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2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Arizona Bowl champion
Arizona Bowl, W 16–13OT vs. Arkansas State
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachAngus McClure (2nd overall, 1st straight season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mumme (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 22 Utah State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Wyoming   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Air Force   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Colorado State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Nevada   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Hawaii   5 – 3     8 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UNLV   2 – 6     4 – 8  
San Jose State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by second–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.[1][2] They finished the season 8–5 and 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West division.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2017 season 3–9 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division and did not qualify for a bowl game.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[3] Sean Krepsz C SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[4] Malik Reed LB SR
Maxwell Award[5] Ty Gangi QB SR
Doak Walker Award[6] Kelton Moore RB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[7] McLane Mannix WR SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[8] Malik Reed LB SR
Outland Trophy[9] Sean Krepsz C SR
Paul Hornung Award[10] McLane Mannix WR/KR SO
Wuerffel Trophy[11] Ty Gangi QB SR
Ted Hendricks Award[12] Korey Rush DE SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[13] Ty Gangi QB SR
Manning Award[14] Ty Gangi QB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[15] Kelton Moore RB JR
McLane Mannix WR SO

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–25, 2018, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.[16]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 24, 2018. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division.[17]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Fresno State 126 (16)
2 San Diego State 116 (6)
3 UNLV 78
4 Nevada 72
5 Hawaii 45
6 San Jose State 25
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 132 (22)
2 Wyoming 95
3 Colorado State 82
4 Utah State 78
5 Air Force 52
6 New Mexico 23

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had three players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the offense and two from the defense.[18]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Portland State (Div. I FCS)*
W 72–1917,525
September 89:00 a.m.at Vanderbilt*
SECNL 10–4125,676
September 154:00 p.m.Oregon State*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPNUW 37–3520,462
September 229:00 a.m.at Toledo*
CBSSNL 44–6323,675
September 2912:00 p.m.at Air Force
ESPNewsW 28–2523,707
October 67:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPNUL 3–2115,367
October 137:30 p.m.Boise Statedagger
CBSSNL 27–3121,431
October 209:00 p.m.at Hawaii
KAME-TV/Stadium/SPEC HIW 40–2224,475
October 277:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPNUW 28–2414,545
November 107:30 p.m.Colorado State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPNUW 49–1013,755
November 1712:00 p.m.at San Jose State
ESPN3W 21–1212,271
November 246:30 p.m.at UNLV
CBSSNL 29–3419,921
December 2910:15 a.m.vs. Arkansas State*
CBSSNW 16–13 OT32,368

Game summaries

Portland State

Portland State at Nevada
1 234Total
Vikings (Div. I FCS) 9 1000 19
• Wolf Pack 9 212814 72
  • Date: August 31, 2018
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,525
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: N 10 MPH
  • Referee: Dwayne Johnson
  • TV announcers (None): None
           
Scoring summary
112:07PSUCharlie Taumoepeau 48–yard pass from Davis Alexander (Cody Williams kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53)		PSU 7–0
04:06PSUSemise Kofe 1–yard safetyPSU 9–0
03:38NEVDaniel Brown 42–yard interception (Team kick blocked)PSU 9–6
00:00NEVRamiz Ahmed 46–yard field goal
(4 plays, 3 yards, 1:17)		TIE 9–9
213:16NEVMcLane Mannix 58–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(1 play, 58 yards, 0:07)		NEV 16–9
04:52NEVDevonte Lee 14–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(5 plays, 84 yards, 1:51)		NEV 23–9
04:39NEVCharlie Taumoepeau 75–yard pass from Davis Alexander (Cody Williams kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:13)		NEV 23–16
00:59NEVMcLane Mannix 18–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40)		NEV 30–16
00:05PSUCody Williams 31–yard field goal
(7 plays, 61 yards, 0:59)		NEV 30–19
313:16NEVKelton Moore 9–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(4 plays, 76 yards, 1:40)		NEV 37–19
11:34NEVJaxson Kincaide 73–yard pass from Toa Taua (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(1 play, 73 yards, 0:11)		NEV 44–19
08:36NEVMcLane Mannix 47–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(4 plays, 62 yards, 1:27)		NEV 51–19
06:46NEVTy Gangi 5–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(3 plays, 39 yards, 0:38)		NEV 58–19
409:33NEVCristian Solano 9–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(6 plays, 83 yards, 2:30)		NEV 65–19
06:48NEVRomeo Doubs 80–yard punt return (Ramiz Ahmed kick)NEV 72–19
See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –28 71[19]
Statistics Portland State Nevada
First downs 17 25
Total yards 348 636
Rushing yards 107 216
Passing yards 241 420
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 35:28 24:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Davis Alexander 13/32, 224 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Darian Green 10 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Charlie Taumoepeau 3 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 16/26, 342 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Toa Taua 8 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Kaleb Fossum 6 receptions, 139 yards

