2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football

Nevada taking the field vs. Boise State on October 1 at Bronco Stadium
Hawaii Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–6 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (27th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons← 2010 2012 →

2011 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Louisiana Tech $	6	–	1	8	–	5
Nevada	5	–	2	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	2	7	–	6
Hawaii	3	–	4	6	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	4	5	–	7
Fresno State	3	–	4	4	–	9
New Mexico State	2	–	5	4	–	9
Idaho	1	–	6	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion

The 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 27th overall and 8th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 7–6 and 5–2 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to their seventh straight bowl game, the Hawaii Bowl, where they lost to Southern Miss by 17 to 24.

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the WAC as they joined the Mountain West Conference for the 2012 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FX	L 20–69	58,818
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	KAME-TV/WSN/ALT	W 17–14	17,238
September 24	4:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FCS Central	L 34–35	55,664
October 1	11:30 a.m.	at No. 4 Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	Versus	L 10–30	34,098
October 8	4:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	Cox/ESPN3	W 37–0	25,978
October 15	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle of the Wolves)		W 49–7	15,369
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	WSN	W 45–38	15,113
October 29	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	KAME-TV/WSN/ALT2/AV	W 48–34	15,782
November 12	7:15 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 42–28	16,527
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 20–24	11,639
November 26	11:00 a.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	WSN	L 17–21	15,784
December 3	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	WSN/ALT	W 56–3	10,027
December 24	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Southern Miss*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–24	32,630
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1J`	Clay Reinhardt	Fr
WR	`2E`	Chance Early	Fr
WR	`2G`	Nick Palko	Fr
RB	`4D`	Lawrence Hall	Fr
WR	`4`	Brandon Wimberly	Jr
RB	`5`	Mike Ball	Jr
QB	`6`	Mason Magleby	So
QB	`7`	Corbin Louks	Sr
QB	`13`	Devin Combs	So
QB	`14`	Tanner Roderick	Fr
WR	`15`	Rishard Matthews	Sr
QB	`16`	Tyler Lantrip	Sr
QB	`17`	Cody Fajardo (C)	Fr
WR	`18`	L.J. Washington	So
WR	`23`	Shane Anderson	Sr
RB	`25`	Stefphon Jefferson	So
RB	`29`	Lampford Mark	Sr
RB	`31`	Anthony Knight	Fr
RB	`32`	Nick Hale	Jr
RB	`39`	Nate Lytle	So
TE	`44`	Zach Sudfeld	Sr
RB	`45`	Kendall Brock	Fr
OL	`57`	Connor Talbott	Fr
OL	`59`	Kyle Papendorf	So
OL	`62`	Zach Brickell	Fr
OL	`63`	Avery Poates	Fr
OL	`64`	Brandon Grinstead	Fr
OL	`65`	Matt Galas	Fr
OL	`66`	Kyle Roberts	Fr
OL	`67`	Jeff Meads	Sr
OL	`70`	Joel Bitonio	So
OL	`71`	Jordan Mudge	Sr
OL	`73`	Sebastian Tretola	Fr
OL	`74`	Steve Haley	Sr
OL	`75`	Chris Barker	Jr
OL	`76`	Mike Mitchell	Fr
OL	`77`	Alex Pinto	Jr
OL	`78`	Jeff Nady	Jr
TE	`79`	DeAndre Roberts	Fr
WR	`80`	Dominic Coulter	Fr
WR	`81`	Aaron Bradley	Fr
WR	`82`	Tray Session	Sr
WR	`83`	Joseph Huber	So
WR	`84`	Parker Vail	Fr
TE	`85`	Erik Stewart	Jr
SO	`86`	Kolby Arendse	So
WR	`87`	Necho Beard	Fr
TE	`88`	Randy Horton	So
OL	`89`	Stephen Jeffers	So
OL	`92`	Jordan Hanson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1D`	Christian Montanari	So
DB	`2`	Khalid Wooten	Jr
DB	`3`	Malik James	Jr
DB	`3E`	Gabe Lee	Fr
LB	`4F`	Trevor Taft	Fr
DB	`8`	Marlon Johnson	Jr
DL	`9`	Jake Peppard	Fr
LB	`12`	Kaelin Burnett	Sr
DB	`19`	Evan Favors	Fr
DB	`20`	Duke Williams	Jr
DB	`22`	Thaddeus Brown	Jr
DB	`24`	Charles Garrett	Fr
LB	`26`	Dray Bell	Jr
DB	`28`	Isaiah Frey	Sr
DB	`30`	Bubba Boudreaux	Sr
DB	`33`	Brandon Marshall	Sr
DB	`34`	Ty Thompson	Jr
LB	`35`	Lorenzo Devers	Fr
DB	`36`	Aaron Brown	Fr
DB	`38`	Desman Carter	Fr
LB	`42`	DeAndre Boughton	Sr
DB	`46`	Bryson Keeton	Fr
LB	`47`	Brett Roy	Sr
LB	`48`	Ryan Goforth	Fr
LB	`49`	Jordan Dobrich	Fr
LB	`50`	Jonathan McNeal	So
LB	`51`	Albert Rosette	Jr
LB	`52`	James-Michael Johnson	Sr
DL	`53`	Brock Hekking	Fr
LB	`54`	Jeremiah Green	Jr
DL	`55`	Rykeem Yates	Fr
LB	`56`	Marcus Mcllwain	Jr
LB	`58`	Burton De Koning	Fr
DL	`72`	David Jamieson	So
DL	`90`	Tyler Houk	So
DL	`91`	Scott Frisbie	Sr
DL	`93`	Zack Madonick	Sr
DL	`94`	Lenny Jones	Fr
DL	`95`	Willie Faataualofa	Sr
DL	`97`	Mark Avery	Jr
DL	`98`	Jack Reynoso	So
DL	`99`	Sam Foster	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`4G`	Colin Ditsworth	Fr
P	`37`	Chase Tenpenny	Jr
PK	`40`	Anthony Martinez	So
PK	`60`	Allen Hardison	Jr
P	`68`	Logan Yunker	Fr
P	`69`	Jake Hurst	Sr

