2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
  • Jay Norvell (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mumme (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Wyoming   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Utah State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Air Force   4 – 4     5 – 7  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Fresno State xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
San Diego State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
UNLV   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
San Jose State   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by first–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 3–9 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Preseason

Head coach Jay Norvell at the 2017 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 25, 2017

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2017, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.[3]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 25, 2017. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division.[4]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 San Diego State 168 (28)
2 Hawaii 135
3 UNLV 105
4 Nevada 79
5 San Jose State 54
6 Fresno State 47
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 161 (21)
2 Colorado State 135 (6)
3 Wyoming 114 (1)
4 Air Force 82
5 New Mexico 68
6 Utah State 28

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the offense and one from the defense.[5]

Offense

Austin Corbett – OL

Defense

Malik Reed – DL

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 20–3133,018
September 94:00 p.m.Toledo*ESPN3L 24–3718,617
September 164:00 p.m.Idaho State (Div. I FCS)*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
AT&T RML 28–3016,394
September 233:00 p.m.at No. 18 Washington State*P12NL 7–4530,317
September 307:00 p.m.at Fresno StateAT&T RML 21–4127,434
October 77:30 p.m.Hawaii
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSSNW 35–2116,566
October 147:15 p.m.at Colorado StateESPN2L 42–4436,765
October 206:30 p.m.Air Forcedagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSSNL 42–4516,789
November 44:00 p.m.at Boise StateESPNUL 14–4130,858
November 111:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN3W 59–1414,604
November 187:30 p.m.at San Diego StateCBSSNL 23–4229,265
November 2512:00 p.m.UNLVAT&T RMW 23–1617,359
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 McLane Mannix Fr
WR 4 Elijah Cooks Fr
RB 6 Jaxson Kincaide So
QB 6 Ty Gangi (C) Jr
WR 7 Kaleb Fossum Jr
QB 8 Kaymen Cureton Fr
QB 10 Griffin Dahn  So
WR 11 Dominic Christian So
QB 12 David Cornwell Jr
QB 13 Cristian Solano So
WR 14 Theo Goodwin  Fr
TE 15 Trevion Armstrong Fr
WR 16 Brandon Thompson Jr
RB 17 Ryan Mack Sr
WR 18 Reese Neville Fr
WR 19 Wyatt Demps Sr
WR 22 Jimbo Davis IV Sr
RB 23 Kelton Moore So
RB 32 Russell Booze Fr
RB 33 Blake Wright Jr
WR 40 Devin Porter So
TE 43 Colin Flannery So
TE 44 Kori Collons So
TE 49 Trae Carter-Wells Jr
OL 50 Chase Windham Fr
OL 54 Alex Tancreto Fr
OL 60 Dylan Porter Fr
TE 61 Reagan Roberson Fr
OL 62 Anthony Palomares Jr
OL 64 Sean Krepsz Jr
OL 65 Clifford Porter So
OL 67 Gray Davis Fr
RB 68 Roger Neal Fr
OL 70 Nathan Edwards Fr
OL 71 Jake Nelson  Jr
OL 73 Austin Corbett Sr
OL 74 Kevin Spencer Fr
OL 75 Carl Burton-Hill Fr
OL 76 Nate Brown Fr
OL 77 Ziad Damanhoury Jr
WR 81 Hunter Juarez Fr
WR 82 Tucker Melcher Sr
WR 82 Ian Zamudio  Fr
WR 83 Andrew Celis Jr
OL 85 Miles Beach Fr
TE 88 Brandon Scott Jr
OL 91 Kalei Meyer Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Vosean Crumbie Jr
DB 2 Asauni Rufus Jr
DB 3 Ahki Muhammad Jr
DB 4 E.J. Muhammad So
DB 5 Dameon Baber Jr
LB 6 Nephi Sewell Fr
LB 7 Gabriel Sewell So
DB 8 Jaden Sawyer Sr
DB 9 Justin Brent Jr
DB 9 Marcus Lucas Fr
LB 10 Lamin Touray Fr
LB 11 Daiyan Henley Fr
DB 12 Daq Irby Fr
DB 13 Brandon Brooks Jr
DB 14 Mar'Quette Jackson Fr
DB 15 Berdale Robins Fr
DB 16 Kevin Howell Fr
DB 18 Elijah Moody Jr
DB 19 Daylon Johnson Fr
LB 23 D.J. Powe Fr
LB 24 Lucas Weber Jr
DB 24 Tyson Williams Fr
LB 25 Maliek Broady So
DB 25 Daniel Brown So
DB 26 Kendall Johnson Sr
DB 28 Austin Arnold Fr
DB 29 Isaiah Hamilton Fr
LB 30 Lawson Hall Fr
DB 33 Morris Bowman Fr
LB 34 Travis Wilson Sr
LB 36 Tyler Crandall So
DB 37 David Kruskamp Jr
LB 38 A.J. Arrington Fr
DL 39 Ricky Thomas Jr. So
LB 45 Trevor Price  Fr
DB 46 Anthony Hankins Jr
DL 47 Kameron Toomer Fr
LB 50 Austin Paulhus Sr
DL 51 Dom Peterson  Fr
LB 52 Kyle Adams So
LB 53 Alex Talladino Jr
DL 54 Chris Green Fr
LB 55 Brock Ruggeroli Fr
LB 56 Sheldon Wilkinson  Fr
DL 57 Jaden Lewis  Fr
DL 63 Amir Johnson  Fr
DL 66 Thomas Newton Sr
LB 67 Alec Bonsall Jr
DL 69 Sam Hammond Fr
DL 78 Jarius McDade Sr
LB 90 Malik Reed Jr
DL 92 Nick Gregg Fr
DL 93 Jordan Silva Jr
DL 94 Jacob Drahos Fr
DL 95 Patrick Choudja Sr
DL 96 Hausia Sekona So
DL 99 Korey Rush Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 26 Ramiz Ahmed Jr
P 35 Quinton Conaway So
LS 42 Wes Farnsworth Jr
PK 48 Spencer Pettit So
LS 58 Zac Grant Fr
PK 97 Troy Calderara Fr
LS 98 Karson Thomas  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Matt Mumme – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jeff Casteel – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Timmy Chang – Inside receivers
  • Jason Kaufusi – Defensive line
  • Matt Kirk – Safeties
  • Mason Miller – Offensive line
  • Eric Scott – Outside receivers
  • Courtney Viney – Cornerbacks
  • David White – Running backs/recruiting
  • Tommy Perry – Senior Special Teams Analyst
  • Vai Taua – Special teams analyst
  • Jeff Nady – Graduate assistant (Offense)
  • Brandon Crosby – Graduate assistant (Offense)
  • John Landwehr – Graduate assistant (Defense)
  • Alec Drudi – Graduate assistant (Defense)

