2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Quick Lane Bowl, L 24–52 vs. Western Michigan
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Jay Norvell (5th season; regular season) Vai Taua (interim, bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Mumme (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captains	Carson Strong Jermaine Ledbetter Lawson Hall Sam Hammond

2021 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Air Force x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Boise State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Wyoming		2	–	6					7	–	6
Colorado State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy		7	–	1					12	–	2
Fresno State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Nevada		5	–	3					8	–	5
Hawaii		3	–	5					6	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno, in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fifth–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award[1]	Romeo Doubs	WR	SR
	Carson Strong	QB	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[2]	Lawson Hall	LB	FY
Davey O'Brien Award[3]	Carson Strong	QB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4]	Elijah Cooks	WR	GS
	Romeo Doubs		SR
	Cole Turner	TE
Rimington Trophy[5]	Tyler Orsini	OL	GS
John Mackey Award[5]	Cole Turner	TE	SR
Jim Thorpe Award[6]	Berdale Robins	DB	FY
Lou Groza Award[7]	Brandon Talton	PK	JR
Paul Hornung Award[8]	Romeo Doubs	WR	SR
Manning Award[9]	Carson Strong	QB	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[10]

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in first place in the MW West Division.^[11]

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nevada	141 (19)
2	San Jose State	121 (5)
3	San Diego State	96
4	Fresno State	85 (1)
5	Hawaii	56
6	UNLV	26

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	148 (23)
2	Wyoming	115 (2)
3	Air Force	104
4	Colorado State	72
5	Utah State	47
6	New Mexico	39

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had four players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; three from the offense and one from the specialists.^[12]

Offense Romeo Doubs – WR Carson Strong – QB Cole Turner – TE

Specialists Brandon Talton – PK

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FS1	W 22–17	35,117
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Idaho State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KNSN-TV/Stadium	W 49–10	23,965
September 18	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 17–38	48,768
October 2	12:30 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	FS1	W 41–31	37,426
October 9	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 55–28	21,448
October 16	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 34–17	22,098
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	FS1	L 32–34	33,012
October 29	7:00 p.m.	UNLV	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)	CBSSN	W 51–20	28,960
November 6	7:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	FS2	W 27–24	17,770
November 13	7:30 p.m.	at No. 22 San Diego State	Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA	CBSSN	L 21–23	11,821
November 19	6:00 p.m.	Air Force	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	FS1	L 39–41 ^3OT	15,206
November 27	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 52–10	17,465
December 27	8:00 a.m.	vs. Western Michigan*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–52	22,321
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Source: ^[13]

