2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, W 38–27 vs. Tulane
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record7–2 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
  • Jay Norvell (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mumme (4th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Ward (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Captains
  • Carson Strong
  • Jermaine Ledbetter
  • Lawson Hall
  • Sam Hammond
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 San Jose State y$   7 – 0     7 – 1  
Boise State y   5 – 0     5 – 2  
Nevada   6 – 2     7 – 2  
San Diego State   4 – 2     4 – 4  
Hawaii   4 – 4     5 – 4  
Fresno State   3 – 3     3 – 3  
Air Force   2 – 2     3 – 3  
Wyoming   2 – 4     2 – 4  
New Mexico   2 – 5     2 – 5  
Colorado State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Utah State   1 – 5     1 – 5  
UNLV   0 – 6     0 – 6  
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference.[2]

On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On September 24, the conference announced that the football season would begin on October 24.[4]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[5] Dom Peterson DL JR
Doak Walker Award[6] Toa Taua RB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[7] Elijah Cooks WR SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[8] Dom Peterson DL JR
Outland Trophy[9]
Lou Groza Award[10] Brandon Talton PK SO
Paul Hornung Award[11] Toa Taua RB JR
Wuerffel Trophy[11] Lawson Hall LB SR
Maxwell Award[12] Carson Strong QB SO

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled on July 16–17, 2020, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, but were canceled in favor of virtual media days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] The virtual media days that were scheduled to take place on July 27–29, 2020, were also canceled.[14]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.[15] The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 San Diego State 122 (19)
2 Nevada 100 (2)
3 Hawaii 74
4 Fresno State 73
5 San Jose State 43
6 UNLV 29
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 125 (20)
2 Wyoming 90 (1)
3 Air Force 86
4 Utah State 60
5 Colorado State 59
6 New Mexico 21

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.[16]

Offense

Brandon Talton – PK

Defense

Dom Peterson – DL

Schedule

Original

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 29UC Davis (Div. I FCS)*No contest[17]
September 5at Arkansas*No contest[18]
September 12UTEP*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
No contest[19]
September 19at South Florida*No contest[20]
September 26San Diego State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
Rescheduled
October 3at HawaiiRescheduled
October 17at New Mexico
Rescheduled
October 24Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
Rescheduled
October 31Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
Rescheduled
November 7at San Jose StateRescheduled
November 14Wyoming
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
Rescheduled
November 28at UNLVRescheduled
  • *Non-conference game

Revised

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 244:00 p.m.WyomingCBSSNW 37–34 OT250
October 317:30 p.m.at UNLVFS1W 37–19 2,000
November 54:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
FS1W 34–9250
November 143:30 p.m.at New Mexico
FS2W 27–20250
November 2112:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSW 26–2150
November 288:00 p.m.at HawaiiKNSN-TV/SPEC HIL 21–240
December 56:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
FS2W 37–2650
December 117:00 p.m.vs. San Jose State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV[n 2]
CBSSNL 20–300
December 2212:30 p.m.vs. Tulane*
ESPNW 38–270

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——*————————RVRVRV—RV——RV
Coaches——*———————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released—————Not released

