2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Humanitarian Bowl, L 35–42 vs. Maryland
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (24th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Nigel Burton (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nevada		5	–	3					7	–	6
Hawaii		5	–	3					7	–	7
Fresno State		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Utah State		3	–	5					3	–	9
New Mexico State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Idaho		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2008 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 24th overall and 5th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

Nevada utilized Ault's own creation, the "Pistol" offense. The offense was directed by offensive coordinator Chris Klenakis in his 15th overall and 8th straight season and defense was led by first–year defensive coordinator Nigel Burton.

Nevada finished the regular season with a 7–5 mark and 5–3 in WAC play, which resulted in a three-way tie for second-place in the conference. Hawaii and Louisiana Tech both likewise finished with 5–3 conference records. During the season, the Wolf Pack played three ranked teams: Texas Tech, Missouri and Boise State. Nevada lost each game, but gave Boise State its closest contest in conference play, losing by seven points. Nevada, however, suffered a setback when they lost to New Mexico State, who were called by one publication the "perennial WAC bottom feeders".

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick was named 2008 WAC Offensive Player of the Year. During the regular season, he passed for 2,479 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for 1,115 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was aided by running back Vai Taua, who ran for 1,420 yards and 14 touchdowns. It was the first time in school history that Nevada had two 1,000 yard rushers on the team simultaneously.

Nevada secured its fourth straight bowl game appearance and faced Maryland in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl. The Wolf Pack lost in a high–scoring and record–setting game by 35 to 42.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 49–13	22,772
September 6	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 Texas Tech*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 19–35	24,453
September 13	9:30 a.m.	at No. 6 Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	CSNBA/FSN	L 17–69	54,202
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	MWSN	W 49–27	33,078
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KAME-TV/CSNCA	W 49–14	15,013
October 11	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNGP	L 45–48	12,475
October 18	1:00 p.m.	Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 44–17	13,159
October 25	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	KAME-TV/CSNCA/Oceanic PPV	L 31–38	40,225
November 7	6:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 41–28	33,207
November 15	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 41–17	14,343
November 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 34–41	27,057
November 29	11:30 a.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPNGP	W 35–31	17,254
December 30	1:30 p.m.	vs. Maryland*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–42	26,781
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Grambling State

Grambling State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers (Div. I FCS) 0 0 7 6 13 • Wolf Pack 14 7 14 14 49 Date: August 30, 2008 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 22,772 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear and Windy • Wind: 20 MPH Referee: Pete Gautreau TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 12:54 NEV Colin Kaepernick 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 03:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 19–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:55 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 3 11:23 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 3 09:19 GSU Desmond Lenard 61–yard interception (Luis Leal kick) NEV 28–7 3 06:29 NEV Colin Kaepernick 28–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–7 4 13:32 NEV Luke Lippincott 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–7 4 07:10 NEV Brandon Fragger 31–yard (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–7 4 04:38 GSU Kenneth Batiste 21–yard pass from Greg Dillon (Luis Leal kick failed) NEV 49–13

See also: Grambling State Tigers football

Texas Tech

Texas Tech at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 12 Red Raiders 7 7 7 14 35 Wolf Pack 3 6 3 7 19 Date: September 6, 2008 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 24,453 Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:31 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 07:51 TTU Eric Morris 86–yard punt return (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 7–3 2 07:24 NEV Brett Jaekle 26–yard field goal TTU 7–6 2 05:18 TTU Shannon Woods 1–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 14–6 2 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 43–yard field goal TTU 14–9 3 06:40 NEV Brett Jaekle 31–yard field goal TTU 14–12 3 05:20 TTU Eric Morris 13–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 21–12 4 11:34 TTU Michael Crabtree 82–yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 28–12 4 10:30 NEV Marko Mitchell 48–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TTU 28–19 4 06:18 TTU Shannon Woods 21–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 35–19