at Vanderbilt

Nevada at Vanderbilt
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1000 10
• Commodores 0 17177 41
  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Location: Vanderbilt Stadium
    Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 9:01 a.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 25,676
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 8 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), D. J. Shockley (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
213:16VANDYKalija Lipscomb 2–yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick)
(7 plays, 53 yards, 2:41)		VANDY 7–0
12:24VANDYKe'Shawn Vaughn 7–yard run (Ryley Guay kick)
(2 plays, 7 yards, 0:15)		VANDY 14–0
05:41NEVRamiz Ahmed 32–yard field goal
(7 plays, 13 yards, 3:17)		VANDY 14–3
03:13VANDYRyley Guay 35–yard field goal
(7 plays, 48 yards, 2:28)		VANDY 17–3
00:49NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 9–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 2:24)		VANDY 17–10
307:14VANDYRyley Guay 25–yard field goal
(11 plays, 77 yards, 6:17)		VANDY 20–10
06:17VANDYKe'Shawn Vaughn 46–yard run (Ryley Guay kick)
(1 play, 46 yards, 0:11)		VANDY 27–10
00:23VANDYKalija Lipscomb 11–yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick)
(8 plays, 73 yards, 4:00)		VANDY 34–10
401:10VANDYJosh Crawford 1–yard run (Ryley Guay kick)
(3 plays, 21 yards, 1:40)		VANDY 41–10
See also: 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV +10 60[20]
Statistics Nevada Vanderbilt
First downs 14 25
Total yards 250 468
Rushing yards 34 198
Passing yards 216 270
Turnovers 5 4
Time of possession 23:58 36:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 22/39, 216 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Toa Taua 6 carries, 24 yards
Receiving McLane Mannix 6 receptions, 86 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Kyle Shurmur 23/32, 258 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Ke'Shawn Vaughn 11 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jared Pinkney 4 receptions, 98 yards

[21]

Oregon State

Oregon State at Nevada
1 234Total
Beavers 7 14014 35
• Wolf Pack 16 1407 37
  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,462
  • Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: Moderate
  • Referee: Jay Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
112:00NEVToa Taua 5–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00)		NEV 7–0
08:15OSUIsaiah Hodgins 5–yard pass from Conor Blount (Jordan Choukair kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:45)		TIE 7–7
02:17NEVRamiz Ahmed 26–yard field goal
(14 plays, 66 yards, 5:58)		NEV 10–7
00:01NEVMcLane Mannix 24–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick failed)
(3 plays, 26 yards, 1:08)		NEV 16–7
212:33NEVJaxson Kincaide 9–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(2 plays, 29 yards, 0:31)		NEV 23–7
10:18NEVMalik Reed 48–yard fumble recovery (Ramiz Ahmed kick)NEV 30–7
04:12OSUJermar Jefferson 2–yard run (Jordan Choukair kick)
(7 plays, 39 yards, 2:32)		NEV 30–14
00:22OSUIsaiah Hodgins 3–yard pass from Jake Luton (Jordan Choukair kick)
(14 plays, 87 yards, 3:01)		NEV 30–21
411:40OSUJermar Jefferson 1–yard run (Jordan Choukair kick)
(5 plays, 42 yards, 1:47)		NEV 30–28
09:13NEVKelton Moore 1–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27)		NEV 37–28
04:40OSUKase Rogers 1–yard run (Jordan Choukair kick)
(4 plays, 40 yards, 1:01)		NEV 37–35
See also: 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –3.5 67.5[22]
Statistics Oregon State Nevada
First downs 28 17
Total yards 540 357
Rushing yards 81 156
Passing yards 459 201
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 34:47 25:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing Jake Luton 23/35, 284 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jermar Jefferson 25 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Isaiah Hodgins 14 receptions, 200 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 17/35, 195 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Toa Taua 12 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
Receiving McLane Mannix 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD

at Toledo

Nevada at Toledo
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 17146 44
• Rockets 14 211414 63
  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Location: Glass Bowl
    Toledo, OH
  • Game start: 9:02 a.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,675
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy Skies • Wind: NE 9 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play–by–play) and Ross Tucker (analyst)
            
