2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–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.^[1][2] They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division.

2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Brian Polian (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Teerlinck (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

On November 27, Polian and Nevada agreed to part ways.^[3] He finished at Nevada with a four year record of 23–27. Polian later returned to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football as special teams coordinator under head coach Brian Kelly after previously serving under head coach Charlie Weis from 2005 to 2009.

Preseason

Head coach Brian Polian at the 2016 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 27, 2016

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 26–27, 2016, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.^[4]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 26, 2016. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.^[5]

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego State	174 (29)
2	Nevada	129
3	San Jose State	122
4	Fresno State	76
5	UNLV	73
6	Hawaii	35

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	172 (27)
2	Air Force	126 (2)
3	Utah State	111
4	Colorado State	95
5	New Mexico	74
6	Wyoming	31

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.^[6]

Defense Dameon Baber – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Cal Poly (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 30–27 OT	19,138
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 10–39	80,795
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders/Twitter	W 38–14	20,457
September 24	9:00 a.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	L 14–24	41,607
October 1	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV	L 17–38	23,593
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 27–22	22,411
October 15	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 10–14	15,161
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	L 34–42	18,877
November 5	7:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	ESPNU	L 26–35	17,290
November 12	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 16–46	16,730
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 38–37	13,390
November 26	1:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	ESPN3	W 45–10	23,569
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Dominic Christian Fr TE 5 Trevion Armstrong Fr QB 6 Ty Gangi (C) So QB 7 Joe Pyle Fr QB 11 Hunter Fralick So QB 12 Hasaan Henderson Sr QB 13 Cristian Solano Fr QB 14 Dante Mayes Jr QB 15 Tyler Stewart (C) Sr WR 16 Brandon Thompson So WR 17 Brendan O'Leary-Orange Fr WR 18 Reese Neville  Fr WR 19 Wyatt Demps Jr RB 20 James Butler Jr WR 22 Jimbo Davis IV Jr RB 22 Akeel Lynch GS RB 23 Kelton Moore Fr RB 24 Jaxson Kincaide Fr WR 28 Jason Elenberger So RB 29 Isaiah Hamilton Fr WR 31 Randy Uzoma Sr RB 33 Blake Wright So WR 40 Devin Porter Fr TE 43 Colin Flannery Fr TE 44 Kori Collins Fr TE 45 Austin Carrow Sr TE 47 Jarred Gipson Sr TE 49 Trae Carter-Wells So OL 53 Tyler Rosentreter Jr OL 60 Reese Backman So OL 62 Nathan Goltry Sr OL 63 Daren Echeveria So OL 64 Sean Krepsz So OL 65 Clifford Porter Fr OL 67 Jake Herron Fr OL 70 Nathan Edwards  Fr OL 71 Jake Nelson So OL 72 Jeremy Macauley Sr OL 73 Austin Corbett Jr OL 74 Ilya Lopez Jr OL 75 Carl Burton-Hill  Fr OL 76 Nate Brown  Fr OL 79 Jacob Henry Sr WR 80 David Harvey Fr WR 81 Victor Gonzalez Fr WR 82 Tucker Melcher Jr WR 83 Andrew Celis So WR 84 Jerico Richardson Sr OL 85 Miles Beach  Fr TE 86 Brandon Scott So WR 87 Brayden Sanchez Sr TE 88 Evan Faunce Jr TE 89 Nick Colson Fr OL 91 Kalei Meyer So OL 97 Salesa Faraimo Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Asauni Rufus So DB 3 Ahki Muhammed So DB 4 E.J. Muhammed Fr DB 5 Dameon Baber So LB 7 Gabriel Sewell Fr DB, LB 8 Jaden Sawyer Jr DB 9 Marcus Lucas  Fr DB 10 L.J. Jackson Sr DB 12 Dag Irby  Fr DB 16 Kevin Howell  Fr DE 17 Jarid Joseph So DB 18 Elijah Moody So DB 19 Daylon Johnson  Fr LB 24 Lucas Weber So LB 25 Maliek Broady Fr DB 25 Daniel Brown Fr DB 26 Kendall Johnson Jr DB 28 Elijah Mitchell Sr DB 29 Cameron Turner Fr LB 30 Lawson Hall  Fr DB 32 Devoreaux Stewart Sr LB 34 Travis Wilson Jr LB 35 Riley Brand Fr LB 36 Tyler Crandall Fr DB 37 David Kruskamp So LB 38 Jake Lacaden So DL 39 Ricky Thomas Jr. Fr LB 49 Alec Simpson Fr LB 50 Austin Paulhus Jr LB 51 Colton Concellos Jr LB 52 D.J. Powe  Fr DL 55 Nakita Lealao Jr LB 56 Alex Bertrando Sr LB 57 John Durney Sr DL 58 Nolan Dambacher Sr DL 61 Jacob Drahos Fr DL 66 Thomas Newton Jr DL 78 Jarius McDade Jr LB 90 Malik Reed So DL 92 Nick Gregg  Fr DL 93 Jordan Silva So DL 95 Patrick Choudja Jr DL 96 Hausia Sekona Fr DL 98 Kameron Toomer  Fr DL 99 Korey Rush So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 26 Evan Rios Fr PK 40 Brent Zuzo Sr LS 42 Wes Farnsworth So P 46 Alex Boy Sr PK 48 Spencer Pettit Fr LS 94 Kyler Powell Fr	Head coach Brian Polian Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Cramsey – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Scott Boone – Co–Defensive coordinator/linebackers Bill Teerlinck – Co–Defensive coordinator/defensive line Lester Erb – Assistant head coach/wide receivers Mike Bradeson – Recruiting coordinator/safeties Marc Nudelberg – Special teams coordinator/running backs Jonathan Himebauch – Offensive line Cheston Blackshear – Tight ends Ricky Thomas – Cornerbacks Jeff Nady – Graduate assistant (Offense) Alec Drudi – Graduate assistant (Defense) John Landwehr – Graduate assistant (Defense) Jody Owens – Graduate assistant (Defense) Support staff David Fox – Director of football administration Doug Lichtenberger – Director of football and recruiting operations Brad Rogers – Recruiting Operations Specialist Beau Worpell – Quality Control (Offense) Zach Coleman – Quality Control (Defense) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 6, 2021

