2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Mountain Division
	West Division
	Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

Nevada Wolf Pack football
2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football
	Head coach Brian Polian at the 2016 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 27, 2016
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Brian Polian (4th season);
Associate head coach	Lester Erb (4th overall, 2nd straight season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Teerlinck (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium; (Capacity: 26,000)

The 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–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.[1][2] They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division.

On November 27, Polian and Nevada agreed to part ways.[3] He finished at Nevada with a four year record of 23–27. Polian later returned to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football as special teams coordinator under head coach Brian Kelly after previously serving under head coach Charlie Weis from 2005 to 2009.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2015 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division and won the Arizona Bowl by 28 to 23 against Colorado State.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 26–27, 2016, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.[4]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 26, 2016. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.[5]

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego State	174 (29)
2	Nevada	129
3	San Jose State	122
4	Fresno State	76
5	UNLV	73
6	Hawaii	35

Mountain
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	172 (27)
2	Air Force	126 (2)
3	Utah State	111
4	Colorado State	95
5	New Mexico	74
6	Wyoming	31

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.[6]

Defense

Dameon Baber – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Cal Poly (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 30–27 ^OT	19,138
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 10–39	80,795
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders/Twitter	W 38–14	20,457
September 24	9:00 a.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	L 14–24	41,607
October 1	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV	L 17–38	23,593
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 27–22	22,411
October 15	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 10–14	15,161
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	L 34–42	18,877
November 5	7:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	ESPNU	L 26–35	17,290
November 12	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 16–46	16,730
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 38–37	13,390
November 26	1:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	ESPN3	W 45–10	23,569
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Dominic Christian	Fr
WR	`3`	Ahki Muhammed	So
WR	`5`	Trevion Armstrong	Fr
QB	`6`	Ty Gangi	So
QB	`7`	Joe Pyle	Fr
QB	`11`	Hunter Fralick	So
WR	`12`	Hasaan Henderson	Sr
QB	`13`	Cristian Solano	Fr
QB	`14`	Dante Mayes	Jr
QB	`15`	Tyler Stewart	Sr
WR	`16`	Brandon Thompson	So
WR	`17`	Brendan O'Leary-Orange	Fr
WR	`18`	Reese Neville	Fr
WR	`19`	Wyatt Demps	Jr
RB	`20`	James Butler	Jr
RB	`22`	Akeel Lynch	Sr
RB	`23`	Kelton Moore	Fr
