American college football season
2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football Conference Western Athletic Conference Coaches No. 13 AP No. 11 2010 record 13–1 (7–1 WAC) Head coach Defensive coordinator Andy Buh (3rd season) Home stadium Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 29,993)Seasons
The 2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 26th overall and 7th 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).[1] [2] They finished the regular season 12–1 and 7–1 in WAC play to share the conference championship with Boise State and Hawaii . They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13 to finish the season with a 13–1 record.
Previous season [ ]
The Wolf Pack finished the 2009 season 8–5 and 7–1 in WAC play to finish in second place and lost the Hawaii Bowl against SMU by 10 to 45.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. Eastern Washington (Div. I FCS ) * W 49–2416,313[3]
September 11 7:30 p.m. Colorado State * ESPNU W 51–618,098[4]
7:00 p.m. California * ESPN2 W 52–3128,809[5]
September 25 3:00 p.m. at BYU * MWSN W 27–1361,471[6]
October 2 7:00 p.m. at UNLV * No. 25 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon )MWSN W 44–2628,958[7]
October 9 1:00 p.m. San Jose State No. 21 ESPNU W 35–1320,636[8]
October 16 8:30 p.m. at Hawaii No. 19 KAME-TV /WSN [dead link ] /Oceanic PPV L 21–2742,031[9]
October 30 7:30 p.m. Utah State ESPNU W 56–4211,558[10]
November 6 2:00 p.m. at Idaho No. 25 KAME-TV/WSN W 63–1711,247[11]
November 13 7:30 p.m. at Fresno State No. 21 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN W 35–3437,116[12]
November 20 1:00 p.m. New Mexico State No. 19 W 52–610,906[13]
7:15 p.m. No. 3 Boise State No. 19 ESPN W 34–31 OT 30,712[14]
December 4 12:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech No. 14 KAME-TV/WSN W 35–1718,562[15]
6:00 p.m. vs. Boston College * No. 13 ESPN W 20–1341,063[16]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
NR
NR
RV
RV
25
21
19
RV
RV
25
21
19
19
14
13
11
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
23
21
RV
RV
23
21
18
19
17
15
13
Harris
Not released
20
25
24
23
21
18
19
15
14
Not released
BCS
Not released
NR
24
23
21
18
19
17
15
Not released
Personnel [ ]
Depth chart [ ]
Defense
Offense
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
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Game summaries [ ]
Eastern Washington [ ]
Eastern Washington at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles (Div. I FCS )
7
3 14 0
24
• Wolf Pack
21
7 7 14
49
Date: Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:09 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutesGame attendance: 16,313Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: CalmReferee: Robert CameronTV announcers (None): None
show Scoring summary1 13:09 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 33 yards, 1:51) NEV 7–0
08:41 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(8 plays, 41 yards, 3:32) NEV 14–0
08:23 EWU Taiwan Jones 82–yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Mike Jarrett kick)(1 play, 77 yards, 0:12) NEV 14–7
03:27 NEV Colin Kaepernick 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:56) NEV 21–7
2 14:08 EWU Mike Jarrett 40–yard field goal(12 plays, 48 yards, 4:14) NEV 21–10
00:17 NEV Virgil Green 48–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(8 plays, 96 yards, 2:10) NEV 28–10
3 12:26 NEV Virgil Green 40–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 59 yards, 1:29) NEV 35–10
11:16 EWU Brandon Kaufman 5–yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Mike Jarrett kick)(3 plays, 80 yards, 1:10) NEV 35–17
01:21 EWU Darriell Beaumonte 1–yard run (Mike Jarrett kick)(13 plays, 80 yards, 5:15) NEV 35–24
4 09:17 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(3 plays, 20 yards, 0:48) NEV 42–24
03:38 NEV Lampford Mark 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(7 plays, 51 yards, 3:49) NEV 49–24
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Eastern Washington
Nevada
First downs
20
24
Total yards
432
553
Rushing yards
162
214
Passing yards
270
339
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
25:49
34:11
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Eastern Washington
Passing
Bo Levi Mitchell
19/35, 253 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Taiwan Jones
12 carries, 145 yards
Receiving
Taiwan Jones
2 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
26/37, 306 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Colin Kaepernick
11 carries, 60 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Virgil Green
7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TDs
Colorado State [ ]
Colorado State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
