2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team (original) (raw)

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American college football season

2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football
New Mexico Bowl, L 0–23 vs. New Mexico
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record 6–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach Chris Ault (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator Chris Klenakis (7th season)
Offensive scheme Pistol
Defensive coordinator Ken Wilson (4th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons← 20062008

2007 Western Athletic Conference football standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | - | - | | | -- | - | -- | | | Team | | W | | L | | | W | | L | | | No. 19 Hawaii $ | | 8 | – | 0 | | | 12 | – | 1 | | | Boise State | | 7 | – | 1 | | | 10 | – | 3 | | | Fresno State | | 6 | – | 2 | | | 9 | – | 4 | | | Nevada | | 4 | – | 4 | | | 6 | – | 7 | | | Louisiana Tech | | 4 | – | 4 | | | 5 | – | 7 | | | San Jose State | | 4 | – | 4 | | | 5 | – | 7 | | | Utah State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | 2 | – | 10 | | | New Mexico State | | 1 | – | 7 | | | 4 | – | 9 | | | Idaho | | 0 | – | 8 | | | 1 | – | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteriaRankings from AP Poll | | | | | | | | | | |

The 2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 23rd overall and 4th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 12:30 p.m. at No. 20 Nebraska* Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ABC L 10–52 84,078
September 8 9:00 a.m. at Northwestern* Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN L 31–36 17,653
September 15 6:00 p.m. Nicholls State* Mackay StadiumReno, NV ESPN Plus W 52–17 15,233
September 29 1:00 p.m. UNLV* Mackay StadiumReno, NV (Fremont Cannon) W 27–20 25,278
October 6 1:00 p.m. Fresno Statedagger Mackay StadiumReno, NV L 41–49 18,503
October 14 5:00 p.m. at Boise State Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (rivalry) ESPN L 67–69 4OT 30,394
October 20 12:00 p.m. at Utah State Romney StadiumLogan, UT KAME-TV/CSNW W 31–28 9,462
October 27 1:00 p.m. Idaho Mackay StadiumReno, NV W 37–21 11,960
November 2 5:00 p.m. at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM ESPN2 W 40–38 12,268
November 16 8:00 p.m. No. 13 Hawaii Mackay StadiumReno, NV ESPN2 L 26–28 22,437
November 24 1:00 p.m. at San Jose State Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA KAME-TV/NSN L 24–27 12,678
December 1 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Mackay StadiumReno, NV W 49–10 9,113
December 22 1:30 p.m. at New Mexico* University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) ESPN L 0–23 30,223
*Non-conference gamedaggerHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time

Nevada at Nebraska

1 234Total Wolf Pack 0 1000 10 • No. 20 Cornhuskers 7 14247 52 Date: September 1, 2007Location: Memorial StadiumLincoln, NEGame start: 2:36 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutesGame attendance: 84,078Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and 51% Humidity • Wind: S 9 MPHReferee: Cooper CastleberryTV announcers (ABC): Dan Fouts, Tim Brant and Todd Harris (sideline)
Scoring summary104:16NUMarlon Lucky 16–yard pass from Sam Keller (Alex Henery kick)NU 7–0 213:58NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalNU 7–3 210:53NEVJonathon Amaya 80–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–7 206:40NUMarlon Lucky 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 14–10 202:22NUQuentin Castille 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 21–10 311:30NUMarlon Lucky 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 28–10 308:59NUMarlon Lucky 3–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 35–10 304:45NUAdi Kunalic 46–yard field goalNU 38–10 300:50NUQuentin Castille 2–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 45–10 408:31NUMajor Culbert 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 52–10