Game summaries

Cal Poly

Cal Poly at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total Mustangs (Div. I FCS) 7 3 0 14 3 27 • Wolf Pack 21 3 0 0 6 30 Date: September 2, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 19,138 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 21 MPH Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (Campus Insiders): Ryan Radtke (play–by–play) and Kevin Grimes (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:10 NEV James Butler 50–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50) NEV 7–0 09:13 NEV Wyatt Demps 6–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) (4 plays, 27 yards, 1:43) NEV 14–0 02:52 CP Joe Protheroe 28–yard run (Casey Sublette kick) (4 plays, 50 yards, 1:40) NEV 14–7 00:49 NEV Jerico Richardson 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03) NEV 21–7 2 08:28 CP Casey Sublette 27–yard field goal (17 plays, 70 yards, 7:15) NEV 21–10 00:03 NEV Brent Zuzo 25–yard field goal (5 plays, 45 yards, 0:35) NEV 24–10 4 14:38 CP Dano Graves 10–yard run (Casey Sublette kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 2:59) NEV 24–17 01:20 CP Dano Graves 1–yard run (Casey Sublette kick) (18 plays, 79 yards, 9:06) TIE 24–24 OT 15:00 CP Casey Sublette 37–yard field goal (4 plays, 6 yards, 0:00) CP 27–24 15:00 NEV James Butler 5–yard run (4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) NEV 30–27

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –21.5	64[7]

Statistics	Cal Poly	Nevada
First downs	23	18
Total yards	445	363
Rushing yards	383	174
Passing yards	62	189
Turnovers	6	0
Time of possession	36:09	23:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing	Dano Graves	5/12, 62 yards
	Rushing	Dano Graves	26 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Carson McMurtrey	2 receptions, 25 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	17/23, 189 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	James Butler	21 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Andrew Celis	2 receptions, 47 yards

