2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Jay Norvell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Mumme (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Casteel (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
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. 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.

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.

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.

Offense

Austin Corbett – OL

Defense

Malik Reed – DL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 20–31	33,018
September 9	4:00 p.m.	Toledo*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	L 24–37	18,617
September 16	4:00 p.m.	Idaho State (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	AT&T RM	L 28–30	16,394
September 23	3:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 7–45	30,317
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	AT&T RM	L 21–41	27,434
October 7	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 35–21	16,566
October 14	7:15 p.m.	at Colorado State	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 42–44	36,765
October 20	6:30 p.m.	Air Force	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 42–45	16,789
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 14–41	30,858
November 11	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 59–14	14,604
November 18	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 23–42	29,265
November 25	12:00 p.m.	UNLV	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	AT&T RM	W 23–16	17,359
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

Jay Norvell

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
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 7, 2021

Game summaries

At Northwestern

Nevada at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	10	0	3	20
• Wildcats	7	0	10	14	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

1	07:13	NU	Macan Wilson 33–yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Charlie Kuhbander kick) (5 plays, 43 yards, 2:06)	NU 7–0
1	05:31	NEV	Wyatt Demps 11–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 1:42)	TIE 7–7

2	09:48	NEV	Mannix McLane 41–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (4 plays, 51 yards, 0:55)	NEV 14–7
2	00:36	NEV	Spencer Pettit 31–yard field goal (11 plays, 73 yards, 2:25)	NEV 17–7

3	11:36	NU	Charlie Kuhbander 23–yard field goal (10 plays, 49 yards, 2:31)	NEV 17–10
3	06:16	NU	Riley Lees 19–yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Charlie Kuhbander kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 3:28)	TIE 17–17

4	10:13	NEV	Spencer Pettit 33–yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:18)	NEV 20–17
	05:28	NU	Clayton Thorson 1–yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:45)	NU 24–20
	00:52	NU	Clayton Thorson 1–yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) (6 plays, 47 yards, 2:37)	NU 31–20

Pregame line	Over/under
NU –24	60.5

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	2	3	4	Total
• Rockets	10	10	14	3	37
Wolf Pack	3	7	14	0	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

1	10:51	TOLEDO	Jameson Vest 25–yard field goal (9 plays, 38 yards, 2:11)	TOLEDO 3–0
	08:54	NEV	Spencer Pettit 47–yard field goal (6 plays, 45 yards, 1:57)	TIE 3–3
	03:21	TOLEDO	Diontae Johnson 12–yard pass from Logan Woodside (Jameson Vest kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 3:06)	TOLEDO 10–3

2	10:59	TOLEDO	Terry Swanson 3–yard run (Jameson Vest kick) (5 plays, 34 yards, 1:53)	TOLEDO 17–3
	05:17	TOLEDO	Jameson Vest 26–yard field goal (12 plays, 60 yards, 4:56)	TOLEDO 20–3
	00:52	NEV	Daiyan Henley 19–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:25)	TOLEDO 20–10

3	08:41	TOLEDO	Terry Swanson 1–yard run (Jameson Vest kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 6:19)	TOLEDO 27–10
	07:11	NEV	Ty Gangi 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:30)	TOLEDO 27–17
	03:45	TOLEDO	Cody Thompson 8–yard pass from Logan Woodside (Jameson Vest kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26)	TOLEDO 34–17
	03:36	NEV	McLane Mannix 75–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:09)	TOLEDO 34–24

4	04:31	TOLEDO	Jameson Vest 23–yard field goal (9 plays, 31 yards, 4:18)	TOLEDO 37–24

Pregame line	Over/under
TOLEDO –10.5	67.5

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	2	3	4	Total
• Bengals (Div. I FCS)	10	13	7	0	30
Wolf Pack	0	7	7	14	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

1	10:57	ISU	Parker Johnson 36–yard field goal (10 plays, 50 yards, 2:29)	ISU 3–0
1	06:45	ISU	Ty Flanagan 1–yard run (Parker Johnson kick) (6 plays, 25 yards, 1:44)	ISU 10–0

