2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 21−30 vs. Ohio
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Jay Norvell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Mumme (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Casteel (3rd season, regular season) Jody Sears (1st season, bowl game)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force		7	–	1					11	–	2
Utah State		6	–	2					7	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3					10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3					10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West division.

Coaching changes

Jeff Casteel was relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator. Former Sacramento State head coach Jody Sears took over as Wolf Pack's Defensive Coordinator for the bowl game. Norvell said "Jeff, David and Mike have made significant contributions to our program and I'm appreciative of their efforts with the Wolf Pack, We are moving forward in a new direction, and we are preparing for the bowl game at this time." and Norvell again said "We're excited to have these high quality coaches with us as we prepare for a really good Ohio team in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, With the early signing period behind us, our sole purpose is to prepare our players to win the bowl game. We will focus on filling permanent additions to the staff in January. Probably the most important thing is getting the right coaches here for the long term, I'm not going to hurry through that process. I'm going to take my time. I'm going to talk to everybody I know. We'll talk to college coaches, professional coaches, everybody that I respect we'll get information from and we'll make sure we have the right people who have the qualities that we need to take the next step."

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award	Toa Taua	RB	SO
Chuck Bednarik Award	Gabriel Sewell	LB	SR
Doak Walker Award	Toa Taua	RB	SO
Outland Trophy	Jake Nelson	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy	Lucas Weber	LB
Ted Hendricks Award	Dom Peterson	DE	SO

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 23–24, 2019, at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nevada.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 23, 2019. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	122 (17)
2	San Diego State	106 (3)
3	Nevada	74
4	Hawaii	67 (1)
5	UNLV	51
6	San Jose State	21

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; two from the offense.