RB	`24`	Jaxson Kincaide	Fr
RB	`29`	Isaiah Hamilton	Fr
RB	`33`	Blake Wright	So
TE	`43`	Colin Flannery	Fr
TE	`45`	Austin Carrow	Sr
TE	`47`	Jarred Gipson	Sr
TE	`49`	Trae Wells	So
OL	`53`	Tyler Rosentreter	Jr
OL	`54`	Alex Tancreto	Fr
OL	`60`	Reese Backman	So
OL	`62`	Nathan Goltry	Sr
OL	`63`	Daren Echeveria	So
OL	`64`	Sean Krepsz	So
OL	`65`	Clifford Porter	Fr
OL	`66`	Thomas Newton	Jr
OL	`67`	Jake Herron	Fr
OL	`69`	Sam Hammond	Fr
OL	`70`	Nathan Edwards	Fr
OL	`71`	Jake Nelson	So
OL	`72`	Jeremy Macauley	Sr
OL	`73`	Austin Corbett	Fr
OL	`74`	Ilya Lopez	Jr
OL	`75`	Carl Burton-Hill	Fr
OL	`76`	Nate Brown	Fr
OL	`79`	Jacob Henry	Sr
WR	`80`	Jason Elenberger	So
WR	`80`	David Harvey	Fr
WR	`81`	Victor Gonzalez	Fr
WR	`82`	Tucker Melcher	Jr
WR	`83`	Andrew Celis	So
WR	`84`	Jerico Richardson	Sr
TE	`85`	Miles Beach	Fr
TE	`86`	Brandon Scott	So
WR	`87`	Bradyen Sanchez	Sr
TE	`88`	Evan Faunce	Jr
TE	`89`	Nick Colson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Asauni Rufus	So
DB	`4`	E. J. Muhammed	Fr
DB	`5`	Dameon Baber	So
LB	`7`	Gabriel Sewell	Fr
DB, LB	`8`	Jaden Sawyer	Jr
DB	`9`	Marcus Lucas	Fr
LB	`10`	L. J. Jackson	Sr
DB	`12`	Dag Irby	Fr
DB	`16`	Kevin Howell	Fr
DE	`17`	Jarid Joseph	So
DB	`18`	Elijah Moody	So
DB	`19`	Daylon Johnson	Fr
DB	`22`	Jimbo Davis IV	Jr
LB	`24`	Lucas Weber	So
DB	`25`	Daniel Brown	Fr
DB	`26`	Kendall Johnson	Jr
DB	`28`	Elijah Mitchell	Sr
DB	`29`	Cameron Turner	Fr
LB	`30`	Maliek Broady	Fr
LB	`30`	Lawson Hall	Fr
DB	`31`	Randy Uzoma	Sr
DB	`32`	Devoreaux Stewart	Sr
DB	`33`	Morris Bowman	Fr
LB	`34`	Travis Wilson	Jr
DB	`35`	Riley Brand	Fr
DB	`36`	Tyler Crandall	Fr
DB	`37`	David Kruskamp	So
LB	`38`	Jake Lacaden	So
DE	`39`	Ricky Thomas, Jr.	Fr
DB	`40`	Devin Porter	Fr
DE	`44`	Kori Collins	Fr
LB	`49`	Alec Simpson	Fr
LB	`50`	Austin Paulhus	Jr
LB	`51`	Colton Concellos	Jr
LB	`52`	D. J. Powe	Fr
DT	`55`	Nakita Lealao	Jr
LB	`56`	Alex Bertando	Sr
LB	`57`	John Durney	Sr
DE	`58`	Nolan Dambacher	Sr
DE	`93`	Jordan Silva	So
DE	`61`	Jacob Drahos	Fr
DT	`78`	Jarius McDade	Jr
DE	`90`	Malik Reed	So
DL	`91`	Kalei Meyer	So
DL	`92`	Nick Gregg	Fr
DE	`93`	Jordan Silva	So
DE	`95`	Patrick Choudja	Jr
DL	`96`	Hausia Sekona	Fr
DL	`97`	Salesa Faraimo	Sr
DE	`98`	Kameron Toomer	Fr
DE	`99`	Korey Rush	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`26`	Evan Rios	Fr
K	`40`	Brent Zuzo	Sr
LS	`42`	Wes Farnsworth	So
P	`46`	Alex Boy	Sr
K	`48`	Spencer Pettit	Fr

Head coach

Brian Polian

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Lester Erb (Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers)
Scott Boone (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
Mike Bradeson (Recruiting Coordinator / Safeties)
Tim Cramsey (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Marc Nudelberg (Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs)
Bill Teerlinck (Defensive Line)
Jonathan Himebauch (Offensive Line)
Cheston Blackshear (Tight Ends)
Ricky Thomas (Cornerbacks)
David Fox (Director of Football Administration)
Doug Lichtenberger (Director of Football and Recruiting Operations)
Brad Rogers (Recruiting Operations Specialist)
Jeff Nady (Graduate Assistant)
Alec Drudi (Graduate Assistant)
John Landwehr (Graduate Assistant)
Beau Worpell (Quality Control – Offense)
Zach Coleman (Quality Control – Defense)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 30, 2016

Game summaries

Cal Poly

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –21.5	64[7]

