2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football
New Orleans Bowl, L 3–16 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Brian Polian (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Rolovich (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Teerlinck (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

2014 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$		7	–	1					12	–	2
Colorado State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Utah State		6	–	2					10	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
New Mexico		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wyoming		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
Fresno State x		5	–	3					6	–	8
San Diego State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	5					4	–	9
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Preseason

Nevada on the Chris Ault Field vs. Boise State on October 4, 2014 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 22–23, 2014, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2014. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	174 (15)
2	San Diego State	172 (15)
3	Nevada	130 (3)
4	UNLV	95
5	San Jose State	87
6	Hawaii	35

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	183 (20)
2	Utah State	176 (12)
3	Colorado State	135
4	Wyoming	90
5	New Mexico	56
6	Air Force	53

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.

Defense

Brock Hekking – DL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Southern Utah (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 28–19	21,021
September 5	7:30 p.m.	Washington State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN	W 24–13	26,023
September 13	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 28–35	48,504
September 27	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 21–10	14,693
October 4	7:30 p.m.	Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 46–51	32,327
October 11	7:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 24–31	21,847
October 18	7:15 p.m.	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2/BYU TV	W 42–35	56,355
October 25	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV	W 26–18	27,061
November 1	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 30–14	20,508
November 15	11:00 a.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	L 38–45 OT	11,519
November 22	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	L 20–40	21,446
November 29	7:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	ESPNU	W 49–27	20,151
December 20	8:00 a.m.	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–16	34,014
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Richy Turner Sr RB 3 Kendall Brock Sr RB 6 Don Jackson Jr QB 11 Hunter Fralick  Fr QB 12 Hasaan Henderson So QB 13 Devin Combs Sr QB 14 Dante Mayes Fr QB 15 Tyler Stewart So QB 16 Jake Young  Fr QB 17 Cody Fajardo (C) Sr RB 20 James Butler Fr WR 22 Jimbo Davis IV Fr WR 23 Brandon Thompson  Fr RB 25 Lonell Woodhouse Fr WR 26 Jerimiah Sims Jr WR 29 Malcom Lee  Fr TE 30 Trae Carter-Wells  Fr WR 31 Randy Uzoma So RB 33 Blake Wright  Fr RB 39 Nate McLaurin Sr WR 43 Chaz Clark Fr TE 44 Patrick Clifford So TE 45 Austin Carrow So TE 47 Jarred Gipson So OL 48 Zach Brickell Jr OL 54 Nathan Golden Fr OL 57 Connor Talbott Jr OL 59 Jonathan Eitzman Fr OL 60 Adam Khouri Fr OL 61 Joey Anglemire Fr OL 62 Nathan Goltry  Jr OL 63 Daren Echeveria  Fr OL 64 Shane Cannon  So OL 65 Matt Galas Sr OL 66 Kyle Roberts Sr OL 67 Chad Specht Fr OL 68 Brent Roling Jr OL 70 Humberto Lopez  Jr OL 72 Jeremy Macauley So OL 73 Austin Corbett Fr OL 74 Taylor Evans Jr OL 75 Mat McDermand Fr OL 76 Bryce Spring So OL 77 Ziad Damanhoury Fr OL 79 Jacob Henry So WR 80 Wyatt Demps Fr WR 81 De'Andre Fuller Fr WR 82 Tucker Melcher Fr WR 83 Andrew Celis  Fr WR 84 Jerico Richardson So TE 85 Matt Moen Fr TE 86 Brandon Scott  Fr WR 87 Bradyen Sanchez So WR 89 Kameron Richardson So OL 91 Kalei Meyer  Fr OL 92 Jordan Hanson Sr OL 96 Tyler Wilson So OL 97 Salesa Faraimo So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Kaodi Dike So DB 4 Kyle LeBlanc Fr LB 5 Fie Faaituala Jr DB 7 Duran Workman Jr DL 8 Ian Seau Jr LB 9 Matthew Lyons Jr DB 11 Aaron Kelley Jr DB 12 Dustin Treick So DB 15 Tully McCalister  Fr DB 18 Elijah Moody  Fr DB 19 Evan Favors Sr DB 19 Jaden Sawyer Fr DB 20 Chris Ayiyi Jr DB 22 Asauni Rufus  Fr DB 23 Nigel Haikins Sr DB 24 Charles Garrett Sr LB 24 Lucas Weber Fr DB 25 Bryan Lane Jr. Jr DB 26 Kendall Johnson Fr DB 28 Elijah Mitchell So DB 29 L.J. Jackson So DB 30 Tere Calloway Fr DB 32 Devoreaux Stewart So LB 34 Travis Wilson  So DB 35 Ahki Muhammad  Fr LB 36 Jarid Joseph  Fr LB 38 Jake Lacaden  Fr DB 39 David Kruskamp  Fr LB 39 Trent Mahler So DB 42 Julian Brooks Fr LB 45 Kyle Rothschiller So LB 48 Austin Fletcher Fr LB 49 Jordan Dobrich Jr LB 50 Jonathan McNeal Sr LB 51 Colton Concellos So LB 52 Trevor Taft Jr DL 53 Brock Hekking Sr DL 55 Rykeem Yates Jr LB 56 Alex Bertrando So DL 58 Nolan Dambacher So DL 59 Marc Ma  Fr DL 69 Thomas Newton Fr DL 71 Kevin Sundberg Fr DL 78 Adam Rockwell So DB 88 Giles Chapman So LB 90 Malik Reed  Fr DL 93 Dupree Roberts-Jordan Sr DL 94 Lenny Jones Jr DL 95 Patrick Choudja Fr DL 98 Jeremy Miller Jr DL 99 Korey Rush  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 40 Brent Zuzo So P 46 Alex Boy So	Head coach Brian Polian Coordinators/assistant coaches Nick Rolovich – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Scott Boone – Co–Defensive coordinator/linebackers Bill Teerlinck – Co–Defensive coordinator/defensive line Jim Hofher – Assistant head coach/wide receivers Lester Erb – Running backs/special teams Mike Bradeson – Recruiting coordinator/safeties Ron Hudson – Offensive line Cheston Blackshear – Tight ends Ricky Thomas – Cornerbacks John Decoster – Graduate assistant (Offense) Pat Denecke – Graduate assistant (Defense) Nate Dolan – Graduate assistant (Defense) Steven King – Graduate assistant (Offense) Support staff David Fox – Director of football administration Andy Vaughn – Director of football and recruiting operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 4, 2021