At Notre Dame

Nevada at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • No. 18 Fighting Irish 0 25 14 0 39 Date: September 10, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 12 MPH Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Doug Flutie (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 12:57 ND Justin Yoon 21–yard field goal (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:21) ND 3–0 10:35 ND C. J. Sanders 7–yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick failed) (3 plays, 25 yards, 0:55) ND 9–0 10:30 ND Team 0–yard safety ND 11–0 08:23 ND Kevin Stepherson 4–yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick) (3 plays, 4 yards, 1:05) ND 18–0 00:35 ND Tarean Folston 2–yard run (Justin Yoon kick) (13 plays, 88 yards, 4:28) ND 25–0 3 08:30 ND DeShone Kizer 2–yard run (Justin Yoon kick) (9 plays, 85 yards, 4:36) ND 32–0 03:54 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal (11 plays, 66 yards, 4:36) ND 32–3 00:38 ND Dexter Williams 1–yard run (Justin Yoon kick) (7 plays, 57 yards, 3:07) ND 39–3 4 03:19 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 6–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (5 plays, 86 yards, 2:14) ND 39–10

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ND –28	62[8]

Statistics	Nevada	Notre Dame
First downs	16	21
Total yards	300	444
Rushing yards	99	239
Passing yards	201	205
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:28	33:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	10/23, 113 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	James Butler	17 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Andrew Celis	1 reception, 68 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	DeShone Kizer	15/18, 156 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Adams	10 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Equanimeous St. Brown	6 receptions, 85 yards

Buffalo

Buffalo at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 7 7 14 • Wolf Pack 7 17 7 7 38 Date: September 17, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 20,457 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: WNW 6 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (Campus Insiders/Twitter): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Darius Walker (analyst) and Shae Peppler (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:19 NEV Tyler Stewart 9–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (8 plays, 72 yards, 3:15) NEV 7–0 2 14:52 NEV Brent Zuzo 23–yard field goal (5 plays, 51 yards, 1:13) NEV 10–0 06:50 NEV James Butler 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (15 plays, 87 yards, 6:45) NEV 17–0 01:13 NEV James Butler 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:05) NEV 24–0 3 09:01 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) NEV 31–0 03:01 UB Jordan Johnson 57–yard pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29) NEV 31–7 4 11:51 NEV Wyatt Demps 2–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 6:10) NEV 38–7 08:50 UB Jordan Johnson 12–yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01) NEV 38–14

See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –12	50[9]

Statistics	Buffalo	Nevada
First downs	17	32
Total yards	361	521
Rushing yards	231	352
Passing yards	130	169
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	20:31	39:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Tyree Jackson	7/22, 130 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Johnson	17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Johnson	1 reception, 57 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	16/21, 160 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	28 carries, 174 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jerico Richardson	3 receptions, 46 yards

At Purdue

Nevada at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 7 0 0 14 • Boilermakers 0 10 7 7 24 Date: September 24, 2016 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 41,607 Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 7 MPH Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Dan Hawkins (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:00 NEV Hasaan Henderson 15–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) (10 plays, 61 yards, 4:47) NEV 7–0 2 13:10 PUR J. D. Dellinger 36–yard field goal (15 plays, 58 yards, 6:50) NEV 7–3 05:56 NEV James Butler 6–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) (3 plays, 20 yards, 1:19) NEV 14–3 01:20 PUR Bilal Marshall 48–yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 1:42) NEV 14–10 3 08:03 PUR Markell Jones 5–yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick) (12 plays, 49 yards, 4:17) PUR 17–14 4 01:17 PUR Brycen Hopkins 51–yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:59) PUR 24–17

See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
PUR –5.5	60[10]

Statistics	Nevada	Purdue
First downs	18	25
Total yards	253	466
Rushing yards	68	166
Passing yards	185	300
Turnovers	0	6
Time of possession	28:09	31:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	22/29, 178 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	James Butler	14 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	James Butler	6 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD
Purdue	Passing	David Blough	21/30, 300 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Markell Jones	22 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bilal Marshall	5 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD

At Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 3 0 14 17 • Rainbow Warriors 3 14 21 0 38 Date: October 1, 2016 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:08 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 23,593 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 13 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Scott Robbs (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 05:23 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 27–yard field goal (10 plays, 81 yards, 6:06) UH 3–0 2 08:43 UH Steven Lakalaka 4–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) (10 plays, 88 yards, 4:05) UH 10–0 02:28 NEV Brent Zuzo 31–yard field goal (14 plays, 61 yards, 6:15) UH 10–3 00:48 UH Metuisela 'Unga 16–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) (6 plays, 79 yards, 1:35) UH 17–3 3 13:48 UH John Ursua 5–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) UH 24–3 06:10 UH Metuisela 'Unga 8–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) (6 plays, 95 yards, 2:48) UH 31–3 01:02 UH Kaiwi Chung 1–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) (6 plays, 58 yards, 3:07) UH 38–3 4 10:09 NEV Wyatt Demps 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:21) UH 38–10 05:02 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:11) UH 38–17

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –3.5	56[11]

Statistics	Nevada	Hawaii
First downs	23	24
Total yards	397	566
Rushing yards	194	344
Passing yards	203	222
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:36	28:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	19/33, 203 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	21 carries, 168 yards
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii	Passing	Dru Brown	15/18, 222 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Diocemy Saint Juste	19 carries, 205 yards
	Receiving	Marcus Kemp	6 receptions, 88 yards

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 6 0 7 9 22 • Wolf Pack 7 14 0 6 27 Date: October 8, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:04 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 22,411 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:13 FS Kody Kroening 44–yard field goal (9 plays, 59 yards, 3:11) FS 3–0 04:48 NEV Wyatt Demps 36–yard pass from Andrew Celis (Brent Zuzo kick) (10 plays, 82 yards, 4:20) NEV 7–3 00:00 FS Kody Korening 25–yard field goal (11 plays, 57 yards, 4:48) NEV 7–6 2 04:22 NEV Tyler Stewart 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (10 plays, 44 yards, 3:33) NEV 14–6 00:12 NEV Wyatt Demps 3–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 1:21) NEV 21–6 3 01:26 FS Jared Rice 1–yard pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick) (15 plays, 65 yards, 8:13) NEV 21–13 4 13:37 FS Kody Kroening 35–yard field goal (5 plays, 25 yards, 2:13) NEV 21–16 07:56 NEV Wyatt Demps 8–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick failed) (14 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) NEV 27–16 05:08 FS Dontel James 5–yard run (Chason Virgil pass failed) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:48) NEV 27–22

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –8	55[12]

Statistics	Fresno State	Nevada
First downs	25	23
Total yards	452	389
Rushing yards	255	226
Passing yards	197	163
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Chason Virgil	16/27, 197 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dontel James	27 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	KeeSean Johnson	5 receptions, 71 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	13/20, 127 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	James Butler	37 carries, 175 yards
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	9 receptions, 124 yards, 3 TDs

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • Spartans 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 15, 2016 Location: CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 15,161 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 11 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 11:20 SJSU Kenny Potter 3–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick) (7 plays, 23 yards, 3:27) SJSU 7–0 3 00:31 NEV Spencer Pettit 28–yard field goal (13 plays, 65 yards, 6:39) SJSU 7–3 4 06:52 NEV James Butler 46–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Spencer Pettit kick) (6 plays, 77 yards, 2:07) NEV 10–7 00:50 SJSU Kenny Potter 3–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick) (12 plays, 84 yards, 5:55) SJSU 14–10

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SJSU –3	56[13]

Statistics	Nevada	San Jose State
First downs	13	20
Total yards	257	279
Rushing yards	113	137
Passing yards	144	142
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	23:32	36:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	9/20, 144 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	James Butler	20 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	James Butler	3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
San Jose State	Passing	Kenny Potter	11/17, 142 yards
	Rushing	Malik Roberson	35 carries, 139 yards
	Receiving	Tre Hartley	5 receptions, 76 yards

