2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the field vs. Boise State on November 27, 2004 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Dave Fipp (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Barry Sacks (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 31,545)

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Boise State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 22 Fresno State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					6	–	6
Hawaii		4	–	4					8	–	5
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 20th overall and 1st straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2003 season 6–6 and 4–4 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game. Head coach Chris Tormey was replaced by Chris Ault.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	10:00 a.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN2	L 21–38	21,127
September 11	1:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 59–7	16,611
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 38–13	17,220
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Charter	L 10–27	33,429
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	Charter	L 13–48	27,596
October 9	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Charter	L 26–48	35,078
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Rice	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 35–10	18,800
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 54–48 3OT	13,550
November 6	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Charter	W 42–24	15,902
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	Charter	L 20–38	10,206
November 20	6:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Charter	L 17–54	39,256
November 27	4:30 p.m.	No. 10 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–58	21,799
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Louisiana Tech

Nevada at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21 • Bulldogs 7 14 10 7 38 Date: September 6, 2004 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 12:08 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 21,127 Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Mike Tomczak and Dave Ryan (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:46 LATECH Ryan Moats 12–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 7–0 2 06:10 LATECH Ryan Moats 3–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 14–0 2 02:23 LATECH Donald Allen 3–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 21–0 3 14:11 NEV Caleb Spencer 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) LATECH 21–7 3 11:13 LATECH Brad Oestriecher 36–yard field goal LATECH 24–7 3 08:16 LATECH Ryan Moats 45–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 31–7 4 13:32 NEV Dell McGee 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) LATECH 31–14 4 05:16 LATECH Danny Wilson 20–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 38–14 4 01:58 NEV Talib Wise 22–yard pass from Travis Moore (Damon Fine kick) LATECH 38–21

See also: 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2003	LATECH, 42–34

Sacramento State

Sacramento State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 0 0 7 7 • Wolf Pack 7 21 17 14 59 Date: September 11, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: N/A Game attendance: 16,611 Game weather: N/A Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 01:05 NEV Adam Kiefer 0–yard fumble recovery (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 08:23 NEV Tony Moll 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 01:44 NEV Jeff Rowe 11–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–0 2 00:09 NEV Caleb Spencer 6–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–0 3 11:25 NEV Damon Fine 44–yard field goal NEV 31–0 3 06:02 NEV Jeff Rowe 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 38–0 3 00:21 NEV Dell McGee 12–yard pass from Travis Moore (Damon Fine kick) NEV 45–0 4 13:15 NEV Drew Robinson 25–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 52–0 4 06:40 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 59–0 4 02:13 SAC Mel Cuckovich 39–yard pass from Brad Tredway (Juan Gamboa kick) NEV 59–7

See also: 2004 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–9	1990	NEV, 41–7

Buffalo

Buffalo at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 0 6 0 13 • Wolf Pack 0 14 7 17 38 Date: September 18, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 17,220 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cool and Cloudy • Wind: SW 10–15 MPH Referee: Donald Amicon TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 03:57 UB Jared Patterson 8–yard run (Michael Baker kick) UB 7–0 2 07:07 NEV Nichiren Flowers 41–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 2 03:03 NEV Nichiren Flowers 51–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–7 3 12:30 UB Michael Baker 28–yard field goal NEV 14–10 3 06:56 UB Michael Baker 47–yard field goal NEV 14–13 3 02:29 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–13 4 03:25 NEV Damon Fine 19–yard field goal NEV 24–13 4 02:23 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 31–13 4 01:20 NEV Drew Robinson 18–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 38–13

See also: 2004 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at San Diego State

Nevada at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 3 0 7 10 • Aztecs 14 3 0 10 27 Date: September 25, 2004 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 6:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 33,429 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear and Mild • Wind: WNW 12 MPH Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Scoring summary 1 06:53 SDSU Jeff Webb 23–yard pass from Matt Dlugolecki (Garrett Palmer kick) SDSU 7–0 1 00:00 SDSU Brandon Bornes 35–yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) SDSU 14–0 2 06:06 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal SDSU 14–3 2 03:33 SDSU Garrett Palmer 50–yard field goal SDSU 17–3 4 09:30 SDSU Ramal Porter 19–yard pass from Matt Dlugolecki (Garrett Palmer kick) SDSU 24–3 4 03:38 SDSU Garrett Palmer 43–yard field goal SDSU 27–3 4 00:53 NEV Chance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick) SDSU 27–10

