American college football season
The 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 22nd overall and 3rd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium .[1] [2]
Previous season [ ] The Wolf Pack finished the 2005 season 9–3 and 7–1 in WAC play to finish in a tie in first place and won the Hawaii Bowl against UCF by 49 to 48.
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 5:00 p.m. at Fresno State ESPN L 19–2839,269 September 9 7:00 p.m. at No. 25 Arizona State * KREN-TV /FSNAZ L 21–5254,232 September 16 6:00 p.m. Colorado State * WSN [dead link W 28–1018,883 5:00 p.m. Northwestern * ESPN2 W 31–2116,176 September 30 7:00 p.m. at UNLV * MWSN W 31–337,179 October 7 9:00 p.m. at Hawaii KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV L 34–4133,761 October 21 4:00 p.m. San Jose State ABC W 23–719,636 October 28 1:00 p.m. New Mexico State W 48–2111,582 November 4 2:00 p.m. at Idaho KREN-TV W 45–715,013 November 11 1:00 p.m. Utah State W 42–08,584 November 18 5:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech WSN W 42–09,383 November 25 1:00 p.m. No. 12 Boise State ESPN2 L 7–3825,506 4:30 p.m. vs. Miami (FL) * ESPN L 20–2128,654 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Game summaries [ ] at Fresno State [ ]
Nevada at Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
0
6 6 7
19
• Bulldogs
7
7 7 7
28
Scoring summary 1 04:54 FS Joe Fernandez 6–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Clint Stitser kick) FS 7–0 2 07:17 FS Dwayne Wright 1–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 14–0 2 00:37 NEV Mike McCoy 23–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick blocked) FS 14–6 3 12:58 FS Dwayne Wright 40–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 21–6 3 05:24 NEV Mike McCoy 21–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 21–13 4 14:15 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 21–19 4 06:55 FS Dwayne Wright 9–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 28–19
at Arizona State [ ]
Nevada at Arizona State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
0
14 0 7
21
• Sun Devils
7
24 14 7
52
Date: September 9, 2006Location: Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 54,232Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 7 MPH Referee: Brian O'CainTV announcers (KREN-TV /FSNAZ ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and N/A of FSNAZ Scoring summary 1 09:21 ASU Zach Miller 2–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 7–0 2 13:54 NEV Ezra Butler 23–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7 2 09:58 ASU Michael Jones 20–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 14–7 2 06:04 ASU Jesse Ainsworth 32–yard field goal ASU 17–7 2 02:44 ASU Nate Kimbrough 52–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 24–7 2 02:13 ASU Ryan McFoy 30–yard interception (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 31–7 2 00:14 NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)ASU 31–14 3 12:26 ASU Shaun DeWitty 22–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 38–14 3 06:16 ASU Terry Richardson 25–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 45–14 4 05:17 NEV Adam Bishop 7–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) ASU 45–21 4 02:55 ASU Ryan Torain 15–yard run (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 52–21
Colorado State [ ]
Colorado State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
0
10 0 0
10
• Wolf Pack
7
14 0 7
28
Date: September 16, 2006Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 25 minutesGame attendance: 18,883Game weather: N/AReferee: Karl RichinsTV announcers (WSN [dead link N/A Scoring summary 1 07:48 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 14:54 NEV Luke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 07:51 CSU Jason Smith 36–yard field goal NEV 14–3 2 05:10 CSU Sedric Patterson 0–yard blocked punt return (Jason Smith kick) NEV 14–10 2 00:51 NEV Mike McCoy 39–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–10 4 12:38 NEV Brandon Fragger 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–10
Northwestern [ ]
Northwestern at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
7
7 0 7
21
• Wolf Pack
17
7 0 7
31
Scoring summary 1 11:44 NU Tyrell Sutton 3–yard run (Joel Howells kick)NU 7–0 1 05:28 NEV Robert Hubbard 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 1 02:33 NEV Brett Jaekle 32–yard field goal NEV 10–7 1 01:02 NEV Robert Hubbard 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 2 12:51 NU Terrell Jordan 2–yard run (Joel Howells kick) NEV 17–14 2 09:25 NEV Mike McCoy 26–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 4 13:49 NU Mike Kafka 13–yard run (Joel Howells kick)NEV 24–21 4 02:14 NEV Joe Garcia 24–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–21
at UNLV [ ]
Nevada at UNLVBattle for the Fremont Cannon )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolf Pack
7
10 7 7
31
Rebels
0
0 0 3
3
Scoring summary 1 11:14 NEV Mike McCoy 79–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 12:01 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 01:36 NEV Brandon Fragger 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–0 3 13:59 NEV Brandon Fragger 66–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–0 4 13:04 NEV Kyle Eklund 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–0 4 04:49 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 21–yard field goal NEV 31–3
at Hawaii [ ]
Nevada at Hawaii
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
7
14 0 13
34
• Warriors
10
21 3 7
41
Date: October 7, 2006Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutesGame attendance: 33,761Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 14 MPH Referee: Frank WhiteTV announcers (KREN-TV /Oceanic PPV ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and Jim Leahey, Jim Donovan and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV Scoring summary 1 10:38 UH Dan Kelly 35–yard field goal UH 3–0 1 06:36 NEV Jack Darlington 19–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–3 1 01:10 UH Ian Sample 17–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 10–7 2 14:19 UH Ian Sample 63–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 17–7 2 08:29 UH Davone Bess 9–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick)UH 24–7 2 05:44 NEV Brandon Fragger 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 24–14 2 01:48 UH Ross Dickerson 3–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 31–14 2 00:10 NEV Mike McCoy 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 31–21 3 07:49 UH Dan Kelly 25–yard field goal UH 34–21 4 11:45 UH Colt Brennan 6–yard run (Dan Kelly kick) UH 41–21 4 09:08 NEV Anthony Pudewell 13–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick)UH 41–28 4 03:57 NEV Anthony Pudewell 5–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed) UH 41–34