Wyoming

Wyoming at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 7 14 14 7 42 Wolf Pack 0 13 14 7 34 Date: October 22, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:41 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 18,877 Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: SSE 7 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play–by–play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 06:58 WYO Brian Hill 56–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 1:01) WYO 7–0 2 14:05 NEV Spencer Pettit 45–yard field goal (12 plays, 44 yards, 5:28) WYO 7–3 10:01 WYO Brian Hill 2–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) (8 plays, 92 yards, 3:59) WYO 14–3 06:47 NEV Ty Gangi 17–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) WYO 14–10 01:23 WYO Josh Allen 1–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:24) WYO 21–10 00:25 NEV Spencer Pettit 44–yard field goal (10 plays, 52 yards, 0:53) WYO 21–13 3 08:44 WYO Josh Allen 4–yard pass from Austin Conway (Cooper Rothe kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 6:16) WYO 28–13 06:27 NEV James Butler 9–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (6 plays, 54 yards, 2:08) WYO 28–20 04:15 WYO Brian Hill 20–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) (7 plays, 57 yards, 2:05) WYO 35–20 01:03 NEV Jarred Gipson 27–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:06) WYO 35–27 4 02:52 WYO Josh Allen 7–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42) WYO 42–27 00:40 NEV James Butler 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) WYO 42–34

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WYO –7	53[14]

Statistics	Wyoming	Nevada
First downs	27	32
Total yards	540	479
Rushing yards	391	132
Passing yards	149	347
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Josh Allen	9/13, 145 yards
	Rushing	Brian Hill	29 carries, 289 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Tanner Gentry	4 receptions, 109 yards
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	27/43, 300 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	James Butler	14 carries, 73 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	8 receptions, 97 yards

At New Mexico

Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 14 0 12 26 • Lobos 7 7 14 7 35 Date: November 5, 2016 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 17,290 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Overcast/Rain • Wind: 5 MPH • Note: Game was delayed by lightning after halftime for 1 hour and 49 minutes. Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play–by–play) and Brian Kinchen (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:45 NM Richard McQuarley 3–yard run (Jason Sanders kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15) NM 7–0 2 13:36 NEV James Butler 9–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35) TIE 7–7 06:13 NEV Wyatt Demps 12–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 2:28) NEV 14–7 02:17 NM Tyrone Owens 25–yard run (Jason Sanders kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56) TIE 14–14 3 05:50 NM Lamar Jordan II 4–yard pass from Austin Apodaca (Jason Sanders kick) (14 plays, 63 yards, 7:41) NM 21–14 01:16 NM Emmanuel Harris 44–yard pass from Austin Apodaca (Jason Sanders kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 2:57) NM 28–14 4 13:19 NEV Brandon Scott 19–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick blocked) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57) NM 28–20 11:31 NEV Ahki Muhammad 57–yard pass from Ty Gangi (pass failed) (1 play, 57 yards, 0:08) NM 28–26 02:54 NM Austin Apodaca 4–yard run (Jason Sanders kick) (8 plays, 57 yards, 4:49) NM 35–26

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NM –15	60[15]

Statistics	Nevada	New Mexico
First downs	19	23
Total yards	409	473
Rushing yards	108	373
Passing yards	301	100
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	19:51	40:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	19/34, 301 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	James Butler	16 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico	Passing	Austin Apodaca	7/9, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Teriyon Gipson	20 carries, 121 yards
	Receiving	Emmanuel Harris	1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD

San Diego State

San Diego State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Aztecs 10 16 13 7 46 Wolf Pack 7 0 2 7 16 Date: November 12, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:37 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 16,730 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 6 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:32 SDSU Rashaad Penny 40–yard run (John Baron II kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:28) SDSU 7–0 07:32 NEV Hasaan Henderson 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) TIE 7–7 02:03 SDSU John Baron II 28–yard field goal (10 plays, 64 yards, 5:29) SDSU 10–7 2 10:19 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 3–yard run (John Baron II kick) (3 plays, 21 yards, 0:49) SDSU 17–7 05:53 SDSU Mikah Holder 6–yard run pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick blocked) (6 plays, 32 yards, 2:35) SDSU 23–7 00:03 SDSU John Baron II 31–yard field goal (10 plays, 77 yards, 1:42) SDSU 26–7 3 04:43 SDSU David Wells 17–yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick blocked) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:40) SDSU 32–7 04:43 NEV E. J. Muhammad 98–yard PAT return SDSU 32–9 02:50 SDSU Rashaad Penny 72–yard run (John Baron II kick) (2 plays, 73 yards, 0:52) SDSU 39–9 4 14:06 NEV Wyatt Demps 40–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44) SDSU 39–16 07:34 SDSU Juwan Washington 45–yard run (John Baron II kick) (3 plays, 54 yards, 1:26) SDSU 46–16