Head coach

Chris Ault

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Andy Buh – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Ken Wilson – Associate head coach/defensive Ends/linebackers
Scott Baumgartner – Assistant coach
James Ward – Cornerbacks
Cameron Norcross – Offensive line/run game coordinator
James Spady – Tight ends/Assistant Offensive Line
Barry Sacks – Defensive tackles
Mike Bradeson – Safeties
Casey Moore – Running backs

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 31, 2021

Game summaries

At Oregon

Nevada at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	6	7	20
• No. 13 Ducks	13	28	14	14	69

Date: September 10, 2011
Location: Autzen Stadium
Eugene, OR
Game start: 12:41 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Game attendance: 58,818
Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNE 8 MPH
Referee: Michael Batlan
TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (play–by–play), Charles Davis (analyst) and Tim Brewster (sideline)

Scoring summary

1	11:17	ORE	LaMichael James 4–yard run (Dion Jordan rush failed) (11 plays, 79 yards, 3:43)	ORE 6–0
1	01:56	ORE	Lavasier Tuinei 3–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18)	ORE 13–0

2	14:36	ORE	LaMichael James 44–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (1 play, 44 yards, 0:08)	ORE 20–0
	09:57	ORE	Rahsaan Vaughn 25–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (4 plays, 60 yards, 1:00)	ORE 27–0
	05:43	ORE	Colt Lyerla 20–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (4 plays, 86 yards, 1:11)	ORE 34–0
	01:52	NEV	Mike Ball 5–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Anthony Martinez kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 3:51)	ORE 34–7
	00:13	ORE	De'Anthony Thomas 24–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (11 plays, 81 yards, 1:39)	ORE 41–7

3	13:30	ORE	LaMichael James 58–yard punt return (Alejandro Maldonado kick)	ORE 48–7
	08:38	NEV	Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick failed) (13 plays, 89 yards, 4:52)	ORE 48–13
	07:25	ORE	De'Anthony Thomas 69–yard pass from Darron Thomas (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (3 plays, 72 yards, 1:13)	ORE 55–13

4	07:26	NEV	Cody Fajardo 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 2:26)	ORE 55–20
	02:24	ORE	Ayele Forde 26–yard run (Alejandro Maldonado kick) (4 plays, 27 yards, 1:32)	ORE 62–20
	00:20	ORE	Boseko Lokombo 67–yard interception (Alejandro Maldonado kick)	ORE 69–20