3
0 3 0
6
• Wolf Pack
17
17 7 10
51
Date: September 11, 2010Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:39 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 49 minutesGame attendance: 18,098Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5 MPH Referee: Robert CameronTV announcers (ESPNU ): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 12:31 NEV Anthony Martinez 31–yard field goal(6 plays, 66 yards, 2:29) NEV 3–0
09:01 NEV Colin Kaepernick 44–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(6 plays, 67 yards, 2:11) NEV 10–0
05:48 NEV Tray Session 29–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 85 yards, 2:08) NEV 17–0
03:11 CSU Ben DeLine 40–yard field goal(8 plays, 45 yards, 2:32) NEV 17–3
2 12:12 NEV Virgil Green 15–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(14 plays, 80 yards, 5:59) NEV 24–3
02:48 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(9 plays, 51 yards, 4:40) NEV 31–3
00:03 NEV Anthony Martinez 33–yard field goal(8 plays, 46 yards, 0:40) NEV 34–3
3 06:52 NEV Colin Kaepernick 8–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(8 plays, 69 yards, 2:45) NEV 41–3
00:54 CSU Ben DeLine 38–yard field goal(12 plays, 48 yards, 5:52) NEV 41–6
4 10:15 NEV Anthony Martinez 22–yard field goal(13 plays, 75 yards, 5:39) NEV 44–6
01:40 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 21–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 73 yards, 6:37) NEV 51–6
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Colorado State
Nevada
First downs
18
33
Total yards
272
631
Rushing yards
78
376
Passing yards
194
255
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
26:46
33:14
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colorado State
Passing
Pete Thomas
23/36, 194 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Leonard Mason
8 carries, 33 yards
Receiving
Tyson Liggett
7 receptions, 46 yards
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
21/29, 241 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Colin Kaepernick
11 carries, 161 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Rishard Matthews
6 receptions, 87 yards
California [ ]
California at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears
7
7 10 7
31
• Wolf Pack
7
17 14 14
52
Date: Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 28,809Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NW 14–25 MPH Referee: Steve StrimlingTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mark Neely (play–by–play) and David Norrie (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 08:23 NEV Tray Session 15–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 6:37) NEV 7–0
03:06 CAL Shane Vereen 59–yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)(1 play, 59 yards, 0:11) TIE 7–7
2 12:45 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 85 yards, 5:18) NEV 14–7
08:22 NEV Colin Kaepernick 8–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 47 yards, 2:09) NEV 21–7
03:19 CAL Shane Vereen 1–yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)(4 plays, 21 yards, 2:00) NEV 21–14
00:02 NEV Anthony Martinez 30–yard field goal(10 plays, 61 yards, 3:10) NEV 24–14
3 11:59 CAL Shane Vereen 50–yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)(5 plays, 80 yards, 3:01) NEV 24–21
08:41 NEV Marlon Johnson 65–yard interception (Anthony Martinez kick) NEV 31–21
05:14 CAL Giorgio Tavecchio 22–yard field goal(8 plays, 76 yards, 3:22) NEV 31–24
01:14 NEV Rishard Matthews 0–yard fumble recovery (Anthony Martinez kick)NEV 38–24
4 07:43 NEV Vai Taua 54–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 87 yards, 2:10) NEV 45–24
06:20 CAL Eric Stevens 4–yard pass from Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)(6 plays, 71 yards, 1:16) NEV 45–31
03:29 NEV Colin Kaepernick 27–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 41 yards, 2:50) NEV 52–31
See also: 2010 California Golden Bears football team
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
California
Nevada
First downs
22
26
Total yards
502
497
Rushing yards
225
316
Passing yards
277
181
Turnovers
1
4
Time of possession
29:22
30:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Kevin Riley
23/37, 277 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing
Shane Vereen
19 carries, 198 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Marvin Jones
12 receptions, 161 yards
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
10/15, 181 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Vai Taua
25 carries, 151 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Rishard Matthews
3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
at BYU [ ]
Nevada at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolf Pack
14
10 0 3
27
Cougars
7
3 0 3
13