Support staff

  • Jordon Simmons – Director of football strength and conditioning
  • Mike Bradeson – Director of high school relations
  • Vince Hug – Director of football operations
  • Ryan Rezac – Director of player personnel and recruiting
  • Zach Machen – Assistant director of player personnel and recruiting
  • Chad Hartley – Associate Athletic Director, Marketing and Communications (Football)
  • Julia Bucchere – Administrative assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 7, 2021

Game summaries

At Northwestern

Nevada at Northwestern
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 1003 20
• Wildcats 7 01014 31
  • Date: September 2, 2017
  • Location: Ryan Field
    Evanston, IL
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 33,018
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Timothy O'Dey
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play–by–play), Chuck Long (analyst) and Michelle McMahon (sideline)
     
Scoring summary
107:13NUMacan Wilson 33–yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Charlie Kuhbander kick)
(5 plays, 43 yards, 2:06)		NU 7–0
05:31NEVWyatt Demps 11–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:42)		TIE 7–7
209:48NEVMannix McLane 41–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(4 plays, 51 yards, 0:55)		NEV 14–7
00:36NEVSpencer Pettit 31–yard field goal
(11 plays, 73 yards, 2:25)		NEV 17–7
311:36NUCharlie Kuhbander 23–yard field goal
(10 plays, 49 yards, 2:31)		NEV 17–10
06:16NURiley Lees 19–yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Charlie Kuhbander kick)
(8 plays, 70 yards, 3:28)		TIE 17–17
410:13NEVSpencer Pettit 33–yard field goal
(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:18)		NEV 20–17
05:28NUClayton Thorson 1–yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:45)		NU 24–20
00:52NUClayton Thorson 1–yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)
(6 plays, 47 yards, 2:37)		NU 31–20
Pregame line Over/under
NU –24 60.5[6]
Statistics Nevada Northwestern
First downs 19 27
Total yards 341 508
Rushing yards 142 156
Passing yards 199 352
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 21:05 38:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 16/37, 199 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Jaxson Kincaide 15 carries, 86 yards
Receiving McLane Mannix 2 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Northwestern Passing Clayton Thorson 28/38, 352 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Justin Jackson 30 carries, 109 yards
Receiving Ben Skowronek 8 receptions, 123 yards