2	11:31	NEV	Mannix McLane 2–yard pass from Kaymen Cureton (Spencer Pettit kick) (13 plays, 58 yards, 6:08)	ISU 10–7
	09:27	ISU	Parker Johnson 36–yard field goal (7 plays, 56 yards, 2:04)	ISU 13–7
	03:12	ISU	Hagen Graves 15–yard pass from Tanner Gueller (Parker Johnson kick) (9 plays, 57 yards, 2:48)	ISU 20–7
	00:10	ISU	Parker Johnson 19–yard field goal (6 plays, 31 yards, 1:10)	ISU 23–7

3	10:00	ISU	Michael Dean 50–yard pass from Tanner Gueller (Parker Johnson kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:59)	ISU 30–7
3	07:10	NEV	Blake Wright 12–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 2:42)	ISU 30–14

4	09:42	NEV	Wyatt Demps 10–yard pass from Kaymen Cureton (Trevion Armstrong kick) (12 plays, 67 yards, 3:45)	ISU 30–21
4	00:58	NEV	Wyatt 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

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	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	0	0	7	7
• No. 18 Cougars	14	21	3	7	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

1	07:34	WSU	Jamal Morrow 12–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) (6 plays, 76 yards, 1:58)	WSU 7–0
1	03:24	WSU	James Williams 13–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 3:11)	WSU 14–0

2	12:50	WSU	Tavares Martin 40–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) (6 plays, 73 yards, 2:37)	WSU 21–0
	06:35	WSU	James Williams 1–yard run (Erik Powell kick) (10 plays, 86 yards, 4:22)	WSU 28–0
	00:20	WSU	Jamire Calvin 6–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:24)	WSU 35–0

3	12:34	WSU	Erik Powell 28–yard field goal (5 plays, 64 yards, 2:26)	WSU 38–0

4	12:06	WSU	Tavares Martin 19–yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick) (11 plays, 65 yards, 5:00)	WSU 45–0
4	01:56	NEV	Maliek Broady 3–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 38 yards, 3:48)	WSU 45–7

Pregame line	Over/under
WSU –28.5	66

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	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	14	0	7	21
• Bulldogs	10	21	7	3	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

1	13:21	FS	KeeSean Johnson 10–yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Jimmy Camacho kick) (4 plays, 29 yards, 1:39)	FS 7–0
1	00:00	FS	Jimmy Camacho 29–yard field goal (12 plays, 63 yards, 6:37)	FS 10–0

2	13:12	FS	KeeSean Johnson 16–yard pass from Josh Hokit (Jimmy Camacho kick) (3 plays, 73 yards, 1:01)	FS 17–0
	05:05	FS	Jaron Bryant 18–yard interception (Jimmy Camacho kick)	FS 24–0
	02:08	FS	KeeSean Johnson 40–yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Jimmy Camacho kick) (4 plays, 73 yards, 1:24)	FS 31–0
	00:54	NEV	Wyatt Demps 17–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:26)	FS 31–7
	00:35	NEV	Trevion Armstrong 21–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (1 play, 21 yards, 0:07)	FS 31–14

3	07:58	FS	Ronnie Rivers 5–yard run (Jimmy Camacho kick) (6 plays, 56 yards, 2:41)	FS 38–14

4	02:44	FS	Jimmy Camacho 27–yard field goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 7:28)	FS 41–14
4	00:23	NEV	Blake 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

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	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	7	0	21
• Wolf Pack	7	14	7	7	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

1	04:52	UH	John Ursua 10–yard pass from Dru Brown (Alex Trifonovitch kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53)	UH 7–0
1	02:30	NEV	Mannix McLane 7–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (5 plays, 91 yards, 2:17)	TIE 7–7

2	03:55	UH	Kade Greeley 42–yard pass from Dru Brown (Alex Trifonovitch kick) (8 plays, 84 yards, 4:53)	UH 14–7
	02:32	NEV	Ty Gangi 17–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23)	TIE 14–14
	00:18	NEV	Wyatt Demps 2–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (4 plays, 66 yards, 0:26)	NEV 21–14

3	01:56	NEV	Kelton Moore 22–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (5 plays, 46 yards, 2:00)	NEV 28–14
3	01:45	UH	Diocemy Saint Juste 75–yard run (Alex Trifonovitch kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:11)	NEV 28–21