Statistics	Cal Poly	Nevada
First downs	23	18
Total yards	445	363
Rushing yards	383	174
Passing yards	62	189
Turnovers	6	0
Time of possession	36:09	23:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing	Dano Graves	5/12, 62 yards
	Rushing	Dano Graves	26 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Carson McMurtrey	2 receptions, 25 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	17/23, 189 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	James Butler	21 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Andrew Celis	2 receptions, 47 yards

at Notre Dame

Nevada at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	0	3	7	10
• No. 18 Fighting Irish	0	25	14	0	39

Date: September 10, 2016
Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN
Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
Game attendance: 80,795
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 12 MPH
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Doug Flutie (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +28	62[8]

Statistics	Nevada	Notre Dame
First downs	16	21
Total yards	300	444
Rushing yards	99	239
Passing yards	201	205
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:28	33:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	10/23, 113 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	James Butler	17 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Andrew Celis	1 reception, 68 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	DeShone Kizer	15/18, 156 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Adams	10 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Equanimeous St. Brown	6 receptions, 85 yards

Buffalo

Buffalo at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	7	7	14
• Wolf Pack	7	17	7	7	38

Date: September 17, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
Game attendance: 20,457
Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: WNW 6 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (Campus Insiders/Twitter): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Darius Walker (analyst) and Shae Peppler (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –12	50[9]

Statistics	Buffalo	Nevada
First downs	17	32
Total yards	361	521
Rushing yards	231	352
Passing yards	130	169
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	20:31	39:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Tyree Jackson	7/22, 130 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Johnson	17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Johnson	1 reception, 57 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	16/21, 160 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	28 carries, 174 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jerico Richardson	3 receptions, 46 yards

at Purdue

Nevada at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	0	14
• Boilermakers	0	10	7	7	24

Date: September 24, 2016
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
Game attendance: 41,607
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 7 MPH
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Dan Hawkins (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +5.5	60[10]

Statistics	Nevada	Purdue
First downs	18	25
Total yards	253	466
Rushing yards	68	166
Passing yards	185	300
Turnovers	0	6
Time of possession	28:09	31:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	22/29, 178 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	James Butler	14 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	James Butler	6 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD
Purdue	Passing	David Blough	21/30, 300 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Markell Jones	22 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bilal Marshall	5 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD

at Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	3	0	14	17
• Rainbow Warriors	3	14	21	0	38

Date: October 1, 2016
Location: Aloha Stadium
Halawa, HI
Game start: 6:08 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
Game attendance: 23,593
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 13 MPH
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula (play–by–play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Scott Robbs (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –3.5	56[11]

Statistics	Nevada	Hawaii
First downs	23	24
Total yards	397	566
Rushing yards	194	344
Passing yards	203	222
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:36	28:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	19/33, 203 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	21 carries, 168 yards
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii	Passing	Dru Brown	15/18, 222 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Diocemy Saint Juste	19 carries, 205 yards
	Receiving	Marcus Kemp	6 receptions, 88 yards

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	0	7	9	22
• Wolf Pack	7	14	0	6	27

Date: October 8, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 4:04 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
Game attendance: 22,411
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –8	55[12]

Statistics	Fresno State	Nevada
First downs	25	23
Total yards	452	389
Rushing yards	255	226
Passing yards	197	163
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Chason Virgil	16/27, 197 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dontel James	27 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	KeeSean Johnson	5 receptions, 71 yards
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	13/20, 127 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	James Butler	37 carries, 175 yards
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	9 receptions, 124 yards, 3 TDs

at San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	0	3	7	10
• Spartans	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 15, 2016
Location: CEFCU Stadium
San Jose, CA
Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
Game attendance: 15,161
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 11 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +3	56[13]

Statistics	Nevada	San Jose State
First downs	13	20
Total yards	257	279
Rushing yards	113	137
Passing yards	144	142
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	23:32	36:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Tyler Stewart	9/20, 144 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	James Butler	20 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	James Butler	3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
San Jose State	Passing	Kenny Potter	11/17, 142 yards
	Rushing	Malik Roberson	35 carries, 139 yards
	Receiving	Tre Hartley	5 receptions, 76 yards

