Allen Hardison kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 2:21) NEV 30–0 04:33 NEV Lampford Mark 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 83 yards, 3:27) NEV 37–0

See also: 2011 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –20	55

Statistics	UNLV	Nevada
First downs	7	31
Total yards	110	699
Rushing yards	102	240
Passing yards	8	459
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	24:21	35:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Caleb Herring	1/14, 8 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dionza Bradford	18 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Austin Harrington	1 reception, 8 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	18/29, 366 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	17 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	10 receptions, 220 yards, 1 TD

New Mexico

New Mexico at Nevada
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 0 7 7 • Wolf Pack 21 7 14 7 49 Date: October 15, 2011 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 15,369 Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 2 to 3 MPH Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:21 NEV Lampford Mark 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:04) NEV 7–0 03:29 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 11–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 3:31) NEV 14–0 00:28 NEV Marlon Johnson 25–yard fumble recovery (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 21–0 2 02:18 NEV Cody Fajardo 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55) NEV 28–0 3 10:33 NEV Lampford Mark 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (10 plays, 54 yards, 4:05) NEV 35–0 03:34 NEV Cody Fajardo 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (14 plays, 69 yards, 5:34) NEV 42–0 4 10:51 NEV Lampford Mark 9–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 66 yards, 3:30) NEV 49–0 06:38 NM Tarean Austin 17–yard run (James Aho kick) (9 plays, 63 yards, 4:09) NEV 49–7

See also: 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –29	61

Statistics	New Mexico	Nevada
First downs	14	34
Total yards	257	598
Rushing yards	168	338
Passing yards	89	260
Turnovers	4	5
Time of possession	25:32	34:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	B.R. Holbrook	9/22, 62 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tarean Austin	3 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ty Kirk	6 receptions, 42 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	20/25, 203 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	14 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kolby Arendse	4 receptions, 53 yards

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 10 7 14 38 • Wolf Pack 13 10 7 15 45 Date: October 22, 2011 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 15,113 Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (WSN): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:26 NEV Allen Hardison 22–yard field goal (11 plays, 78 yards, 4:34) NEV 3–0 07:57 NEV Rishard Matthews 86–yard punt return (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 10–0 06:40 FS Robbie Rouse 65–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) (3 plays, 73 yards, 1:11) NEV 10–7 02:26 NEV Allen Hardison 22–yard field goal (9 plays, 73 yards, 4:09) NEV 13–7 2 11:19 FS Jalen Saunders 8–yard pass from Derek Carr (Kevin Goessling kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 6:01) FS 14–13 07:32 NEV Mike Ball 18–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:41) NEV 20–14 00:30 FS Kevin Goessling 22–yard field goal (14 plays, 52 yards, 6:55) NEV 20–17 00:00 NEV Allen Hardison 48–yard field goal (5 plays, 47 yards, 0:25) NEV 23–17 3 14:09 FS Victor Dean 9–yard pass from Derek Carr (Kevin Goessling kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 0:46) FS 24–23 11:56 NEV Bubba Boudreaux 0–yard fumble recovery (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 30–24 4 06:47 NEV Mike Ball 16–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 4:18) NEV 37–24 06:00 FS Robbie Rouse 25–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) (3 plays, 59 yards, 0:39) NEV 37–31 02:15 NEV Cody Fajardo 23–yard run (Kolby Arendse pass) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:39) NEV 45–31 01:06 FS Rashad Evans 2–yard pass from Derek Carr (Kevin Goessling kick) (10 plays, 78 yards, 1:04) NEV 45–38

See also: 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –8	59

Statistics	Fresno State	Nevada
First downs	25	29
Total yards	522	581
Rushing yards	207	268
Passing yards	315	313
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	27:16	32:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Derek Carr	20/37, 315 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Robbie Rouse	25 carries, 172 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Devon Wylie	5 receptions, 108 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/27, 313 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mike Ball	26 carries, 198 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	7 receptions, 148 yards

at New Mexico State

Nevada at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 13 14 14 48 Aggies 6 21 0 7 34 Date: October 29, 2011 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 15,782 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 2 MPH Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (KAME-TV/WSN/ALT/AV): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst) of KAME-TV, WSN and ALT and Glen Cerny (play–by–play) and Danny Knee (analyst) of AV