Offense

Toa Taua – RB

Jake Nelson – OL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:30 p.m.	Purdue*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 34–31	20,144
September 7	4:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 6–77	50,920
September 14	4:00 p.m.	No. 6 (Div. I FCS) Weber State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 19–13	14,174
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	W 37–21	10,493
September 28	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	L 3–54	15,137
October 12	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	AT&T RM	W 41–38	15,311
October 19	7:15 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPNU	L 10–36	15,240
October 26	11:00 a.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	AT&T RM	L 3–31	16,126
November 2	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle of the Wolves)	ESPNU	W 21–10	15,631
November 9	7:30 p.m.	at No. 24 San Diego State	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 17–13	27,973
November 23	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 35–28	32,303
November 30	12:00 p.m.	UNLV	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)	AT&T RM	L 30–33 OT	16,683
January 3, 2020	12:30 p.m.	vs. Ohio*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–30	13,611
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Melquan Stovall Fr RB 2 Devonte Lee So WR 3 Kaleb Fossum Sr WR 4 Elijah Cooks Jr QB 6 Hamish McClure  Fr WR 7 Romeo Doubs So QB 8 Kaymen Cureton So WR 8 Brendan O'Leary–Orange Sr TE 9 Crishaun Lappin So WR 10 Ben Putman Sr QB 12 Carson Strong (C)  Fr QB 13 Cristian Solano Sr WR 14 Dominic Christian Sr TE 15 Henry Ikahihifo Fr QB 16 Malik Henry (I) Jr WR 17 Justin Lockhart Fr QB 18 Kaiden Bennett Fr WR 18 John Humphrey Sr WR 19 Cole Turner So RB 20 Roger Neal Jr RB 23 Kelton Moore Sr WR 25 Jeshua Fixel Fr TE 31 Reagan Roberson Jr RB 35 Toa Taua So RB 39 Aundre Carter Jr TE 40 Daniel Grzesiak  Fr RB 42 Terrell Johnson Jr OL 52 Cole Watts Fr OL 54 Jermaine Ledbetter Jr OL 55 Tyler Orsini Jr OL 56 Zac Welch Fr OL 60 Donovan Carter Fr OL 61 Alex Tancreto Jr OL 64 Blake Baughman Fr OL 65 Aaron Frost So OL 67 Gray Davis So OL 69 Trey Price So OL 70 Nathan Edwards Jr OL 71 Jake Nelson Sr OL 72 Miles Beach Jr OL 73 Christopher Love  Fr OL 75 Jack Bolduc  Fr OL 76 Nate Brown Jr OL 77 Trey Hamilton  Fr OL 79 Moses Landis So WR 81 Charles Ross Fr TE 86 Ryan Brocks Jr WR 87 Will Barnard So WR 89 Carson Walters So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Berdale Robins Jr DB 2 Cam Stephens Fr DL 3 Javasia Brunson Fr DB 4 E.J. Muhammad Sr DB 5 Emany Johnson  Fr DB 6 Tyson Williams So LB 7 Gabriel Sewell Sr DL 9 Breylon Garcia Fr LB 11 Daiyan Henley Jr DB 12 Mar'Quette Jackson Jr DB 13 Jordan Lee So DB 14 Kacee Williams Fr DB 15 Jaden Dedman  Fr LB 16 Maliek Broady Sr LB 17 James Fotofili So DB 18 John Humphrey Sr DB 19 Kieran Clark  Fr DB 22 Jayce Godley Fr LB 23 Jack Powers  Fr LB 24 Lucas Weber Sr DB 25 Daniel Brown (S) Sr DB 26 Avery Carrington Fr DB 28 Austin Arnold (S) Jr DB 29 Isaiah Hamilton Jr LB 30 Lawson Hall Jr DB 31 Christian Swint So LB 32 Giovanni Miranda  Fr DB 33 JoJuan Claiborne So LB 34 Josiah Bradley  Fr DB 37 Daylon Johnson Jr DB 40 Maurice Wilmer Fr LB 42 Erick Kroll So DB 42 Patrick Willis Fr LB 44 Javanz Dornners Fr LB 45 Trevor Price So DE 47 Kameron Toomer Jr LB 50 Lamin Touray So LB 52 Kyle Adams Sr DE 53 Zak Mahannah Jr DT 54 Chris Green Jr LB 56 Sheldon Wilkinson So DE 57 Jaden Lewis So LB 58 Ryan Madole  Fr LB 59 Anthony Allen  Fr DE 63 Amir Johnson So DL 73 Christopher Love Fr DB 83 Mikael Bradford Jr DL 90 Breylon Garcia Fr DE 91 Adam Lopez Sr DE 92 Kaleb Meder Sr DL 93 Curtis Bonam Fr DL 94 Logan Arnold Fr DT 95 Tristan Nichols Jr DT 96 Hausia Sekona (S) Sr LB 97 Jace Keema Fr DE 98 Sam Hammond Jr DE 99 Dom Peterson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 35 Quinton Conaway Sr PK 36 Julian Diaz Jr PK 43 Brandon Talton Fr P 46 Eric Fellenzer  Fr PK 48 Spencer Pettit Sr LS 49 Karson Thomas So LS 51 Robert Hill Jr LS 85 Austin Ortega  Fr	Head coach Jay Norvell Coordinators/assistant coaches Angus McClure – Assistant head coach/offensive line Matt Mumme – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jeff Casteel – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Jody Sears – Interim Defensive coordinator/linebackers Mike Chamoures – Safeties Josh Brown – Interim Safeties David Lockwood – Secondary John Landwehr – Interim Secondary Tommy Perry – Special teams Timmy Chang – Inside receivers Jason Kaufusi – Defensive line Eric Scott – Wide receivers Jackie Shipp – Defensive line Vai Taua – Running backs Clayton Webb – Offensive quality control Ben Bezilla – Defensive quality control Jimbo Davis – Special teams quality control Jack Ray – Special teams quality control Jordon Simmons – Director of football strength and conditioning Jarwarski Beckum – Assistant director of football strength and conditioning Tyler Crandall – Student Assistant/strength and conditioning coach Chad Savage – Graduate assistant (Offense) Gunnar White – Graduate assistant (Offense) Korey Rush – Graduate assistant (Defense) Support staff Vince Hug – Director of football operations Nicole Wadden – Assistant director of football operations Lucas Gauthier – Director of player personnel Colton Bosnos – Assistant director of player personnel Ryan Mitchell – Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Intercollegiate Services Andrew Caudill – Assistant athletic director and academics Chad Hartley – Associate Athletic Director and Strategic Communications Spencer Hiett – MS, LAT and ATC Assistant Director of Sports Medicine Morgan Demartini – MS Assistant Director of Sports Medicine Damien Garrett – Assistant athletic director and equipment operations Kaleb Daws – Assistant equipment manager Shannon O'Hair – Assistant equipment manager Cindy Breeden – Administrative assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 9, 2021