Scoring summary
111:33TOLEDOJon'Vea Johnson 38–yard pass from Mitchell Guadagni (Jameson Vest kick)
(4 plays, 52 yards, 0:55)		TOLEDO 7–0
06:44NEVTy Gangi 1–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:49)		TIE 7–7
03:07TOLEDOReggie Gilliam 9–yard blocked punt return (Jameson Vest kick)TOLEDO 14–7
214:56NEVElijah Cooks 22–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(3 plays, 15 yards, 1:31)		TIE 14–14
14:43TOLEDODiontae Johnson 98–yard kickoff return (Jameson Vest kick)TOLEDO 21–14
09:24NEVToa Taua 31–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(6 plays, 93 yards, 1:49)		TIE 21–21
06:08TOLEDOCody Thompson 4–yard pass from Mitchell Guadagni (Jameson Vest kick)
(9 plays, 67 yards, 3:14)		TOLEDO 28–21
00:17TOLEDOMitchell Guadagni 27–yard run (Jameson Vest kick)
(6 plays, 41 yards, 1:14)		TOLEDO 35–21
00:00NEVRamiz Ahmed 50–yard field goal
(2 plays, 19 yards, 0:14)		TOLEDO 35–24
314:15NEVKelton Moore 23–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:45)		TOLEDO 35–31
10:26TOLEDODiontae Johnson 26–yard run from Mitchell Guadagni (Jameson Vest kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49)		TOLEDO 42–31
10:11NEVToa Taua 66–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(1 play, 66 yards, 0:10)		TOLEDO 42–38
01:27TOLEDOCody Thompson 20–yard pass from Mitchell Guadagni (Jameson Vest kick)
(7 plays, 68 yards, 2:30)		TOLEDO 49–38
411:49TOLEDOCody Thompson 19–yard pass from Desmond Phillips (Jameson Vest kick)
(5 plays, 65 yards, 1:55)		TOLEDO 56–38
08:04NEVToa Taua 2–yard run (Ty Gangi pass failed)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:45)		TOLEDO 56–44
07:26TOLEDOMitchell Guadagni 34–yard run (Jameson Vest kick)
(2 plays, 39 yards, 0:37)		TOLEDO 63–44
See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV +10.5 67.5[23]
Statistics Nevada Toledo
First downs 27 23
Total yards 582 460
Rushing yards 262 230
Passing yards 320 230
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 30:12 29:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 29/50, 320 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Toa Taua 15 carries, 170 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Kaleb Fossum 15 receptions, 147 yards
Toledo Passing Mitchell Guadagni 15/24, 211 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Mitchell Guadagni 15 carries, 131 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Diontae Johnson 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

at Air Force

Nevada at Air Force
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 7 1470 28
Falcons 0 7108 25
  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Location: Falcon Stadium
    Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 12:01 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,707
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Hazy • Wind: SSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Doug Sherman (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
110:15NEVElijah Cooks 40–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45)		NEV 7–0
209:58AFZane Lewis 99–yard interception (Jake Koehnke kick)TIE 7–7
06:52NEVMcLane Mannix 29–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 3:01)		NEV 14–7
00:27NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 30–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(4 plays, 40 yards, 0:43)		NEV 21–7
311:13AFJake Koehnke 43–yard field goal
(9 plays, 49 yards, 3:47)		NEV 21–10
09:32NEVElijah Cooks 23–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:41)		NEV 28–10
03:36AFMarcus Bennett 2–yard pass from Donald Hammond III (Jake Koehnke kick)
(12 plays, 58 yards, 5:07)		NEV 28–17
406:48AFDonald Hammond III 9–yard run (rush failed)
(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:27)		NEV 28–23
00:17AFTeam 6–yard safetyNEV 28–25
See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV +3.5 63[24]
Statistics Nevada Air Force
First downs 19 16
Total yards 436 250
Rushing yards 177 154
Passing yards 259 96
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 31:07 28:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 24/33, 259 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Toa Taua 13 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Elijah Cooks 2 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TDs
Air Force Passing Donald Hammond III 6/15, 71 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kadin Remsberg 13 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Marcus Bennett 4 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 0 777 21
Wolf Pack 0 300 3
  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 15,367
  • Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cold and Rainy • Wind: N 10 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
 