Scoring summary 1 10:30 NMSU Taveon Rogers 30–yard pass from Matt Christian (Tyler Stampler kick failed) (12 plays, 78 yards, 4:30) NMSU 6–0 01:11 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 26–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (5 plays, 67 yards, 2:11) NEV 7–6 2 12:08 NMSU Kenny Turner 2–yard run (Tyler Stampler kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:30) NMSU 13–7 08:44 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:17) NEV 14–13 04:54 NMSU Taveon Rogers 16–yard pass from Matt Christian (Tyler Stampler kick failed) (4 plays, 82 yards, 1:15) NMSU 19–14 01:33 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Mike Ball rush failed) (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:14) NEV 20–19 00:26 NMSU Matt Christian 14–yard run (Kenny Turner pass) (6 plays, 74 yards, 1:02) NMSU 27–20 3 10:59 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 67 yards, 3:54) TIE 27–27 02:17 NEV Cody Fajardo 8–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:26) NEV 34–27 4 14:03 NEV Lampford Mark 80–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:11) NEV 41–27 08:46 NMSU Todd Lee 36–yard pass from Matt Christian (Tyler Stampler kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:30) NEV 41–34 08:15 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (2 plays, 88 yards, 0:25) NEV 48–34

See also: 2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –15.5	57.5

Statistics	Nevada	New Mexico State
First downs	29	23
Total yards	683	514
Rushing yards	374	48
Passing yards	309	466
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	32:39	27:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/29, 283 yards
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	8 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Shane Anderson	5 receptions, 94 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Matt Christian	20/44, 432 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Matt Christian	13 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Taveon Rogers	7 receptions, 203 yards, 2 TDs

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 3 11 7 7 28 • Wolf Pack 7 14 7 14 42 Date: November 12, 2011 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:19 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 16,527 Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: NNE 10 MPH Referee: Jim Farmer TV announcers (ESPNU): Adam Amin (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:54 UH Kenton Chun 35–yard field goal (6 plays, 33 yards, 2:06) UH 3–0 01:18 NEV Lampford Mark 4–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 81 yards, 3:44) NEV 7–3 2 10:54 NEV Rishard Matthews 13–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (11 plays, 84 yards, 3:57) NEV 14–3 02:30 UH Tyler Hadden 38–yard field goal (5 plays, 21 yards, 1:10) NEV 14–6 01:27 UH John Hardy-Tuliau 0–yard punt return (Billy Ray Stutzmann pass) TIE 14–14 00:21 NEV Rishard Matthews 8–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (6 plays, 64 yards, 0:58) NEV 21–14 3 09:35 NEV Cody Fajardo 25–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 78 yards, 4:29) NEV 28–14 06:14 UH Joey Iosefa 3–yard run (Kenton Chun kick) (8 plays, 54 yards, 3:12) NEV 28–21 4 14:16 NEV Shane Anderson 5–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:16) NEV 35–21 11:01 UH Jeremiah Ostrowski 21–yard pass from Shane Austin (Kenton Chun kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 3:10) NEV 35–28 04:18 NEV Kolby Arendse 15–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Jake Hurst kick) (13 plays, 80 yards, 6:37) NEV 42–28

See also: 2011 Hawaii Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –12	54

Statistics	Hawaii	Nevada
First downs	21	34
Total yards	307	528
Rushing yards	38	223
Passing yards	269	305
Turnovers	2	6
Time of possession	22:04	37:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Shane Austin	17/38, 246 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Joey Iosefa	9 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Ostrowski	8 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	25/36, 290 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	24 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	8 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 0 0 3 21 24 Wolf Pack 7 0 6 7 20 Date: November 19, 2011 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 11,639 Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: 2–5 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 00:45 NEV Rishard Matthews 20–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (10 plays, 78 yards, 4:35) NEV 7–0 3 09:27 NEV Jake Hurst 19–yard field goal (12 plays, 67 yards, 5:27) NEV 10–0 05:54 LATECH Matt Nelson 29–yard field goal (12 plays, 71 yards, 3:27) NEV 10–3 03:29 NEV Jake Hurst 24–yard field goal (6 plays, 59 yards, 2:19) NEV 13–3 4 13:01 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 4–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 49 yards, 4:06) NEV 20–3 09:11 LATECH Quinton Patton 9–yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) (11 plays, 84 yards, 3:44) NEV 20–10 05:56 LATECH Myles White 14–yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) (6 plays, 89 yards, 1:43) NEV 20–17 00:51 LATECH Taulib Ikharo 8–yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) (7 plays, 92 yards, 1:38) LATECH 24–20