See also: 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

At Missouri

Nevada at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 10 0 0 17 • No. 6 Tigers 17 21 21 10 69 Date: September 13, 2008 Location: Faurot Field Columbia, MO Game start: 11:40 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 54,202 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, Rainy and Gusty • Wind: S 12 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (CSNBA/FSN): N/A

Scoring summary 1 13:49 MU Derrick Washington 59–yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 7–0 1 12:02 MU Jeremy Maclin 80–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 14–0 1 07:35 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) MU 14–7 1 02:28 MU Jeff Wolfert 27–yard field goal MU 17–7 2 13:56 MU Jared Perry 27–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 24–7 2 05:43 NEV Brett Jaekle 31–yard field goal MU 24–10 2 03:45 MU Derrick Washington 2–yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 31–10 2 01:31 MU Jeremy Maclin 14–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 38–10 2 00:00 NEV Marko Mitchell 42–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) MU 38–17 3 12:32 MU Jeremy Maclin 49–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 45–17 3 08:13 MU Chase Coffman 32–yard pass from Tommy Saunders (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 52–17 3 02:55 MU Chase Patton 3–yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 59–17 4 14:57 MU Jeff Wolfert 24–yard field goal MU 62–17 4 04:54 MU Jeff Gettys 27–yard interception (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 69–17

See also: 2008 Missouri Tigers football team

At UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 21 7 14 49 Rebels 17 3 7 0 27 Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 33,078 Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 5 MPH Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (MWSN): James Bates, Todd Christensen and Molly Sullivan (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:01 UNLV Ben Jaekle 47–yard field goal UNLV 3–0 1 09:56 UNLV Phillip Payne 7–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick) UNLV 10–0 1 06:58 NEV Chris Wellington 70–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) UNLV 10–7 1 05:12 UNLV Casey Flair 41–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick) UNLV 17–7 2 13:43 NEV Colin Kaepernick 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UNLV 17–14 2 12:49 NEV Virgil Green 40–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–17 2 06:33 NEV Courtney Randall 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–17 2 00:43 UNLV Ben Jaekle 52–yard field goal NEV 28–20 3 14:42 NEV Colin Kaepernick 66–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–20 3 07:25 UNLV Ryan Wolfe 7–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Ben Jaekle kick) NEV 35–27 4 11:37 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–27 4 08:41 NEV Colin Kaepernick 28–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–27

See also: 2008 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

At Idaho

Nevada at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 14 7 21 49 Vandals 0 0 7 7 14 Date: October 4, 2008 Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game start: 2:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 15,013 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (KAME-TV/CSNCA): Bob Akamian and Scott Gordon

Scoring summary 1 07:03 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 14:00 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:32 NEV Colin Kaepernick 18–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 3 07:50 NEV Marko Mitchell 48–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 3 06:04 IDAHO Eddie Williams 10–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 28–7 4 14:37 NEV Chris Wellington 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–7 4 09:31 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–7 4 05:59 IDAHO Eddie Williams 12–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amanico kick) NEV 42–14 4 05:35 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–14

See also: 2008 Idaho Vandals football team

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Aggies 7 14 17 10 48 Wolf Pack 10 14 14 7 45 Date: October 11, 2008 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 12,475 Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 19 MPH Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (ESPNGP): N/A

Scoring summary 1 12:50 NEV Colin Kaepernick 32–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 07:17 NMSU Marque Colston 3–yard run (Kyle Hughes kick) TIE 7–7 1 01:21 NEV Brett Jaekle 41–yard field goal NEV 10–7 2 13:40 NMSU Wes Neiman 14–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 14–10 2 09:59 NEV Vai Taua 8–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–14 2 06:30 NMSU Marque Colston 17–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 21–17 2 02:43 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–21 3 12:35 NMSU Chase Holbrook 2–yard run (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 28–24 3 09:46 NEV Vai Taua 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–28 3 07:04 NMSU Kyle Hughes 29–yard field goal TIE 31–31 3 05:20 NMSU Oren Long 83–yard fumble recovery (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 38–31 3 00:51 NEV Vai Taua 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 38–38 4 13:38 NMSU Marcus Anderson 7–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 45–38 4 06:27 NMSU Kyle Hughes 18–yard field goal NSMU 48–38 4 03:51 NEV Chris Wellington 19–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NSMU 48–45