Game summaries

Purdue

Purdue at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 10 14 7 0 31 • Wolf Pack 0 7 10 17 34 Date: August 30, 2019 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:33 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 58 minutes Game attendance: 20,144 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WNW 10 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play–by–play) and Corey Chavous (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:37 PUR Brycen Hopkins 2–yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick) (12 plays, 70 yards, 5:23) PUR 7–0 02:05 PUR J.D. Dellinger 32–yard field goal (8 plays, 34 yards, 3:29) PUR 10–0 2 04:43 NEV Dominic Christian 38–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (7 plays, 53 yards, 2:19) PUR 10–7 03:15 PUR Jackson Anthrop 38–yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:28) PUR 17–7 00:27 PUR Rondale Moore 39–yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick) (10 plays, 99 yards, 2:09) PUR 24–7 3 06:49 NEV Elijah Cooks 21–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (4 plays, 36 yards, 1:28) PUR 24–14 06:19 PUR David Bell 49–yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:30) PUR 31–14 03:21 NEV Brandon Talton 34–yard field goal (4 plays, –3 yards, 1:01) PUR 31–17 4 06:56 NEV Toa Taua 7–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (11 plays, 74 yards, 5:07) PUR 31–24 00:52 NEV Elijah Cooks 20–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (11 plays, 87 yards, 2:40) TIE 31–31 00:00 NEV Brandon Talton 56–yard field goal (6 plays, 27 yards, 0:38) NEV 34–31

See also: 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
PUR –11	58.5

Statistics	Purdue	Nevada
First downs	24	19
Total yards	519	404
Rushing yards	96	109
Passing yards	423	295
Turnovers	8	0
Time of possession	31:23	28:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Elijah Sindelar	34/52, 423 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Zander Horvath	19 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Rondale Moore	2 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	30/51, 295 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Toa Taua	12 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Toa Taua	8 receptions, 64 yards

At Oregon

Nevada at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 3 0 0 6 • No. 16 Ducks 7 28 28 14 77 Date: September 7, 2019 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:45 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 50,920 Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 10 MPH Referee: Mike McCabe TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play–by–play), Anthony Herron (analyst) and Jill Savage (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 06:13 NEV Brandon Talton 24–yard field goal (6 plays, 5 yards, 3:10) NEV 3–0 03:56 ORE Jake Breeland 66–yard pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17) ORE 7–3 2 10:38 NEV Brandon Talton 45–yard field goal (17 plays, 47 yards, 8:18) ORE 7–6 08:28 ORE C. J. Verdell 2–yard run (Camden Lewis kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10) ORE 14–6 07:13 ORE Ryan Bay 16–yard pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis kick) (2 plays, 35 yards, 0:28) ORE 21–6 03:26 ORE Brady Aiello 1–yard pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis kick) (3 plays, 7 yards, 1:24) ORE 28–6 00:12 ORE Bryan Addison 24–yard pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 1:23) ORE 35–6 3 10:12 ORE Daewood Davis 16–yard pass from Justin Herbert (Adam Stack kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:16) ORE 42–6 08:14 ORE Cyrus Habibi-Likio 11–yard run (Adam Stack kick) (4 plays, 22 yards, 1:35) ORE 49–6 07:16 ORE Jaylon Reed 7–yard pass from Tyler Shough (Adam Stack kick) (3 plays, 5 yards, 0:40) ORE 56–6 02:02 ORE Brady Breeze 11–yard fumble recovery (Adam Stack kick) ORE 63–6 4 06:58 ORE Hunter Kampmoyer 21–yard pass from Tyler Shough (Adam Stack kick) (15 plays, 80 yards, 6:15) ORE 70–6 02:02 ORE Darrian Felix 62–yard run (Adam Stack kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04) ORE 77–6