Nevada at Northwestern

1 234Total Wolf Pack 7 1707 31 • Wildcats 7 31016 36 Date: September 8, 2007Location: Ryan FieldEvanston, ILGame start: 11:07 a.m. CDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutesGame attendance: 17,653Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 5 MPHReferee: Bill McCabeTV announcers (BTN): Scott Graham and Derrick Walker
Scoring summary110:27NWTonjua Jones 1–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick)NW 7–0 107:12NEVBrandon Fragger 14–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7 212:52NEVAdam Bishop 24–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–7 202:26NEVBrett Jaekle 37–yard field goalNEV 17–7 200:47NWAmado Villarreal 46–yard field goalNEV 17–10 200:00NEVKyle Sammons 48–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–10 311:18NWAmado Villarreal 29–yard field goalNEV 24–13 306:56NWBrandon Roberson 1–yard run (Amado Villarreal kick)NEV 24–20 411:14NWOmar Conteh 16–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick)NW 27–24 403:38NEVLuke Lippincott 27–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–27 400:21NWRoss Lane 13–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick)NW 34–31 400:00NWKevin Mims 3–yard safetyNW 36–31

Nicholls State at Nevada

1 234Total Colonels (Div. I FCS) 10 070 17 • Wolf Pack 0 31147 52 Date: September 15, 2007Location: Mackay StadiumReno, NVGame start: 6:07 p.m. PDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 15,233Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: 5–10 MPHReferee: Drew GeorgeTV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Weekley and Jay Thomas
Scoring summary106:53NICHAlex Romero 32–yard field goalNICH 3–0 100:18NICHZack Morgan 42–yard run (Alex Romero kick)NICH 10–0 212:05NEVBrett Jaekle 45–yard field goalNICH 10–3 206:47NEVAdam Bishop 25–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 10–10 205:08NEVLuke Lippincott 16–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–10 202:36NEVMarko Mitchell 49–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–10 200:58NEVArthur King Jr. 52–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–10 310:49NEVAdam Bishop 17–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 38–10 308:24NICHBroderick Cole 14–yard run (Alex Romero kick)NEV 38–17 301:17NEVAdam Bishop 4–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 45–17 406:29NEVCourtney Randall 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 52–17

UNLV at Nevada(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 234Total Rebels 3 0710 20 • Wolf Pack 10 0017 27 Date: September 29, 2007Location: Mackay StadiumReno, NVGame start: 1:05 p.m. PDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutesGame attendance: 25,278Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: N 6 MPHReferee: Rich KollenTV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary110:22UNLVSergio Aguayo 22–yard field goalUNLV 3–0 103:50NEVBrett Jaekle 50–yard field goalTIE 3–3 101:02NEVMike McCoy 90–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–3 305:23UNLVFrank Summers 6–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick)TIE 10–10 413:24UNLVSergio Aguayo 42–yard field goalUNLV 13–10 408:54NEVBrett Jaekle 30–yard field goalTIE 13–13 403:02NEVAdam Bishop 15–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–13 401:02UNLVRyan Wolfe 30–yard pass from Travis Dixon (Sergio Aguayo kick)TIE 20–20 400:27NEVKyle Sammons 43–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 27–20

Fresno State at Nevada

1 234Total • Bulldogs 14 14147 49 Wolf Pack 3 10721 41 Date: October 6, 2007Location: Mackay StadiumReno, NVGame start: 1:07 p.m. PDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutesGame attendance: 18,503Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: CalmReferee: Gerald WrightTV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary112:48NEVBrett Jaekle 22–yard field goalNEV 3–0 109:09FSRyan Mathews 3–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 7–3 108:10FSClifton Smith 67–yard punt return (Clint Stitser kick)FS 14–3 212:05NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalFS 14–6 205:22NEVMarko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 14–13 205:04FSRyan Mathews 54–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 21–13 201:45FSA. J. Jefferson 40–yard blocked field goal return (Clint Stitser kick)FS 28–13 314:42FSRyan Mathews 67–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 35–13 309:00NEVBrandon Fragger 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 35–20 302:36FSClifton Smith 15–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 42–20 412:35FSLonyae Miller 72–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 49–20 406:22NEVColin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 49–27 400:29NEVLuke Lippincott 36–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 49–34 400:03NEVAdam Bishop 34–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 49–41

Nevada at Boise State(rivalry)