See also: 2004 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1995	SDSU, 30–27

at UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 3 0 7 13 • Rebels 3 10 7 28 48 Date: October 2, 2004 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 27,596 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Scoring summary 1 07:41 NEV Damon Fine 41–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 01:31 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 20–yard field goal TIE 3–3 2 10:08 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 41–yard field goal UNLV 6–3 2 04:03 NEV Damon Fine 37–yard field goal TIE 6–6 2 01:49 UNLV Earvin Johnson 11–yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 13–6 3 08:41 UNLV Dyante Perkins 1–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 20–6 4 12:51 UNLV Dyante Perkins 1–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 27–6 4 07:12 UNLV Earvin Johnson 15–yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 34–6 4 06:44 UNLV Erick Jackson 5–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 41–6 4 05:36 UNLV Erick Jackson 2–yard run (Hubi Zumkley Schulze kick) UNLV 48–6 4 02:11 NEV Nichiren Flowers 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) UNLV 48–13

See also: 2004 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–13	2003	UNLV, 16–12

at Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 10 3 0 13 26 • Warriors 14 10 17 7 48 Date: October 9, 2004 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 35,078 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: TR 10–15 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Scoring summary 1 13:07 UH Chad Owens 12–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 7–0 1 07:45 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 1 06:33 UH Chad Owens 13–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 14–7 1 01:47 NEV Damon Fine 26–yard field goal UH 14–10 2 11:38 UH West Keliikipi 2–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 21–10 2 09:40 UH Justin Ayat 40–yard field goal UH 24–10 2 05:22 NEV Damon Fine 23–yard field goal UH 24–13 3 10:49 UH Justin Ayat 43–yard field goal UH 27–13 3 02:43 UH Chad Owens 75–yard punt return (Justin Ayat kick) UH 34–13 3 01:16 UH Uriah Moenoa 1–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 41–13 4 11:30 NEV Talib Wise 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick blocked) UH 41–19 4 04:49 NEV Talib Wise 24–yard pass from Travis Moore (Damon Fine kick) UH 41–26 4 02:17 UH Bryan Maneafaiga 6–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 48–26

See also: 2004 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2003	NEV, 24–14

Rice

Rice at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 0 0 7 10 • Wolf Pack 14 7 0 14 35 Date: October 16, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes Game attendance: 18,800 Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Smokey Sky • Wind: 20 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 06:16 NEV Chance Kretschmer 17–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 05:06 NEV Nichiren Flowers 20–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 1 00:00 RICE Brennan Landry 34–yard field goal NEV 14–3 2 10:44 NEV B.J. Mitchell 9–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–3 4 08:24 NEV B.J. Mitchell 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–3 4 04:36 RICE Joel Armstrong 13–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) NEV 28–10 4 00:09 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 35–10

See also: 2004 Rice Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2003	RICE, 52–42

Tulsa

Tulsa at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total Golden Hurricane 6 7 7 21 7 48 • Wolf Pack 0 13 14 14 13 54 Date: October 23, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 13,550 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 7–10 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 11:13 TULSA Brad DeVault 38–yard field goal TULSA 3–0 1 04:55 TULSA Brad DeVault 33–yard field goal TULSA 6–0 2 09:43 NEV Damon Fine 35–yard field goal TULSA 6–3 2 06:17 NEV Damon Fine 22–yard field goal TIE 6–6 2 05:21 NEV Nick Hawthrone 30–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) NEV 13–6 2 01:07 TULSA Brandon Diles 1–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 13–13 3 12:03 TULSA Brandon Diles 5–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TULSA 20–13 3 08:56 NEV Tony Moll 5–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) TIE 20–20 3 06:24 NEV B.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 27–20 4 06:03 TULSA Uril Parrish 1–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 27–27 4 02:17 NEV Chance Kretschmer 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 34–27 4 02:05 TULSA Ashlan Davis 94–yard kickoff return (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 34–34 4 00:36 NEV Chance Kretschmer 18–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 41–34 4 00:00 TULSA Caleb Blankenship 16–yard pass from James Kilian (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 41–41 OT 15:00 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 48–41 OT 15:00 TULSA Brandon Diles 22–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 48–48 OT 15:00 NEV Nichiren Flowers 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (rush failed) NEV 54–48