Game summaries

Southern Utah

Southern Utah at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds (Div. I FCS) 0 0 6 13 19 • Wolf Pack 0 7 14 7 28 Date: August 30, 2014 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:00 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 21,021 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 12 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (Campus Insiders): Ryan Radtke (play–by–play) and Chris Vargas (analyst)

Scoring summary 2 04:46 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (6 plays, 48 yards, 1:59) NEV 7–0 3 09:19 NEV Don Jackson 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (12 plays, 85 yards, 4:16) NEV 14–0 08:32 SUU Raysean Pringle 71–yard run (Trevor McGirr kick failed) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47) NEV 14–6 03:22 NEV Patrick Clifford 1–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (12 plays, 79 yards, 4:59) NEV 21–6 4 11:47 NEV Cody Fajardo 11–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (10 plays, 85 yards, 3:27) NEV 28–6 10:16 SUU Chris Robinson 39–yard pass from Aaron Cantu (Keita Calhoun kick) (6 plays, 82 yards, 1:25) NEV 28–13 01:59 SUU Miles Killebrew 85–yard interception (Malik Brown rush failed) NEV 28–19

See also: 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –23.5	47.5

Statistics	Southern Utah	Nevada
First downs	16	30
Total yards	380	547
Rushing yards	156	244
Passing yards	224	303
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	19:02	40:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing	Aaron Cantu	20/31, 197 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Raysean Pringle	5 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Robinson	7 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	30/41, 303 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Don Jackson	22 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jerico Richardson	13 receptions, 177 yards