Personnel

2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Melquan Stovall So
RB 2 Devonte Lee Jr
WR 3 Jamaal Bell Fr
WR 4 Elijah Cooks Sr
WR 5 Isaac Jernagin Fr
QB 6 Hamish McClure So
WR 7 Romeo Doubs Jr
TE 9 Crishaun Lappin Jr
QB 12 Carson Strong (C) So
WR 13 Carson Walters So
QB 14 Jake Barlage So
TE 15 Henry Ikahihifo So
QB 16 Nate Cox Jr
WR 17 Justin Lockhart So
QB 18 Jonah Chong Fr
TE 19 Cole Turner Jr
WR 20 Jeshua Fixel  Fr
RB 24 Morian Walker Jr. Sr
RB 25 Avery Morrow Fr
RB 26 Terrell Johnson Jr
TE 31 Reagan Roberson Sr
RB 32 Wesley Kommer Fr
RB 35 Toa Taua Jr
OL 52 Cole Watts  Fr
OL 54 Jermaine Ledbetter (C) Sr
OL 55 Tyler Orsini Sr
OL 56 Zac Welch  Fr
OL 60 Donovan Carter  Fr
OL 61 Drew Cannon Jr
OL 62 Frank Poso Fr
OL 63 R.J. Taylor Fr
OL 64 Blake Baughman  Fr
OL 65 Aaron Frost Jr
OL 67 Gray Davis Jr
OL 69 Trey Price Jr
OL 70 Nathan Edwards Sr
OL 71 Grant Starck Fr
OL 75 Jacob Gardner Fr
OL 76 Nate Brown Sr
OL 77 Trey Hamilton So
OL 79 Moses Landis Jr
WR 81 Charles Ross  Fr
WR 82 Tory Horton Fr
WR 83 Aaron Smith Fr
WR 84 Jeremiah Gradowitz Fr
WR 87 Will Barnard So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Berdale Robins Sr
DB 4 E.J. Muhammad Sr
DB 5 Emany Johnson So
DB 6 Tyson Williams Jr
DE 7 Kameron Toomer Sr
LB 8 James Fotofili Jr
DB 9 Zeke Robbins So
LB 10 Lamin Touray Jr
LB 11 Daiyan Henley Jr
DB 12 Kacee Williams  Fr
DB 13 Jordan Lee Jr
DB 14 Mar'Quette Jackson Sr
DB 15 Jaden Dedman So
DT 16 Maurice Wilmer  Fr
DB 19 Kieran Clark  Fr
DB 22 Jayce Godley So
DE 23 Jack Powers So
DB 24 Micah Camat Fr
DB 25 A.J. King Fr
DB 26 Avery Carrington  Fr
DB 28 Austin Arnold Sr
DB 29 Devin Gunter Fr
LB 30 Lawson Hall (C) Sr
DB 31 Mikael Bradford Jr
DE 32 Giovanni Miranda So
DB 33 JoJuan Claiborne Jr
LB 34 Josiah Bradley So
DB 35 Tyriq Mack Jr
DB 37 Marquese Allen-Patmon Fr
DB 38 Christian Swint Jr
DB 39 Micah Lilo Fr
LB 42 Davion Blackwell Fr
DE 44 Daniel Grzesiak So
LB 45 Trevor Price Jr
LB 47 Adam Weynand Fr
LB 50 Erick Kroll Jr
LB 51 Naki Mateialona Fr
DT 53 Zak Mahannah Sr
DT 54 Chris Green Sr
DE 57 Jaden Lewis Jr
LB 59 Peter Montini Fr
DT 66 Thomas White Fr
DT 73 Christopher Love So
DE 89 Jack Bolduc So
DE 90 Breylon Garcia So
DT 91 Adam Lopez Sr
DT 92 Amir Johnson Jr
DT 93 Curtis Bonam  Fr
DT 95 Tristan Nichols Sr
DT 96 Teivis Tuioti Fr
DT 97 Aaron Overton Jr. Fr
DE 98 Sam Hammond (C) Sr
DT 99 Dom Peterson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 18 Matthew Killam Fr
P 40 Charlie Pollock Fr
PK 43 Brandon Talton So
P 46 Eric Fellenzer So
PK 48 Matt Freem Jr
PK 49 Julian Diaz Sr
LS 85 Austin Ortega So
LS 88 Nick Barcelos Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Support staff

  • Jashon Sykes (Colorado)
    Senior Associate AD, Football Operations
  • Lucas Gauthier (UCLA)
    Director of player personnel
  • Colton Bosnos (Shasta and Nevada)
    Assistant Director of player personnel
  • Adam Hodge
    Video Coordinator
  • Harold Smith
    Graphic Designer
  • Rhonda Lundin Bennett (Northwestern)
    Sports Administrator
  • Ryan Mitchell (Occidental and Seattle)
    Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Intercollegiate Services
  • Andrew Caudill
    Assistant AD, Academics
  • Chad Hartley
    Associate AD, Strategic Communications
  • Spencer Hiett
    MS, LAT, ATC Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
  • Shannon O'Hair
    Football Equipment Manager
  • Cindy Breeden
    Administrative Assistant
  • Silas Clapham (Washington)
    Recruiting Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2020

Depth chart

† As of November 30, 2020
Defense
NICKEL
E. J. Muhammad
Jordan Lee
⋅
FS
Christian Swint
OR
JoJuan Claiborne
⋅
⋅