San Jose State [ ]
San Jose State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
0
7 0 0
7
• Wolf Pack
7
3 7 6
23
Date: October 21, 2006Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutesGame attendance: 19,636Game weather: N/AReferee: Paul LabenneTV announcers (ABC ): Dan Fouts , Tim Brant and Jack Arute (sideline) Scoring summary 1 04:46 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 12:03 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 00:10 SJSU James Jones 13–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)NEV 10–7 3 13:33 NEV Travis Moore 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 4 03:33 NEV Mike McCoy 2–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 23–7
New Mexico State [ ]
New Mexico State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
7
0 7 7
21
• Wolf Pack
0
28 14 6
48
Date: October 28, 2006Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 11,582Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill McCabeTV announcers (None): None Scoring summary 1 05:22 NMSU A.J. Harris 67–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Ryan Bowling kick) NMSU 7–0 2 09:18 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7 2 08:15 NEV Jeremy Engstrom 19–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7 2 04:32 NEV Caleb Spencer 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–7 2 00:03 NEV Mike McCoy 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–7 3 08:24 NEV Caleb Spencer 9–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–7 3 06:11 NMSU Tim McManigal 60–yard interception (Ryan Bowling kick)NEV 35–14 3 02:26 NEV Mike McCoy 16–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–14 4 05:29 NMSU Chris Nwoko 3–yard run (Ryan Bowling kick) NEV 42–21 4 02:40 NEV Robert Hubbard 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 48–21
at Idaho [ ]
Nevada at Idaho
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolf Pack
14
17 7 7
45
Vandals
0
0 7 0
7
Date: November 4, 2006Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game start: 2:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutesGame attendance: 15,013Game weather: IndoorsReferee: Frank WhiteTV announcers (KREN-TV ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas Scoring summary 1 08:27 NEV Travis Branzell 2–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 01:35 NEV Caleb Spencer 34–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 07:31 NEV Marko Mitchell 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0 2 03:58 NEV Jeff Rowe 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 19–yard field goal NEV 31–0 3 07:40 Idaho Jayson Bird 1–yard run (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 31–7 3 01:36 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–7 4 11:34 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 45–7
Utah State [ ]
Utah State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
0
0 0 0
0
• Wolf Pack
7
7 21 7
42
Date: November 11, 2006Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 35 minutesGame attendance: 8,584Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Rain and Snow showers • Wind: N 5–10 MPH Referee: Daniel RomeoTV announcers (None): None Scoring summary 1 13:40 NEV Robert Hubbard 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 03:20 NEV Luke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 3 09:45 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 3 05:26 NEV Jeff Rowe 18–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 3 00:19 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–0 4 11:41 NEV Mike Kanellis 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–0
at Louisiana Tech [ ]
Nevada at Louisiana Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolf Pack
14
21 0 7
42
Bulldogs
0
0 0 0
0
Date: November 18, 2006Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutesGame attendance: 9,383Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: CalmReferee: Bill McCabeTV announcers (WSN [dead link N/A Scoring summary 1 06:16 NEV Luke Lippincott 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 02:15 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 12:27 NEV Marko Mitchell 5–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0 2 05:20 NEV Robert Hubbard 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 03:28 NEV Luke Lippincott 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–0 4 13:46 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–0
Boise State [ ]
Boise State at Nevadarivalry )
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 12 Broncos
3
14 14 7
38
Wolf Pack
0
0 7 0
7
Date: November 25, 2006Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:15 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 25,506Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 10 MPH Referee: Frank WhiteTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Ron Franklin , Ed Cunningham and Jerry Punch (sideline) Scoring summary 1 02:59 BSU Anthony Montgomery 28–yard field goal BSU 3–0 2 12:03 BSU Ian Johnson 6–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 10–0 2 08:34 BSU Ian Johnson 4–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 17–0 3 10:13 BSU Vinny Perretta 5–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 24–0 3 06:18 BSU Legedu Naanee 45–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 31–0 3 02:52 NEV Nick Hawthrone 45–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 31–7 4 06:41 BSU Ian Johnson 3–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 38–7
vs. Miami (FL) [ ]
Nevada vs. Miami (FL)MPC Computers Bowl )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
7
7 7 0
21
Wolf Pack
2
9 3 6
20
Date: Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 28,654Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH Referee: Randy SmithTV announcers (ESPN ): Mark Jones and David Norrie Scoring summary 1 04:20 UM Kirby Freeman 1–yard run (Jon Peattie kick)UM 7–0 1 00:05 NEV Team -11–yard safety UM 7–2 2 03:38 NEV Marko Mitchell 27–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (rush failed)NEV 8–7 2 01:46 UM Ryan Moore 52–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick)UM 14–8 2 00:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 33–yard field goal UM 14–11 3 06:22 NEV Brett Jaekle 31–yard field goal TIE 14–14 3 05:59 UM Sam Shields 78–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick)UM 21–14 4 14:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 44–yard field goal UM 21–17 4 09:25 NEV Brett Jaekle 40–yard field goal UM 21–20
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