See also: 2019 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	Oregon
First downs	12	28
Total yards	192	623
Rushing yards	83	221
Passing yards	109	402
Turnovers	6	2
Time of possession	33:35	26:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	13/25, 89 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jaxson Kincaide	13 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Kelton Moore	1 reception, 23 yards
Oregon	Passing	Justin Herbert	19/26, 310 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Darrian Felix	8 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jake Breeland	4 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD

Weber State

Weber State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 (Div. I FCS) Wildcats 0 10 3 0 13 • Wolf Pack 3 6 7 3 19 Date: September 14, 2019 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 14,174 Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 4 MPH Referee: Stephen Baron TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Al Groh (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:38 NEV Brandon Talton 36–yard field goal (10 plays, 56 yards, 4:22) NEV 3–0 2 13:56 WSU Trey Tuttle 43–yard field goal (7 plays, 38 yards, 2:43) TIE 3–3 11:00 WSU Rashid Shaheed 11–yard pass from Kaden Jenks (Trey Tuttle kick) (2 plays, 15 yards, 0:51) WSU 10–3 03:34 NEV Brandon Talton 30–yard field goal (10 plays, 20 yards, 4:07) WSU 10–6 00:09 NEV Brandon Talton 25–yard field goal (10 plays, 71 yards, 2:31) WSU 10–9 3 07:50 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 33–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (9 plays, 85 yards, 3:40) NEV 16–10 00:50 WSU Trey Tuttle 47–yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 1:29) NEV 16–13 4 04:49 NEV Brandon Talton 34–yard field goal (6 plays, 25 yards, 2:20) NEV 19–13

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7.5	51.5

Statistics	Weber State	Nevada
First downs	10	25
Total yards	125	453
Rushing yards	62	153
Passing yards	63	300
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	22:35	37:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing	Kaden Jenks	6/21, 57 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Smith	13 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Rashid Shaheed	3 receptions, 30 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	30/44, 299 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Toa Taua	16 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Kaleb Fossum	5 receptions, 77 yards

At UTEP

Nevada at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 21 3 13 37 Miners 7 7 7 0 21 Date: September 21, 2019 Location: Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 10,493 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSE 7 MPH Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:10 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 4–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) (10 plays, 70 yards, 6:03) UTEP 7–0 2 14:56 NEV Toa Taua 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (9 plays, 73 yards, 3:59) TIE 7–7 06:49 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 6–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) (10 plays, 86 yards, 6:05) UTEP 14–7 03:02 NEV Elijah Cooks 28–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47) TIE 14–14 02:23 NEV Elijah Cooks 20–yard pass from Cristian Solano (Brandon Talton kick) (3 plays, 22 yards, 0:27) NEV 21–14 3 05:01 UTEP Kai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) (17 plays, 75 yards, 9:59) TIE 21–21 01:49 NEV Brandon Talton 27–yard field goal (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:12) NEV 24–21 4 13:22 NEV Kelton Moore 5–yard run (Brandon Talton kick blocked) (4 plays, 15 yards, 1:38) NEV 30–21 04:08 NEV Kelton Moore 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 4:44) NEV 37–21