WILL MIKE
Lamin Touray
OR
Daiyan Henley 		Lawson Hall
Trevor Price Josiah Bradley
⋅ Naki Mateialona
SS
Tyson Williams
Jayce Godley
Emany Johnson
CB
Berdale Robins
OR
Jaden Dedman
⋅
⋅


DE DT DT DE
Kameron Toomer Zak Mahannah Dom Peterson Sam Hammond
Jack Powers Christopher Love Amir Johnson Daniel Grzesiak
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB
A. J. King
OR
Mikael Bradford
Kieran Clark
⋅
Offense
X
Justin Lockhart
Tory Horton
⋅
H
Melquan Stovall
Jamaal Bell
Isaac Jernagin
LT LG C RG RT
Jacob Gardner Jermaine Ledbetter Tyler Orsini Nate Brown Aaron Frost
Moses Landis Gray Davis Nathan Edwards Zac Welch Cole Watts
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE
Cole Turner
Reagan Roberson
Henry Ikahihifo
Z
Romeo Doubs
Charles Ross
⋅
QB
Carson Strong
Nate Cox
Jake Barlage
RB
Toa Taua
OR
Devonte Lee
Avery Morrow
⋅
Special teams
PK Brandon Talton
P Julian Diaz
KR Jamaal Bell
Melquan Stovall
PR Romeo Doubs
OR Charles Ross
LS Austin Ortega
H Hamish McClure

Game summaries

Wyoming

Wyoming at Nevada
1 234OTTotal
Cowboys 3 37183 34
• Wolf Pack 7 71436 37
  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 250
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Amanda Guerra (sideline)
        
Scoring summary
106:25NEVTory Horton 26–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(10 plays, 78 yards, 5:09)		NEV 7–0
02:38WYOJohn Hoyland 27–yard field goal
(5 plays, 16 yards, 1:23)		NEV 7–3
214:57WYOJohn Hoyland 36–yard field goal
(5 plays, 51 yards, 1:44)		NEV 7–6
01:46NEVCole Turner 50–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(1 play, 50 yards, 0:08)		NEV 14–6
310:30NEVAvery Morrow 18–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)
(9 plays, 94 yards, 4:26)		NEV 21–6
03:47NEVCole Turner 10–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(10 plays, 66 yards, 5:05)		NEV 28–6
02:50WYOLevi Williams 21–yard run (John Hoyland kick)
(3 plays, 65 yards, 0:57)		NEV 28–13
413:13WYOGunner Gentry 22–yard pass from Levi Williams (John Hoyland kick)
(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:32)		NEV 28–20
08:30WYOLevi Williams 8–yard run (Treyton Welch pass)
(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:56)		TIE 28–28
03:26NEVBrandon Talton 21–yard field goal
(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:44)		NEV 31–28
00:23WYOJohn Hoyland 42–yard field goal
(11 plays, 74 yards, 1:07)		TIE 31–31
OT15:00WYOJohn Hoyland 38–yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:00)		WYO 34–31
15:00NEVRomeo Doubs 9–yard pass from Carson Strong
(4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00)		NEV 37–34
Pregame line Over/under
WYO –3 54[22]
Statistics Wyoming Nevada
First downs 19 25
Total yards 361 496
Rushing yards 128 76
Passing yards 233 420
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 25:02 34:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Wyoming Passing Levi Williams 16/31, 227 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Xazavian Valladay 22 carries, 87 yards
Receiving Isaiah Neyor 3 receptions, 102 yards
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 39/52, 420 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Devonte Lee 18 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Cole Turner 7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TDs

At UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 10 14310 37
Rebels 3 970 19
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: Allegiant Stadium
    Paradise, NV
  • Game start: 7:47 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 2,000
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoor • Wind: Indoor
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
110:47NEVBrandon Talton 32–yard field goal
(10 plays, 60 yards, 4:13)		NEV 3–0
07:37UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 36–yard field goal
(8 plays, 46 yards, 3:04)		TIE 3–3
04:33NEVDevonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)
(4 plays, 45 yards, 2:46)		NEV 10–3
214:06UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 31–yard field goal
(13 plays, 61 yards, 5:27)		NEV 10–6
13:55NEVRomeo Doubs 65–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(1 play, 65 yards, 0:11)		NEV 17–6
02:20UNLVTyleek Collins 1–yard pass from Max Gilliam (pass failed)
(11 plays, 81 yards, 4:19)		NEV 17–12
00:15NEVJustin Lockhart 4–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:59)		NEV 24–12
308:36NEVBrandon Talton 26–yard field goal
(8 plays, 55 yards, 3:06)		NEV 27–12
02:06UNLVSteve Jenkins 5–yard pass from Max Gilliam (Daniel Gutierrez kick)
(14 plays, 86 yards, 6:25)		NEV 27–19
413:37NEVToa Taua 4–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)
(6 plays, 70 yards, 3:19)		NEV 34–19
02:27NEVBrandon Talton 34–yard field goal
(9 plays, 64 yards, 5:06)		NEV 37–19
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –14 59[23]
Statistics Nevada UNLV
First downs 22 22
Total yards 497 348
Rushing yards 147 126
Passing yards 350 222
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:36 32:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 21/27, 350 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Toa Taua 12 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Romeo Doubs 7 receptions, 219 yards, 1 TD
UNLV Passing Max Gilliam 27/40, 207 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Charles Williams 19 carries, 99 yards
Receiving Tyleek Collins 5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aggies 9 000 9
• Wolf Pack 7 14103 34
  • Date: November 5, 2020
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
  • Game attendance: 250
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Evan Moore (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
111:12USUA.J. Vongphachanh 5–yard safetyUSU 2–0
05:32USUJustin McGriff 4–yard pass from Jason Shelley (Connor Coles kick)
(8 plays, 61 yards, 2:53)		USU 9–0
01:38NEVRomeo Doubs 42–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(6 plays, 74 yards, 3:48)		USU 9–7
211:06NEVRomeo Doubs 3–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(11 plays, 64 yards, 3:48)		NEV 14–9
06:54NEVRomeo Roubs 54–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(6 plays, 81 yards, 2:20)		NEV 21–9
311:30NEVToa Taua 15–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)
(6 plays, 77 yards, 2:33)		NEV 28–9
02:03NEVBrandon Talton 36–yard field goal
(8 plays, 71 yards, 3:54)		NEV 31–9
409:45NEVBrandon Talton 26–yard field goal
(14 plays, 63 yards, 6:23)		NEV 34–9
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –17 58.5[24]
Statistics Utah State Nevada
First downs 11 27
Total yards 210 542
Rushing yards 109 121
Passing yards 101 421
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 23:16 36:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Jason Shelley 15/27, 96 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jason Shelley 7 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Deven Thompkins 6 receptions, 30 yards
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 36/52, 411 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Toa Taua 12 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Romeo Doubs 7 receptions, 137 yards, 3 TDs

At New Mexico

Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 10107 27
Lobos 7 607 20
  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 250
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: None
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (FS2): Anthony LaPanta (play–by–play) and Ron Johnson (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
100:08NMTrae Hall 16–yard pass from Bryson Carroll (George Steinkamp kick)
(6 plays, 55 yards, 2:37)		NM 7–0
212:09NMGeorge Steinkamp 26–yard field goal
(7 plays, 44 yards, 2:57)		NM 10–0
03:41NEVBrandon Talton 28–yard field goal
(8 plays, 38 yards, 4:13)		NM 10–3
03:21NEVRomeo Doubs 33–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(1 play, 33 yards, 0:08)		TIE 10–10
01:04NMGeorge Steinkamp 48–yard field goal
(5 plays, 14 yards, 0:59)		NM 13–10
310:09NEVBrandon Talton 34–yard field goal
(11 plays, 53 yards, 4:44)		TIE 13–13
04:36NEVRomeo Doubs 61–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(4 plays, 82 yards, 1:24)		NEV 20–13
406:47NEVRomeo Doubs 59–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(5 plays, 81 yards, 2:23)		NEV 27–13
04:02NMBobby Cole 1–yard run (George Steinkamp kick)
(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:37)		NEV 27–20
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –17.5 63[25]
Statistics Nevada New Mexico
First downs 19 21
Total yards 392 352
Rushing yards 52 141
Passing yards 340 211
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 27:45 32:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 24/38, 336 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Toa Taua 15 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Romeo Doubs 5 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TDs
New Mexico Passing Trae Hall 17/32, 195 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Bobby Cole 17 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Emmanuel Logan–Greene 5 receptions, 56 yards