Wyoming

Wyoming at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	7	14	14	7	42
Wolf Pack	0	13	14	7	34

Date: October 22, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 7:41 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Game attendance: 18,877
Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: SSE 7 MPH
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play–by–play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +7	53[14]

Statistics	Wyoming	Nevada
First downs	27	32
Total yards	540	479
Rushing yards	391	132
Passing yards	149	347
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Josh Allen	9/13, 145 yards
	Rushing	Brian Hill	29 carries, 289 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Tanner Gentry	4 receptions, 109 yards
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	27/43, 300 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	James Butler	14 carries, 73 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	8 receptions, 97 yards

at New Mexico

Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	14	0	12	26
• Lobos	7	7	14	7	35

Date: November 5, 2016
Location: University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
Game attendance: 17,290
Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Overcast/Rain • Wind: 5 MPH • Note: Game was delayed by lightning after halftime for 1 hour and 49 minutes.
Referee: Kevin Boitmann
TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play–by–play) and Brian Kinchen (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +15	60[15]

Statistics	Nevada	New Mexico
First downs	19	23
Total yards	409	473
Rushing yards	108	373
Passing yards	301	100
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	19:51	40:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	19/34, 301 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	James Butler	16 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico	Passing	Austin Apodaca	7/9, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Teriyon Gipson	20 carries, 121 yards
	Receiving	Emmanuel Harris	1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD

San Diego State

San Diego State at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Aztecs	10	16	13	7	46
Wolf Pack	7	0	2	7	16

Date: November 12, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 7:37 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
Game attendance: 16,730
Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 6 MPH
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Eric Davis (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +21.5	51[16]

Statistics	San Diego State	Nevada
First downs	25	19
Total yards	620	366
Rushing yards	474	90
Passing yards	146	276
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Christian Chapman	11/16, 146 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Rashaad Penny	10 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Mikah Holder	4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	21/37, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Jaxson Kincaide	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	4 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	10	10	37
• Wolf Pack	3	7	7	21	38

Date: November 19, 2016
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
Game attendance: 13,390
Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 MPH
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +7	56[17]

Statistics	Utah State	Nevada
First downs	21	22
Total yards	523	341
Rushing yards	396	214
Passing yards	127	127
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:22	32:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Kent Myers	10/18, 127 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tonny Lindsey Jr.	21 carries, 168 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ron'Quavion Tarver	3 receptions, 51 yards
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	13/26, 127 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	26 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Butler	4 receptions, 52 yards

at UNLV

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolf Pack	10	17	3	15	45
Rebels	0	10	0	0	10

Date: November 26, 2016
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, NV
Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes
Game attendance: 23,569
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ENE 5 MPH
Referee: Daniel Romeo
TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Raymond (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV +10	59[18]

Statistics	Nevada	UNLV
First downs	27	14
Total yards	511	303
Rushing yards	318	182
Passing yards	193	121
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	37:42	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Ty Gangi	15/22, 193 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Butler	32 carries, 196 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Wyatt Demps	2 receptions, 57 yards
UNLV	Passing	Kurt Palandech	9/22, 121 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kurt Palandech	14 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trevor Kanteman	2 receptions, 39 yards

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"San Diego State Aztecs vs Nevada Wolf Pack". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
"Utah State Aggies vs Nevada Wolf Pack". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
"Nevada Wolf Pack vs UNLV Rebels". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

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Nevada Wolf Pack football
Venues	Evans Field (1896–1905) Mackay Field and Stadium (I) (1915–1965) Mackay Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State UNLV (Fremont Cannon)
Culture & lore	Alphie and Wolfie Jr. Hail to our Sturdy Team Pride of the Sierra KUUB
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020