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Personnel

2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Melquan Stovall Jr RB 2 Devonte Lee Sr WR 3 Jamaal Bell So WR 4 Elijah Cooks GS QB 6 Hamish McClure Jr WR 7 Romeo Doubs Sr QB 10 Drew Scolari Fr QB 11 Clay Millen Fr QB 12 Carson Strong (C) Jr WR 13 Carson Walters Jr QB 14 Jake Barlage Jr TE 15 Henry Ikahihifo So QB 16 Nate Cox Sr WR 17 Justin Lockhart Jr QB 18 Jonah Chong So TE 19 Cole Turner Sr WR 20 Jeshua Fixel  So WR 20 Tory Horton So RB 22 Ty Collins Fr RB 23 Jacques Badolato–Birdsell Fr WR 24 Tyrese Mack Fr RB 25 Avery Morrow So RB 26 Terrell Johnson Sr TE 31 Reagan Roberson GS RB 32 Wesley Kommer So RB 33 Dylan Overstreet Fr RB 35 Toa Taua Sr OL 54 Jermaine Ledbetter (C) GS OL 55 Tyler Orsini GS OL 56 Zac Welch  Fr OL 58 Trevyn Heil  Fr OL 60 Donovan Carter  So OL 61 Drew Cannon Sr OL 62 Frank Poso So OL 63 R.J. Taylor So OL 65 Aaron Frost Sr OL 67 Gray Davis Sr OL 68 Jacob Nunez  Fr OL 71 Grant Starck So OL 72 Dominic Eldridge Fr OL 75 Jacob Gardner So OL 77 Trey Hamilton Jr OL 78 Andrew Madrigal Fr OL 79 Moses Landis Sr TE 81 Carlton Brown III Fr WR 83 Aaron Smith So WR 84 Jeremiah Gradowitz So WR 87 Dazure Paggett Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Berdale Robins CB 2 Isaiah Essissima Jr DB 5 Emany Johnson Jr DB 6 Tyson Williams Sr DE 7 Kameron Toomer GS DB 9 Zeke Robbins Jr LB 10 Lamin Touray Sr LB 11 Daiyan Henley Sr DB 12 Kacee Williams  So DB 13 Jordan Lee Sr CB 14 Zach Lewis Fr DB 15 Jaden Dedman Jr DT 16 Maurice Wilmer  So DT 17 Crishaun Lappin Sr DB 19 Richard Toney Fr DB 20 Tyriq Mack Sr DB 20 Bentlee Sanders DB 22 Jayce Godley Jr DE 23 Jack Powers Jr DB 24 Chad Brown So DB 24 Micah Camat So DB 25 A.J. King So DB 26 Avery Carrington  So DB 29 Devin Gunter So LB 30 Lawson Hall (C) DB 31 Mikael Bradford Sr LB 32 Drue Watts Fr DB 33 JoJuan Claiborne Sr LB 34 Josiah Bradley Jr LB 36 Naki Mateialona So DB 37 Marquese Allen–Patmon So DB 38 Christian Swint Sr DB 39 Micah Lilo So CB 40 Dorian Blackwell Fr LB 42 Davion Blackwell So DB 42 Zion Burns Fr DE 44 Daniel Grzesiak Jr LB 45 Trevor Price Sr DB 46 Aedan Seiuli Fr DL 52 Dwight Togiola Fr DT 53 Zak Mahannah GS DE 54 Dion Washington Fr LB 56 Adam Weynand So LB 59 Peter Montini So DT 66 Thomas White So DT 73 Christopher Love Jr DE 80 Caleb Manson Fr DE 90 Breylon Garcia Jr DE 91 Jeremiah Bodwin Fr DT 92 Amir Johnson Sr DT 93 Curtis Bonam  So DE 94 Isaiah Overton Fr DT 95 Tristan Nichols GS DT 96 Teivis Tuioti So DT 97 Aaron Overton Jr. So DE 98 Sam Hammond (C) GS DT 99 Dom Peterson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 18 Matthew Killam So PK 43 Brandon Talton Jr PK 48 Matt Freem Sr PK 49 Julian Diaz GS LS 85 Austin Ortega Jr LS 88 Nick Barcelos Fr P Paddy Turner Fr	Head coach Jay Norvell (Iowa) Coordinators/assistant coaches Matt Mumme (Kentucky and Southeastern Louisiana) Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks Brian Ward (McPherson) Defensive coordinator Defensive tackles Thomas Sheffield (Sam Houston State) Special Teams Coordinator Bill Best (Louisiana–Monroe and West Texas A&M) Offensive Line Timmy Chang (Hawaii) Wide Receivers Chad Savage (San Diego State) Tight Ends Jackie Shipp (Oklahoma) Defensive Ends Vai Taua (Nevada) Running Backs Ronnie Wheat (Millsaps) Linebackers Jordon Simmons (Lenoir–Rhyne and Oklahoma) Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Assistant Head Coach Brett Bartolone (Washington State) Offensive Analyst Riccardo Stewart (Arizona State and Bakke Graduate) Secondary Jack Ray (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Special Teams Analyst Craig Watts (West Texas A&M) Offensive Graduate Assistant Ben Putman (Nevada) Offensive Graduate Assistant Jimbo Davis (Nevada) Defensive Graduate Assistant Will Heffner (Boise State and CSU–Pueblo) Defensive Graduate Assistant Support staff Jashon Sykes (Colorado) Senior Associate AD, Football Operations Lucas Gauthier (UCLA) Director of player personnel Colton Bosnos (Shasta and Nevada) Assistant Director of player personnel Adam Hodge Video Coordinator Harold Smith Graphic Designer Rhonda Lundin Bennett (Northwestern) Sports Administrator Ryan Mitchell (Occidental and Seattle) Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Intercollegiate Services Andrew Caudill Assistant AD, Academics Spencer Hiett MS, LAT, ATC Assistant Director of Sports Medicine Shannon O'Hair Football Equipment Manager Cindy Breeden Administrative Assistant Silas Clapham (Washington) Recruiting Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 15, 2021