San Diego State

San Diego State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aztecs 7 1400 21
• Wolf Pack 6 10100 26
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 50
  • Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play–by–play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
108:37NEVBrandon Talton 31–yard field goal
(9 plays, 29 yards, 3:23)		NEV 3–0
07:33SDSULucas Johnson 35–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:04)		SDSU 7–3
02:36NEVBrandon Talton 33–yard field goal
(9 plays, 59 yards, 4:57)		SDSU 7–6
214:57SDSUKobe Smith 7–yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:39)		SDSU 14–6
09:55NEVBrandon Talton 22–yard field goal
(12 plays, 70 yards, 5:02)		SDSU 14–9
04:15NEVCole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(8 plays, 86 yards, 3:19)		NEV 16–14
01:15SDSUGreg Bell 2–yard run (Matt Araiza kick)
(6 plays, 64 yards, 2:54)		SDSU 21–16
310:42NEVRomeo Doubs 50–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(7 plays, 70 yards, 2:57)		NEV 23–21
02:17NEVBrandon Talton 27–yard field goal
(7 plays, 24 yards, 3:46)		NEV 26–21
Pregame line Over/under
SDSU –1.5 46.5[26]
Statistics San Diego State Nevada
First downs 16 19
Total yards 293 376
Rushing yards 109 88
Passing yards 184 288
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:07 32:53
Team Category Player Statistics
San Diego State Passing Lucas Johnson 14/24, 184 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Chance Bell 11 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Jesse Matthews 5 receptions, 80 yards
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 31/46, 288 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Toa Taua 13 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Romeo Doubs 5 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD

At Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 7014 21
• Rainbow Warriors 0 1077 24
  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: 62% Humidity • Wind: NE 10 MPH
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (KNSN-TV/SPEC HI): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play) and Rich Miano (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
210:11UHMatthew Shipley 31–yard field goal
(14 plays, 80 yards, 5:29)		UH 3–0
02:57NEVCole Turner 4–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(13 plays, 81 yards, 7:08)		NEV 7–3
00:59UHCalvin Turner 7–yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:58)		UH 10–7
303:20UHMiles Reed 4–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick)
(10 plays, 99 yards, 4:02)		UH 17–7
414:28NEVToa Taua 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52)		UH 17–14
09:31UHChevan Cordeiro 2–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick)
(14 plays, 75 yards, 4:57)		UH 24–14
05:38NEVTory Horton 18–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:53)		UH 24–21
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –7 63[27]
Statistics Nevada Hawaii
First downs 23 25
Total yards 376 365
Rushing yards 208 119
Passing yards 168 246
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:07 27:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 20/25, 168 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Toa Taua 20 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Cole Turner 6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii Passing Chevan Cordeiro 26/32, 246 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Chevan Cordeiro 15 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Calvin Turner 10 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 1306 26
• Wolf Pack 17 7013 37
  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 56 minutes
  • Game attendance: 50
  • Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Cold and Overcast • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (FS2): Anthony LaPanta (play–by–play) and Ron Johnson (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
111:34NEVBrandon Talton 49–yard field goal
(7 plays, 38 yards, 3:26)		NEV 3–0
08:05FSJosh Kelly 9–yard run (Mac Dalena kick)
(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:23)		FS 7–3
05:12NEVCole Turner 5–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(4 plays, 40 yards, 1:00)		NEV 10–7
03:30NEVCole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(3 plays, 21 yards, 1:19)		NEV 17–7
212:03FSJake Haener 3–yard run (Mac Dalena kick)
(16 plays, 75 yards, 6:27)		NEV 17–14
09:14NEVTory Horton 17–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:43)		NEV 24–14
01:32FSKeric Wheatfall 19–yard pass from Jake Haener (Mac Dalena kick failed)
(4 plays, 58 yards, 1:00)		NEV 24–20
413:42NEVTory Horton 85–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick failed)
(3 plays, 85 yards, 0:57)		NEV 30–20
05:32NEVTory Horton 32–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(5 plays, 65 yards, 2:40)		NEV 37–20
01:39FSZane Pope 21–yard pass from Jake Haener (Mac Dalena kick failed)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:53)		NEV 37–26
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –6.5 59[28]
Statistics Fresno State Nevada
First downs 30 14
Total yards 599 416
Rushing yards 114 62
Passing yards 485 354
Turnovers 5 3
Time of possession 35:01 24:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 41/65, 485 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ronnie Rivers 14 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Keric Wheatfall 6 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 23/39, 354 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Toa Taua 11 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Tory Horton 5 receptions, 148 yards, 3 TDs