Date: September 25, 2010Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 4:06 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutesGame attendance: 61,471Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 7 MPH Referee: Marvel JulyTV announcers (MWSN ): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Blaine Fowler (analyst) and Sammy Linebaugh (sideline)
show Scoring summary1 10:16 NEV Courtney Randall 6–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(9 plays, 84 yards, 4:44) NEV 7–0
07:04 BYU J. J. Di Luigi 2–yard run (Mitch Payne kick)(5 plays, 36 yards, 1:31) TIE 7–7
01:39 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:25) NEV 14–7
2 09:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(9 plays, 57 yards, 4:48) NEV 21–7
01:20 BYU Mitch Payne 27–yard field goal(11 plays, 35 yards, 2:58) NEV 21–10
00:00 NEV Ricky Drake 38–yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 1:14) NEV 24–10
4 11:27 NEV Anthony Martinez 29–yard field goal(21 plays, 75 yards, 8:53) NEV 27–10
07:46 BYU Mitch Payne 29–yard field goal(9 plays, 65 yards, 3:36) NEV 27–13
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Nevada
BYU
First downs
23
21
Total yards
435
320
Rushing yards
239
91
Passing yards
196
229
Turnovers
4
0
Time of possession
36:17
23:43
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
16/25, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Vai Taua
29 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Brandon Wimberly
2 receptions, 59 yards
BYU
Passing
Jake Heaps
24/45, 229 yards
Rushing
J. J. Luigi
15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Cody Hoffman
4 receptions, 74 yards
at UNLV [ ]
Nevada at UNLV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon )
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 25 Wolf Pack
7
21 10 6
44
Rebels
7
7 3 9
26
Date: October 2, 2010Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 28,958Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: ESE 8 MPH Referee: Bill AthanTV announcers (MWSN ): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Blaine Fowler (analyst) and Molly Sullivan (sideline)
show Scoring summary1 10:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 16–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(8 plays, 60 yards, 3:45) NEV 7–0
05:23 UNLV Bradley Randle 1–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick)(4 plays, 17 yards, 1:51) TIE 7–7
2 13:24 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(14 plays, 76 yards, 6:53) NEV 14–7
07:47 UNLV Omar Clayton 8–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick)(10 plays, 88 yards, 5:32) TIE 14–14
02:40 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 54 yards, 2:02) NEV 21–14
00:57 NEV Vai Taua 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(3 plays, 43 yards, 0:53) NEV 28–14
3 02:42 NEV Anthony Martinez 29–yard field goal(10 plays, 37 yards, 4:40) NEV 31–14
00:31 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 24–yard field goal(5 plays, 68 yards, 2:06) NEV 31–17
00:15 NEV Vai Taua 72–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(1 play, 72 yards, 0:11) NEV 38–17
4 11:57 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 32–yard field goal(9 plays, 45 yards, 3:18) NEV 38–20
08:59 NEV Vai Taua 2–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick failed)(7 plays, 60 yards, 2:58) NEV 44–20
04:35 UNLV Anthony Vidal 4–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Michael Johnson rush fumbled)(9 plays, 38 yards, 4:13) NEV 44–26
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Nevada
UNLV
First downs
29
15
Total yards
516
294
Rushing yards
374
80
Passing yards
142
214
Turnovers
5
3
Time of possession
32:35
27:25
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
13/17, 124 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Vai Taua
19 carries, 188 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Brandon Wimberly
5 receptions, 35 yards
UNLV
Passing
Omar Clayton
14/23, 214 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Omar Clayton
11 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Phillip Payne
8 receptions, 170 yards
San Jose State [ ]
San Jose State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
10
3 0 0
13
• No. 21 Wolf Pack
14
7 7 7
35
Date: October 9, 2010Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutesGame attendance: 20,636Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: VariesReferee: Robert CameronTV announcers (ESPNU ): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 13:05 NEV Colin Kaepernick 13–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 70 yards, 1:55) NEV 7–0
08:35 SJSU Brandon Rutley 13–yard run (Harrison Waid kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30) TIE 7–7