See also: 2008 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 7 3 7 17 • Wolf Pack 6 14 10 14 44 Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes Game attendance: 13,159 Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy with Possible Rain • Wind: NW 10 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 06:25 NEV Vai Taua 26–yard run (Team rush fumbled) NEV 6–0 2 13:38 NEV Colin Kaepernick 19–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 13–0 2 02:27 USU Otis Nelson 16–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 13–7 2 01:06 NEV Mike McCoy 10–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–7 3 08:11 NEV Brett Jaekle 26–yard field goal NEV 23–7 3 05:54 NEV Marko Mitchell 75–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 30–7 3 02:57 USU Chris Ulinski 42–yard field goal NEV 30–10 4 10:45 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 37–10 4 09:48 USU Otis Nelson 52–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 37–17 4 01:44 NEV Jared Silva-Purcell 47–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 44–17

See also: 2008 Utah State Aggies football team

At Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 3 7 14 31 • Warriors 7 7 10 14 38 Date: October 25, 2008 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 40,225 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Rain and 87% Humidity • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (KAME-TV/CSNCA/Oceanic PPV): Bob Akamian and Scott Gordon of KAME-TV/CSNCA and Jim Leahey and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV

Scoring summary 1 09:36 UH John Fonoti 9–yard fumble recovery (Dan Kelly kick) UH 7–0 1 08:08 NEV Colin Kaepernick 61–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 13:06 UH Mike Washington 26–yard pass from John Fonoti (Dan Kelly kick) UH 14–7 2 02:39 NEV Brett Jaekle 32–yard field goal UH 14–10 3 09:21 UH Dan Kelly 41–yard field goal UH 17–10 3 09:00 NEV Vai Taua 79–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 17–17 3 07:08 UH David Farmer 9–yard run (Dan Kelly kick) UH 24–17 4 14:54 UH Mike Washington 16–yard pass from Greg Alexander (Dan Kelly kick) UH 31–17 4 10:29 NEV Marko Mitchell 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 31–24 4 01:31 NEV Chris Wellington 34–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 31–31 4 00:20 UH Malcolm Lane 24–yard pass from Greg Alexander (Dan Kelly kick) UH 38–31

See also: 2008 Hawaii Warriors football team

At Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 10 14 10 41 Bulldogs 7 0 14 7 28 Date: November 7, 2008 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 6:06 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 33,207 Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WNW 5 MPH Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore

Scoring summary 1 06:02 NEV Colin Kaepernick 16–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 01:05 FS Seyi Ajirotutu 23–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Kevin Goessling kick) TIE 7–7 2 12:49 NEV Mike McCoy 36–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7 2 04:54 NEV Brett Jaekle 34–yard field goal NEV 17–7 3 09:08 FS Lonyae Miller 34–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) NEV 17–14 3 03:16 NEV Colin Kaepernick 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 3 01:38 NEV Courtney Randall 15–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–14 3 00:00 FS Seyi Ajirotutu 3–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Kevin Goessling kick) NEV 31–21 4 08:40 NEV Vai Taua 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–21 4 08:28 FS A. J. Jefferson 92–yard kickoff return (Kevin Goessling kick) NEV 38–28 4 02:23 NEV Brett Jaekle 20–yard field goal NEV 41–28

See also: 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 3 14 0 17 • Wolf Pack 3 14 14 10 41 Date: November 15, 2008 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 14,343 Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 3 MPH Referee: Land Clark TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 06:03 NEV Brett Jaekle 35–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 06:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–0 2 01:02 NEV Vai Taua 57–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–0 2 00:22 SJSU Jared Strubeck 44–yard field goal NEV 17–3 3 12:16 NEV Courtney Randall 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–3 3 11:32 SJSU David Richmond 11–yard pass from Kyle Reed (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 24–10 3 05:58 NEV Marko Mitchell 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–10 3 05:14 SJSU David Richmond 10–yard pass from Kyle Reed (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 31–17 4 12:51 NEV Brett Jaekle 33–yard field goal NEV 34–17 4 07:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 41–17