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –14	51.5

Statistics	Nevada	UTEP
First downs	19	17
Total yards	403	278
Rushing yards	193	162
Passing yards	210	116
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:05	34:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cristian Solano	13/19, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cristian Solano	10 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Cooks	4 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs
UTEP	Passing	Brandon Jones	8/11, 106 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Treyvon Hughes	17 carries, 80 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jess Trussell	3 receptions, 53 yards

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Rainbow Warriors 7 24 14 9 54 Wolf Pack 0 3 0 0 3 Date: September 28, 2019 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 15,137 Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Cool and Rain • Wind: N 9 MPH Referee: Michael VanderVelde TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Ryan Leaf (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:17 UH Cedric Byrd II 36–yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) (5 plays, 62 yards, 2:19) UH 7–0 2 10:40 UH Cedric Byrd II 2–yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 4:22) UH 14–0 09:11 UH Justice Augafa 2–yard blocked punt return (Ryan Meskell kick) UH 21–0 05:33 UH Miles Reed 9–yard run (Ryan Meskell kick) (3 plays, 47 yards, 1:22) UH 28–0 00:36 NEV Brandon Talton 36–yard field goal (14 plays, 61 yards, 4:53) UH 28–3 00:02 UH Ryan Meskell 44–yard field goal (5 plays, 45 yards, 0:28) UH 31–3 3 11:02 UH Jason–Matthew Sharsh 12–yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) (5 plays, 63 yards, 2:26) UH 38–3 02:57 UH Cedric Byrd II 20–yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:52) UH 45–3 4 09:20 UH Team 18–yard safety UH 47–3 03:42 UH Robert Funkhouser 14–yard pass from Justin Uahinui (9 plays, 75 yards, 5:33) UH 54–3

See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –2	63.5

Statistics	Hawaii	Nevada
First downs	26	16
Total yards	512	203
Rushing yards	139	98
Passing yards	373	105
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:12	28:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Cole McDonald	25/30, 312 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Fred Holly III	11 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Jason–Matthew Sharsh	9 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cristian Solano	11/17, 59 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Toa Taua	17 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Cooks	5 receptions, 38 yards

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 3 7 14 14 38 • Wolf Pack 14 10 7 10 41 Date: October 12, 2019 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes Game attendance: 15,311 Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: S 2 MPH Referee: Cal McNeill TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:17 NEV Devonte Lee 2–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 2:41) NEV 7–0 09:34 NEV Austin Arnold 40–yard interception (Brandon Talton kick) NEV 14–0 07:10 SJSU Matt Mercurio 44–yard field goal (6 plays, 48 yards, 2:24) NEV 14–3 2 14:00 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 4:23) NEV 21–3 05:12 NEV Brandon Talton 25–yard field goal (14 plays, 37 yards, 6:15) NEV 24–3 00:27 SJSU Isaiah Hamilton 37–yard pass from Josh Love (Matt Mercurio kick) (3 plays, 61 yards, 0:17) NEV 24–10 3 14:52 NEV Romeo Doubs 75–yard pass from Malik Henry (Brandon Talton kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:08) NEV 31–10 14:17 SJSU Bailey Gaither 60–yard pass from Josh Love (Matt Mercurio kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35) NEV 31–17 06:09 SJSU DeJon Packer 1–yard run (Matt Mercurio kick) (5 plays, 29 yards, 1:31) NEV 31–24 4 08:20 SJSU Tre Walker 20–yard pass from Josh Love (Matt Mercurio kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 3:42) TIE 31–31 03:53 NEV Toa Taua 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:27) NEV 38–31 02:36 SJSU DeJon Packer 2–yard run (Matt Mercurio kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 1:11) TIE 38–38 00:00 NEV Brandon Talton 40–yard field goal (7 plays, 46 yards, 2:30) NEV 41–38