03:00 NEV Colin Kaepernick 20–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 68 yards, 1:24) NEV 14–7
00:11 SJSU Harrison Waid 28–yard field goal(7 plays, 49 yards, 2:49) NEV 14–10
2 12:43 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(6 plays, 58 yards, 2:05) NEV 21–10
00:12 SJSU Harrison Waid 42–yard field goal(9 plays, 54 yards, 2:06) NEV 21–13
3 09:36 NEV Vai Taua 73–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 88 yards, 1:41) NEV 28–13
4 10:23 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(14 plays, 66 yards, 6:21) NEV 35–13
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
San Jose State
Nevada
First downs
21
30
Total yards
372
640
Rushing yards
178
367
Passing yards
194
273
Turnovers
3
1
Time of possession
31:55
28:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
San Jose State
Passing
Jordan LaSecla
14/33, 145 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Lamon Muldrow
21 carries, 77 yards
Receiving
Jalal Beauchman
4 receptions, 55 yards
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
20/27, 273 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Vai Taua
16 carries, 196 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Brandon Wimberly
3 receptions, 55 yards
at Hawaii [ ]
Nevada at Hawaii
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wolf Pack
0
0 7 14
21
• Warriors
14
3 0 10
27
Date: October 16, 2010Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 5:37 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 42,031Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 14 MPH Referee: Jim FarmerTV announcers (KAME-TV /WSN [dead link ] /Oceanic PPV ): Guy Haberman (play–by–play), Dick Tomey (analyst) and Lauren Mickler (sideline) of KAME-TV/WSN and Jim Leahey (play–by–play), Shawn Ching (analyst) and Russell Yamanoha (sideline) of Oceanic PPV
show Scoring summary1 09:55 UH Kealoha Pilares 6–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick)(2 plays, 19 yards, 0:57) UH 7–0
04:59 UH Kealoha Pilares 16–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick)(8 plays, 76 yards, 4:06) UH 14–0
2 07:42 UH Scott Enos 24–yard field goal(9 plays, 58 yards, 3:59) UH 17–0
3 01:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(7 plays, 17 yards, 3:17) UH 17–7
4 11:10 UH Scott Enos 31–yard field goal(10 plays, 55 yards, 5:04) UH 20–7
09:30 NEV Vai Taua 18–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(3 plays, 14 yards, 1:27) UH 20–14
05:27 UH Royce Pollard 11–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick)(6 plays, 57 yards, 3:56) UH 27–14
03:06 NEV Mike Ball 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(8 plays, 68 yards, 2:19) UH 27–21
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Nevada
Hawaii
First downs
17
18
Total yards
293
346
Rushing yards
134
59
Passing yards
159
287
Turnovers
6
3
Time of possession
31:24
28:36
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
14/26, 159 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Vai Taua
24 carries, 91 yards
Receiving
Brandon Wimberly
4 receptions, 62 yards
Hawaii
Passing
Bryant Moniz
26/36, 287 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Alex Green
13 carries, 68 yards
Receiving
Greg Salas
11 receptions, 153 yards
Utah State [ ]
Utah State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
0
0 21 21
42
• Wolf Pack
14
21 14 7
56
Date: October 30, 2010Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 11,558Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 9 MPH Referee: Jim FarmerTV announcers (ESPNU ): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 09:11 NEV Mike Ball 8–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 77 yards, 5:49) NEV 7–0
03:45 NEV Tyler Lantrip 13–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(9 plays, 70 yards, 3:44) NEV 14–0
2 10:00 NEV Lampford Mark 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(9 plays, 49 yards, 4:28) NEV 21–0
02:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 59–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(2 plays, 66 yards, 0:40) NEV 28–0
01:35 NEV Mike Ball 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(2 plays, 60 yards, 0:12) NEV 35–0
3 10:00 USU Tarren Lloyd 15–yard run from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick)(11 plays, 84 yards, 4:53) NEV 35–7
08:00 NEV Mike Ball 35–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 60 yards, 2:00) NEV 42–7
05:30 USU Diondre Borel 1–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:30) NEV 42–14
02:02 NEV Nick Hale 20–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(6 plays, 90 yards, 3:18) NEV 49–14
00:06 USU Robert Marshall 3–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 1:56) NEV 49–21
4 11:01 USU Dontel Watkins 15–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 1:26) NEV 49–28