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SDSU –21.5	51[16]

Statistics	San Diego State	Nevada
First downs	25	19
Total yards	620	366
Rushing yards	474	90
Passing yards	146	276
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Christian Chapman	11/16, 146 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Rashaad Penny	10 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Mikah Holder	4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	21/37, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Jaxson Kincaide	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	4 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 10 10 10 37 • Wolf Pack 3 7 7 21 38 Date: November 19, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 13,390 Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 MPH Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 03:37 NEV Spencer Pettit 35–yard field goal (10 plays, 29 yards, 5:16) NEV 3–0 01:02 USU Kent Myers 37–yard run (Brock Warren kick) (6 plays, 79 yards, 2:29) USU 7–3 2 09:52 USU Dominik Eberle 43–yard field goal (8 plays, 35 yards, 3:21) USU 10–3 05:25 USU Kent Myers 2–yard run (Brock Warren kick) (9 plays, 67 yards, 2:25) USU 17–3 00:38 NEV Wyatt Demps 1–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (10 plays, 81 yards, 4:42) USU 17–10 3 13:54 USU Rayshad Lewis 59–yard run (Brock Warren kick) (1 play, 59 yards, 0:10) USU 24–10 09:09 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 7–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:45) USU 24–17 03:11 USU Dominik Eberle 20–yard field goal (13 plays, 62 yards, 5:58) USU 27–17 4 11:53 NEV James Butler 15–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (2 plays, 20 yards, 0:48) USU 27–24 11:03 USU Tonny Lindsey Jr. 68–yard run (Brock Warren kick) (2 plays, 77 yards, 0:44) USU 34–24 07:50 USU Dominik Eberle 22–yard field goal (4 plays, 9 yards, 1:50) USU 37–24 07:19 NEV Elijah Mitchell 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) USU 37–31 00:05 NEV Ty Gangi 6–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (10 plays, 51 yards, 1:32) NEV 38–37

See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USU –7	56[17]

Statistics	Utah State	Nevada
First downs	21	22
Total yards	523	341
Rushing yards	396	214
Passing yards	127	127
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:22	32:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Kent Myers	10/18, 127 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tonny Lindsey Jr.	21 carries, 168 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ron'Quavion Tarver	3 receptions, 51 yards
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	13/26, 127 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	26 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Butler	4 receptions, 52 yards

At UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 17 3 15 45 Rebels 0 10 0 0 10 Date: November 26, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes Game attendance: 23,569 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ENE 5 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Raymond (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:48 NEV Ty Gangi 19–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 4:12) NEV 7–0 07:14 NEV Spencer Pettit 25–yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 2:06) NEV 10–0 2 14:50 NEV James Butler 33–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 3:13) NEV 17–0 12:22 UNLV Kurt Palandech 27–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) (6 plays, 79 yards, 2:23) NEV 17–7 06:58 NEV Spencer Pettit 32–yard field goal (11 plays, 56 yards, 5:17) NEV 20–7 02:05 NEV James Butler 14–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:47) NEV 27–7 00:00 UNLV Evan Pantels 47–yard field goal (11 plays, 49 yards, 1:59) NEV 27–10 3 09:16 NEV Spencer Pettit 38–yard field goal (9 plays, 50 yards, 3:57) NEV 30–10 4 11:02 NEV James Butler 3–yard run (Hasaan Henderson pass) (10 plays, 84 yards, 4:28) NEV 38–10 02:31 NEV James Butler 13–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (9 plays, 71 yards, 5:30) NEV 45–10

See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Pregame line	Over/under
UNLV –10	59[18]

Statistics	Nevada	UNLV
First downs	27	14
Total yards	511	303
Rushing yards	318	182
Passing yards	193	121
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	37:42	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	15/22, 193 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	32 carries, 196 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	2 receptions, 57 yards
UNLV	Passing	Kurt Palandech	9/22, 121 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kurt Palandech	14 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trevor Kanteman	2 receptions, 39 yards

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