Depth chart

†	As of August 15, 2021

Defense NICKEL Jordan Lee ⋅ ⋅ FS Christian Swint OR JoJuan Claiborne ⋅ ⋅ WILL MIKE Lamin Touray OR Daiyan Henley Lawson Hall Trevor Price Josiah Bradley ⋅ Naki Mateialona SS Tyson Williams Jayce Godley Emany Johnson CB Berdale Robins OR Jaden Dedman ⋅ ⋅ DE DT DT DE Kameron Toomer Zak Mahannah Dom Peterson Sam Hammond Jack Powers Christopher Love Amir Johnson Daniel Grzesiak ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB A.J. King OR Mikael Bradford ⋅ ⋅ Offense X Justin Lockhart Tory Horton ⋅ H Melquan Stovall Jamaal Bell ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Jacob Gardner Jermaine Ledbetter Tyler Orsini Zac Welch Aaron Frost Moses Landis Gray Davis ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Cole Turner Reagan Roberson Henry Ikahihifo Z Romeo Doubs ⋅ ⋅ QB Carson Strong Nate Cox Jake Barlage RB Toa Taua OR Devonte Lee Avery Morrow ⋅ Special teams PK Brandon Talton P Julian Diaz KR Jamaal Bell Melquan Stovall PR Romeo Doubs LS Austin Ortega H Hamish McClure

Game summaries

At California

Nevada at California

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 13 9 0 22 Golden Bears 14 0 0 3 17 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Game start: 7:45 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 35,117 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Steven Strimling TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:47 CAL Damien Moore 1–yard run (Dario Longhetto kick) (15 plays, 63 yards, 9:05) CAL 7–0 00:03 CAL Nikko Remigio 2–yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick) (9 plays, 72 yards, 4:08) CAL 14–0 2 10:50 NEV Brandon Talton 44–yard field goal (9 plays, 56 yards, 4:10) CAL 14–3 06:15 NEV Romeo Doubs 43–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (5 plays, 68 yards, 1:57) CAL 14–10 00:02 NEV Brandon Talton 35–yard field goal (7 plays, 23 yards, 0:44) CAL 14–13 3 12:00 NEV Elijah Cooks 16–yard pass from Carson Strong (pass failed) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52) NEV 19–14 06:26 NEV Brandon Talton 49–yard field goal (9 plays, 25 yards, 3:40) NEV 22–14 4 12:59 CAL Dario Longhetto 24–yard field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 3:10) NEV 22–17

See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CAL –3	52.5[14]

Statistics	Nevada	California
First downs	19	17
Total yards	373	330
Rushing yards	61	153
Passing yards	312	177
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:42	32:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	22/39, 312 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Toa Taua	10 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Tory Horton	3 receptions, 94 yards
California	Passing	Chase Garbers	25/38, 177 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Damien Moore	15 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	2 receptions, 35 yards

Idaho State

Idaho State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 7 0 3 0 10 • Wolf Pack 14 7 7 21 49 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes Game attendance: 23,965 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 11 MPH Referee: Timothy Davis TV announcers (KNSN-TV/Stadium): Noah Coslov (play–by–play) and Jordan Palmer (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:33 NEV Cole Turner 6–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 6:27) NEV 7–0 04:17 ISU Oshea Trujillo 1–yard run (Kevin Ryan kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16) TIE 7–7 00:59 NEV Elijah Cooks 12–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (6 plays, 90 yards, 3:13) NEV 14–7 2 00:43 NEV Elijah Cooks 12–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (7 plays, 78 yards, 2:34) NEV 21–7 3 09:56 ISU Kevin Ryan 42–yard field goal (12 plays, 50 yards, 5:04) NEV 21–10 01:43 NEV Devonte Lee 2–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:15) NEV 28–10 4 11:03 NEV Devonte Lee 15–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (7 plays, 90 yards, 3:05) NEV 35–10 09:41 NEV Dom Peterson 12–yard fumble recovery (Brandon Talton kick) NEV 42–10 04:45 NEV Harry Ballard 43–yard pass from Nate Cox (Brandon Talton kick) (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:25) NEV 49–10

See also: 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –35	56.5[15]

Statistics	Idaho State	Nevada
First downs	18	26
Total yards	283	586
Rushing yards	141	145
Passing yards	142	441
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	32:49	27:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Tyler Vander Waal	10/17, 107 yards
	Rushing	Malakai Rango	10 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Guillory	5 receptions, 54 yards
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	34/43, 381 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Toa Taua	9 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Cooks	7 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TDs