Washington State

Washington State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 10 0 3 13 • Wolf Pack 7 7 0 10 24 Date: September 5, 2014 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes Game attendance: 26,023 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Perfect • Wind: E 4 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Neely (play–by–play), Mike Bellotti (analyst) and Shelley Smith (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 01:18 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (4 plays, 12 yards, 1:27) NEV 7–0 2 10:59 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:49) NEV 14–0 07:15 WSU Vince Mayle 13–yard pass from Connor Halliday (Erik Powell kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:32) NEV 14–7 01:54 WSU Erik Powell 25–yard field goal (13 plays, 62 yards, 3:56) NEV 14–10 4 12:15 NEV Don Jackson 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (14 plays, 79 yards, 5:34) NEV 21–10 09:32 WSU Quentin Breshears 38–yard field goal (8 plays, 39 yards, 2:37) NEV 21–13 04:25 NEV Brent Zuzo 40–yard field goal (12 plays, 52 yards, 5:07) NEV 24–13

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WSU –3.5	68

Statistics	Washington State	Nevada
First downs	25	17
Total yards	427	324
Rushing yards	38	214
Passing yards	389	110
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:08	32:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Connor Halliday	38/57, 389 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jamal Morrow	7 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Isiah Myers	9 receptions, 102 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	12/21, 110 yards
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	16 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Hasaan Henderson	6 receptions, 77 yards

At Arizona

Nevada at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 10 8 7 28 • Wildcats 7 14 7 7 35 Date: September 13, 2014 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 8:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes Game attendance: 48,504 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 8 MPH Referee: Michael Mothershed TV announcers (P12N): Kevin Calabro (play–by–play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 05:34 NEV Brent Zuzo 22–yard field goal (19 plays, 70 yards, 9:26) NEV 3–0 01:50 ARIZ Nick Wilson 2–yard run (Casey Skowron kick) (12 plays, 86 yards, 3:37) ARIZ 7–3 2 10:42 NEV Brent Zuzo 21–yard field goal (13 plays, 71 yards, 6:08) ARIZ 7–6 05:04 ARIZ Nick Wilson 28–yard run (Casey Skowron kick) (8 plays, 76 yards, 2:40) ARIZ 14–6 02:08 ARIZ Tyrell Johnson 35–yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:12) ARIZ 21–6 00:08 NEV Jarred Gipson 7–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:00) ARIZ 21–13 3 06:03 NEV Hasaan Henderson 6–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Don Jackson rush) (16 plays, 84 yards, 7:13) TIE 21–21 03:34 ARIZ Cayleb Jones 22–yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) ARIZ 28–21 4 14:55 ARIZ Cayleb Jones 24–yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick) (5 plays, 51 yards, 1:35) ARIZ 35–21 06:01 NEV Jarred Gipson 6–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 3:10) ARIZ 35–28

See also: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ARIZ –20	66

Statistics	Nevada	Arizona
First downs	25	26
Total yards	429	507
Rushing yards	108	229
Passing yards	321	278
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	35:48	24:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	29/39, 321 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	James Butler	13 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Richy Turner	7 receptions, 99 yards
Arizona	Passing	Anu Solomon	22/26, 278 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nick Wilson	29 carries, 171 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Cayleb Jones	9 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TDs

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 7 0 14 21 Spartans 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 27, 2014 Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 7:39 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 14,693 Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Scattered Clouds • Wind: NNW 12 MPH Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play–by–play), Adam Archuleta (analyst) and Cassie Gallo (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 12:09 NEV Cody Fajardo 14–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:34) NEV 7–0 00:00 SJSU Austin Lopez 32–yard field goal (12 plays, 64 yards, 2:38) NEV 7–3 3 12:20 SJSU Tim Crawley 24–yard run (Austin Lopez kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40) SJSU 10–7 4 12:43 NEV Cody Fajardo 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 2:36) NEV 14–10 09:06 NEV Nigel Haikins 27–yard interception (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 21–10

See also: 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7	55

Statistics	Nevada	San Jose State
First downs	16	24
Total yards	256	446
Rushing yards	192	170
Passing yards	64	276
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	23:47	36:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	10/18, 64 yards
	Rushing	Don Jackson	12 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Hasaan Henderson	2 receptions, 19 yards
San Jose State	Passing	Joe Gray	32/46, 276 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tyler Ervin	12 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Billy Freeman	6 receptions, 76 yards