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –3	60.5

Statistics	San Jose State	Nevada
First downs	16	25
Total yards	420	541
Rushing yards	15	189
Passing yards	405	352
Turnovers	5	4
Time of possession	20:44	39:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing	Josh Love	23/45, 405 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nick Nash	3 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Bailey Gaither	5 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Malik Henry	22/37, 352 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Toa Taua	34 carries, 160 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Romeo Doubs	5 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD

At Utah State

Nevada at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 0 0 7 10 • Aggies 9 13 0 14 36 Date: October 19, 2019 Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 8:15 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 15,240 Game weather: Temperature: 35 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSE 12 MPH Referee: Michael VanderVelde TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Kirk Morrison (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:45 NEV Brandon Talton 23–yard field goal (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:10) NEV 3–0 09:33 USU Savon Scarver 100–yard kickoff return (Dominik Eberle kick) USU 7–3 00:08 USU Justus Te'i 1–yard safety USU 9–3 2 10:58 USU Dominik Eberle 29–yard field goal (6 plays, 23 yards, 1:43) USU 12–3 05:33 USU Caleb Repp 13–yard pass from Jordan Love (7 plays, 39 yards, 1:50) USU 19–3 02:07 USU Dominik Eberle 32–yard field goal (8 plays, 57 yards, 1:39) USU 22–3 4 11:27 USU Gerold Bright 67–yard run (Dominik Eberle kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 0:38) USU 29–3 10:03 USU Gerold Bright 9–yard run (Dominik Eberle kick) (2 plays, 57 yards, 0:23) USU 36–3 04:48 NEV Toa Taua 20–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15) USU 36–10

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USU –22.5	59

Statistics	Nevada	Utah State
First downs	15	22
Total yards	326	418
Rushing yards	113	244
Passing yards	213	174
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	34:39	25:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Malik Henry	17/38, 213 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Toa Taua	20 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Romeo Doubs	4 receptions, 80 yards
Utah State	Passing	Jordan Love	13/31, 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Gerold Bright	15 carries, 126 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Siaosi Mariner	2 receptions, 53 yards

At Wyoming

Nevada at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 0 0 0 3 • Cowboys 14 10 7 0 31 Date: October 26, 2019 Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 12:08 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 49 minutes Game attendance: 16,126 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 26 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:14 WYO Xazavian Valladay 53–yard pass from Sean Chambers (Cooper Rothe kick) (1 play, 53 yards, 0:09) WYO 7–0 08:49 WYO Sean Chambers 2–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) (7 plays, 52 yards, 3:03) WYO 14–0 02:21 NEV Brandon Talton 28–yard field goal (9 plays, 71 yards, 3:41) WYO 14–3 2 09:28 WYO Raghib Ismail Jr. 37–yard pass from Sean Chambers (Cooper Rothe kick) (5 plays, 42 yards, 3:18) WYO 21–3 00:00 WYO Cooper Rothe 20–yard field goal (6 plays, 92 yards, 0:50) WYO 24–3 3 11:54 WYO Jackson Marcotte 25–yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal (Cooper Rothe kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06) WYO 31–3

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WYO –13.5	44

Statistics	Nevada	Wyoming
First downs	17	22
Total yards	335	479
Rushing yards	81	258
Passing yards	254	221
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	30:14	29:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	26/40, 247 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Devonte Lee	3 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Romeo Doubs	5 receptions, 98 yards
Wyoming	Passing	Sean Chambers	6/9, 158 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Xazavian Valladay	26 carries, 206 yards
	Receiving	Raghib Ismail Jr.	4 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

