Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 12:30 p.m. at No. 23 Notre Dame * NBC L 0–3580,795 [3] September 19 2:00 p.m. at Colorado State * L 20–3524,967 [4] 6:00 p.m. Missouri * ESPN L 21–3118,269 [5] October 3 1:00 p.m. UNLV * W 63–2824,078 [6] 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech ESPN W 37–1411,975 [7] October 17 12:00 p.m. at Utah State KAME-TV /CSNCA /XXL Sports/Cis–ComW 35–3215,103 [8] October 24 1:00 p.m. Idaho W 70–4516,611 [9] October 31 1:00 p.m. Hawaii Oceanic PPV W 31–2114,735 [10] 5:30 p.m. at San Jose State ESPN W 62–711,103 [11] November 14 1:00 p.m. Fresno State CSNCA/ESPNGP W 52–1419,331 [12] November 21 7:30 p.m. at New Mexico State ESPNU W 63–2011,775 [13] 7:00 p.m. at No. 6 Boise State ESPN2 L 33–4432,642 [14] 5:00 p.m. vs. SMU * ESPN L 10–4532,650 [15] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Game summaries
At Notre Dame Nevada at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 23 Fighting Irish 7 21 7 0 35
Scoring summary 1 08:42 ND Kyle Rudolph 19–yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick)ND 7–0 2 14:54 ND Michael Floyd 24–yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick)ND 14–0 2 11:42 ND Michael Floyd 70–yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) ND 21–0 2 01:48 ND Armando Allen 1–yard run (Nick Tausch kick)ND 28–0 3 10:12 ND Michael Floyd 88–yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) ND 35–0
At Colorado State Nevada at Colorado State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 6 14 20 • Rams 14 0 7 14 35
Date: September 19, 2009Location: Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 3:06 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutesGame attendance: 24,967Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Ed ArditoTV announcers (None): NoneScoring summary 1 08:42 CSU John Mosure 1–yard run (Ben Deline kick) CSU 7–0 1 02:03 CSU Eric Peitz 25–yard pass from Dion Morton (Ben Deline kick) CSU 14–0 3 12:08 NEV Vai Taua 31–yard run (Ricky Drake kick failed)CSU 14–6 3 06:22 CSU Dion Morton 49–yard pass from Grant Stucker (Ben Deline kick) CSU 21–6 4 14:53 CSU Zac Pauga 32–yard pass from Grant Stucker (Ben Deline kick) CSU 28–6 4 06:43 CSU Grant Stucker 35–yard run (Ben Deline kick) CSU 35–6 4 03:08 NEV Vai Taua 2–yard run (rush) CSU 35–14 4 00:00 NEV Brandon Wimberly 13–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick CSU 35–20
Missouri Missouri at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 6 6 9 10 31 Wolf Pack 7 0 6 8 21
Scoring summary 1 10:47 MU Grant Ressel 22–yard field goal MU 3–0 1 04:57 NEV Courtney Randall 2–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 7–3 1 01:00 MU Grant Ressel 31–yard field goal NEV 7–6 2 02:09 MU Danario Alexander 31–yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Derrick Washington pass failed)MU 12–7 3 11:07 NEV Colin Kaepernick 11–yard run (Courtney Randall rush failed)NEV 13–12 3 10:30 MU Danario Alexander 74–yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (pass failed) MU 18–13 3 04:17 MU Grant Ressel 27–yard field goal MU 21–13 4 10:07 MU Jared Perry 4–yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Grant Ressel kick)MU 28–13 4 05:00 MU Grant Ressel 26–yard field goal MU 31–13 4 02:32 NEV Brandon Wimberly 6–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (rush) MU 31–21
UNLV UNLV at Nevada (Battle for the Fremont Cannon ) 1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 21 7 0 28 • Wolf Pack 14 7 14 28 63
Date: October 3, 2009Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutesGame attendance: 24,078Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 23 MPH Referee: Rick LoumietTV announcers (None): NoneScoring summary 1 10:44 NEV Luke Lippincott 12–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 7–0 1 04:41 NEV Mike Ball 10–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 14–0 2 14:28 UNLV Channing Trotter 2–yard run (Kyle Watson kick) NEV 14–7 2 10:25 NEV Mike Ball 1–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 21–7 2 07:27 UNLV Jerriman Robinson 39–yard pass from Mike Clausen (Kyle Watson kick) NEV 21–14 2 00:15 UNLV Channing Trotter 1–yard run (Kyle Watson kick) TIE 21–21 3 11:43 NEV Mike Ball 32–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 28–21 3 04:20 UNLV C.J. Cox 23–yard run (Kyle Watson kick) TIE 28–28 3 00:50 NEV Mike Ball 4–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 35–28 4 11:21 NEV Virgil Green 17–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 42–28 4 06:59 NEV Colin Kaepernick 6–yard pass from Luke Lippincott (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 49–28 4 04:37 NEV Mike Ball 89–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 56–28 4 03:04 NEV Courtney Randall 26–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 63–28
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 14 • Wolf Pack 14 3 13 7 37
Scoring summary 1 14:16 LATECH Daniel Porter 15–yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LATECH 7–0 1 04:34 NEV Talaiasi Puloka Jr. 3–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:29 NEV Colin Kaepernick 5–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 14–7 2 10:22 NEV Ricky Drake 40–yard field goal NEV 17–7 3 10:15 NEV Brandon Wimberly 24–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick failed) NEV 23–7 3 09:56 LATECH Daniel Porter 64–yard run (Matt Nelson kick) NEV 23–14 3 01:57 NEV Colin Kaepernick 67–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 30–14 4 14:49 NEV Virgil Green 3–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 37–14