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	Oregon
First downs	26	25
Total yards	516	603
Rushing yards	283	272
Passing yards	233	331
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	38:18	21:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	21/35, 219 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Mike Ball	14 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	8 receptions, 100 yards
Oregon	Passing	Darron Thomas	13/19, 295 yards, 6 TDs
	Rushing	De'Anthony Thomas	8 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	De'Anthony Thomas	2 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TDs

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolf Pack	7	7	3	0	17
Spartans	7	0	0	7	14

Date: September 17, 2011
Location: Spartan Stadium
San Jose, CA
Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
Game attendance: 17,238
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: N/A
Referee: Stacy Hardin
TV announcers (KAME-TV/WSN/ALT): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary

1	02:46	NEV	Mike Ball 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 4:57)	NEV 7–0
1	00:27	SJSU	Dasmen Stewart 28–yard run (Harrison Waid kick) (2 plays, 34 yards, 0:43)	TIE 7–7

2	08:48	NEV	Mike Ball 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 57 yards, 3:39)	NEV 14–7

3	04:27	NEV	Anthony Martinez 18–yard field goal (6 plays, 17 yards, 2:16)	NEV 17–7

4	07:59	SJSU	Brandon Rutley 1–yard run (Harrison Waid kick) (9 plays, 72 yards, 3:22)	NEV 17–14

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	San Jose State
First downs	23	15
Total yards	373	290
Rushing yards	261	138
Passing yards	112	152
Turnovers	5	6
Time of possession	35:51	24:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	11/21, 112 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Mike Ball	29 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	7 receptions, 77 yards
San Jose State	Passing	Matt Faulkner	10/19, 131 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Rutley	17 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chandler Jones	5 receptions, 36 yards

At Texas Tech

Nevada at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	14	14	6	34
• Red Raiders	0	7	14	14	35

Date: September 24, 2011
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
Game attendance: 55,664
Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 13 MPH
Referee: Robert Cameron
TV announcers (FCS Central): Tom Helmer (play–by–play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Desmond Purnell (sideline)

Scoring summary

2	09:32	TTU	Eric Ward 2–yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 4:46)	TTU 7–0
	05:18	NEV	Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 83 yards, 4:14)	TIE 7–7
	00:35	NEV	Kolby Arendse 16–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 3:35)	NEV 14–7

3	11:39	NEV	Rishard Matthews 2–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21)	NEV 21–7
	08:22	TTU	Eric Stephens 10–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:17)	NEV 21–14
	05:29	NEV	Cody Fajardo 56–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (1 play, 51 yards, 0:10)	NEV 28–14
	04:12	TTU	Jace Amaro 8–yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) (3 plays, 63 yards, 1:17)	NEV 28–21

4	13:00	NEV	Anthony Martinez 25–yard field goal (11 plays, 63 yards, 6:12)	NEV 31–21
	09:39	TTU	Eric Stephens 1–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) (10 plays, 63 yards, 3:21)	NEV 31–28
	04:49	NEV	Anthony Martinez 21–yard field goal (11 plays, 79 yards, 4:50)	NEV 34–28
	00:36	TTU	Eric Ward 4–yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) (9 plays, 56 yards, 4:13)	TTU 35–34

Pregame line	Over/under
TTU –21	62.5

Statistics	Nevada	Texas Tech
First downs	26	24
Total yards	562	441
Rushing yards	312	219
Passing yards	250	222
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:34	27:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	11/18, 191 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mike Ball	27 carries, 139 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
Texas Tech	Passing	Seth Doege	26/38, 222 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Eric Stephens	26 carries, 134 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jacoby Franks	5 receptions, 54 yards

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	0	0	10	10
• No. 4 Broncos	7	13	10	0	30

Date: October 1, 2011
Location: Bronco Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 12:38 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
Game attendance: 34,098
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSE 9 MPH
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (Versus): Paul Burmeister (play–by–play), Shaun King (analyst) and Anthony Herron (sideline)

Scoring summary

1	07:37	BSU	D. J. Harper 21–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Dan Goodale kick) (7 plays, 57 yards, 3:27)	BSU 7–0

2	05:51	BSU	Matt Miller 3–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Dan Goodale kick) (9 plays, 56 yards, 3:59)	BSU 14–0
2	01:24	BSU	Doug Martin 5–yard run (rush failed) (6 plays, 25 yards, 2:41)	BSU 20–0

