2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the Chris Ault Field vs. Arizona on September 12, 2015 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada
Arizona Bowl champion
Arizona Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Brian Polian (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Lester Erb (3rd overall, 1st straight season) Jim Hofher (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Rolovich (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Teerlinck (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2014 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division and lost the New Orleans Bowl by 3 to 16 against Louisiana–Lafayette.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 28–29, 2015, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 28, 2015. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.

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

The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense and one from the specialists.

Defense

Ian Seau – DL

Specialists

Alex Boy – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	UC Davis (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 31–17	21,483
September 12	4:00 p.m.	No. 22 Arizona*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 20–44	24,355
September 19	9:00 a.m.	at No. 17 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 27–44	102,591
September 26	12:30 p.m.	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 24–21	19,072
October 3	4:00 p.m.	UNLV	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	Campus Insiders	L 17–23	29,551
October 10	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle of the Wolves)	Campus Insiders	W 35–17	20,426
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN3	L 21–28	17,026
October 24	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV	W 30–20	19,992
November 5	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 30–16	25,476
November 14	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 37–34 OT	17,215
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3	L 27–31	18,922
November 28	7:45 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	L 14–31	22,939
December 29	4:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN/Campus Insiders	W 28–23	20,425
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

UC Davis

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: September 3, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 21,483 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 15 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV 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

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –24	59

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

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, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:09 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutes Game attendance: 24,355 Game weather: Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Hazy • Wind: E 5 MPH Referee: Marvel July TV 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

See also: 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +10	63

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

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 Date: September 19, 2015 Location: Kyle Field College Station, TX Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 102,591 Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: David Smith TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

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

See also: 2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +32	65

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

Nevada at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 3 0 7 24 Bulls 7 3 3 8 21 Date: September 26, 2015 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 3:34 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 19,072 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 11 MPH Referee: Greg Sujack TV 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

See also: 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +3	54

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

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, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 29,551 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 14 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV 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

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –6	56

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

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, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:00 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes Game attendance: 20,426 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: SSW 19 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV 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

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –4	54

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

Nevada at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21 • Cowboys 0 21 7 0 28 Date: October 17, 2015 Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 2:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 17,026 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV 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

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –6	56

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

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, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 19,992 Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: N 2 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV 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

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7.5	54

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

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 10 6 7 30 Bulldogs 0 16 0 0 16 Date: November 5, 2015 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:32 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 25,476 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Alan Eck TV 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

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –4.5	54

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

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, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 17,215 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: Slight Referee: Daniel Romeo TV 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

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –1	52

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

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, 2015 Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:35 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 18,922 Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: N 4 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV 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

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +14	54

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

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, 2015 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 7:50 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 22,939 Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear and Cool • Wind: Calm Referee: Reggie Smith TV 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

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +17.5	49

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)

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: December 29, 2015 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 20,425 Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NNW 5 MPH Referee: Tracy Jones TV 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

See also: 2015 Colorado State Rams football team and 2015 Arizona Bowl

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
NEV +5	57

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