See also: 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	Nevada
First downs	17	25
Total yards	412	465
Rushing yards	57	253
Passing yards	355	212
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	20:25	39:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Colby Cameron	25/45, 355 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Hunter Lee	7 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Quinton Patton	7 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	23/32, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	22 carries, 110 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	8 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

at Utah State

Nevada at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 7 7 0 17 • Aggies 0 7 14 0 21 Date: November 26, 2011 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 12:00 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 15,784 Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Clear and Brisk and Cold • Wind: N/A Referee: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (WSN): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:44 NEV Jake Hurst 19–yard field goal (13 plays, 61 yards, 6:37) NEV 3–0 2 14:16 NEV Lampford Mark 35–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 95 yards, 3:29) NEV 10–0 02:37 USU Kerwynn Williams 10–yard run (Josh Thompson kick) (8 plays, 89 yards, 3:41) NEV 10–7 3 01:48 USU Matt Austin 21–yard pass from Adam Kennedy (Josh Thompson kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:36) USU 14–10 01:23 NEV Rishard Matthews 76–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (2 plays, 76 yards, 0:18) NEV 17–14 00:00 USU Robert Turbin 34–yard pass from Stanley Morrison (Josh Thompson kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 1:18) USU 21–17

See also: 2011 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USU –1.5	64

Statistics	Nevada	Utah State
First downs	25	17
Total yards	500	373
Rushing yards	185	199
Passing yards	315	174
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	34:37	25:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/25, 180 yards
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	22 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	12 receptions, 205 yards, 1 TD
Utah State	Passing	Adam Kennedy	7/14, 140 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kerwynn Williams	9 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Matt Austin	2 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD

Idaho

Idaho at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 3 0 0 3 • Wolf Pack 7 21 7 21 56 Date: December 3, 2011 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:08 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 10,027 Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Cool and Sunny • Wind: E 4 MPH Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (WSN/ALT): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 00:20 NEV Lampford Mark 6–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:59) NEV 7–0 2 09:58 NEV Aaron Bradley 63–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (3 plays, 76 yards, 1:05) NEV 14–0 05:44 IDAHO Trey Farquhar 19–yard field goal (10 plays, 71 yards, 4:01) NEV 14–3 02:37 NEV Aaron Bradley 15–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (7 plays, 79 yards, 3:01) NEV 21–3 00:10 NEV Tray Session 28–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 1:59) NEV 28–3 3 06:35 NEV Aaron Bradley 22–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 4:18) NEV 35–3 4 14:55 NEV Rishard Matthews 4–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Jake Hurst kick) (13 plays, 89 yards, 3:55) NEV 42–3 13:46 NEV Jeremiah Green 56–yard interception (Jake Hurst kick) NEV 49–3 04:24 NEV Kendall Brock 7–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Jake Hurst kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 5:19) NEV 56–3

See also: 2011 Idaho Vandals football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Idaho	Nevada
First downs	13	35
Total yards	306	587
Rushing yards	128	226
Passing yards	178	361
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	24:12	35:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Brian Reader	11/27, 145 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Princeton McCarty	7 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Mike Scott	4 receptions, 68 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	24/31, 340 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	24 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Aaron Bradley	7 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs

vs. Southern Miss (Hawaii Bowl)

Nevada vs. Southern Miss
(Hawaii Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 14 3 0 17 • No. 22 Golden Eagles 0 17 0 7 24 Date: December 24, 2011 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 3:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes Game attendance: 32,630 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 16 MPH Referee: Alan Eck TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) and Jessica Mendoza (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 14:06 USM Tray Becton-Martin 0–yard blocked punt return (Daniel Hrapmann kick) USM 7–0 07:45 NEV Lampford Mark 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (13 plays, 81 yards, 6:16) TIE 7–7 04:54 NEV Lampford Mark 45–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29) NEV 14–7 01:21 USM Danny Hrapmann 48–yard field goal (5 plays, 13 yards, 1:33) NEV 14–10 00:12 USM Tracy Lampley 2–yard pass from Austin Davis (Daniel Hrapmann kick) (7 plays, 24 yards, 1:04) USM 17–14 3 02:44 NEV Allen Hardison 37–yard field goal (4 plays, –6 yards, 1:57) TIE 17–17 4 05:48 USM Kelvin Bolden 4–yard pass from Austin Davis (Daniel Hrapmann kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 1:36) USM 24–17

See also: 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and 2011 Hawaii Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
USM –6	60

Statistics	Nevada	Southern Miss
First downs	15	19
Total yards	313	336
Rushing yards	196	171
Passing yards	117	165
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	31:50	28:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	8/19, 60 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	29 carries, 183 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Aaron Bradley	7 receptions, 64 yards
Southern Miss	Passing	Austin Davis	18/41, 165 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Desmond Johnson	16 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Dominique Sullivan	5 receptions, 75 yards

Players in the 2012 NFL Draft

See also: 2012 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
James-Michael Johnson	LB	4	120	Cleveland Browns
Brandon Marshall	DB	5	142	Jacksonville Jaguars
Isaiah Frey	DB	6	184	Chicago Bears
Rishard Matthews	WR	7	227	Miami Dolphins