3	12:56	BSU	Doug Martin 43–yard run (Dan Goodale kick) (4 plays, 64 yards, 2:04)	BSU 27–0
3	08:23	BSU	Dan Goodale 31–yard field goal (6 plays, 25 yards, 2:23)	BSU 30–0

4	14:48	NEV	Allen Hardison 21–yard field goal (10 plays, 81 yards, 4:22)	BSU 30–3
4	00:46	NEV	Rishard Matthews 53–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Allen Hardison kick) (4 plays, 71 yards, 0:53)	BSU 30–10

Pregame line	Over/under
BSU –28	60

Statistics	Nevada	Boise State
First downs	12	22
Total yards	182	329
Rushing yards	59	169
Passing yards	123	160
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Mason Magleby	4/4, 73 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mike Ball	15 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
Boise State	Passing	Kellen Moore	19/33, 142 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Doug Martin	21 carries, 126 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Mitch Burroughs	5 receptions, 34 yards

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
• Wolf Pack	3	17	3	14	37

Date: October 8, 2011
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
Game attendance: 25,978
Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 2 to 3 MPH
Referee: Eddy Shelton
TV announcers (Cox/ESPN3): Tim Neverett (play–by–play) and Brant Boyer (analyst)

Scoring summary

1	02:11	NEV	Allen Hardison 29–yard field goal (14 plays, 68 yards, 5:34)	NEV 3–0

2	07:12	NEV	Rishard Matthews 90–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Allen Hardison kick) (1 play, 90 yards, 0:13)	NEV 10–0
	01:35	NEV	Corbin Louks 34–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:37)	NEV 17–0
	00:17	NEV	Allen Hardison 41–yard field goal (8 plays, 55 yards, 0:40)	NEV 20–0

3	03:11	NEV	Allen Hardison 22–yard field goal (14 plays, 70 yards, 4:55)	NEV 23–0

4	13:14	NEV	Shane Anderson 32–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Allen Hardison kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 2:21)	NEV 30–0
4	04:33	NEV	Lampford Mark 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 83 yards, 3:27)	NEV 37–0

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –20	55

Statistics	UNLV	Nevada
First downs	7	31
Total yards	110	699
Rushing yards	102	240
Passing yards	8	459
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	24:21	35:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Caleb Herring	1/14, 8 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dionza Bradford	18 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Austin Harrington	1 reception, 8 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	18/29, 366 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	17 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	10 receptions, 220 yards, 1 TD

New Mexico

New Mexico at Nevada
(Battle of the Wolves)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	7	7
• Wolf Pack	21	7	14	7	49

Date: October 15, 2011
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
Game attendance: 15,369
Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 2 to 3 MPH
Referee: Robert Cameron
TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary

1	09:21	NEV	Lampford Mark 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:04)	NEV 7–0
	03:29	NEV	Stefphon Jefferson 11–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 3:31)	NEV 14–0
	00:28	NEV	Marlon Johnson 25–yard fumble recovery (Allen Hardison kick)	NEV 21–0

2	02:18	NEV	Cody Fajardo 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55)	NEV 28–0

3	10:33	NEV	Lampford Mark 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (10 plays, 54 yards, 4:05)	NEV 35–0
3	03:34	NEV	Cody Fajardo 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (14 plays, 69 yards, 5:34)	NEV 42–0

4	10:51	NEV	Lampford Mark 9–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 66 yards, 3:30)	NEV 49–0
4	06:38	NM	Tarean Austin 17–yard run (James Aho kick) (9 plays, 63 yards, 4:09)	NEV 49–7

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –29	61

Statistics	New Mexico	Nevada
First downs	14	34
Total yards	257	598
Rushing yards	168	338
Passing yards	89	260
Turnovers	4	5
Time of possession	25:32	34:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	B.R. Holbrook	9/22, 62 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tarean Austin	3 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ty Kirk	6 receptions, 42 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	20/25, 203 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	14 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kolby Arendse	4 receptions, 53 yards

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	7	14	38
• Wolf Pack	13	10	7	15	45

Date: October 22, 2011
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:08 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
Game attendance: 15,113
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm
Referee: Bill Athan
TV announcers (WSN): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary

1	10:26	NEV	Allen Hardison 22–yard field goal (11 plays, 78 yards, 4:34)	NEV 3–0
	07:57	NEV	Rishard Matthews 86–yard punt return (Allen Hardison kick)	NEV 10–0
	06:40	FS	Robbie Rouse 65–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) (3 plays, 73 yards, 1:11)	NEV 10–7
	02:26	NEV	Allen Hardison 22–yard field goal (9 plays, 73 yards, 4:09)	NEV 13–7

2	11:19	FS	Jalen Saunders 8–yard pass from Derek Carr (Kevin Goessling kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 6:01)	FS 14–13
	07:32	NEV	Mike Ball 18–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:41)	NEV 20–14
	00:30	FS	Kevin Goessling 22–yard field goal (14 plays, 52 yards, 6:55)	NEV 20–17
	00:00	NEV	Allen Hardison 48–yard field goal (5 plays, 47 yards, 0:25)	NEV 23–17

3	14:09	FS	Victor Dean 9–yard pass from Derek Carr (Kevin Goessling kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 0:46)	FS 24–23
3	11:56	NEV	Bubba Boudreaux 0–yard fumble recovery (Allen Hardison kick)	NEV 30–24

4	06:47	NEV	Mike Ball 16–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 4:18)	NEV 37–24
	06:00	FS	Robbie Rouse 25–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) (3 plays, 59 yards, 0:39)	NEV 37–31
	02:15	NEV	Cody Fajardo 23–yard run (Kolby Arendse pass) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:39)	NEV 45–31
	01:06	FS	Rashad Evans 2–yard pass from Derek Carr (Kevin Goessling kick) (10 plays, 78 yards, 1:04)	NEV 45–38

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –8	59

Statistics	Fresno State	Nevada
First downs	25	29
Total yards	522	581
Rushing yards	207	268
Passing yards	315	313
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	27:16	32:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Derek Carr	20/37, 315 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Robbie Rouse	25 carries, 172 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Devon Wylie	5 receptions, 108 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/27, 313 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mike Ball	26 carries, 198 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	7 receptions, 148 yards

At New Mexico State

Nevada at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolf Pack	7	13	14	14	48
Aggies	6	21	0	7	34

Date: October 29, 2011
Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Las Cruces, NM
Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes
Game attendance: 15,782
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 2 MPH
Referee: Clair Gausman
TV announcers (KAME-TV/WSN/ALT/AV): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst) of KAME-TV, WSN and ALT and Glen Cerny (play–by–play) and Danny Knee (analyst) of AV

Scoring summary

1	10:30	NMSU	Taveon Rogers 30–yard pass from Matt Christian (Tyler Stampler kick failed) (12 plays, 78 yards, 4:30)	NMSU 6–0
1	01:11	NEV	Stefphon Jefferson 26–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (5 plays, 67 yards, 2:11)	NEV 7–6

2	12:08	NMSU	Kenny Turner 2–yard run (Tyler Stampler kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:30)	NMSU 13–7
	08:44	NEV	Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:17)	NEV 14–13
	04:54	NMSU	Taveon Rogers 16–yard pass from Matt Christian (Tyler Stampler kick failed) (4 plays, 82 yards, 1:15)	NMSU 19–14
	01:33	NEV	Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Mike Ball rush failed) (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:14)	NEV 20–19
	00:26	NMSU	Matt Christian 14–yard run (Kenny Turner pass) (6 plays, 74 yards, 1:02)	NMSU 27–20

3	10:59	NEV	Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 67 yards, 3:54)	TIE 27–27
3	02:17	NEV	Cody Fajardo 8–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:26)	NEV 34–27

4	14:03	NEV	Lampford Mark 80–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:11)	NEV 41–27
	08:46	NMSU	Todd Lee 36–yard pass from Matt Christian (Tyler Stampler kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:30)	NEV 41–34
	08:15	NEV	Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (2 plays, 88 yards, 0:25)	NEV 48–34

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –15.5	57.5

Statistics	Nevada	New Mexico State
First downs	29	23
Total yards	683	514
Rushing yards	374	48
Passing yards	309	466
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	32:39	27:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/29, 283 yards
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	8 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Shane Anderson	5 receptions, 94 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Matt Christian	20/44, 432 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Matt Christian	13 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Taveon Rogers	7 receptions, 203 yards, 2 TDs