02:23 USU Kerwynn Williams 7–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)(15 plays, 87 yards, 4:41) NEV 49–35
01:07 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(6 plays, 44 yards, 1:16) NEV 56–35
00:55 USU Kerwynn Williams 92–yard kickoff return (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 56–42
Pregame line
Over/under
NEV –27
60[17]
Statistics
Utah State
Nevada
First downs
27
30
Total yards
490
596
Rushing yards
91
387
Passing yards
399
209
Turnovers
3
1
Time of possession
27:32
32:28
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah State
Passing
Diondre Borel
24/38, 399 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Derrvin Speight
17 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
Kellen Bartlett
5 receptions, 121 yards
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
10/15, 190 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Colin Kaepernick
8 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Rishard Matthews
2 receptions, 63 yards
at Idaho [ ]
Nevada at Idaho
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 25 Wolf Pack
14
14 14 21
63
Vandals
0
3 14 0
17
Date: November 6, 2010Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game start: 2:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutesGame attendance: 11,247Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: N/A • Wind: N/AReferee: Bill AthanTV announcers (KAME-TV /WSN [dead link ] ): Guy Haberman (play–by–play) and Dick Tomey (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 10:31 NEV Shane Anderson 28–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 4:51) NEV 7–0
03:47 NEV Rishard Matthews 53–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 76 yards, 1:45) NEV 14–0
2 14:12 NEV Malcolm Shepherd 6–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(8 plays, 57 yards, 3:21) NEV 21–0
05:31 IDAHO Trey Farquhar 31–yard field goal(14 plays, 71 yards, 4:39) NEV 21–3
00:00 NEV Rishard Matthews 2–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(7 plays, 96 yards, 0:46) NEV 28–3
3 11:35 NEV Virgil Green 7–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:42) NEV 35–3
06:24 IDAHO Nathan Enderle 12–yard run (Trey Farquhar kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04) NEV 35–10
03:38 NEV Rishard Matthews 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) NEV 42–10
02:47 IDAHO Justin Veltung 75–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick)(3 plays, 80 yards, 0:45) NEV 42–17
4 13:21 NEV Mike Ball 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 63 yards, 2:02) NEV 49–17
08:16 NEV Mike Ball 6–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 91 yards, 4:52) NEV 56–17
03:28 NEV Tray Session 57–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 79 yards, 2:23) NEV 63–17
Pregame line
Over/under
NEV –12
65.5[18]
Statistics
Nevada
Idaho
First downs
38
14
Total yards
844
339
Rushing yards
453
68
Passing yards
391
271
Turnovers
1
8
Time of possession
38:42
21:18
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
20/30, 320 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing
Lampford Mark
6 carries, 116 yards
Receiving
Rishard Matthews
7 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TDs
Idaho
Passing
Nathan Enderle
15/34, 224 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Deonte Jackson
7 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Justin Veltung
1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD
at Fresno State [ ]
Nevada at Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 21 Wolf Pack
7
14 7 7
35
Bulldogs
14
3 14 3
34
Date: November 13, 2010Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 37,116Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear and Crisp • Wind: W 1 MPH Referee: Steve StrimlingTV announcers (ESPN ): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 12:37 FS Robbie Rouse 2–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick)(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:23) FS 7–0
10:37 NEV Colin Kaepernick 47–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:54) TIE 7–7
07:42 FS Robbie Rouse 12–yard pass from Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling kick)(8 plays, 72 yards, 2:47) FS 14–7
2 04:18 FS Kevin Goessling 42–yard field goal(7 plays, 61 yards, 3:52) FS 17–7
01:01 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(10 plays, 73 yards, 3:09) FS 17–14
00:34 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(2 plays, 20 yards, 0:10) NEV 21–17
3 11:52 FS Isaiah Burse 26–yard pass from Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling kick)(4 plays, 51 yards, 1:13) FS 24–21
09:28 NEV Colin Kaepernick 19–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:24) NEV 28–24