Scoring summary
213:11FSRonnie Rivers 19–yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller kick)
(9 plays, 69 yards, 4:09)		FS 7–0
08:00NEVRamiz Ahmed 41–yard field goal
(11 plays, 51 yards, 5:11)		FS 7–3
310:20FSRonnie Rivers 2–yard run (Asa Fuller kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 2:05)		FS 14–3
408:28FSKeeSean Johnson 27–yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller kick)
(4 plays, 44 yards, 1:50)		FS 21–3
See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV +16.5 58.5[25]
Statistics Fresno State Nevada
First downs 12 21
Total yards 271 327
Rushing yards 30 132
Passing yards 241 195
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 24:34 35:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Marcus McMaryion 20/28, 241 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Ronnie Rivers 5 carries, 12 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jared Rice 3 receptions, 98 yards
Nevada Passing Cristian Solano 22/43, 195 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing Cristian Solano 23 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Kaleb Fossum 12 receptions, 97 yards

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)
1 234Total
• Broncos 7 10140 31
Wolf Pack 10 7100 27
  • Date: October 13, 2018
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,431
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Breezy and Cold • Wind: NNE 9 MPH
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline)
       
Scoring summary
111:44NEVRamiz Ahmed 35–yard field goal
(9 plays, 58 yards, 3:16)		NEV 3–0
06:25BSUJohn Hightower 88–yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(1 play, 88 yards, 0:12)		BSU 7–3
02:17NEVJaxson Kincaide 21–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(2 plays, 44 yards, 0:31)		NEV 10–7
213:49BSUTyler Horton 99–yard interception (Hadden Hoggarth kick)BSU 14–10
00:42NEVElijah Cooks 11–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(5 plays, 35 yards, 0:49)		NEV 17–14
00:00BSUHaden Hoggarth 31–yard field goal
(7 plays, 55 yards, 0:37)		TIE 17–17
310:12BSUC. T. Thomas 36–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:48)		BSU 24–17
06:51NEVMcLane Mannix 50–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(9 plays, 77 yards, 3:14)		TIE 24–24
05:37BSUA. J. Richardson 41–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(3 plays, 69 yards, 1:06)		BSU 31–24
01:21NEVRamiz Ahmed 28–yard field goal
(12 plays, 56 yards, 4:11)		BSU 31–27
See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
NEV +14.5 59[26]
Statistics Boise State Nevada
First downs 24 23
Total yards 506 386
Rushing yards 207 82
Passing yards 299 304
Turnovers 2 5
Time of possession 35:09 24:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Boise State Passing Brett Rypien 28/38, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing John Hightower 2 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving A. J. Richardson 4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 24/42, 304 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Kelton Moore 8 carries, 35 yards
Receiving McLane Mannix 4 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD

at Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 10 10614 40
Rainbow Warriors 14 008 22
  • Date: October 20, 2018
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Honolulu, HI
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,475
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: NNE 12 MPH
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (KAME-TV/Stadium/SPEC HI): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline) and Alex Margulies (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
107:11UHCedric Byrd 8–yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick)
(3 plays, 28 yards, 1:11)		UH 7–0
04:14NEVRamiz Ahmed 23–yard field goal
(6 plays, 37 yards, 2:56)		UH 7–3
02:06NEVElijah Cooks 29–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(3 plays, 60 yards, 1:15)		NEV 10–7
00:00UHJohn Ursua 70–yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick)
(5 plays, 85 yards, 2:00)		UH 14–10
211:00NEVRamiz Ahmed 27–yard field goal
(11 plays, 39 yards, 4:00)		UH 14–13
06:24NEVDevonte Lee 5–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(5 plays, 51 yards, 2:06)		NEV 20–13
309:18NEVElijah Cooks 40–yard run (Ty Gangi pass failed)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:15)		NEV 26–14
410:33NEVToa Taua 13–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(9 plays, 81 yards, 4:27)		NEV 33–14
03:15UHJoJo Ward 2–yard pass from Cole McDonald (Marcus Brown-Armstrong pass)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:48)		NEV 33–22
00:59NEVDevonte Lee 6–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(4 plays, 24 yards, 2:08)		NEV 40–22
See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV +2 67[27]
Statistics Nevada Hawaii
First downs 25 16
Total yards 481 371
Rushing yards 220 112
Passing yards 261 259
Turnovers 8 1
Time of possession 30:45 29:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 21/29, 247 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Toa Taua 18 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaleb Fossum 6 receptions, 86 yards
Hawaii Passing Cole McDonald 19/37, 259 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Dayton Furuta 16 carries, 55 yards
Receiving John Ursua 7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD

San Diego State

San Diego State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aztecs 14 1000 24
• Wolf Pack 9 6103 28
  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,545
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Mild • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play–by–play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst)
      
Scoring summary
109:16SDSUChase Jasmin 2–yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron II kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:44)		SDSU 7–0
04:41SDSUKahale Warring 16–yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron II kick)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45)		SDSU 14–0
02:12NEVTeam -3–yard safetySDSU 14–2
00:09NEVToa Taua 40–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(5 plays, 50 yards, 2:03)		SDSU 14–9
208:50NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 26–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick failed)
(6 plays, 53 yards, 2:28)		NEV 15–14
04:19SDSUJohn Baron II 26–yard field goal
(11 plays, 73 yards, 4:27)		SDSU 17–15
01:31SDSUKahale Warring 30–yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron II kick)
(3 plays, 63 yards, 1:14)		SDSU 24–15
311:39NEVDevonte Lee 2–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:21)		SDSU 24–22
05:13NEVRamiz Ahmed 32–yard field goal
(8 plays, 21 yards, 4:36)		NEV 25–24
408:54NEVRamiz Ahmed 34–yard field goal
(4 plays, 0 yards, 1:33)		NEV 28–24
See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV +1 46[28]
Statistics San Diego State Nevada
First downs 24 14
Total yards 456 297
Rushing yards 173 62
Passing yards 283 235
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics
San Diego State Passing Ryan Agnew 20/41, 283 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Chase Jasmin 16 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Kahale Warring 6 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 23/43, 235 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Devonte Lee 7 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Toa Taua 5 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nevada
1 234Total
Rams 0 0010 10
• Wolf Pack 7 21210 49
  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,755
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: NE 8 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play–by–play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
108:53NEVRomeo Doubs 20–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(7 plays, 47 yards, 3:20)		NEV 7–0
209:03NEVElijah Cooks 38–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick failed)
(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:04)		NEV 13–0
02:28NEVDevonte Lee 1–yard run (Elijah Cooks pass)
(5 plays, 65 yards, 1:07)		NEV 21–0
01:02NEVRomeo Doubs 36–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(3 plays, 65 yards, 0:32)		NEV 28–0
311:34NEVDevonte Lee 1–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(9 plays, 86 yards, 3:21)		NEV 35–0
07:08NEVJaxson Kincaide 7–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(7 plays, 94 yards, 2:30)		NEV 42–0
01:42NEVKaleb Fossum 28–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(4 plays, 54 yards, 1:55)		NEV 49–0
408:32CSUPreston Williams 8–yard pass from Collin Hill (Wyatt Bryan kick)
(9 plays, 48 yards, 3:22)		NEV 49–7
04:21CSUWyatt Bryan 32–yard field goal
(9 plays, 42 yards, 2:01)		NEV 49–10
See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –14 61.5[29]
Statistics Colorado State Nevada
First downs 13 29
Total yards 260 636
Rushing yards 74 232
Passing yards 260 636
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 29:10 30:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado State Passing Collin Hill 23/40, 186 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Izzy Matthews 8 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Preston Williams 7 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 28/35, 404 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Toa Taua 12 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Romeo Doubs 8 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TDs

at San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 777 21
Spartans 6 060 12
  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Location: CEFCU Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 12:06 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,271
  • Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Hazy and Sunny • Wind: WNW 5 MPH
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Al Groh (analyst)
 