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	3	11	7	7	28
• Wolf Pack	7	14	7	14	42

Date: November 12, 2011
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 7:19 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
Game attendance: 16,527
Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: NNE 10 MPH
Referee: Jim Farmer
TV announcers (ESPNU): Adam Amin (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)

Scoring summary

1	12:54	UH	Kenton Chun 35–yard field goal (6 plays, 33 yards, 2:06)	UH 3–0
1	01:18	NEV	Lampford Mark 4–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 81 yards, 3:44)	NEV 7–3

2	10:54	NEV	Rishard Matthews 13–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (11 plays, 84 yards, 3:57)	NEV 14–3
	02:30	UH	Tyler Hadden 38–yard field goal (5 plays, 21 yards, 1:10)	NEV 14–6
	01:27	UH	John Hardy-Tuliau 0–yard punt return (Billy Ray Stutzmann pass)	TIE 14–14
	00:21	NEV	Rishard Matthews 8–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (6 plays, 64 yards, 0:58)	NEV 21–14

3	09:35	NEV	Cody Fajardo 25–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 78 yards, 4:29)	NEV 28–14
3	06:14	UH	Joey Iosefa 3–yard run (Kenton Chun kick) (8 plays, 54 yards, 3:12)	NEV 28–21

4	14:16	NEV	Shane Anderson 5–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:16)	NEV 35–21
	11:01	UH	Jeremiah Ostrowski 21–yard pass from Shane Austin (Kenton Chun kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 3:10)	NEV 35–28
	04:18	NEV	Kolby Arendse 15–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Jake Hurst kick) (13 plays, 80 yards, 6:37)	NEV 42–28

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –12	54

Statistics	Hawaii	Nevada
First downs	21	34
Total yards	307	528
Rushing yards	38	223
Passing yards	269	305
Turnovers	2	6
Time of possession	22:04	37:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Shane Austin	17/38, 246 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Joey Iosefa	9 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Ostrowski	8 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	25/36, 290 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	24 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	8 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	0	0	3	21	24
Wolf Pack	7	0	6	7	20

Date: November 19, 2011
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes
Game attendance: 11,639
Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: 2–5 MPH
Referee: Bill Athan
TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary

1	00:45	NEV	Rishard Matthews 20–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Jake Hurst kick) (10 plays, 78 yards, 4:35)	NEV 7–0

3	09:27	NEV	Jake Hurst 19–yard field goal (12 plays, 67 yards, 5:27)	NEV 10–0
	05:54	LATECH	Matt Nelson 29–yard field goal (12 plays, 71 yards, 3:27)	NEV 10–3
	03:29	NEV	Jake Hurst 24–yard field goal (6 plays, 59 yards, 2:19)	NEV 13–3

4	13:01	NEV	Stefphon Jefferson 4–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 49 yards, 4:06)	NEV 20–3
	09:11	LATECH	Quinton Patton 9–yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) (11 plays, 84 yards, 3:44)	NEV 20–10
	05:56	LATECH	Myles White 14–yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) (6 plays, 89 yards, 1:43)	NEV 20–17
	00:51	LATECH	Taulib Ikharo 8–yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) (7 plays, 92 yards, 1:38)	LATECH 24–20

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	Nevada
First downs	17	25
Total yards	412	465
Rushing yards	57	253
Passing yards	355	212
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	20:25	39:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Colby Cameron	25/45, 355 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Hunter Lee	7 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Quinton Patton	7 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	23/32, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	22 carries, 110 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	8 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

At Utah State

Nevada at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	3	7	7	0	17
• Aggies	0	7	14	0	21

Date: November 26, 2011
Location: Romney Stadium
Logan, UT
Game start: 12:00 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
Game attendance: 15,784
Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Clear and Brisk and Cold • Wind: N/A
Referee: Stacy Hardin
TV announcers (WSN): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary

1	05:44	NEV	Jake Hurst 19–yard field goal (13 plays, 61 yards, 6:37)	NEV 3–0

2	14:16	NEV	Lampford Mark 35–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 95 yards, 3:29)	NEV 10–0
2	02:37	USU	Kerwynn Williams 10–yard run (Josh Thompson kick) (8 plays, 89 yards, 3:41)	NEV 10–7