At Utah State Nevada at Utah State 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 14 7 14 35 Aggies 7 14 3 8 32
Date: October 17, 2009Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutesGame attendance: 15,103Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Brisk, Clear and Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: R.G. DetillierTV announcers (KAME-TV /CSNCA /XXL Sports/Cis–Com): N/AScoring summary 1 06:41 USU Robert Turbin 1–yard run (Chris Ulinski kick)USU 7–0 2 12:25 USU Eric Moats 8–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Chris Ulinski kick) USU 14–0 2 10:54 NEV Luke Lippincott 11–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) USU 14–7 2 08:38 USU Robert Turbin 32–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Chris Ulinski kick) USU 21–7 2 03:56 NEV Virgil Green 44–yard from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick)USU 21–14 3 10:23 USU Chris Ulinski 48–yard field goal USU 24–14 3 01:49 NEV Vai Taua 5–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)USU 24–21 4 09:02 NEV Brandon Wimberly 49–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 28–24 4 04:08 NEV Luke Lippincott 69–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 35–24 4 02:35 USU Nnamdi Gwacham 14–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Robert Turbin pass) NEV 35–32
Idaho Idaho at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 24 14 7 45 • Wolf Pack 14 14 21 21 70
Date: October 24, 2009Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 16,611Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 5 MPH Referee: Daniel RomeoTV announcers (None): NoneScoring summary 1 09:27 NEV Colin Kaepernick 11–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 7–0 1 04:42 NEV Vai Taua 89–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 14–0 2 13:26 NEV Colin Kaepernick 61–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 21–0 2 12:47 IDAHO Maurice Shaw 73–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick) NEV 21–7 2 11:15 IDAHO Deonte Jackson 59–yard run (Trey Farquhar kick) NEV 21–14 2 04:12 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 28–14 2 03:06 IDAHO Maurice Shaw 73–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick) NEV 28–21 2 00:35 IDAHO Trey Farquhar 54–yard field goal NEV 28–24 3 14:09 NEV Colin Kaepernick 35–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 35–24 3 10:29 NEV Colin Kaepernick 75–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 42–24 3 06:11 IDAHO Max Komar 9–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick)NEV 42–31 3 01:52 NEV Chris Wellington 25–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 49–31 3 00:48 IDAHO Max Komar 20–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick) NEV 49–38 4 14:23 NEV Virgil Green 44–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 56–38 4 09:30 NEV Luke Lippincott 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 63–38 4 07:09 NEV Lampford Mark 12–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 70–38 4 02:55 IDAHO Max Komar 14–yard pass from Brian Reader (Trey Farquhar kick) NEV 70–45
Hawaii Hawaii at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 14 0 0 7 21 • Wolf Pack 7 14 7 3 31
Date: October 31, 2009Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 14,735Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NoneReferee: Land ClarkTV announcers (Oceanic PPV ): Jim Leahey and Russell YamanohaScoring summary 1 10:53 UH Kealoha Pilares 18–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick)UH 7–0 1 08:48 UH Jovonte Taylor 71–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick) UH 14–0 1 03:34 NEV Colin Kaepernick 2–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)UH 14–7 2 01:48 NEV Vai Taua 30–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick)TIE 14–14 2 00:31 NEV Colin Kaepernick 38–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 21–14 3 03:18 NEV Tray Session 40–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 28–14 4 06:18 UH Jovonte Taylor 4–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick) NEV 28–21 4 01:18 NEV Ricky Drake 27–yard field goal NEV 31–21
At San Jose State Nevada at San Jose State 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 6 28 14 14 62 Spartans 0 0 0 7 7
Scoring summary 1 10:17 NEV Colin Kaepernick 19–yard run (Ricky Drake kick failed)NEV 6–0 2 12:38 NEV Colin Kaepernick 15–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 13–0 2 05:39 NEV Colin Kaepernick 4–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 20–0 2 01:45 NEV Luke Lippincott 3–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 27–0 2 00:13 NEV Vai Taua 70–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 34–0 3 11:42 NEV Luke Lippincott 8–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 41–0 3 09:25 NEV L.J. Washington 46–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 48–0 4 14:29 NEV Courtney Randall 3–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 55–0 4 10:50 SJSU Patrick Perry 1–yard run (Tyler Cope kick) NEV 55–7 4 03:41 NEV Lampford Mark 6–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 62–7