Vs. San Jose State

Nevada vs. San Jose State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 10 1000 20
• Spartans 7 0203 30
  • Date: December 11, 2020
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: None
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play–by–play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
109:25NEVBrandon Talton 42–yard field goal
(5 plays, 55 yards, 1:53)		NEV 3–0
06:22SJSUJermai Braddock 33–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick)
(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:59)		SJSU 7–3
01:10NEVCole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(12 plays, 65 yards, 5:12)		NEV 10–7
208:56NEVBrandon Talton 43–yard field goal
(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:53)		NEV 13–7
07:06NEVDevonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)
(2 plays, 8 yards, 0:40)		NEV 20–7
314:46SJSUShamar Garrett 98–yard kickoff return (Matt Mercurio kick)NEV 20–14
02:34SJSUDerrick Deese Jr. 5–yard pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio kick)
(12 plays, 99 yards, 6:12)		SJSU 21–20
00:25SJSUTyler Nevens 69–yard run (Nick Nash rush failed)
(1 play, 69 yards, 0:11)		SJSU 27–20
409:35SJSUMatt Mercurio 27–yard field goal
(9 plays, 77 yards, 3:33)		SJSU 30–20
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –2.5 61.5[29]
Statistics Nevada San Jose State
First downs 24 18
Total yards 398 506
Rushing yards 138 200
Passing yards 260 306
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 31:43 28:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 33/48, 260 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Toa Taua 11 carries, 96 yards
Receiving Romeo Doubs 9 receptions, 75 yards
San Jose State Passing Nick Starkel 20/30, 306 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Tyler Nevens 12 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bailey Gaither 7 receptions, 156 yards

Vs. Tulane (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

Nevada vs. Tulane
(Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
1 234Total
Green Wave 0 7137 27
• Wolf Pack 6 20012 38
  • Date: December 22, 2020
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: WNW 22 MPH
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
      
Scoring summary
104:58NEVCole Turner 11–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick failed)
(2 plays, 8 yards, 0:43)		NEV 6–0
214:52NEVJustin Lockhart 23–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)
(7 plays, 71 yards, 3:15)		NEV 13–0
12:42NEVToa Taua 44–yard pass from Carson Strong (pass failed)
(3 plays, 55 yards, 1:18)		NEV 19–0
10:38TULNJha'Quan Jackson 41–yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:04)		NEV 19–7
07:44NEVToa Taua 50–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)
(8 plays, 82 yards, 2:48)		NEV 26–7
310:03TULNMichael Pratt 6–yard run (pass failed)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:57)		NEV 26–13
06:30TULNJha'Quan Jackson 28–yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:16)		NEV 26–20
413:22NEVCole Turner 2–yard pass from Carson Strong (pass failed)
(3 plays, 20 yards, 1:21)		NEV 32–20
04:19NEVJamaal Bell 21–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick failed)
(6 plays, 87 yards, 2:21)		NEV 38–20
00:07TULNCameron Carroll 65–yard run (Merek Glover kick)
(1 play, 80 yards, 0:10)		NEV 38–27
Pregame line Over/under
TULN –1 56.5[30]
Statistics Tulane Nevada
First downs 18 21
Total yards 365 480
Rushing yards 197 209
Passing yards 168 271
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 23:50 36:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/25, 168 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Cameron Carroll 10 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 2 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 22/28, 271 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing Devonte Lee 18 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Toa Taua 6 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

Notes

  1. ^ The November 14 game against New Mexico, originally scheduled to be played at University Stadium in Albuquerque, was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium as a home game due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state of New Mexico.[21]
  2. ^ The December 11 game against San Jose State, originally scheduled to be played at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium as a site–neutral game due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Santa Clara County, California.

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