06:27 FS Robbie Rouse 44–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick)(7 plays, 73 yards, 2:54) FS 31–28
4 14:55 FS Kevin Goessling 34–yard field goal(11 plays, 63 yards, 5:04) FS 34–28
04:51 NEV Vai Taua 24–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(7 plays, 54 yards, 3:03) NEV 35–34
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A[19]
Statistics
Nevada
Fresno State
First downs
18
23
Total yards
416
444
Rushing yards
245
250
Passing yards
171
194
Turnovers
0
4
Time of possession
28:38
31:22
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
16/26, 171 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Colin Kaepernick
14 carries, 156 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Malcolm Shepherd
7 receptions, 68 yards
Fresno State
Passing
Ryan Colburn
16/26, 194 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Robbie Rouse
26 carries, 217 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Rashad Evans
4 receptions, 52 yards
New Mexico State [ ]
New Mexico State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
0
3 3 0
6
• No. 19 Wolf Pack
10
21 7 14
52
Date: November 20, 2010Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutesGame attendance: 10,906Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 14 MPH Referee: Clair GausmanTV announcers (None): None
show Scoring summary1 09:17 NEV Vai Taua 2–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 5:43) NEV 7–0
06:38 NEV Anthony Martinez 36–yard field goal(7 plays, 53 yards, 1:28) NEV 10–0
2 12:47 NEV Virgil Green 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 70 yards, 1:25) NEV 17–0
03:40 NEV Colin Kaepernick 9–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(7 plays, 52 yards, 2:49) NEV 24–0
00:52 NMSU Tyler Stampler 47–yard field goal(8 plays, 30 yards, 2:48) NEV 24–3
00:22 NEV Vai Taua 79–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(2 plays, 90 yards, 0:20) NEV 31–3
3 09:08 NMSU Tyler Stampler 39–yard field goal(6 plays, 32 yards, 2:26) NEV 31–6
04:44 NEV Vai Taua 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(11 plays, 52 yards, 4:17) NEV 38–6
4 10:03 NEV Lampford Mark 57–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:29) NEV 45–6
05:17 NEV Khalid Wooten 90–yard interception (Anthony Martinez kick)NEV 52–6
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A[20]
Statistics
New Mexico State
Nevada
First downs
18
26
Total yards
309
494
Rushing yards
89
243
Passing yards
220
251
Turnovers
2
3
Time of possession
34:53
24:01
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico State
Passing
Andrew Manley
19/39, 220 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Robert Clay
13 carries, 55 yards
Receiving
Taveon Rogers
4 receptions, 94 yards
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
15/27, 251 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Vai Taua
22 carries, 111 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Vai Taua
1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD
Boise State [ ]
Boise State at Nevada (rivalry )
1
2 3 4 OT Total
No. 3 Broncos
3
21 0 7 0
31
• No. 19 Wolf Pack
0
7 7 17 3
34
Date: Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:26 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 30,712Game weather: Temperature: 30 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Cold • Wind: CalmReferee: Robert CameronTV announcers (ESPN ): Joe Tessitore (play–by–play) and Rod Gilmore (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 06:28 BSU Kyle Brotzman 33–yard field goal(11 plays, 67 yards, 5:07) BSU 3–0
2 12:38 BSU Doug Martin 4–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)(13 plays, 87 yards, 6:39) BSU 10–0
05:47 BSU Titus Young 26–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick)(6 plays, 48 yards, 2:21) BSU 17–0
04:20 NEV Vai Taua 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(4 plays, 70 yards, 1:21) BSU 17–7
02:59 BSU Doug Martin 51–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)(3 plays, 85 yards, 1:15) BSU 24–7
3 01:23 NEV Colin Kaepernick 18–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(9 plays, 58 yards, 3:40) BSU 24–14
4 13:01 NEV Rishard Matthews 44–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(5 plays, 68 yards, 2:25) BSU 24–21
05:14 NEV Anthony Martinez 23–yard field goal(15 plays, 87 yards, 6:07) TIE 24–24
04:53 BSU Doug Martin 79–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick)(1 play, 79 yards, 0:15) BSU 31–24
00:13 NEV Rishard Matthews 7–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(14 plays, 79 yards, 4:34) TIE 31–31
OT 15:00 NEV Anthony Martinez 34–yard field goal(4 plays, 8 yards, 0:00) NEV 34-31
Pregame line
Over/under
N/A
N/A
Statistics
Boise State
Nevada
First downs
21
28
Total yards
493
528
Rushing yards
145
269
Passing yards
348