3	01:48	USU	Matt Austin 21–yard pass from Adam Kennedy (Josh Thompson kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:36)	USU 14–10
	01:23	NEV	Rishard Matthews 76–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (2 plays, 76 yards, 0:18)	NEV 17–14
	00:00	USU	Robert Turbin 34–yard pass from Stanley Morrison (Josh Thompson kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 1:18)	USU 21–17

Pregame line	Over/under
USU –1.5	64

Statistics	Nevada	Utah State
First downs	25	17
Total yards	500	373
Rushing yards	185	199
Passing yards	315	174
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	34:37	25:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/25, 180 yards
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	22 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	12 receptions, 205 yards, 1 TD
Utah State	Passing	Adam Kennedy	7/14, 140 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kerwynn Williams	9 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Matt Austin	2 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD

Idaho

Idaho at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	3	0	0	3
• Wolf Pack	7	21	7	21	56

Date: December 3, 2011
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:08 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
Game attendance: 10,027
Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Cool and Sunny • Wind: E 4 MPH
Referee: Robert Cameron
TV announcers (WSN/ALT): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Joe Glenn (analyst)

Scoring summary

1	00:20	NEV	Lampford Mark 6–yard run (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:59)	NEV 7–0

2	09:58	NEV	Aaron Bradley 63–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (3 plays, 76 yards, 1:05)	NEV 14–0
	05:44	IDAHO	Trey Farquhar 19–yard field goal (10 plays, 71 yards, 4:01)	NEV 14–3
	02:37	NEV	Aaron Bradley 15–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (7 plays, 79 yards, 3:01)	NEV 21–3
	00:10	NEV	Tray Session 28–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 1:59)	NEV 28–3

3	06:35	NEV	Aaron Bradley 22–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Jake Hurst kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 4:18)	NEV 35–3

4	14:55	NEV	Rishard Matthews 4–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Jake Hurst kick) (13 plays, 89 yards, 3:55)	NEV 42–3
	13:46	NEV	Jeremiah Green 56–yard interception (Jake Hurst kick)	NEV 49–3
	04:24	NEV	Kendall Brock 7–yard pass from Mason Magleby (Jake Hurst kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 5:19)	NEV 56–3

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Idaho	Nevada
First downs	13	35
Total yards	306	587
Rushing yards	128	226
Passing yards	178	361
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	24:12	35:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Brian Reader	11/27, 145 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Princeton McCarty	7 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Mike Scott	4 receptions, 68 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Lantrip	24/31, 340 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	24 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Aaron Bradley	7 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs

Vs. Southern Miss (Hawaii Bowl)

Nevada vs. Southern Miss
(Hawaii Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	14	3	0	17
• No. 22 Golden Eagles	0	17	0	7	24

Date: December 24, 2011
Location: Aloha Stadium
Halawa, HI
Game start: 3:06 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
Game attendance: 32,630
Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 16 MPH
Referee: Alan Eck
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) and Jessica Mendoza (sideline)

Scoring summary

2	14:06	USM	Tray Becton-Martin 0–yard blocked punt return (Daniel Hrapmann kick)	USM 7–0
	07:45	NEV	Lampford Mark 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (13 plays, 81 yards, 6:16)	TIE 7–7
	04:54	NEV	Lampford Mark 45–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29)	NEV 14–7
	01:21	USM	Danny Hrapmann 48–yard field goal (5 plays, 13 yards, 1:33)	NEV 14–10
	00:12	USM	Tracy Lampley 2–yard pass from Austin Davis (Daniel Hrapmann kick) (7 plays, 24 yards, 1:04)	USM 17–14

3	02:44	NEV	Allen Hardison 37–yard field goal (4 plays, –6 yards, 1:57)	TIE 17–17

4	05:48	USM	Kelvin Bolden 4–yard pass from Austin Davis (Daniel Hrapmann kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 1:36)	USM 24–17

Pregame line	Over/under
USM –6	60

Statistics	Nevada	Southern Miss
First downs	15	19
Total yards	313	336
Rushing yards	196	171
Passing yards	117	165
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	31:50	28:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	8/19, 60 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	29 carries, 183 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Aaron Bradley	7 receptions, 64 yards
Southern Miss	Passing	Austin Davis	18/41, 165 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Desmond Johnson	16 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Dominique Sullivan	5 receptions, 75 yards

Players in the 2012 NFL Draft

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