2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Jay Norvell 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 3–9 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Head coach Jay Norvell at the 2017 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 25, 2017
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2017 record3–9 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mumme (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 27,000)
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$  7 –1     11 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3     7 –6  
Wyoming  5 –3     8 –5  
Utah State  4 –4     6 –7  
Air Force  4 –4     5 –7  
New Mexico  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
Fresno State xy  7 –1     10 –4  
San Diego State  6 –2     10 –3  
UNLV  4 –4     5 –7  
Nevada  3 –5     3 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7     3 –9  
San Jose State  1 –7     2 –11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2016 season 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division and did not qualify for a bowl game. Head coach Brian Polian was replaced by Jay Norvell.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2017, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.[3]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 25, 2017. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division.[4]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1San Diego State168 (28)
2Hawaii135
3UNLV105
4Nevada79
5San Jose State54
6Fresno State47
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Boise State161 (21)
2Colorado State135 (6)
3Wyoming114 (1)
4Air Force82
5New Mexico68
6Utah State28

Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the offense and one from the defense.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 20–3133,018
September 94:00 p.m.Toledo*
ESPN3L 24–3718,617
September 164:00 p.m.Idaho State (Div. I FCS)*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
AT&T RML 28–3016,394
September 233:00 p.m.at No. 18 Washington State*
P12NL 7–4530,317
September 307:00 p.m.at Fresno State
AT&T RML 21–4127,434
October 77:30 p.m.Hawaii
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSSNW 35–2116,566
October 147:15 p.m.at Colorado State
ESPN2L 42–4436,765
October 206:30 p.m.Air Force
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSSNL 42–4516,789
November 44:00 p.m.at Boise State
ESPNUL 14–4130,858
November 111:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN3W 59–1414,604
November 187:30 p.m.at San Diego State
CBSSNL 23–4229,265
November 2512:00 p.m.UNLV
AT&T RMW 23–1617,359
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Northwestern
Nevada at Northwestern
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 1003 20
• Wildcats 7 01014 31
  • Date: September 2, 2017
  • Location: Ryan Field
    Evanston, IL
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 33,018
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Timothy O'Dey
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play–by–play), Chuck Long (analyst) and Michelle McMahon (sideline)
     
See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +2460.5[6]
StatisticsNevadaNorthwestern
First downs1927
Total yards341508
Rushing yards142156
Passing yards199352
Turnovers32
Time of possession21:0538:55
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassingTy Gangi16/37, 199 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingJaxson Kincaide15 carries, 86 yards
ReceivingMcLane Mannix2 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
NorthwesternPassingClayton Thorson28/38, 352 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingJustin Jackson30 carries, 109 yards
ReceivingBennett Skowronek8 receptions, 123 yards

Toledo
Toledo at Nevada
1 234Total
• Rockets 10 10143 37
Wolf Pack 3 7140 24
  • Date: September 9, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,617
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: None
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst)
       
See also: 2017 Toledo Rockets football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +10.567.5[7]
StatisticsToledoNevada
First downs2822
Total yards426386
Rushing yards194109
Passing yards232277
Turnovers03
Time of possession40:1419:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ToledoPassingLogan Woodside19/27, 232 yards, 2 TDs
RushingTerry Swanson27 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingCody Thompson8 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
NevadaPassingTy Gangi19/37, 277 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingJaxson Kincaide12 carries, 63 yards
ReceivingMcLane Mannix6 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD

Idaho State
Idaho State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Bengals (Div. I FCS) 10 1370 30
Wolf Pack 0 7714 28
  • Date: September 16, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,394
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: E 7 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (AT&T RM): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
      
See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV –33.5N/A[8]
StatisticsIdaho StateNevada
First downs1825
Total yards383423
Rushing yards114218
Passing yards269205
Turnovers19
Time of possession24:3435:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho StatePassingTanner Gueller19/38, 269 yards, 2 TDs
RushingJames Madison17 carries, 84 yards
ReceivingMichael Dean5 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
NevadaPassingKaymen Cureton19/33, 205 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingJaxson Kincaide15 carries, 96 yards
ReceivingMcLane Mannix7 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD

at Washington State
Nevada at Washington State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 007 7
• No. 18 Cougars 14 2137 45
  • Date: September 23, 2017
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, WA
  • Game start: 3:01 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Game attendance: 30,317
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: 0–5 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play–by–play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Jill Savage (sideline)
    
See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +28.566[9]
StatisticsNevadaWashington State
First downs1331
Total yards151560
Rushing yards4655
Passing yards105505
Turnovers03
Time of possession21:1438:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassingDavid Cornwell13/25, 97 yards, 3 INTs
RushingBlake Wright5 carries, 37 yards
ReceivingWyatt Demps6 receptions, 39 yards
Washington StatePassingLuke Falk36/47, 478 yards, 5 TDs
RushingJamal Morrow11 carries, 73 yards
ReceivingTavares Martin4 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs

at Fresno State
Nevada at Fresno State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1407 21
• Bulldogs 10 2173 41
  • Date: September 30, 2017
  • Location: Bulldog Stadium
    Fresno, CA
  • Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 27,434
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WNW 11 MPH
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (AT&T RM): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
      