See also: 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Broncos 14 10 7 10 41 Wolf Pack 0 3 21 10 34 Date: November 22, 2008 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes Game attendance: 27,057 Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: S 3 MPH Referee: Pete Gautreau TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Johnson, Tom Scott and David Augusto (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 07:05 BSU Richie Brockel 16–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 7–0 1 03:15 BSU Vinny Perretta 3–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 14–0 2 13:36 NEV Brett Jaekle 25–yard field goal BSU 14–3 2 06:22 BSU Kyle Brotzman 34–yard field goal BSU 17–3 2 02:06 BSU Austin Pettis 18–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 24–3 3 10:00 NEV Jerome Johnson 28–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 24–10 3 08:48 BSU Ian Johnson 66–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 31–10 3 06:24 NEV Vai Taua 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 31–17 3 05:14 NEV Josh Mauga 46–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 31–24 4 10:11 BSU Austin Pettis 10–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 38–24 4 07:20 BSU Kyle Brotzman 50–yard field goal BSU 41–24 4 04:36 NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 41–31 4 02:36 NEV Brett Jaekle 25–yard field goal BSU 41–34

See also: 2008 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

At Louisiana Tech

Nevada at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 7 14 14 35 Bulldogs 7 10 14 0 31 Date: November 29, 2008 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 1:36 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 17,254 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill McCabe TV announcers (ESPNGP): N/A

Scoring summary 1 06:34 LATECH Shane Womack 26–yard pass from Ross Jenkins (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 7–0 2 13:21 NEV Chris Wellington 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 12:19 LATECH Daniel Porter 20–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 14–7 2 04:26 LATECH Brad Oestriecher 22–yard field goal LATECH 17–7 3 12:06 NEV Marko Mitchell 62–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) LATECH 17–14 3 11:27 LATECH Phillip Livas 44–yard pass from Ross Jenkins (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 24–14 3 04:48 LATECH Patrick Jackson 4–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 31–14 3 01:26 NEV Marko Mitchell 18–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) LATECH 31–21 4 11:42 NEV Mike McCoy 27–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) LATECH 31–28 4 03:15 NEV Vai Taua 22–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–31

See also: 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Vs. Maryland

Nevada vs. Maryland
(Humanitarian Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total • Terrapins 13 15 0 14 42 Wolf Pack 14 0 7 14 35 Date: December 30, 2008 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 2:30 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 46 minutes Game attendance: 26,781 Game weather: Temperature: 38 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 8 MPH Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard and Heather Cox (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:59 MD Adrian Cannon 59–yard pass from Chris Turner (Obi Egekeze kick failed) MD 6–0 1 08:06 NEV Chris Wellington 1–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–6 1 07:53 MD Torrey Smith 99–yard kickoff return (Obi Egekeze kick) MD 13–7 1 00:46 NEV Vai Taua 17–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–13 2 14:50 MD Morgan Green 53–yard run (Obi Egekeze kick) MD 20–14 2 00:06 MD Ronnie Tyler 14–yard pass from Chris Turner (Davin Meggett pass) MD 28–14 3 05:58 NEV Vai Taua 17–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) MD 28–21 4 14:13 NEV Marko Mitchell 21–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jakle kick) TIE 28–28 4 12:21 MD Da'Rel Scott 49–yard run (Obi Egekezke kick) MD 35–28 4 07:44 MD Da'Rel Scott 2–yard run (Obi Egekezke kick) MD 42–28 4 02:19 NEV Colin Kaepernick 15–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) MD 42–35

See also: 2008 Maryland Terrapins football team and 2008 Humanitarian Bowl