4	11:16	NEV	Wyatt 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

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	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	14	7	21	0	42
• Rams	14	14	10	6	44

Date: October 14, 2017
Location: Colorado State Stadium
Fort Collins, CO
Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes
Game attendance: 36,765
Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 7 MPH
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Kirk Morrison (analyst)

Scoring summary

1	13:34	CSU	Michael Gallup 56–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26)	CSU 7–0
	09:56	CSU	Michael Gallup 7–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) (5 plays, 69 yards, 1:55)	CSU 14–0
	02:54	NEV	Trevion Armstrong 5–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (15 plays, 77 yards, 6:57)	CSU 14–7
	01:12	NEV	Mannix McLane 57–yard pass from Kelton Moore (Spencer Pettit kick) (1 play, 57 yards, 0:10)	TIE 14–14

2	12:25	CSU	Izzy Matthews 1–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) (9 plays, 61 yards, 3:41)	CSU 21–14
	08:17	NEV	Kelton Moore 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:08)	TIE 21–21
	04:36	CSU	Dalton Fackrell 14–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)	CSU 28–21

3	09:50	NEV	Daiyan Henley 6–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (6 plays, 95 yards, 2:26)	TIE 28–28
	09:04	NEV	Wyatt Demps 65–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (1 play, 65 yards, 0:10)	NEV 35–28
	04:52	CSU	Wyatt Bryan 51–yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:37)	NEV 35–31
	03:13	NEV	Brendan O'Leary-Orange 55–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (3 plays, 68 yards, 1:30)	NEV 42–31
	01:57	CSU	Dalyn Dawkins 59–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) (3 plays, 82 yards, 1:09)	NEV 42–38

4	12:08	CSU	Michael 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

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	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	7	21	7	10	45
Wolf Pack	14	6	8	14	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

1	11:19	NEV	Mannix McLane 14–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)	NEV 7–0
	02:46	AF	Garrett Amy 5–yard run (Luke Strebel kick) (10 play, 71 yards, 3:57)	TIE 7–7
	02:05	NEV	Wyatt Demps 28–yard pass from Andrew Celis (Spencer Pettit kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:41)	NEV 14–7

2	14:38	AF	Taven Birdow 3–yard run (Luke Strebel kick) (6 plays, 93 yards, 2:22)	TIE 14–14
	13:09	NEV	Spencer Pettit 35–yard field goal (6 plays, 29 yards, 1:29)	NEV 17–14
	10:25	NEV	Spencer Pettit 37–yard field goal (7 plays, 34 yards, 1:21)	NEV 20–14
	03:18	AF	Tim McVey 4–yard run (Luke Strebel kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 7:07)	AF 21–20
	02:09	AF	Ronald Cleveland 43–yard run (Luke Strebel kick) (4 plays, 54 yards, 1:08)	AF 28–20

3	12:02	NEV	Ty Gangi 13–yard run (Wyatt Demps pass) (6 plays, 37 yards, 1:36)	TIE 28–28
3	02:09	AF	Arion Worthman 1–yard run (Luke Strebel kick) (20 plays, 82 yards, 9:47)	AF 35–28

4	11:39	NEV	Kelton Moore 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 2:40)	TIE 35–35
	06:43	AF	Arion Worthman 3–yard run (Luke Strebel kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:51)	AF 42–35
	03:57	NEV	Daiyan Henley 31–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (7 plays, 82 yards, 2:41)	TIE 42–42
	00:00	AF	Luke Strebel 30–yard field goal (12 plays, 62 yards, 3:57)	AF 45–42

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –6	64

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	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	0	14
• Broncos	10	21	7	3	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

1	08:45	NEV	Kelton Moore 4–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 6:15)	NEV 7–0
	03:58	BSU	Haden Hoggarth 20–yard field goal (11 plays, 70 yards, 4:42)	NEV 7–3
	01:42	BSU	Alexander Mattison 13–yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick) (7 plays, 37 yards, 1:11)	BSU 10–7