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • Broncos 13 17 14 7 51 Wolf Pack 7 14 8 17 46 Date: October 4, 2014 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:39 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 32,327 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Calm • Wind: ESE 4 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Adam Archuleta (analyst) and Cassie Gallo (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 06:54 BSU Jake Roh 3–yard pass from Grant Hedrick (Dan Goodale kick) (6 plays, 27 yards, 2:27) BSU 7–0 05:13 NEV Cody Fajardo 13–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:41) TIE 7–7 02:11 BSU Shane Williams-Rhodes 4–yard pass from Grant Hedrick (Dan Goodale kick blocked) (8 plays, 82 yards, 2:58) BSU 13–7 2 13:36 NEV Jarred Gipson 10–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:35) NEV 14–13 08:59 BSU Dan Goodale 35–yard field goal (12 plays, 62 yards, 4:32) BSU 16–14 06:08 NEV Jerico Richardson 12–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:51) NEV 21–16 03:22 BSU Tyler Gray 32–yard interception (Dan Goodale kick) BSU 23–21 01:32 BSU Grant Hedrick 2–yard run (Dan Goodale kick) (3 plays, 59 yards, 0:45) BSU 30–21 3 12:38 BSU Jay Ajayi 1–yard run (Dan Goodale kick) (3 plays, 29 yards, 1:03) BSU 37–21 10:53 NEV Cody Fajardo 56–yard run (Richy Turner pass) (4 plays, 79 yards, 1:40) BSU 37–29 04:03 BSU Jay Ajayi 26–yard run (Dan Goodale kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:06) BSU 44–29 4 14:18 NEV Ian Seau 32–yard interception (Brent Zuzo kick) BSU 44–36 13:22 BSU Jay Ajayi 2–yard run (Dan Goodale kick) (2 plays, 79 yards, 0:52) BSU 51–36 12:04 NEV Jarred Gipson 12–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:18) BSU 51–43 07:56 NEV Brent Zuzo 45–yard field goal (9 plays, 14 yards, 3:34) BSU 51–46

See also: 2014 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
BSU –3	54

Statistics	Boise State	Nevada
First downs	25	24
Total yards	570	462
Rushing yards	224	156
Passing yards	346	306
Turnovers	6	1
Time of possession	34:42	25:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Grant Hedrick	26/31, 346 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jay Ajayi	27 carries, 152 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Chaz Anderson	1 reception, 55 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	23/43, 306 yards, 3 TDs, 4 INTs
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	12 carries, 71 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Hasaan Henderson	7 receptions, 141 yards

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Rams 0 17 14 0 31 Wolf Pack 0 3 7 14 24 Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:39 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 21,847 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WNW 6 MPH Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (CBSSN): Ron Pitts (play–by–play), Eric Crouch (analyst) and Rashan Ali (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 09:00 CSU Steven Walker 1–yard pass from Garrett Grayson (Jared Roberts kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11) CSU 7–0 05:03 CSU Rashard Higgins 42–yard pass from Garrett Grayson (Jared Roberts kick) (5 plays, 68 yards, 1:47) CSU 14–0 02:07 CSU Jared Roberts 33–yard field goal (5 plays, 8 yards, 1:53) CSU 17–0 00:00 NEV Brent Zuzo 21–yard field goal (10 plays, 72 yards, 2:07) CSU 17–3 3 07:22 CSU Rashard Higgins 51–yard pass from Garrett Grayson (Jared Roberts kick) (3 plays, 63 yards, 1:06) CSU 24–3 04:48 CSU Dee Hart 9–yard run (Jared Roberts kick) (4 plays, 48 yards, 1:22) CSU 31–3 02:13 NEV Cody Fajardo 13–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 2:28) CSU 31–10 4 10:31 NEV Hasaan Henderson 9–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (9 plays, 68 yards, 2:01) CSU 31–17 06:22 NEV Richy Turner 11–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (9 plays, 79 yards, 2:04) CSU 31–24

See also: 2014 Colorado State Rams football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CSU –3	65

Statistics	Colorado State	Nevada
First downs	21	25
Total yards	445	457
Rushing yards	119	160
Passing yards	326	297
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	29:41	30:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing	Garrett Grayson	26/36, 326 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Dee Hart	23 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rashard Higgins	10 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	27/50, 297 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	12 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jerico Richardson	10 receptions, 122 yards