At Kansas State

Nevada at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 0 10 0 17 • Wildcats 7 10 0 21 38 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 48,768 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 6 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play–by–play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Shane Sparks (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 14:16 KSU Daniel Imatorbhebhe 68–yard pass from Will Howard (Taiten Winkel kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:44) KSU 7–0 00:08 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 2:31) TIE 7–7 2 11:42 KSU Joe Ervin 22–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:26) KSU 14–7 02:08 KSU Taiten Winkel 37–yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:37) KSU 17–7 3 10:35 NEV Brandon Talton 46–yard field goal (8 plays, 47 yards, 4:06) KSU 17–10 04:08 NEV Elijah Cooks 14–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (9 plays, 42 yards, 5:07) TIE 17–17 4 14:54 KSU Deuce Vaughn 11–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:14) KSU 24–17 06:12 KSU Will Howard 2–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick) (11 plays, 62 yards, 6:09) KSU 31–17 01:12 KSU Will Howard 1–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick) (8 plays, 31 yards, 4:11) KSU 38–17

See also: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –1.5	51.5[16]

Statistics	Nevada	Kansas State
First downs	14	22
Total yards	331	398
Rushing yards	25	269
Passing yards	306	129
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	27/40, 262 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Devonte Lee	10 carries, 24 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Romeo Doubs	7 receptions, 121 yards
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	7/10, 123 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	23 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Daniel Imatorbhebhe	1 reception, 68 yards, 1 TD

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(Rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 10 18 3 41 Broncos 14 7 3 7 31 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 37,426 Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:36 NEV Cole Turner 7–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (11 plays, 67 yards, 4:17) NEV 7–0 07:47 BSU Stefan Cobbs 25–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick) (9 plays, 81 yards, 2:43) TIE 7–7 04:54 NEV Brandon Talton 38–yard field goal (9 plays, 54 yards, 2:53) NEV 10–7 00:53 BSU Khalil Shakir 23–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick) (8 plays, 73 yards, 3:55) BSU 14–10 2 12:26 NEV Devonte Lee 2–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (10 plays, 57 yards, 3:21) NEV 17–14 02:28 BSU Stefan Cobbs 5–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick) (3 plays, 40 yards, 1:19) BSU 21–17 00:00 NEV Brandon Talton 37–yard field goal (11 plays, 56 yards, 2:22) BSU 21–20 3 12:55 NEV Toa Taua 12–yard run (Romeo Doubs pass) (3 plays, 18 yards, 1:55) NEV 28–21 08:59 BSU Jonah Dalmas 31–yard field goal (9 plays, 61 yards, 3:56) NEV 28–24 06:01 NEV Brandon Talton 33–yard field goal (6 plays, 59 yards, 2:58) NEV 31–24 02:40 NEV Toa Taua 22–yard run (Brandon Talton kick) (3 plays, 60 yards, 0:48) NEV 38–24 4 10:42 NEV Brandon Talton 38–yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:55) NEV 41–24 03:15 BSU Octavius Evans 4–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick) (15 plays, 80 yards, 4:54) NEV 41–31

See also: 2021 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
BSU –3.5	59[17]

Statistics	Nevada	Boise State
First downs	18	24
Total yards	393	410
Rushing yards	130	22
Passing yards	263	388
Turnovers	0	6
Time of possession	28:01	31:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	25/38, 263 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Toa Taua	12 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Justin Lockhart	5 receptions, 94 yards
Boise State	Passing	Hank Bachmeier	34/47, 388 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cyrus Habibi–Likio	10 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Stefan Cobbs	10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 0 0 21 28 • Wolf Pack 3 28 21 2 54 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:30 p.m. PDT Game attendance: 21,448 TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play–by–play), Ross Tucker (analyst) and Desmond Purnell (sideline)

See also: 2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –31.5	61.5[18]

Statistics	New Mexico State	Nevada
First downs	25	27
Total yards	452	532
Rushing yards	27	69
Passing yards	425	463
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:21	27:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	38/62, 425 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	10 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	5 receptions, 76 yards
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	25/32, 377 yards, 6 TD, INT
	Rushing	Toa Taua	7 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Melquan Stovall	7 receptions, 155 yards, TD

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 7 10 0 0 17 • Wolf Pack 3 17 14 0 34 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:30 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 22,098 Referee: M. Vandervelde Television network: CBSSN