Toledo

Toledo at Nevada
1 234Total
• Rockets 10 10143 37
Wolf Pack 3 7140 24
  • Date: September 9, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,617
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: None
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
110:51TOLEDOJameson Vest 25–yard field goal
(9 plays, 38 yards, 2:11)		TOLEDO 3–0
08:54NEVSpencer Pettit 47–yard field goal
(6 plays, 45 yards, 1:57)		TIE 3–3
03:21TOLEDODiontae Johnson 12–yard pass from Logan Woodside (Jameson Vest kick)
(8 plays, 50 yards, 3:06)		TOLEDO 10–3
210:59TOLEDOTerry Swanson 3–yard run (Jameson Vest kick)
(5 plays, 34 yards, 1:53)		TOLEDO 17–3
05:17TOLEDOJameson Vest 26–yard field goal
(12 plays, 60 yards, 4:56)		TOLEDO 20–3
00:52NEVDaiyan Henley 19–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:25)		TOLEDO 20–10
308:41TOLEDOTerry Swanson 1–yard run (Jameson Vest kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 6:19)		TOLEDO 27–10
07:11NEVTy Gangi 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:30)		TOLEDO 27–17
03:45TOLEDOCody Thompson 8–yard pass from Logan Woodside (Jameson Vest kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26)		TOLEDO 34–17
03:36NEVMcLane Mannix 75–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:09)		TOLEDO 34–24
404:31TOLEDOJameson Vest 23–yard field goal
(9 plays, 31 yards, 4:18)		TOLEDO 37–24
Pregame line Over/under
TOLEDO –10.5 67.5[7]
Statistics Toledo Nevada
First downs 28 22
Total yards 426 386
Rushing yards 194 109
Passing yards 232 277
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 40:14 19:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Logan Woodside 19/27, 232 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Terry Swanson 27 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Cody Thompson 8 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 19/37, 277 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Jaxson Kincaide 12 carries, 63 yards
Receiving McLane Mannix 6 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD

Idaho State

Idaho State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Bengals (Div. I FCS) 10 1370 30
Wolf Pack 0 7714 28
  • Date: September 16, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,394
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: E 7 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (AT&T RM): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
110:57ISUParker Johnson 36–yard field goal
(10 plays, 50 yards, 2:29)		ISU 3–0
06:45ISUTy Flanagan 1–yard run (Parker Johnson kick)
(6 plays, 25 yards, 1:44)		ISU 10–0
211:31NEVMannix McLane 2–yard pass from Kaymen Cureton (Spencer Pettit kick)
(13 plays, 58 yards, 6:08)		ISU 10–7
09:27ISUParker Johnson 36–yard field goal
(7 plays, 56 yards, 2:04)		ISU 13–7
03:12ISUHagen Graves 15–yard pass from Tanner Gueller (Parker Johnson kick)
(9 plays, 57 yards, 2:48)		ISU 20–7
00:10ISUParker Johnson 19–yard field goal
(6 plays, 31 yards, 1:10)		ISU 23–7
310:00ISUMichael Dean 50–yard pass from Tanner Gueller (Parker Johnson kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:59)		ISU 30–7
07:10NEVBlake Wright 12–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(8 plays, 65 yards, 2:42)		ISU 30–14
409:42NEVWyatt Demps 10–yard pass from Kaymen Cureton (Trevion Armstrong kick)
(12 plays, 67 yards, 3:45)		ISU 30–21
00:58NEVWyatt Demps 3–yard pass from Kaymen Cureton (pass failed)
(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:11)		ISU 30–28
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –33.5 N/A[8]
Statistics Idaho State Nevada
First downs 18 25
Total yards 383 423
Rushing yards 114 218
Passing yards 269 205
Turnovers 1 9
Time of possession 24:34 35:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Tanner Gueller 19/38, 269 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing James Madison 17 carries, 84 yards
Receiving Michael Dean 5 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
Nevada Passing Kaymen Cureton 19/33, 205 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Jaxson Kincaide 15 carries, 96 yards
Receiving McLane Mannix 7 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD

At Washington State

Nevada at Washington State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 007 7
• No. 18 Cougars 14 2137 45
  • Date: September 23, 2017
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game start: 3:01 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Game attendance: 30,317
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: 0–5 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play–by–play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Jill Savage (sideline)
    
Scoring summary
107:34WSUJamal Morrow 12–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick)
(6 plays, 76 yards, 1:58)		WSU 7–0
03:24WSUJames Williams 13–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick)
(7 plays, 64 yards, 3:11)		WSU 14–0
212:50WSUTavares Martin 40–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick)
(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:37)		WSU 21–0
06:35WSUJames Williams 1–yard run (Erik Powell kick)
(10 plays, 86 yards, 4:22)		WSU 28–0
00:20WSUJamire Calvin 6–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick)
(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:24)		WSU 35–0
312:34WSUErik Powell 28–yard field goal
(5 plays, 64 yards, 2:26)		WSU 38–0
412:06WSUTavares Martin 19–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick)
(11 plays, 65 yards, 5:00)		WSU 45–0
01:56NEVMaliek Broady 3–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(8 plays, 38 yards, 3:48)		WSU 45–7
Pregame line Over/under
WSU –28.5 66[9]
Statistics Nevada Washington State
First downs 13 31
Total yards 151 560
Rushing yards 46 55
Passing yards 105 505
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 21:14 38:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing David Cornwell 13/25, 97 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing Blake Wright 5 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Wyatt Demps 6 receptions, 39 yards
Washington State Passing Luke Falk 36/47, 478 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing Jamal Morrow 11 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Tavares Martin 4 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs

At Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1407 21
• Bulldogs 10 2173 41
  • Date: September 30, 2017
  • Location: Bulldog Stadium
    Fresno, CA
  • Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 27,434
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WNW 11 MPH
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (AT&T RM): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
113:21FSKeeSean Johnson 10–yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Jimmy Camacho kick)
(4 plays, 29 yards, 1:39)		FS 7–0
00:00FSJimmy Camacho 29–yard field goal
(12 plays, 63 yards, 6:37)		FS 10–0
213:12FSKeeSean Johnson 16–yard pass from Josh Hokit (Jimmy Camacho kick)
(3 plays, 73 yards, 1:01)		FS 17–0
05:05FSJaron Bryant 18–yard interception (Jimmy Camacho kick)FS 24–0
02:08FSKeeSean Johnson 40–yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Jimmy Camacho kick)
(4 plays, 73 yards, 1:24)		FS 31–0
00:54NEVWyatt Demps 17–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:26)		FS 31–7
00:35NEVTrevion Armstrong 21–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(1 play, 21 yards, 0:07)		FS 31–14
307:58FSRonnie Rivers 5–yard run (Jimmy Camacho kick)
(6 plays, 56 yards, 2:41)		FS 38–14
402:44FSJimmy Camacho 27–yard field goal
(10 plays, 48 yards, 7:28)		FS 41–14
00:23NEVBlake Wright 2–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(12 plays, 73 yards, 2:21)		FS 41–21
Pregame line Over/under
FS –7.5 59.5[10]
Statistics Nevada Fresno State
First downs 16 22
Total yards 314 504
Rushing yards 61 192
Passing yards 253 312
Turnovers 0 6
Time of possession 22:52 37:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 31/48, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Kelton Moore 5 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Wyatt Demps 10 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Fresno State Passing Marcus McMaryion 24/32, 296 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Ronnie Rivers 12 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving KeeSean Johnson 7 receptions, 104 yards, 3 TDs

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada
1 234Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 770 21
• Wolf Pack 7 1477 35
  • Date: October 7, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,566
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear and Perfect • Wind: W 12 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Jordan Daigle (sideline)
    