New Mexico

New Mexico at Nevada
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 7 0 3 0 10 • Wolf Pack 0 14 0 7 21 Date: November 2, 2019 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 15,631 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: ESE 4 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Ryan Leaf (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 06:48 NM Ahmari Davis 4–yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) (9 plays, 90 yards, 3:29) NM 7–0 2 07:50 NEV Toa Taua 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (15 plays, 80 yards, 8:12) TIE 7–7 05:08 NEV Romeo Doubs 57–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (4 plays, 73 yards, 1:18) NEV 14–7 3 11:14 NM Andrew Shelley 49–yard field goal (8 plays, 43 yards, 3:46) NEV 14–10 4 05:45 NEV Elijah Cooks 20–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (5 plays, 46 yards, 2:35) NEV 21–10

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –3.5	58

Statistics	New Mexico	Nevada
First downs	17	21
Total yards	346	369
Rushing yards	109	64
Passing yards	237	305
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:15	34:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	Tevaka Tuioti	19/36, 237 yards
	Rushing	Ahmari Davis	15 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcus Williams	6 receptions, 74 yards
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	28/40, 305 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Devonte Lee	9 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Romeo Doubs	11 receptions, 167 yards, 1 TD

At San Diego State

Nevada at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 3 0 7 7 17 No. 24 Aztecs 0 3 7 3 13 Date: November 9, 2019 Location: SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 27,973 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm Referee: Mike Cuttone TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Ryan Leaf (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 03:22 NEV Brandon Talton 34–yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:13) NEV 3–0 2 13:15 SDSU Matt Araiza 21–yard field goal (13 plays, 71 yards, 5:07) TIE 3–3 3 07:12 NEV Elijah Cooks 13–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (16 plays, 75 yards, 7:48) NEV 10–3 01:24 SDSU Chance Bell 3–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (14 plays, 71 yards, 5:40) TIE 10–10 4 10:31 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 2:02) NEV 17–10 03:46 SDSU Matt Araiza 44–yard field goal (11 plays, 42 yards, 4:00) NEV 17–13

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SDSU –17	39.5

Statistics	Nevada	San Diego State
First downs	12	18
Total yards	226	309
Rushing yards	29	113
Passing yards	197	196
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	19/26, 147 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Toa Taua	12 carries, 19 yards
	Receiving	Brendan O'Leary–Orange	1 reception, 50 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Ryan Agnew	18/35, 196 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chance Bell	11 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kobe Smith	5 receptions, 40 yards

At Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 0 14 7 35 Bulldogs 7 14 7 0 28 Date: November 23, 2019 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 32,303 Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm Referee: Stephen Baron TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Kirk Morrison (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:58 NEV Elijah Cooks 29–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:02) NEV 7–0 02:14 NEV Romeo Doubs 1–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (9 plays, 63 yards, 4:11) NEV 14–0 00:41 FS Ronnie Rivers 34–yard pass from Jorge Reyna (Cesar Silva kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33) NEV 14–7 2 07:27 FS Keric Wheatfall 17–yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Cesar Silva kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 4:33) TIE 14–14 05:16 FS Emoryie Edwards 12–yard pass from Jorge Reyna (Cesar Silva kick) (5 plays, 25 yards, 2:03) FS 21–14 3 10:20 FS Derrion Grim 3–yard pass from Jorge Reyna (Cesar Silva kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:40) FS 28–14 07:27 NEV Romeo Doubs 5–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:47) FS 28–21 01:49 NEV Devonte Lee 25–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (3 plays, 34 yards, 1:22) TIE 28–28 4 00:12 NEV Toa Taua 3–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (4 plays, 25 yards, 1:20) NEV 35–28

