2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the field vs. Colorado State on September 16 at Mackay Stadium
MPC Computers Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Barry Sacks (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Boise State $		8	–	0					13	–	0
Hawaii		7	–	1					11	–	3
San Jose State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Nevada		5	–	3					8	–	5
Fresno State		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Louisiana Tech		1	–	7					3	–	10
Utah State		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006 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 22nd overall and 3rd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN	L 19–28	39,269
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	KREN-TV/FSNAZ	L 21–52	54,232
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Colorado State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	WSN	W 28–10	18,883
September 22	5:00 p.m.	Northwestern*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	W 31–21	16,176
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	MWSN	W 31–3	37,179
October 7	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV	L 34–41	33,761
October 21	4:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ABC	W 23–7	19,636
October 28	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 48–21	11,582
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KREN-TV	W 45–7	15,013
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 42–0	8,584
November 18	5:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	WSN	W 42–0	9,383
November 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 7–38	25,506
December 31	4:30 p.m.	vs. Miami (FL)*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (MPC Computers Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–21	28,654
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 6 6 7 19 • Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28 Date: September 1, 2006 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 5:00 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute Game attendance: 39,269 Game weather: Temperature: 100 °F (38 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Hot • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich and Rob Simmelkjaer (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 04:54 FS Joe Fernandez 6–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Clint Stitser kick) FS 7–0 2 07:17 FS Dwayne Wright 1–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 14–0 2 00:37 NEV Mike McCoy 23–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick blocked) FS 14–6 3 12:58 FS Dwayne Wright 40–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 21–6 3 05:24 NEV Mike McCoy 21–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 21–13 4 14:15 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 21–19 4 06:55 FS Dwayne Wright 9–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 28–19

See also: 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Arizona State

Nevada at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 14 0 7 21 • Sun Devils 7 24 14 7 52 Date: September 9, 2006 Location: Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 54,232 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 7 MPH Referee: Brian O'Cain TV announcers (KREN-TV/FSNAZ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and N/A of FSNAZ

Scoring summary 1 09:21 ASU Zach Miller 2–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 7–0 2 13:54 NEV Ezra Butler 23–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 09:58 ASU Michael Jones 20–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 14–7 2 06:04 ASU Jesse Ainsworth 32–yard field goal ASU 17–7 2 02:44 ASU Nate Kimbrough 52–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 24–7 2 02:13 ASU Ryan McFoy 30–yard interception (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 31–7 2 00:14 NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) ASU 31–14 3 12:26 ASU Shaun DeWitty 22–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 38–14 3 06:16 ASU Terry Richardson 25–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 45–14 4 05:17 NEV Adam Bishop 7–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) ASU 45–21 4 02:55 ASU Ryan Torain 15–yard run (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 52–21

See also: 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 10 0 0 10 • Wolf Pack 7 14 0 7 28 Date: September 16, 2006 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 18,883 Game weather: N/A Referee: Karl Richins TV announcers (WSN): N/A

Scoring summary 1 07:48 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 14:54 NEV Luke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 07:51 CSU Jason Smith 36–yard field goal NEV 14–3 2 05:10 CSU Sedric Patterson 0–yard blocked punt return (Jason Smith kick) NEV 14–10 2 00:51 NEV Mike McCoy 39–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–10 4 12:38 NEV Brandon Fragger 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–10

See also: 2006 Colorado State Rams football team

Northwestern

Northwestern at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 7 7 0 7 21 • Wolf Pack 17 7 0 7 31 Date: September 22, 2006 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 5:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 16,176 Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Stephen Pamon TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich and Heather Cox (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:44 NU Tyrell Sutton 3–yard run (Joel Howells kick) NU 7–0 1 05:28 NEV Robert Hubbard 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 1 02:33 NEV Brett Jaekle 32–yard field goal NEV 10–7 1 01:02 NEV Robert Hubbard 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 2 12:51 NU Terrell Jordan 2–yard run (Joel Howells kick) NEV 17–14 2 09:25 NEV Mike McCoy 26–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 4 13:49 NU Mike Kafka 13–yard run (Joel Howells kick) NEV 24–21 4 02:14 NEV Joe Garcia 24–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–21

See also: 2006 Northwestern Wildcats football team

At UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 10 7 7 31 Rebels 0 0 0 3 3 Date: September 30, 2006 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 50 minutes Game attendance: 37,179 Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 7 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (MWSN): Rich Cellini, Jon Berger and Anne Marie Anderson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:14 NEV Mike McCoy 79–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 12:01 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 01:36 NEV Brandon Fragger 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–0 3 13:59 NEV Brandon Fragger 66–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–0 4 13:04 NEV Kyle Eklund 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–0 4 04:49 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 21–yard field goal NEV 31–3

See also: 2006 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

At Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 14 0 13 34 • Warriors 10 21 3 7 41 Date: October 7, 2006 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 33,761 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 14 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and Jim Leahey, Jim Donovan and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV

Scoring summary 1 10:38 UH Dan Kelly 35–yard field goal UH 3–0 1 06:36 NEV Jack Darlington 19–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–3 1 01:10 UH Ian Sample 17–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 10–7 2 14:19 UH Ian Sample 63–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 17–7 2 08:29 UH Davone Bess 9–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 24–7 2 05:44 NEV Brandon Fragger 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 24–14 2 01:48 UH Ross Dickerson 3–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 31–14 2 00:10 NEV Mike McCoy 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 31–21 3 07:49 UH Dan Kelly 25–yard field goal UH 34–21 4 11:45 UH Colt Brennan 6–yard run (Dan Kelly kick) UH 41–21 4 09:08 NEV Anthony Pudewell 13–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 41–28 4 03:57 NEV Anthony Pudewell 5–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed) UH 41–34

See also: 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 7 0 0 7 • Wolf Pack 7 3 7 6 23 Date: October 21, 2006 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 19,636 Game weather: N/A Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (ABC): Dan Fouts, Tim Brant and Jack Arute (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 04:46 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 12:03 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 00:10 SJSU James Jones 13–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 10–7 3 13:33 NEV Travis Moore 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 4 03:33 NEV Mike McCoy 2–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 23–7

See also: 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 0 7 7 21 • Wolf Pack 0 28 14 6 48 Date: October 28, 2006 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 11,582 Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill McCabe TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 05:22 NMSU A.J. Harris 67–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Ryan Bowling kick) NMSU 7–0 2 09:18 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 08:15 NEV Jeremy Engstrom 19–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7 2 04:32 NEV Caleb Spencer 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–7 2 00:03 NEV Mike McCoy 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–7 3 08:24 NEV Caleb Spencer 9–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–7 3 06:11 NMSU Tim McManigal 60–yard interception (Ryan Bowling kick) NEV 35–14 3 02:26 NEV Mike McCoy 16–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–14 4 05:29 NMSU Chris Nwoko 3–yard run (Ryan Bowling kick) NEV 42–21 4 02:40 NEV Robert Hubbard 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 48–21

See also: 2006 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At Idaho

Nevada at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 17 7 7 45 Vandals 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 4, 2006 Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game start: 2:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes Game attendance: 15,013 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Frank White TV announcers (KREN-TV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas

Scoring summary 1 08:27 NEV Travis Branzell 2–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 01:35 NEV Caleb Spencer 34–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 07:31 NEV Marko Mitchell 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 2 03:58 NEV Jeff Rowe 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 19–yard field goal NEV 31–0 3 07:40 Idaho Jayson Bird 1–yard run (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 31–7 3 01:36 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–7 4 11:34 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 45–7

See also: 2006 Idaho Vandals football team

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 0 0 0 • Wolf Pack 7 7 21 7 42 Date: November 11, 2006 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 8,584 Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Rain and Snow showers • Wind: N 5–10 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 13:40 NEV Robert Hubbard 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 03:20 NEV Luke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 3 09:45 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 3 05:26 NEV Jeff Rowe 18–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 3 00:19 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–0 4 11:41 NEV Mike Kanellis 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–0

See also: Utah State Aggies football

At Louisiana Tech

Nevada at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 21 0 7 42 Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 9,383 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm Referee: Bill McCabe TV announcers (WSN): N/A

Scoring summary 1 06:16 NEV Luke Lippincott 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 02:15 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 12:27 NEV Marko Mitchell 5–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 2 05:20 NEV Robert Hubbard 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 03:28 NEV Luke Lippincott 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–0 4 13:46 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–0

See also: 2006 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 12 Broncos 3 14 14 7 38 Wolf Pack 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 25, 2006 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:15 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 25,506 Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 10 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (ESPN2): Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham and Jerry Punch (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 02:59 BSU Anthony Montgomery 28–yard field goal BSU 3–0 2 12:03 BSU Ian Johnson 6–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 10–0 2 08:34 BSU Ian Johnson 4–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 17–0 3 10:13 BSU Vinny Perretta 5–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 24–0 3 06:18 BSU Legedu Naanee 45–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 31–0 3 02:52 NEV Nick Hawthrone 45–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 31–7 4 06:41 BSU Ian Johnson 3–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 38–7

See also: 2006 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Vs. Miami (FL)

Nevada vs. Miami (FL)
(MPC Computers Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 7 7 7 0 21 Wolf Pack 2 9 3 6 20 Date: December 31, 2006 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 28,654 Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH Referee: Randy Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones and David Norrie

Scoring summary 1 04:20 UM Kirby Freeman 1–yard run (Jon Peattie kick) UM 7–0 1 00:05 NEV Team -11–yard safety UM 7–2 2 03:38 NEV Marko Mitchell 27–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (rush failed) NEV 8–7 2 01:46 UM Ryan Moore 52–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick) UM 14–8 2 00:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 33–yard field goal UM 14–11 3 06:22 NEV Brett Jaekle 31–yard field goal TIE 14–14 3 05:59 UM Sam Shields 78–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick) UM 21–14 4 14:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 44–yard field goal UM 21–17 4 09:25 NEV Brett Jaekle 40–yard field goal UM 21–20

See also: 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team and 2006 MPC Computers Bowl