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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 2–10 (2–6 MW) |
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Offensive coordinator | Derek Sage (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Co-defensive coordinator | Kwame Agyeman (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Mike Bethea (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Mackay Stadium |
Seasons← 20222024 → |
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UNLV y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y$ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Ken Wilson in his second year as Nevada's head coach. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada. Wilson was fired a week after the season ended. The Nevada Wolf Pack football team drew an average home attendance of 16,998 in 2023.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 USC* | P12N | L 14–66 | 62,916 | |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho* | KNSN-TV | L 6–33 | 19,852 | |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Kansas* |
| CBSSN | L 24–31 | 16,890 |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State* | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 19,257 | |
September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Fresno State | FS1 | L 9–27 | 39,246 | |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| KNSN-TV | L 27–45 | 24,578 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | FS2 | W 6–0 | 27,122 | |
October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico |
| CBSSN | W 34–24 | 13,083 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii |
| SPEC PPV | L 14–27 | 15,540 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Utah State | MW Network | L 24–41 | 17,760 | |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | MW Network | L 20–30 | 20,121 | |
November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| CBSSN | L 6–42 | 12,044 |
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Roster
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Game summaries
at No. 6 USC
See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) at No. 6 USC Trojans (1–0) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 6 Trojans | 21 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 66 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 62,916
- Referee: Christopher Wiggins
- TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
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Statistics | NEV | USC |
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First downs | 12 | 28 |
Total yards | 360 | 668 |
Rushes/yards | 38–49 | 20–215 |
Passing yards | 311 | 453 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–0 | 25–34–0 |
Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 18/29, 182 yards |
Rushing | Sean Dollars | 9 carries, 33 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jamaal Bell | 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD | |
USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 18/24, 319 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 7 carries, 76 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tahj Washington | 3 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs |
No. 7 (FCS) Idaho
See also: 2023 Idaho Vandals football team No. 7 Idaho Vandals (1–0) at Nevada Wolf Pack (0–1) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Vandals | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
- Date: September 9, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 19,852
- TV: KNSN-TV
Kansas
See also: 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team Kansas Jayhawks (2–0) at Nevada Wolf Pack (0–2) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jayhawks | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Wolf Pack | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 9:30 pm CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 16,890
- Referee: Derek Anderson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor
- Gamebook
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Statistics | KU | UN |
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First downs | 24 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 67–441 | 59–263 |
Rushes–yards | 40–143 | 37–150 |
Passing yards | 298 | 113 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–27–0 | 15–22–0 |
Time of possession | 31:51 | 28:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 21/27 298 yards |
Rushing | Devin Neal | 17 carries 89 yards 3 TDs | |
Receiving | Mason Fairchild | 5 receptions 74 yards | |
Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 15/22 113 carries |
Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 11 carries 58 yards | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 1 reception 53 yards |
at Texas State
See also: 2023 Texas State Bobcats football team Nevada Wolf Pack (0–3) at Texas State Bobcats (2–1) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 19,257
- Referee: Javarro Edwards
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland, and Koral Riggs
- Box score, Recap
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Statistics
Statistics | NEV | TXST |
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First downs | 20 | 24 |
Total yards | 353 | 574 |
Rushing yards | 159 | 276 |
Passing yards | 194 | 298 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:25 | 28:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 21/32, 151 yards, INT |
Rushing | Brandon Lewis | 12 rushes, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Isaiah Essissima | 2 receptions, 67 yards | |
Texas State | Passing | TJ Finley | 25/31, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ismail Mahdi | 21 rushes, 216 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kole Wilson | 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
at No. 25 Fresno State
See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Nevada Wolf Pack (0–4) at No. 25 Fresno State Bulldogs (4–0) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
No. 25 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NW 7mph
- Game attendance: 39,246
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
- Pregame line: Fresno State −24.5
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Statistics | NEV | FRES |
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First downs | 17 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 66–220 | 59–410 |
Rushes–yards | 31–53 | 25–141 |
Passing yards | 167 | 269 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–35–2 | 26–34–2 |
Time of possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | AJ Bianco | 9/14, 97 yards, TD |
Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 15 carries, 31 yards | |
Receiving | Spencer Curtis | 8 receptions, 73 yards, TD | |
Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 26/34, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Malik Sherrod | 12 carries, 123 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaelen Gill | 8 receptions, 126 yards 2 TD |
UNLV
See also: 2023 UNLV Rebels football team UNLV Rebels (4–1) at Nevada Wolf Pack (0–5) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rebels | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
- Date: October 14, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 24,578
- Referee: Michael Cuttone
- TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
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Statistics | UNLV | NEV |
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First downs | 22 | 19 |
Total yards | 518 | 474 |
Rushing yards | 48–259 | 37–187 |
Passing yards | 259 | 287 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–24–0 | 16–31–2 |
Time of possession | 32:41 | 27:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 19/24, 259 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Donavyn Lester | 10 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Ricky White | 7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD | |
Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 16/31, 287 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 15 carries, 115 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
at San Diego State
See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team Nevada Wolf Pack (0–6) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (3–4)Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
- Game attendance: 27,122
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
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Statistics | Nevada | San Diego State |
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First downs | 26 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 61–242 | 53–204 |
Rushes–yards | 39–144 | 39–157 |
Passing yards | 242 | 204 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 9–22–0 | 6–14–0 |
Time of possession | 30:14 | 29:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 9–22, 98 yards |
Rushing | Sean Dollars | 11 carries, 49 yards | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 1 reception, 44 yards | |
San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 6–14, 47 yards |
Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 14 carries, 52 yards | |
Receiving | Mekhi Shaw | 1 reception, 19 yards |
New Mexico
See also: 2023 New Mexico Lobos football teamHawaii
See also: 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2–7) at Nevada Wolf Pack (2–6)Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Utah State
See also: 2023 Utah State Aggies football teamat Colorado State
See also: 2023 Colorado State Rams football team Nevada Wolf Pack (2–8) at Colorado State Rams (4–6) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Rams | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
- Date: November 18th
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/12:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 20,121
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV: MWN
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Statistics | Nevada | Colorado State |
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First downs | 21 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 73–327 | 65–414 |
Rushes–yards | 43–133 | 34–169 |
Passing yards | 194 | 245 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–30–2 | 15–31–1 |
Time of possession | 35:30 | 24:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 18/24, 169 yards |
Rushing | Sean Dollars | 20 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 5 receptions, 72 yards | |
Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 15/30, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Justin Marshall | 19 carries, 98 yards | |
Receiving | Tory Horton | 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
Wyoming
See also: 2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team Wyoming Cowboys (7–4) at Nevada Wolf Pack (2–9) – Game summaryQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Wolf Pack | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Clear, 33 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 12,044
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross
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References
- Rittenberg, Adam (December 1, 2023). "Nevada fires Wilson after pair of 2-win seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- "2023 Nevada Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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