At BYU

Nevada at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 3 10 7 22 42 Cougars 7 21 0 7 35 Date: October 18, 2014 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 56,355 Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 12 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPN2/BYU TV): Dave LaMont (play–by–play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline) of ESPN2 and Dave McCann (play–by–play), Blaine Fowler (analyst), Andy Boyce (sideline) and Lauren Francom (sideline) of BYUtv

Scoring summary 1 11:13 NEV Brent Zuzo 44–yard field goal (11 plays, 49 yards, 3:47) NEV 3–0 04:00 BYU Paul Lasike 1–yard run (Trevor Samson kick) (12 plays, 97 yards, 3:03) BYU 7–3 2 14:41 BYU Paul Lasike 20–yard pass from Christian Stewart (Trevor Samson kick) (14 plays, 72 yards, 2:52) BYU 14–3 13:40 NEV James Butler 9–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:01) BYU 14–10 11:48 BYU Mitch Mathews 20–yard pass from Christian Stewart (Trevor Samson kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 1:42) BYU 21–10 05:24 NEV Brent Zuzo 26–yard field goal (14 plays, 57 yards, 6:24) BYU 21–13 01:00 BYU Mitch Mathews 11–yard pass from Christian Stewart (Trevor Samson kick) (16 plays, 90 yards, 4:11) BYU 28–13 3 08:16 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (13 plays, 74 yards, 5:04) BYU 28–20 4 11:18 NEV Richy Turner 18–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Hasaan Henderson pass) (11 plays, 48 yards, 4:50) TIE 28–28 07:34 NEV Cody Fajardo 25–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (5 plays, 49 yards, 2:14) NEV 35–28 05:54 NEV James Butler 6–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (3 plays, 20 yards, 1:26) NEV 42–28 02:34 BYU Keanu Nelson 8–yard pass from Christian Stewart (Trevor Samson kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 3:20) NEV 42–35

See also: 2014 BYU Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
BYU –10	59

Statistics	Nevada	BYU
First downs	20	38
Total yards	411	601
Rushing yards	126	193
Passing yards	285	408
Turnovers	0	6
Time of possession	33:11	26:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	26/40, 285 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Don Jackson	18 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Don Jackson	3 receptions, 95 yards
BYU	Passing	Christian Stewart	39/63, 408 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Nate Carter	7 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Mitch Mathews	16 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TDs

At Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 6 10 10 26 Rainbow Warriors 7 3 0 8 18 Date: October 25, 2014 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 27,061 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: E 9 MPH Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Scott Robbs (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 00:16 UH Donnie King Jr. 38–yard pass from Ikaika Woolsey (Tyler Hadden kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:36) UH 7–0 2 04:05 UH Tyler Hadden 36–yard field goal (11 plays, 52 yards, 5:07) UH 10–0 00:52 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick failed) (8 plays, 54 yards, 3:06) UH 10–6 3 09:27 NEV Brent Zuzo 22–yard field goal (14 plays, 72 yards, 5:33) UH 10–9 03:47 NEV Cody Fajardo 8–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (10 plays, 67 yards, 4:16) NEV 16–10 4 07:35 NEV Brent Zuzo 20–yard field goal (19 plays, 85 yards, 9:30) NEV 19–10 02:28 NEV Hasaan Henderson 16–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (11 plays, 41 yards, 4:27) NEV 26–10 00:40 UH Steven Lakalaka 5–yard pass (Quinton Pedroza pass) (11 plays, 63 yards, 1:39) NEV 26–18

See also: 2014 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –3	55

Statistics	Nevada	Hawaii
First downs	26	16
Total yards	427	303
Rushing yards	295	100
Passing yards	132	203
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	37:26	22:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	18/27, 132 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	23 carries, 133 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Hasaan Henderson	6 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii	Passing	Ikaika Woolsey	20/34, 203 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Steven Lakalaka	15 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcus Kemp	4 receptions, 59 yards