See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +7.559.5[10]
StatisticsNevadaFresno State
First downs1622
Total yards314504
Rushing yards61192
Passing yards253312
Turnovers06
Time of possession22:5237:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassingTy Gangi31/48, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
RushingKelton Moore5 carries, 26 yards
ReceivingWyatt Demps10 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Fresno StatePassingMarcus McMaryion24/32, 296 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingRonnie Rivers12 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKeeSean Johnson7 receptions, 104 yards, 3 TDs

Hawaii
Hawaii at Nevada
1 234Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 770 21
• Wolf Pack 7 1477 35
  • Date: October 7, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,566
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear and Perfect • Wind: W 12 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Jordan Daigle (sideline)
    
See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +3.562.5[11]
StatisticsHawaiiNevada
First downs2026
Total yards477566
Rushing yards248268
Passing yards229298
Turnovers34
Time of possession29:0130:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HawaiiPassingDru Brown18/27, 229 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingDiocemy Saint Juste25 carries, 241 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJohn Ursua9 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
NevadaPassingTy Gangi25/32, 278 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
RushingKelton Moore19 carries, 216 yards
ReceivingWyatt Demps7 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TDs

at Colorado State
Nevada at Colorado State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 14 7210 42
• Rams 14 14106 44
         
See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +24.565.5[12]
StatisticsNevadaColorado State
First downs2323
Total yards564608
Rushing yards56224
Passing yards508384
Turnovers13
Time of possession30:5029:10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassingTy Gangi23/40, 428 yards, 4 TDs
RushingKelton Moore14 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMcLane Mannix7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD
Colorado StatePassingNick Stevens26/37, 384 yards, 4 TDs
RushingDalyn Dawkins17 carries, 191 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMichael Gallup13 receptions, 263 yards, 3 TDs

Air Force
Air Force at Nevada
1 234Total
• Falcons 7 21710 45
Wolf Pack 14 6814 42
  • Date: October 20, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:37 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,789
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: W 12 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline)
          
See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +664[13]
StatisticsAir ForceNevada
First downs3621
Total yards591424
Rushing yards550157
Passing yards41267
Turnovers51
Time of possession41:2018:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Air ForcePassingArion Worthman4/7, 41 yards, 1 INT
RushingTim McVey18 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMarcus Bennett2 receptions, 28 yards
NevadaPassingTy Gangi17/33, 239 yards, 2 TDs
RushingKelton Moore14 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingBrendan O'Leary–Orange3 receptions, 90 yards

at Boise State
Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 700 14
• Broncos 10 2173 41
  • Date: November 4, 2017
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:02 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 30,858
  • Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: NW 9 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Kirk Morrison (analyst)
     
See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +2061[14]
StatisticsNevadaBoise State
First downs1724
Total yards302479
Rushing yards142140
Passing yards160339
Turnovers02
Time of possession28:3131:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassingTy Gangi24/37, 160 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
RushingKelton Moore17 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingWyatt Demps6 receptions, 61 yards
Boise StatePassingBrett Rypien20/27, 258 yards, 2 TDs
RushingAlexander Mattison12 carries, 64 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingCedrick Wilson Jr.5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

San Jose State
San Jose State at Nevada
1 234Total
Spartans 7 007 14
• Wolf Pack 14 24147 59
  • Date: November 11, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,604
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Cool and Sunny • Wind: SE 2 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenney (play–by–play) and Al Groh (analyst)
       
See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV –1867[15]
StatisticsSan Jose StateNevada
First downs2320
Total yards302441
Rushing yards173176
Passing yards129265
Turnovers50
Time of possession30:1629:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
San Jose StatePassingMontel Aaron9/18, 108 yards, 3 INTs
RushingTyler Nevens21 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTre Hartley2 receptions, 50 yards
NevadaPassingTy Gangi16/23, 232 yards, 3 TDs
RushingKelton Moore20 carries, 79 yards
ReceivingWyatt Demps7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs

at San Diego State
Nevada at San Diego State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 10 706 23
• Aztecs 14 7714 42
  • Date: November 18, 2017
  • Location: SDCCU Stadium
    San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 7:39 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
  • Game attendance: 29,265
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play–by–play), Jay Feely (analyst) and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
      
See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV +1755.5[16]
StatisticsNevadaSan Diego State
First downs1825
Total yards448494
Rushing yards34289
Passing yards414205
Turnovers22
Time of possession26:1133:49
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassingTy Gangi33/54, 414 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingKelton Moore13 carries, 18 yards
ReceivingBrendan O'Leary–Orange11 receptions, 214 yards, 3 TDs
San Diego StatePassingChristian Chapman15/23, 205 yards, 1 TD
RushingRashaad Penny24 carries, 222 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingMikah Holder5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD

UNLV
UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)
1 234Total
Rebels 0 1330 16
• Wolf Pack 6 377 23
  • Date: November 25, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,359
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (AT&T RM): Drew Goodman (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
    
See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon
Pregame lineOver/under
NEV –370.5[17]
StatisticsUNLVNevada
First downs2218
Total yards324411
Rushing yards164117
Passing yards160294
Turnovers33
Time of possession36:3023:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassingArmani Rogers12/23, 160 yards
RushingLexington Thomas15 carries, 63 yards
ReceivingBrandon Presley4 receptions, 59 yards
NevadaPassingTy Gangi24/33, 266 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingKelton Moore23 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMcLane Mannix7 receptions, 109 yards

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
See also: 2018 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Austin CorbettG233Cleveland Browns

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  2. 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule
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