Fresno State Fresno State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 14 0 0 0 14 • Wolf Pack 10 14 14 14 52
Date: November 14, 2009Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutesGame attendance: 19,331Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: CalmReferee: Randy SmithTV announcers (CSNCA /ESPNGP ): Ralph Wood, Randy Rosenbloom and Guy Haberman (sideline)Scoring summary 1 11:47 FS Jamel Hamler 57–yard pass from Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling kick) FS 7–0 1 08:52 NEV Vai Taua 50–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)TIE 7–7 1 06:24 FS Seyi Ajirotutu 3–yard pass from Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling kick)FS 14–7 1 00:38 NEV Ricky Drake 40–yard field goal FS 14–10 2 06:51 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 17–14 2 02:31 NEV Vai Taua 65–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 24–14 3 12:07 NEV Colin Kaepernick 6–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 31–14 3 10:40 NEV Luke Lippincott 27–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 38–14 4 08:54 NEV Luke Lippincott 4–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 45–14 4 07:36 NEV Colin Kaepernick 21–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 52–14
At New Mexico State Nevada at New Mexico State 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 28 14 14 7 63 Aggies 3 3 0 14 20
Scoring summary 1 11:20 NMSU Kyle Hughes 31–yard field goal NMSU 3–0 1 10:07 NEV Chris Wellington 56–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 7–3 1 08:21 NEV Colin Kaepernick 57–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 14–3 1 05:43 NEV Luke Lippincott 28–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 21–3 1 02:28 NEV Vai Taua 23–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)NEV 28–3 2 14:51 NMSU Kyle Hughes 21–yard field goal NEV 28–6 2 08:22 NEV Colin Kaepernick 7–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 35–6 2 00:19 NEV Vai Taua 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 42–6 3 11:08 NEV Luke Lippincott 32–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 49–6 3 04:44 NEV Tyler Lantrip 4–yard run (Ricky Drake kick) NEV 56–6 4 14:16 NEV Lampford Mark 23–yard run (Nick Rhodes kick) NEV 63–6 4 09:57 NMSU Marcus Allen 14–yard pass from Jeff Fleming (Kyle Hughes kick) NEV 63–13 4 00:17 NMSU Marcus Allen 11–yard pass from Jeff Fleming (Kyle Hughes kick) NEV 63–20
At Boise State Nevada at Boise State (rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 16 10 7 33 • No. 6 Broncos 20 7 7 10 44
Date: Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 8:08 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 32,642Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: WNW 10 MPH Referee: Rich KollenTV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore Scoring summary 1 14:45 BSU Titus Young 95–yard kickoff return (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 7–0 1 09:03 BSU Dan Paul 18–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Austin Pettis rush failed) BSU 13–0 1 04:20 BSU Dan Paul 3–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 20–0 2 13:36 NEV Ricky Drake 26–yard field goal BSU 20–3 2 09:59 BSU Dan Paul 1–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 27–3 2 03:38 NEV Virgil Green 6–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick failed)BSU 27–9 2 00:03 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) BSU 27–16 3 09:38 NEV Ricky Drake 37–yard field goal BSU 27–19 3 02:40 BSU Tommy Gallarda 21–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 34–19 3 02:23 NEV Vai Taua 71–yard run (Ricky Drake kick)BSU 34–26 4 10:55 BSU Kyle Brotzman 27–yard field goal BSU 37–26 4 05:08 BSU Kirby Moore 6–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 44–26 4 01:16 NEV Tray Session 23–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) BSU 44–33
Vs. SMU Nevada vs. SMU (Hawaii Bowl ) 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • Mustangs 17 14 7 7 45
Date: Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 3:01 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 32,650Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Humidity 64% • Wind: CalmReferee: Land ClarkTV announcers (ESPN ): Terry Gannon and David Norrie Scoring summary 1 13:29 SMU Shawnbrey McNeal 9–yard run (Matt Szymanski kick) SMU 7–0 1 08:22 SMU Shawnbrey McNeal 1–yard run (Matt Szymanski kick) SMU 14–0 1 02:49 SMU Matt Szymanski 22–yard field goal SMU 17–0 2 05:37 SMU Emmanuel Sanders 17–yard pass from Kyle Padron (Matt Szymanski kick)SMU 24–0 2 01:17 SMU Cole Beasley 2–yard pass from Kyle Padron (Matt Szymanski kick)SMU 31–0 3 07:45 SMU Zach Line 3–yard run (Matt Szymanski kick)SMU 38–0 3 03:08 NEV Ricky Drake 21–yard field goal SMU 38–3 4 03:27 SMU Shawnbrey McNeal 17–yard run (Matt Szymanski kick) SMU 45–3 4 01:04 NEV Brandon Wimberly 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Ricky Drake kick) SMU 45–10
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