2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 2–10 (2–6 MW) |
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Offensive coordinator | Derek Sage (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Co-defensive coordinator | Kwame Agyeman (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Mike Bethea (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Mackay Stadium |
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UNLV y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y$ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Ken Wilson in his second year as Nevada's head coach. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada. Wilson was fired a week after the season ended.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 USC* | P12N | L 14–66 | 62,916 | |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho* | KNSN-TV | L 6–33 | 19,852 | |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Kansas* |
| CBSSN | L 24–31 | 16,890 |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State* | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 19,257 | |
September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Fresno State | FS1 | L 9–27 | 39,246 | |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| KNSN-TV | L 27–45 | 24,578 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | FS2 | W 6–0 | 27,122 | |
October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico![]() |
| CBSSN | W 34–24 | 13,083 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii |
| SPEC PPV | L 14–27 | 15,540 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Utah State | MW Network | L 24–41 | 17,760 | |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | MW Network | L 20–30 | 20,121 | |
November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| CBSSN | L 6–42 | 12,044 |
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Roster
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Offense
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Game summaries
[edit]at No. 6 USC
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 6 Trojans | 21 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 66 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 62,916
- Referee: Christopher Wiggins
- TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
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Statistics | NEV | USC |
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First downs | 12 | 28 |
Total yards | 360 | 668 |
Rushes/yards | 38–49 | 20–215 |
Passing yards | 311 | 453 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–0 | 25–34–0 |
Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 18/29, 182 yards |
Rushing | Sean Dollars | 9 carries, 33 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jamaal Bell | 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD | |
USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 18/24, 319 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 7 carries, 76 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tahj Washington | 3 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs |
No. 7 (FCS) Idaho
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Vandals | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
- Date: September 9, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 19,852
- TV: KNSN-TV
Kansas
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jayhawks | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Wolf Pack | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 9:30 pm CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 16,890
- Referee: Derek Anderson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor
- Gamebook
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Statistics | KU | UN |
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First downs | 24 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 67–441 | 59–263 |
Rushes–yards | 40–143 | 37–150 |
Passing yards | 298 | 113 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–27–0 | 15–22–0 |
Time of possession | 31:51 | 28:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 21/27 298 yards |
Rushing | Devin Neal | 17 carries 89 yards 3 TDs | |
Receiving | Mason Fairchild | 5 receptions 74 yards | |
Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 15/22 113 carries |
Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 11 carries 58 yards | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 1 reception 53 yards |
at Texas State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | NEV | TXST |
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First downs | 20 | 24 |
Total yards | 353 | 574 |
Rushing yards | 159 | 276 |
Passing yards | 194 | 298 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:25 | 28:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 21/32, 151 yards, INT |
Rushing | Brandon Lewis | 12 rushes, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Isaiah Essissima | 2 receptions, 67 yards | |
Texas State | Passing | TJ Finley | 25/31, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ismail Mahdi | 21 rushes, 216 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kole Wilson | 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
at No. 25 Fresno State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
No. 25 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NW 7mph
- Game attendance: 39,246
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
- Pregame line: Fresno State −24.5
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Statistics | NEV | FRES |
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First downs | 17 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 66–220 | 59–410 |
Rushes–yards | 31–53 | 25–141 |
Passing yards | 167 | 269 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–35–2 | 26–34–2 |
Time of possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | AJ Bianco | 9/14, 97 yards, TD |
Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 15 carries, 31 yards | |
Receiving | Spencer Curtis | 8 receptions, 73 yards, TD | |
Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 26/34, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Malik Sherrod | 12 carries, 123 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaelen Gill | 8 receptions, 126 yards 2 TD |
UNLV
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rebels | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
- Date: October 14, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 24,578
- Referee: Michael Cuttone
- TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
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Statistics | UNLV | NEV |
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First downs | 22 | 19 |
Total yards | 518 | 474 |
Rushing yards | 48–259 | 37–187 |
Passing yards | 259 | 287 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–24–0 | 16–31–2 |
Time of possession | 32:41 | 27:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 19/24, 259 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Donavyn Lester | 10 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Ricky White | 7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD | |
Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 16/31, 287 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 15 carries, 115 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
at San Diego State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
- Game attendance: 27,122
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
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Statistics | Nevada | San Diego State |
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First downs | 26 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 61–242 | 53–204 |
Rushes–yards | 39–144 | 39–157 |
Passing yards | 242 | 204 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 9–22–0 | 6–14–0 |
Time of possession | 30:14 | 29:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 9–22, 98 yards |
Rushing | Sean Dollars | 11 carries, 49 yards | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 1 reception, 44 yards | |
San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 6–14, 47 yards |
Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 14 carries, 52 yards | |
Receiving | Mekhi Shaw | 1 reception, 19 yards |
New Mexico
[edit]Hawaii
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Utah State
[edit]at Colorado State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Rams | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
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Statistics | Nevada | Colorado State |
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First downs | 21 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 73–327 | 65–414 |
Rushes–yards | 43–133 | 34–169 |
Passing yards | 194 | 245 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–30–2 | 15–31–1 |
Time of possession | 35:30 | 24:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 18/24, 169 yards |
Rushing | Sean Dollars | 20 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 5 receptions, 72 yards | |
Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 15/30, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Justin Marshall | 19 carries, 98 yards | |
Receiving | Tory Horton | 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
Wyoming
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Wolf Pack | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Clear, 33 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 12,044
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross
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References
[edit]- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 1, 2023). "Nevada fires Wilson after pair of 2-win seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Nevada Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 5, 2023.