Scoring summary
104:52UHJohn Ursua 10–yard pass from Dru Brown (Alex Trifonovitch kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53)		UH 7–0
02:30NEVMannix McLane 7–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(5 plays, 91 yards, 2:17)		TIE 7–7
203:55UHKade Greeley 42–yard pass from Dru Brown (Alex Trifonovitch kick)
(8 plays, 84 yards, 4:53)		UH 14–7
02:32NEVTy Gangi 17–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23)		TIE 14–14
00:18NEVWyatt Demps 2–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(4 plays, 66 yards, 0:26)		NEV 21–14
301:56NEVKelton Moore 22–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(5 plays, 46 yards, 2:00)		NEV 28–14
01:45UHDiocemy Saint Juste 75–yard run (Alex Trifonovitch kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:11)		NEV 28–21
411:16NEVWyatt Demps 32–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(4 plays, 36 yards, 1:44)		NEV 35–21
Pregame line Over/under
UH –3.5 62.5[11]
Statistics Hawaii Nevada
First downs 20 26
Total yards 477 566
Rushing yards 248 268
Passing yards 229 298
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 29:01 30:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Hawaii Passing Dru Brown 18/27, 229 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Diocemy Saint Juste 25 carries, 241 yards, 1 TD
Receiving John Ursua 9 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 25/32, 278 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Kelton Moore 19 carries, 216 yards
Receiving Wyatt Demps 7 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TDs

At Colorado State

Nevada at Colorado State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 14 7210 42
• Rams 14 14106 44
         
Scoring summary
113:34CSUMichael Gallup 56–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26)		CSU 7–0
09:56CSUMichael Gallup 7–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick)
(5 plays, 69 yards, 1:55)		CSU 14–0
02:54NEVTrevion Armstrong 5–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(15 plays, 77 yards, 6:57)		CSU 14–7
01:12NEVMannix McLane 57–yard pass from Kelton Moore (Spencer Pettit kick)
(1 play, 57 yards, 0:10)		TIE 14–14
212:25CSUIzzy Matthews 1–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick)
(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:41)		CSU 21–14
08:17NEVKelton Moore 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:08)		TIE 21–21
04:36CSUDalton Fackrell 14–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)		CSU 28–21
309:50NEVDaiyan Henley 6–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(6 plays, 95 yards, 2:26)		TIE 28–28
09:04NEVWyatt Demps 65–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(1 play, 65 yards, 0:10)		NEV 35–28
04:52CSUWyatt Bryan 51–yard field goal
(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:37)		NEV 35–31
03:13NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 55–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(3 plays, 68 yards, 1:30)		NEV 42–31
01:57CSUDalyn Dawkins 59–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick)
(3 plays, 82 yards, 1:09)		NEV 42–38
412:08CSUMichael Gallup 17–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick failed)
(11 plays, 74 yards, 3:08)		CSU 44–42
Pregame line Over/under
CSU –24.5 65.5[12]
Statistics Nevada Colorado State
First downs 23 23
Total yards 564 608
Rushing yards 56 224
Passing yards 508 384
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 30:50 29:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 23/40, 428 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Kelton Moore 14 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
Receiving McLane Mannix 7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD
Colorado State Passing Nick Stevens 26/37, 384 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Dalyn Dawkins 17 carries, 191 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Michael Gallup 13 receptions, 263 yards, 3 TDs

Air Force

Air Force at Nevada
1 234Total
• Falcons 7 21710 45
Wolf Pack 14 6814 42
  • Date: October 20, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:37 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,789
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: W 12 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline)
          