259
Turnovers
2
3
Time of possession
24:39
35:21
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Boise State
Passing
Kellen Moore
20/31, 348 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Doug Martin
24 carries, 152 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Titus Young
6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
19/35, 259 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Vai Taua
32 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Rishard Matthews
10 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD
[21]
at Louisiana Tech [ ]
Nevada at Louisiana Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 14 Wolf Pack
0
14 7 14
35
Bulldogs
7
7 3 0
17
Date: December 4, 2010Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 2:07 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutesGame attendance: 18,562Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: S 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill AthanTV announcers (KAME-TV /WSN [dead link ] ): Guy Haberman (play–by–play) and Ralph Gaston (analyst)
show Scoring summary1 11:16 LATECH Eric Harper 20–yard pass from Ross Jenkins (Matt Nelson kick)(9 plays, 79 yards, 3:44) LATECH 7–0
2 13:00 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:54) TIE 7–7
09:01 LATECH Ross Jenkins 1–yard run (Matt Nelson kick)(12 plays, 74 yards, 3:59) LATECH 14–7
3 02:10 NEV Colin Kaepernick 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(14 plays, 83 yards, 6:51) TIE 14–14
09:32 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(12 plays, 83 yards, 5:28) NEV 21–14
03:51 LATECH Matt Nelson 25–yard field goal(16 plays, 77 yards, 5:41) NEV 21–17
4 13:53 NEV Colin Kaepernick 28–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(11 plays, 73 yards, 4:58) NEV 28–17
10:15 NEV Vai Taua 6–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37) NEV 35–17
Pregame line
Over/under
NEV –10
69.5[22]
Statistics
Nevada
Louisiana Tech
First downs
31
17
Total yards
519
292
Rushing yards
360
104
Passing yards
159
188
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
38:46
21:14
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
13/17, 159 yards
Rushing
Vai Taua
29 carries, 162 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Malcolm Shepherd
4 receptions, 51 yards
Louisiana Tech
Passing
Ross Jenkins
14/23, 188 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Lennon Creer
18 carries, 49 yards
Receiving
Taulib Ikharo
4 receptions, 85 yards
vs. Boston College (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) [ ]
Nevada vs. Boston College (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl )
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 13 Wolf Pack
14
3 3 0
20
Eagles
7
0 3 3
13
Date: Location: AT&T Park San Francisco, CA Game start: 6:06 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 41,063Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Mike DefeeTV announcers (ESPN ): Mark Jones (play–by–play), Bob Davie (analyst), Rod Gilmore (sideline) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
show Scoring summary1 08:30 BC Andre Williams 30–yard run (Nate Freese kick)(1 play, 30 yards, 0:08) BC 7–0
03:40 NEV Rishard Matthews 27–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)(10 plays, 77 yards, 4:41) TIE 7–7
02:27 NEV Rishard Matthews 72–yard punt return (Anthony Martinez kick) NEV 14–7
2 05:48 NEV Anthony Martinez 32–yard field goal(10 plays, 65 yards, 5:27) NEV 17–7
3 11:08 BC Nate Freese 22–yard field goal(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:26) NEV 17–10
01:17 NEV Anthony Martinez 27–yard field goal(9 plays, 46 yards, 2:33) NEV 20–10
4 03:52 BC Nate Freese 32–yard field goal(9 plays, 52 yards, 1:39) NEV 20–13
Pregame line
Over/under
NEV –7.5
55[23]
Statistics
Nevada
Boston College
First downs
16
12
Total yards
306
185
Rushing yards
114
64
Passing yards
192
121
Turnovers
4
1
Time of possession
34:46
25:14
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nevada
Passing
Colin Kaepernick
20/33, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Vai Taua
22 carries, 76 yards
Receiving
Rishard Matthews
7 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Boston College
Passing
Chase Rettig
14/34, 121 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Andre Williams
19 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Chris Pantale
4 receptions, 47 yards
Players in the 2010 CFL Draft [ ]
Player
Position
Round
Pick
CFL Club
John Bender
OL
3
17
Calgary Stampeders
Players in the 2011 NFL Draft [ ]
See also: 2011 NFL Draft
Player
Position
Round
Pick
NFL Club
Colin Kaepernick
QB
2
36
San Francisco 49ers
Dontay Moch
LB
3
66
Cincinnati Bengals
Virgil Green
TE
7
204
Denver Broncos
References [ ]
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