2	12:42	NEV	Trevion Armstrong 1–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00)	NEV 14–10
	11:50	BSU	Cedrick Wilson Jr. 44–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) (2 plays, 46 yards, 0:50)	BSU 17–14
	05:35	BSU	Ryan Wolpin 1–yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick) (7 plays, 47 yards, 3:00)	BSU 24–14
	00:31	BSU	Jake Roh 25–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:18)	BSU 31–14

3	11:03	BSU	Alexander Mattison 6–yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick) (8 plays, 71 yards, 3:57)	BSU 38–14

4	12:48	BSU	Haden Hoggarth 41–yard field goal (11 plays, 46 yards, 5:23)	BSU 41–14

Pregame line	Over/under
BSU –20	61

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	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	0	7	14
• Wolf Pack	14	24	14	7	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

1	05:51	SJSU	Tyler Nevens 12–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick) (3 plays, 28 yards, 0:55)	SJSU 7–0
	03:02	NEV	Wyatt Demps 39–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49)	TIE 7–7
	01:06	NEV	Dameon Baber 6–yard blocked punt return (Spencer Pettit kick)	NEV 14–7

2	11:55	NEV	Ty Gangi 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 3:09)	NEV 21–7
	07:51	NEV	Dameon Baber 100–yard interception (Spencer Pettit kick)	NEV 28–7
	04:28	NEV	Wyatt Demps 3–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31)	NEV 35–7
	00:06	NEV	Spencer Pettit 20–yard field goal (6 plays, 22 yards, 0:42)	NEV 38–7

3	10:35	NEV	Jaxson Kincaide 6–yard pass (Spencer Pettit kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:25)	NEV 45–7
3	01:17	NEV	Dameon Baber 39–yard interception (Spencer Pettit kick)	NEV 52–7

4	06:54	NEV	Blake Wright 7–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:34)	NEV 59–7
4	00:17	SJSU	Sean 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

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	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	10	7	0	6	23
• Aztecs	14	7	7	14	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

1	06:07	NEV	Spencer Pettit 23–yard field goal (8 plays, 63 yards, 2:11)	NEV 3–0
	05:44	NEV	Brendan O'Leary-Orange 48–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (2 plays, 48 yards, 0:09)	NEV 10–0
	03:45	SDSU	Rashaad Penny 23–yard run (John Baron II kick) (5 plays, 69 yards, 1:53)	NEV 10–7
	02:05	SDSU	Rashaad Penny 70–yard punt return (John Baron II kick)	SDSU 14–10

2	09:07	NEV	Brendan O'Leary-Orange 9–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (4 plays, 89 yards, 1:26)	NEV 17–14
2	00:39	SDSU	Mikah Holder 5–yard pass from Christian Chapman (8 plays, 52 yards, 2:19)	SDSU 21–17

3	09:22	SDSU	Juwan Washington 1–yard run (John Baron II kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 3:37)	SDSU 28–17

4	13:43	NEV	Brendan O'Leary-Orange 2–yard pass from Ty Gangi (pass failed) (12 plays, 89 yards, 5:06)	SDSU 28–23
	13:30	SDSU	Rashaad Penny 100–yard kickoff return (John Baron II kick)	SDSU 35–23
	08:31	SDSU	Rashaad 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

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	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	13	3	0	16
• Wolf Pack	6	3	7	7	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

1	14:03	NEV	Wyatt Demps 21–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick blocked) (3 plays, 68 yards, 0:57)	NEV 6–0

2	14:47	UNLV	Armani Rogers 12–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) (12 plays, 88 yards, 5:07)	UNLV 7–6
	08:56	UNLV	Evan Pantels 24–yard field goal (6 plays, 18 yards, 2:54)	UNLV 10–6
	02:03	UNLV	Evan Pantels 37–yard field goal (13 plays, 49 yards, 5:25)	UNLV 13–6
	00:21	NEV	Spencer Pettit 35–yard field goal (11 plays, 56 yards, 1:42)	UNLV 13–9

3	10:57	UNLV	Evan Pantels 53–yard field goal (10 plays, 29 yards, 4:03)	UNLV 16–9
3	00:41	NEV	Trevion Armstrong 6–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:48)	TIE 16–16

4	07:34	NEV	Kelton Moore 1–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) (8 plays, 61 yards, 3:18)	NEV 23–16

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –3	70.5

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

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2017 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule
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