Scoring summary
100:52SJSUJosh Oliver 1–yard pass from Michael Carrillo (Bryce Crawford kick failed)
(1 play, 1 yard, 0:04)		SJSU 6–0
201:48NEVTy Gangi 2–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(13 plays, 85 yards, 6:37)		NEV 7–6
312:21NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 9–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39)		NEV 14–6
03:24SJSUDeJon Packer 22–yard pass from Michael Carrillo (pass failed)
(7 plays, 43 yards, 3:17)		NEV 14–12
412:38NEVToa Taua 9–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(7 plays, 85 yards, 3:26)		NEV 21–12
See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –14.5 59.5[30]
Statistics Nevada San Jose State
First downs 24 11
Total yards 463 200
Rushing yards 149 30
Passing yards 314 170
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:11 24:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 19/32, 314 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Toa Taua 29 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Romeo Doubs 5 receptions, 105 yards
San Jose State Passing Michael Carrillo 17/26, 168 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Tyler Nevens 9 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Tre Walker 4 receptions, 69 yards

at UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 20 603 29
• Rebels 0 2176 34
  • Date: November 24, 2018
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 6:32 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,921
  • Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 3 MPH
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and A.J. Ross (sideline)
       
Scoring summary
112:03NEVMcLane Mannix 5–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(4 plays, 79 yards, 1:18)		NEV 7–0
06:14NEVCole Turner 24–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(7 plays, 64 yards, 3:11)		NEV 14–0
00:46NEVKelton Moore 46–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick failed)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17)		NEV 20–0
214:12NEVRamiz Ahmed 29–yard field goal
(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:24)		NEV 23–0
12:31UNLVLexington Thomas 38–yard pass from Armani Rogers (Evan Pantels kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:41)		NEV 23–7
09:47UNLVGiovanni Fauolo Sr. 18–yard pass from Armani Rogers (Evan Pantels kick)
(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:36)		NEV 23–14
03:34UNLVArmani Rogers 1–yard run (Evan Pantels kick)
(6 plays, 48 yards, 2:09)		NEV 23–21
00:36NEVRamiz Ahmed 26–yard field goal
(13 plays, 66 yards, 2:58)		NEV 26–21
304:46UNLVNoah Bean 1–yard pass from Armani Rogers (Evan Pantels kick)
(11 plays, 87 yards, 4:53)		UNLV 28–26
411:21NEVRamiz Ahmed 36–yard field goal
(10 plays, 48 yards, 4:33)		NEV 29–28
02:34UNLVArmani Rogers 3–yard run (rush failed)
(12 plays, 73 yards, 3:28)		UNLV 34–29
See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –14 61[31]
Statistics Nevada UNLV
First downs 19 22
Total yards 464 409
Rushing yards 169 226
Passing yards 295 183
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 29:17 30:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 27/45, 295 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Kelton Moore 13 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Romeo Doubs 4 receptions, 72 yards
UNLV Passing Armani Rogers 13/20, 172 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Xzaviar Campbell 9 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Giovanni Fauolo Sr. 4 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD

vs. Arkansas State (Arizona Bowl)

Arkansas State vs. Nevada
(Arizona Bowl)
1 234OTTotal
Red Wolves 0 7033 13
• Wolf Pack 0 3076 16
   
Scoring summary
205:09NEVRamiz Ahmed 36–yard field goal
(10 plays, 43 yards, 5:07)		NEV 3–0
03:08ASUMarcel Murray 2–yard run (Blake Grupe kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01)		ASU 7–3
401:06NEVDevonte Lee 1–yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick)
(10 plays, 74 yards, 2:39)		NEV 10–7
00:00ASUBlake Grupe 32–yard field goal
(8 plays, 61 yards, 1:06)		TIE 10–10
OT15:00ASUBlake Grupe 24–yard field goal
(6 plays, 18 yards, 0:00)		ASU 13–10
15:00NEVReagan Roberson 11–yard pass from Ty Gangi
(5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00)		NEV 16–13
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2018 Arizona Bowl
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –1.5 57[32]
Statistics Arkansas State Nevada
First downs 25 15
Total yards 499 285
Rushing yards 224 85
Passing yards 275 200
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 29:31 30:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Justice Hansen 26/46, 275 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing Warren Ward 16 carries, 140 yards
Receiving Omar Bayless 7 receptions, 129 yards
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 18/34, 200 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Toa Taua 22 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Ben Putman 4 receptions, 114 yards

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