See also: 2004 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2003	NEV, 28–21

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 10 14 24 • Wolf Pack 7 7 14 14 42 Date: November 6, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 15,902 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 1–2 MPH Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Scoring summary 1 01:51 NEV Caleb Spencer 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 06:31 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 3 13:00 SJSU Jeff Carr 39–yard field goal NEV 14–3 3 09:11 NEV Caleb Spencer 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–3 3 07:42 SJSU Lance Martin 3–yard run (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 21–10 3 04:18 NEV Chance Kretschmer 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–10 4 09:45 NEV Drew Robinson 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 35–10 4 09:23 SJSU John Broussard 95–yard kickoff return (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 35–17 4 05:36 NEV Drew Robinson 12–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 42–17 4 02:31 SJSU Adam Tafralis 2–yard run (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 42–24

See also: 2004 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–7–2	2003	NEV, 42–30

at SMU

Nevada at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 3 14 0 20 • Mustangs 10 0 28 0 38 Date: November 13, 2004 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 5:07 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 10,206 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Light Rain and 75% Humidity • Wind: NNE 3 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Scoring summary 1 10:39 SMU Cedrick Dorsey 38–yard pass from Tony Eckert (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 7–0 1 07:54 NEV Damon Fine 33–yard field goal SMU 7–3 1 05:17 SMU Chris McMurtray 42–yard field goal SMU 10–3 2 08:58 NEV Damon Fine 26–yard field goal SMU 10–6 3 14:03 NEV Nichiren Flowers 18–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 13–10 3 11:24 SMU Jerad Romo 13–yard run (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 17–13 3 09:56 SMU Foy Munlin 1–yard run (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 24–13 3 09:46 SMU Alvin Nnabuife 17–yard fumble recovery (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 31–13 3 03:20 NEV Talib Wise 40–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) SMU 31–20 3 01:28 SMU Alvin Nnabuife 95–yard fumble recovery (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 38–20

See also: 2004 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2003	NEV, 12–9

at Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 3 7 0 17 • Bulldogs 13 20 14 7 54 Date: November 20, 2004 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 6:15 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 39,256 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: Calm Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Scoring summary 1 07:09 FS Wendell Mathis 35–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 7–0 1 01:24 NEV Drew Robinson 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:44 FS Wendell Mathis 4–yard run (Tyler Clutts rush fumbled) FS 13–7 2 11:49 FS Brett Visintainer 42–yard field goal FS 16–7 2 09:09 FS Roshon Vercher 1–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 23–7 2 06:52 NEV Damon Fine 32–yard field goal FS 23–10 2 02:09 FS Bryson Sumlin 18–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 30–10 2 00:00 FS Brett Visintainer 32–yard field goal FS 33–10 3 13:14 FS Jaron Fairman 54–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 40–10 3 03:05 NEV Talib Wise 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) FS 40–17 3 01:39 FS Mark Wood 24–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Clint Stitser kick) FS 47–17 4 08:30 FS Wendell Mathis 9–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 54–17

See also: 2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–21–1	2003	FRES, 27–10

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 10 Broncos 14 14 20 10 58 Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21 Date: November 27, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:47 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 21,799 Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Clearing and Icy • Wind: N 7 MPH Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (ESPN): Eric Collins, Andre Ware and Jimmy Dykes (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 05:16 BSU Lawrence Bady 25–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 7–0 1 04:26 BSU T. J. Acree 11–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 14–0 2 10:57 BSU Jeff Carpenter 5–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 21–0 2 04:51 NEV Nick Hawthrone 40–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) BSU 21–7 2 00:33 BSU Jason Murray 15–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 28–7 3 12:38 NEV Adam Bishop 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) BSU 28–14 3 08:42 BSU Jon Helmandollar 5–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 35–14 3 07:08 BSU Cam Hall 52–yard interception (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 42–14 3 04:18 BSU Tyler Jones 26–yard field goal BSU 45–14 3 00:50 BSU Tyler Jones 20–yard field goal BSU 48–14 4 11:42 BSU Jon Helmandollar 4–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 55–14 4 05:55 BSU Tyler Jones 32–yard field goal BSU 58–14 4 02:32 NEV Talib Wise 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) BSU 58–21

See also: 2004 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–18	2003	BSU, 56–3