San Diego State

San Diego State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aztecs 7 7 0 0 14 • Wolf Pack 3 7 3 17 30 Date: November 1, 2014 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:40 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 20,508 Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: W 8 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play–by–play), Kevin O'Connell (analyst) and Courtney Fallon (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 02:39 SDSU Chase Price 1–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 3:37) SDSU 7–0 00:22 NEV Brent Zuzo 37–yard field goal (7 plays, 20 yards, 2:09) SDSU 7–3 2 14:06 NEV Richy Turner 20–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (2 plays, 20 yards, 0:44) NEV 10–7 01:15 SDSU Jemond Hazely 21–yard pass from Quinn Kaehler (Donny Hageman kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 2:12) SDSU 14–10 3 09:32 NEV Brent Zuzo 25–yard field goal (13 plays, 58 yards, 5:28) SDSU 14–13 4 11:42 NEV Brent Zuzo 24–yard field goal (9 plays, 45 yards, 5:00) NEV 16–14 07:06 NEV James Butler 43–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:36) NEV 23–14 01:40 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:26) NEV 30–14

See also: 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –3	48

Statistics	San Diego State	Nevada
First downs	17	17
Total yards	324	338
Rushing yards	135	229
Passing yards	189	109
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	27:39	32:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Quinn Kaehler	21/36, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Donnel Pumphrey	13 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Lloyd Mills	3 receptions, 52 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	10/24, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Don Jackson	20 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Richy Turner	3 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD

At Air Force

Nevada at Air Force

1 2 3 4 OT Total Wolf Pack 0 14 7 17 0 38 • Falcons 7 14 7 10 7 45 Date: November 15, 2014 Location: Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Game start: 12:08 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 11,519 Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 17 MPH Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (RTRM): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Ally Sturm (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 08:46 AF Jalen Robinette 6–yard pass from Kale Pearson (Will Conant kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 6:14) AF 7–0 2 14:18 NEV Hasaan Henderson 25–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (5 plays, 86 yards, 1:55) TIE 7–7 09:01 AF Shayne Davern 1–yard run (Will Conant kick) (13 plays, 82 yards, 5:10) AF 14–7 01:30 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (19 plays, 75 yards, 7:31) TIE 14–14 00:08 AF Jalen Robinette 6–yard pass from Kale Pearson (Will Conant kick) (9 plays, 62 yards, 1:16) AF 21–14 3 09:59 NEV Don Jackson 32–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:01) TIE 21–21 04:03 AF Garrett Brown 25–yard pass from Kale Pearson (Will Conant kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 3:57) AF 28–21 4 14:26 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33) TIE 28–28 10:23 AF Will Conant 23–yard field goal (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:03) AF 31–28 07:03 NEV Jerico Richardson 21–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20) NEV 35–31 04:13 AF Kale Pearson 16–yard run (Will Conant kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:44) AF 38–35 00:12 NEV Brent Zuzo 22–yard field goal (5 plays, 43 yards, 1:13) TIE 38–38 OT 15:00 AF Shayne Davern 3–yard run (Will Conant kick) (5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) AF 45–38

See also: 2014 Air Force Falcons football team

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –3	54

Statistics	Nevada	Air Force
First downs	27	28
Total yards	498	471
Rushing yards	223	342
Passing yards	275	129
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:57	29:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	24/36, 275 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Don Jackson	28 carries, 121 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Hasaan Henderson	5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Air Force	Passing	Kale Pearson	11/15, 129 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Kale Pearson	16 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Brown	3 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 21 10 2 40 Wolf Pack 7 13 0 0 20 Date: November 22, 2014 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:36 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 21,446 Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (ESPNU): Shawn Kenney (play–by–play) and Dan Hawkins (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 03:29 FS Josh Harper 19–yard pass from Brian Burrell (Kody Kroening kick) (4 plays, 32 yards, 1:30) FS 7–0 02:56 NEV Cody Fajardo 55–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33) TIE 7–7 2 14:01 NEV Cody Fajardo 60–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (7 plays, 82 yards, 2:41) NEV 14–7 12:23 FS Aaron Peck 13–yard pass from Brian Burrell (Kody Kroening kick) (7 plays, 81 yards, 1:34) TIE 14–14 09:06 FS Greg Watson 30–yard pass from Brian Burrell (Kody Kroening kick) (5 plays, 51 yards, 1:48) FS 21–14 02:06 NEV Don Jackson 14–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick failed) (3 plays, 14 yards, 0:55) FS 21–20 00:32 FS Brian Burrell 1–yard run (Kody Kroening kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 1:17) FS 28–20 3 13:04 FS Aaron Peck 26–yard pass from Brian Burrell (Kody Kroening kick) (5 plays, 44 yards, 1:46) FS 35–20 09:29 FS Kody Kroening 32–yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 0:27) FS 38–20 4 10:21 FS Team 2–yard safety FS 40–20