Scoring summary
111:19NEVMannix McLane 14–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)		NEV 7–0
02:46AFGarrett Amy 5–yard run (Luke Strebel kick)
(10 play, 71 yards, 3:57)		TIE 7–7
02:05NEVWyatt Demps 28–yard pass from Andrew Celis (Spencer Pettit kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:41)		NEV 14–7
214:38AFTaven Birdow 3–yard run (Luke Strebel kick)
(6 plays, 93 yards, 2:22)		TIE 14–14
13:09NEVSpencer Pettit 35–yard field goal
(6 plays, 29 yards, 1:29)		NEV 17–14
10:25NEVSpencer Pettit 37–yard field goal
(7 plays, 34 yards, 1:21)		NEV 20–14
03:18AFTim McVey 4–yard run (Luke Strebel kick)
(15 plays, 75 yards, 7:07)		AF 21–20
02:09AFRonald Cleveland 43–yard run (Luke Strebel kick)
(4 plays, 54 yards, 1:08)		AF 28–20
312:02NEVTy Gangi 13–yard run (Wyatt Demps pass)
(6 plays, 37 yards, 1:36)		TIE 28–28
02:09AFArion Worthman 1–yard run (Luke Strebel kick)
(20 plays, 82 yards, 9:47)		AF 35–28
411:39NEVKelton Moore 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(7 plays, 56 yards, 2:40)		TIE 35–35
06:43AFArion Worthman 3–yard run (Luke Strebel kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:51)		AF 42–35
03:57NEVDaiyan Henley 31–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(7 plays, 82 yards, 2:41)		TIE 42–42
00:00AFLuke Strebel 30–yard field goal
(12 plays, 62 yards, 3:57)		AF 45–42
Pregame line Over/under
AF –6 64[13]
Statistics Air Force Nevada
First downs 36 21
Total yards 591 424
Rushing yards 550 157
Passing yards 41 267
Turnovers 5 1
Time of possession 41:20 18:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Arion Worthman 4/7, 41 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tim McVey 18 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Marcus Bennett 2 receptions, 28 yards
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 17/33, 239 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kelton Moore 14 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brendan O'Leary–Orange 3 receptions, 90 yards

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 700 14
• Broncos 10 2173 41
  • Date: November 4, 2017
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:02 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 30,858
  • Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: NW 9 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Kirk Morrison (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
108:45NEVKelton Moore 4–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 6:15)		NEV 7–0
03:58BSUHaden Hoggarth 20–yard field goal
(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:42)		NEV 7–3
01:42BSUAlexander Mattison 13–yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(7 plays, 37 yards, 1:11)		BSU 10–7
212:42NEVTrevion Armstrong 1–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00)		NEV 14–10
11:50BSUCedrick Wilson Jr. 44–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(2 plays, 46 yards, 0:50)		BSU 17–14
05:35BSURyan Wolpin 1–yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(7 plays, 47 yards, 3:00)		BSU 24–14
00:31BSUJake Roh 25–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:18)		BSU 31–14
311:03BSUAlexander Mattison 6–yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick)
(8 plays, 71 yards, 3:57)		BSU 38–14
412:48BSUHaden Hoggarth 41–yard field goal
(11 plays, 46 yards, 5:23)		BSU 41–14
Pregame line Over/under
BSU –20 61[14]
Statistics Nevada Boise State
First downs 17 24
Total yards 302 479
Rushing yards 142 140
Passing yards 160 339
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 28:31 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 24/37, 160 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing Kelton Moore 17 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Wyatt Demps 6 receptions, 61 yards
Boise State Passing Brett Rypien 20/27, 258 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Alexander Mattison 12 carries, 64 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Cedrick Wilson Jr. 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada
1 234Total
Spartans 7 007 14
• Wolf Pack 14 24147 59
  • Date: November 11, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,604
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Cool and Sunny • Wind: SE 2 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenney (play–by–play) and Al Groh (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
105:51SJSUTyler Nevens 12–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick)
(3 plays, 28 yards, 0:55)		SJSU 7–0
03:02NEVWyatt Demps 39–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49)		TIE 7–7
01:06NEVDameon Baber 6–yard blocked punt return (Spencer Pettit kick)NEV 14–7
211:55NEVTy Gangi 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(9 plays, 70 yards, 3:09)		NEV 21–7
07:51NEVDameon Baber 100–yard interception (Spencer Pettit kick)NEV 28–7
04:28NEVWyatt Demps 3–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31)		NEV 35–7
00:06NEVSpencer Pettit 20–yard field goal
(6 plays, 22 yards, 0:42)		NEV 38–7
310:35NEVJaxson Kincaide 6–yard pass (Spencer Pettit kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:25)		NEV 45–7
01:17NEVDameon Baber 39–yard interception (Spencer Pettit kick)NEV 52–7
406:54NEVBlake Wright 7–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(7 plays, 54 yards, 2:34)		NEV 59–7
00:17SJSUSean Pinson 12–yard pass from Michael Carrillo (Bryce Crawford kick)
(4 plays, 48 yards, 1:00)		NEV 59–14
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –18 67[15]
Statistics San Jose State Nevada
First downs 23 20
Total yards 302 441
Rushing yards 173 176
Passing yards 129 265
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 30:16 29:44
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing Montel Aaron 9/18, 108 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing Tyler Nevens 21 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Hartley 2 receptions, 50 yards
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 16/23, 232 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Kelton Moore 20 carries, 79 yards
Receiving Wyatt Demps 7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs

At San Diego State

Nevada at San Diego State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 10 706 23
• Aztecs 14 7714 42
  • Date: November 18, 2017
  • Location: SDCCU Stadium
    San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 7:39 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
  • Game attendance: 29,265
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play–by–play), Jay Feely (analyst) and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
106:07NEVSpencer Pettit 23–yard field goal
(8 plays, 63 yards, 2:11)		NEV 3–0
05:44NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 48–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(2 plays, 48 yards, 0:09)		NEV 10–0
03:45SDSURashaad Penny 23–yard run (John Baron II kick)
(5 plays, 69 yards, 1:53)		NEV 10–7
02:05SDSURashaad Penny 70–yard punt return (John Baron II kick)SDSU 14–10
209:07NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 9–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(4 plays, 89 yards, 1:26)		NEV 17–14
00:39SDSUMikah Holder 5–yard pass from Christian Chapman
(8 plays, 52 yards, 2:19)		SDSU 21–17
309:22SDSUJuwan Washington 1–yard run (John Baron II kick)
(9 plays, 70 yards, 3:37)		SDSU 28–17
413:43NEVBrendan O'Leary-Orange 2–yard pass from Ty Gangi (pass failed)
(12 plays, 89 yards, 5:06)		SDSU 28–23
13:30SDSURashaad Penny 100–yard kickoff return (John Baron II kick)SDSU 35–23
08:31SDSURashaad Penny 67–yard return (John Baron II kick)
(2 plays, 79 yards, 0:35)		SDSU 42–23
Pregame line Over/under
SDSU –17 55.5[16]
Statistics Nevada San Diego State
First downs 18 25
Total yards 448 494
Rushing yards 34 289
Passing yards 414 205
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 26:11 33:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 33/54, 414 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Kelton Moore 13 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Brendan O'Leary–Orange 11 receptions, 214 yards, 3 TDs
San Diego State Passing Christian Chapman 15/23, 205 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Rashaad Penny 24 carries, 222 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Mikah Holder 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)
1 234Total
Rebels 0 1330 16
• Wolf Pack 6 377 23
  • Date: November 25, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,359
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
    
Scoring summary
114:03NEVWyatt Demps 21–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick blocked)
(3 plays, 68 yards, 0:57)		NEV 6–0
214:47UNLVArmani Rogers 12–yard run (Evan Pantels kick)
(12 plays, 88 yards, 5:07)		UNLV 7–6
08:56UNLVEvan Pantels 24–yard field goal
(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:54)		UNLV 10–6
02:03UNLVEvan Pantels 37–yard field goal
(13 plays, 49 yards, 5:25)		UNLV 13–6
00:21NEVSpencer Pettit 35–yard field goal
(11 plays, 56 yards, 1:42)		UNLV 13–9
310:57UNLVEvan Pantels 53–yard field goal
(10 plays, 29 yards, 4:03)		UNLV 16–9
00:41NEVTrevion Armstrong 6–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick)
(10 plays, 91 yards, 3:48)		TIE 16–16
407:34NEVKelton Moore 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)
(8 plays, 61 yards, 3:18)		NEV 23–16
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –3 70.5[17]
Statistics UNLV Nevada
First downs 22 18
Total yards 324 411
Rushing yards 164 117
Passing yards 160 294
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 36:30 23:30
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Armani Rogers 12/23, 160 yards
Rushing Lexington Thomas 15 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Brandon Presley 4 receptions, 59 yards
Nevada Passing Ty Gangi 24/33, 266 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Kelton Moore 23 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
Receiving McLane Mannix 7 receptions, 109 yards

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Austin Corbett OL 2 33 Cleveland Browns

References

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