1 234OTTotal Wolf Pack 7 1471623 67 • Broncos 7 2131325 69 Date: Location: Bronco StadiumBoise, IDGame start: 6:02 p.m. MDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 56 minutesGame attendance: 30,394Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: CalmReferee: Frank WhiteTV announcers (ESPN): Eric Collins, Bill Curry and Dave Ryan (sideline)
Scoring summary111:39BSUJeremy Avery 9–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 7–0 101:10NEVJunior Puloka 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7 214:25BSUIan Johnson 72–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 14–7 206:05BSURyan Putnam 33–yard pass from Tanyon Bissell (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 21–7 204:27NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 21–14 202:33BSUSherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 28–14 201:15NEVMarko Mitchell 58–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 28–21 312:52NEVLuke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 28–28 308:01BSUKyle Brotzman 40–yard field goalBSU 31–28 413:18BSUKyle Brotzman 31–yard field goalBSU 34–28 412:03NEVMike McCoy 41–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick blocked)TIE 34–34 410:37BSUIan Johnson 32–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 41–34 410:12NEVColin Kaepernick 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 41–41 403:40NEVBrett Jaekle 35–yard field goalNEV 44–41 400:00BSUKyle Brotzman 27–yard field goalTIE 44–44 OT00:00NEVLuke Lippincott 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 51–44 OT00:00BSUSherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)TIE 51–51 OT00:00BSUJeremy Childs 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 58–51 OT00:00NEVColin Kaepernick 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 58–58 OT00:00NEVBrett Jaekle 27–yard field goalNEV 61–58 OT00:00BSUKyle Brotzman 29–yard field goalTIE 61–61 OT00:00BSUIan Johnson 1–yard run (Jeremy Avery pass)BSU 69–61 OT00:00NEVLuke Lippincott 7–yard run (Colin Kaepernick pass failed)BSU 69–67

Nevada at Utah State

1 234Total • Wolf Pack 14 0107 31 Aggies 7 1407 28 Date: October 20, 2007Location: Romney StadiumLogan, UTGame start: 1:07 p.m. MDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutesGame attendance: 9,462Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Cold, Rain and Snow flurry • Wind: SW 7 MPHReferee: Drew GeorgeTV announcers (KAME-TV/CSNW): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
Scoring summary108:38NEVMarko Mitchell 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0 106:32NEVLuke Lippincott 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0 100:53USULeon Jackson III 1–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)NEV 14–7 203:37USUDerrvin Speight 12–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)TIE 14–14 202:19USUKevin Robinson 70–yard punt return (Peter Caldwell kick)USU 21–14 309:26NEVLuke Lippincott 8–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 21–21 302:43NEVBrett Jaekle 24–yard field goalNEV 24–21 414:15USULeon Jackson III 10–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)USU 28–24 407:18NEVMike McCoy 32–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–28

Idaho at Nevada

1 234Total Vandals 0 777 21 • Wolf Pack 17 0020 37 Date: October 27, 2007Location: Mackay StadiumReno, NVGame start: 1:07 p.m. PDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutesGame attendance: 11,960Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: CalmReferee: Bill AthanTV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary110:49NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0 103:55NEVBrett Jaekle 37–yard field goalNEV 10–0 102:56NEVEzra Butler 11–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–0 210:59IDAHOPeter Jorvik 10–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick)NEV 17–7 312:26IDAHOEric Greenwood 18–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick)NEV 17–14 410:01NEVLuke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–14 404:22NEVMarko Mitchell 28–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–14 402:20IDAHODeonte Jackson 1–yard run (Tino Amanico kick)NEV 31–21 400:10NEVVai Taua 11–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 37–21

At New Mexico State

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Nevada at New Mexico State

1 234Total • Wolf Pack 6 14020 40 Aggies 0 101414 38 Date: Location: Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NMGame start: 6:04 p.m. MDTElapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutesGame attendance: 12,268Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 2 MPHReferee: Frank WhiteTV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone (sideline)
Scoring summary107:19NEVBrett Jaekle 34–yard field goalNEV 3–0 103:42NEVBrett Jaekle 41–yard field goalNEV 6–0 208:09NEVAdam Bishop 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 13–0 203:25NMSUPaul Young 37–yard field goalNEV 13–3 201:57NEVMarko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–3 200:32NMSUTonny Glynn 6–yard run (Paul Young kick)NEV 20–10 307:25NMSUKenneth Buckley 35–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NEV 20–17 300:46NMSUA.J. Harris 8–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NMSU 24–20 414:47NEVColin Kaepernick 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 27–24 410:06NMSUKenneth Buckley 25–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NMSU 31–27 407:13NEVColin Kaepernick 35–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 34–31 403:38NMSUA.J. Harris 32–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NMSU 38–34 401:00NEVMike McCoy 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 40–38