See also: 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7.5	64

Statistics	Fresno State	Nevada
First downs	29	13
Total yards	551	353
Rushing yards	238	227
Passing yards	313	126
Turnovers	3	6
Time of possession	35:35	24:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Brian Burrell	25/46, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Quezada	24 carries, 119 yards
	Receiving	Greg Watson	4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	11/24, 126 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	22 carries, 165 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jerico Richardson	4 receptions, 40 yards

At UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 7 21 14 49 Rebels 7 10 3 7 27 Date: November 29, 2014 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:36 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 20,151 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSE 15 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPNU): Jason Benetti (play–by–play) and Mike Bellotti (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:25 NEV Cody Fajardo 25–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21) NEV 7–0 04:52 UNLV Devante Davis 3–yard pass from Blake Decker (Jonathan Leiva kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:33) TIE 7–7 2 10:33 UNLV Devonte Boyd 24–yard pass from Blake Decker (Jonathan Leiva kick) (3 plays, 47 yards, 0:53) UNLV 14–7 07:31 UNLV Jonathan Leiva 44–yard field goal (8 plays, 22 yards, 2:15) UNLV 17–7 01:31 NEV Richy Turner 18–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (7 plays, 52 yards, 3:00) UNLV 17–14 3 09:33 NEV Jerico Richardson 12–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (11 plays, 87 yards, 5:24) NEV 21–17 07:00 UNLV Jonathan Leiva 23–yard field goal (8 plays, 46 yards, 2:25) NEV 21–20 05:08 NEV Kendall Brock 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Brent Zuzo kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 1:44) NEV 28–20 04:15 NEV Lenny Jones 32–yard interception (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 35–20 4 11:47 NEV Jerico Richardson 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (2 plays, 17 yards, 1:11) NEV 42–20 06:51 NEV Devin Combs 5–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) (6 plays, 56 yards, 3:31) NEV 49–20 05:37 UNLV Shaquille Murray-Lawrence 12–yard run (Jonathan Leiva kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:07) NEV 49–27

See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –8	63

Statistics	Nevada	UNLV
First downs	21	25
Total yards	454	376
Rushing yards	408	205
Passing yards	46	171
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	33:39	26:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	5/13, 46 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	13 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Richy Turner	1 reception, 18 yards, 1 TD
UNLV	Passing	Blake Decker	21/39, 171 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Shaquille Murray-Lawrence	21 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Devonte Boyd	4 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl)

Nevada vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
(New Orleans Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 3 0 0 3 • Ragin' Cajuns 10 0 0 6 16 Date: December 20, 2014 Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Game start: 10:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute Game attendance: 34,014 Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoor Stadium) • Wind: NNE 12 MPH Referee: Greg Blum TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Mack Brown (analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:26 ULL C.J. Bates 17–yard pass from Terrance Broadway (Hunter Stover kick) (8 plays, 77 yards, 3:34) ULL 7–0 02:55 ULL Hunter Stover 46–yard field goal (13 plays, 60 yards, 6:58) ULL 10–0 2 02:42 NEV Brent Zuzo 21–yard field goal (8 plays, 23 yards, 3:20) ULL 10–3 4 11:51 ULL Hunter Stover 30–yard field goal (15 plays, 77 yards, 7:25) ULL 13–3 04:46 ULL Hunter Stover 35–yard field goal (9 plays, 47 yards, 4:15) ULL 16–3

See also: 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2014 New Orleans Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –1.5	64

Statistics	Nevada	Louisiana–Lafayette
First downs	13	26
Total yards	213	411
Rushing yards	89	184
Passing yards	124	227
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	23:06	36:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	14/29, 124 yards
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	13 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Richy Turner	5 receptions, 46 yards
Louisiana–Lafayette	Passing	Terrance Broadway	26/31, 227 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Elijah McGuire	16 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Elijah McGuire	5 receptions, 54 yards