See also: 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Hawaii	Nevada
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 7 6 16 32 • Bulldogs 7 7 14 6 34 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m. PDT Game attendance: 33,012 Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 mph TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 5:37 NEV Brandon Talton 32-yard field goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 3:13) NEV 3–0 5:08 FRES Ronnie Rivers 64-yard run (Cesar Silva kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:28) FRES 7–3 2 14:11 FRES Jordan Mims 1-yard run (Cesar Silva kick) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:19) FRES 14–3 10:10 NEV Cole Turner 2-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (2 plays, 12 yards, 0:41) FRES 14–10 3 13:21 FRES Keric Wheatfall 11–yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:39) FRES 21–10 8:46 NEV Justin Lockheart 30-yard pass from Carson Strong (Two-point pass conversion failed) (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:29) FRES 21–16 4:50 FRES Jordan Mims 7-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) (9 plays, 88 yards, 3:52) FRES 28–16 4 14:56 NEV Romeo Doubs 11-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (9 plays, 68 yards, 4:46) FRES 28–23 12:37 FRES Cesar Silva 47–yard field goal (8 plays, 46 yards, 2:19) FRES 31–23 5:48 FRES Cesar Silva 43-yard field goal (9 plays, 39 yards, 4:16) FRES 34–23 4:21 NEV Brandon Talton 38-yard field goal (7 plays, 58 yards, 1:21) FRES 34–26 0:02 NEV Cole Turner 12–yard pass from Carson Strong (Two-point pass conversion failed) (8 plays, 90 yards, 0:51) FRES 34–32

See also: 2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
FRES –3.5	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	Fresno State
First downs	30	24
Total yards	501	474
Rushing yards	47	205
Passing yards	476	256
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:03	25:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	49/61, 476 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Toa Taua	12 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Romeo Doubs	19 receptions, 203 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	Jake Haener	26/38, 256 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ronnie Rivers	23 carries, 134 yards, TD
	Receiving	Keric Wheatfall	5 receptions, 84 yards, TD

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 0 7 13 20 • Wolf Pack 10 10 21 10 51 Date: October 29, 2021 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:00 p.m. PDT Game attendance: 28,960 Television network: CBSSN

See also: 2021 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	UNLV	Nevada
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 Total Spartans 0 Wolf Pack 0 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Television network: FS2

See also: 2021 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	San Jose State	Nevada
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At No. 22 San Diego State

Nevada at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21 • No. 22 Aztecs 7 3 7 6 23 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST Game attendance: 11,821 Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) Referee: Timothy Davis TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Deb Boulac (producer)

Scoring summary 1 3:42 SDSU Daniel Bellinger 2-yard pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza kick) (12 plays, 99 yards, 5:39) SDSU 7–0 2 14:55 NEV Tory Horton 28–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 3:41) TIED 7–7 9:35 SDSU Matt Araiza 48–yard field goal (9 plays, 36 yards, 5:11) SDSU 10–7 3 9:31 SDSU Chance Bell 5–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25) SDSU 17–7 2:20 NEV Romeo Doubs 5-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) SDSU 17–14 4 11:58 SDSU Matt Araiza 39-yard field goal (7 plays, 15 yards, 2:48) SDSU 20–14 9:57 NEV Romeo Doubs 54-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01) NEV 21–20 1:21 SDSU Matt Araiza 35–yard field goal (12 plays, 53 yards, 3:12) SDSU 23–20

See also: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SDSU –2.5	45

Statistics	Nevada	San Diego State
First downs	19	20
Total yards	358	362
Rushing yards	8	186
Passing yards	350	176
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	26:32	33:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	34/48, 350 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Toa Taua	9 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Romeo Doubs	9 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
San Diego State	Passing	Lucas Johnson	21/34, 176 yards, TD
	Rushing	Greg Bell	16 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Kothe	6 receptions, 71 yards

Air Force

Air Force at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 17 7 0 24 Wolf Pack 3 0 7 14 24 Date: November 19, 2021 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Television network: FS1

See also: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Air Force	Nevada
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Colorado State

Nevada at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 17 7 4 42 Rams 0 0 7 3 10 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 7:00 p.m. MST Game attendance: 17,465 Television network: CBSSN

See also: 2021 Colorado State Rams football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	Colorado State
First downs	22	20
Total yards	528	443
Rushing yards	226	230
Passing yards	302	213
Turnovers	0	5
Time of possession	28:56	31:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	17/22, 288 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Avery Morrow	5 carries, 88 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tory Horton	4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
Colorado State	Passing	Todd Centeio	15/24, 185 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Trey McBride	1 carry, 69 yards, TD
	Receiving	Trey McBride	6 receptions, 113 yards

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