Hawaii at Nevada

1 234Total • Warriors 5 1409 28 Wolf Pack 0 10106 26 Date: Location: Mackay StadiumReno, NVGame start: 8:07 p.m. PSTElapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutesGame attendance: 22,437Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 5–10 MPHReferee: Bill McCabeTV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone (sideline)
Scoring summary109:27UHDan Kelly 45–yard field goalUH 3–0 103:24UHDavid Veikune 3–yard safetyUH 5–0 214:57UHJason Rivers 3–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (Dan Kelly kick)UH 12–0 213:13NEVLuke Lippincott 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)UH 12–7 205:13UHTyler Graunke 7–yard run (Dan Kelly kick)UH 19–7 200:53NEVBrett Jaekle 41–yard field goalUH 19–10 312:43NEVBrett Jaekle 42–yard field goalUH 19–13 302:43NEVColin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–19 413:35UHRyan Grice-Mullen 22–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (pass failed)UH 25–19 408:27NEVLuke Lippincott 5–yard run (Colin Kaepernick pass failed)NEV 26–25 400:11UHDan Kelly 45–yard field goalUH 28–26

Nevada at San Jose State

1 234Total Wolf Pack 7 1700 24 • Spartans 7 3710 27 Date: November 24, 2007Location: Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CAGame start: 1:07 p.m. PSTElapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutesGame attendance: 12,678Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 3 MPHReferee: Drew GeorgeTV announcers (KAME-TV/NSN): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
Scoring summary106:13SJSUKevin Jurovich 33–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)SJSU 7–0 103:27NEVMarko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7 209:14NEVBrandon Fragger 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–7 206:29SJSUJared Strubeck 20–yard field goalNEV 14–10 203:21NEVMarko Mitchell 59–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–10 200:00NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalNEV 24–10 307:08SJSUBrian Elledge 3–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)NEV 24–17 414:47SJSUJared Strubeck 39–yard field goalNEV 24–20 411:42SJSUJacob French 13–yard run (Jared Strubeck kick)SJSU 27–24

Louisiana Tech at Nevada

1 234Total Bulldogs 0 370 10 • Wolf Pack 14 7217 49 Date: December 1, 2007Location: Mackay StadiumReno, NVGame start: 1:05 p.m. PSTElapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 9,113Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 15–20 MPHReferee: Bill AthanTV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary112:49NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0 102:03NEVKyle Sammons 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0 205:38NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0 201:42LATECHDanny Horwedel 20–yard field goalNEV 21–3 313:25NEVKyle Sammons 74–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–3 307:45NEVLuke Lippincott 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–3 303:01NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–3 302:50LATECHPhillip Livas 78–yard kickoff return (Danny Horwedel kick)NEV 42–10 413:27NEVLuke Lippincott 11–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 49–10

Nevada at New Mexico(New Mexico Bowl)

1 234Total Wolf Pack 0 000 0 • Lobos 14 603 23 Date: December 22, 2007Location: University StadiumAlbuquerque, NMGame start: 2:36 p.m. MSTElapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 30,223Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Weather: 0% Chance of Precipitation • Wind: WSW 7 MPHReferee: Greg BurksTV announcers (ESPN): Dave Barnett, Rod Gilmore and Dave Ryan (sideline)
Scoring summary113:38NMMarcus Smith 66–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick)NM 7–0 102:22NMTravis Brown 39–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick)NM 14–0 206:07NMJohn Sullivan 53–yard field goalNM 17–0 202:48NMJohn Sullivan 45–yard field goalNM 20–0 404:18NMJohn Sullivan 37–yard field goalNM 23–0
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