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
FS –12.5	51.5

Statistics	Nevada	Fresno State
First downs	18	18
Total yards	408	331
Rushing yards	254	53
Passing yards	154	278
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	31:29	28:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	20/31, 154 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Toa Taua	20 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Cooks	5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Fresno State	Passing	Jorge Reyna	27/37, 261 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Hokit	7 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Ronnie Rivers	7 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Rebels 17 7 0 3 6 33 Wolf Pack 0 13 0 14 3 30 Date: November 30, 2019 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:08 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 16,683 Game weather: Temperature: 29 °F (−2 °C) • Weather: Cool and Overcast • Wind: ESE 4 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:19 UNLV Daniel Gutierrez 40–yard field goal (7 plays, 30 yards, 2:19) UNLV 3–0 04:43 UNLV Charles Williams 80–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:10) UNLV 10–0 01:38 UNLV Mekhi Stevenson 32–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick) (4 plays, 53 yards, 1:45) UNLV 17–0 2 13:09 NEV Devonte Lee 2–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (10 plays, 74 yards, 3:29) UNLV 17–7 08:02 NEV Brandon Talton 27–yard field goal (8 plays, 67 yards, 2:52) UNLV 17–10 03:10 NEV Brandon Talton 31–yard field goal (8 plays, 28 yards, 1:51) UNLV 17–13 02:58 UNLV Steve Jenkins 75–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) UNLV 24–13 4 09:08 NEV Daniel Gutierrez 50–yard field goal (6 plays, 35 yards, 2:33) UNLV 27–13 06:47 NEV Dominic Christian 24–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 2:15) UNLV 27–20 01:32 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:45) TIE 27–27 OT 15:00 NEV Brandon Talton 42–yard field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) NEV 30–27 15:00 UNLV Steve Jenkins 19–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) UNLV 33–30

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7	52

Statistics	UNLV	Nevada
First downs	15	28
Total yards	412	459
Rushing yards	183	108
Passing yards	229	351
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:13	34:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Kenyon Oblad	16/22, 229 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Charles Williams	20 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Steve Jenkins	5 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	33/54, 351 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Devonte Lee	11 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Cooks	12 receptions, 151 yards

Vs. Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

Nevada vs. Ohio
(Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total • Bobcats 3 17 10 0 30 Wolf Pack 3 6 0 12 21 Date: January 3, 2020 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 1:33 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 13,611 Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NNE 1 MPH Referee: Billy Williams TV announcers (ESPN): Bill Roth (play–by–play), John Congemi (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:26 NEV Brandon Talton 51–yard field goal (6 plays, 46 yards, 2:34) NEV 3–0 07:00 OHIO Louie Zervos 29–yard field goal (10 plays, 65 yards, 5:20) TIE 3–3 2 12:28 OHIO Julian Ross 12–yard run (Louie Zervos kick) (15 plays, 71 yards, 7:47) OHIO 10–3 07:21 NEV Brandon Talton 36–yard field goal (10 plays, 59 yards, 5:00) OHIO 10–6 06:21 OHIO Nathan Rourke 35–yard run (Louie Zervos kick) (3 plays, 77 yards, 0:54) OHIO 17–6 02:17 OHIO Louie Zervos 33–yard field goal (5 plays, 20 yards, 2:02) OHIO 20–6 00:00 NEV Brandon Talton 33–yard field goal (12 plays, 67 yards, 2:12) OHIO 20–9 3 11:00 OHIO Louie Zervos 26–yard field goal (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:53) OHIO 23–9 05:26 OHIO De'Montre Tuggle 2–yard run (Louie Zervos kick) (5 plays, 50 yards, 2:26) OHIO 30–9 4 10:48 NEV Elijah Cooks 8–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick blocked) (10 plays, 78 yards, 3:33) OHIO 30–15 08:42 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Carson Strong pass failed) (3 plays, 26 yards, 0:57) OHIO 30–21

See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (January)

Pregame line	Over/under
OHIO –10	62.5

Statistics	Ohio	Nevada
First downs	25	24
Total yards	429	430
Rushing yards	285	29
Passing yards	144	401
Turnovers	4	4
Time of possession	33:13	26:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio	Passing	Nathan Rourke	9/17, 144 yards
	Rushing	De'Montre Tuggle	10 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isiah Cox	3 receptions, 73 yards
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	31/49, 402 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Toa Taua	6 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Cooks	14 receptions, 197 yards, 1 TD