2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the field vs. BYU on September 25 at LaVell Edwards Stadium
WAC co-champion Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl champion
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Boston College
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
Record	13–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (26th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Nevada +		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 9 Boise State +		7	–	1					12	–	1
Hawaii +		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5					6	–	7
Utah State		2	–	6					4	–	8
New Mexico State		1	–	7					2	–	10
San Jose State		0	–	8					1	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 26th overall and 7th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the regular season 12–1 and 7–1 in WAC play to share the conference championship with Boise State and Hawaii. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13 to finish the season with a 13–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington (Div. I FCS)*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 49–24	16,313
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Colorado State*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 51–6	18,098
September 17	7:00 p.m.	California*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	W 52–31	28,809
September 25	3:00 p.m.	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	MWSN	W 27–13	61,471
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	No. 25	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	MWSN	W 44–26	28,958
October 9	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	No. 21	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 35–13	20,636
October 16	8:30 p.m.	at Hawaii	No. 19	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	KAME-TV/WSN/Oceanic PPV	L 21–27	42,031
October 30	7:30 p.m.	Utah State		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 56–42	11,558
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	No. 25	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KAME-TV/WSN	W 63–17	11,247
November 13	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	No. 21	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN	W 35–34	37,116
November 20	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	No. 19	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 52–6	10,906
November 26	7:15 p.m.	No. 3 Boise State	No. 19	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–31 OT	30,712
December 4	12:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	No. 14	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	KAME-TV/WSN	W 35–17	18,562
January 9, 2011	6:00 p.m.	vs. Boston College*	No. 13	AT&T Park San Francisco, CA (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–13	41,063
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Further information: 2010 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	25	21	19	RV	RV	25	21	19	19	14	13	11
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	21	RV	RV	23	21	18	19	17	15	13
Harris	Not released						20	25	24	23	21	18	19	15	14	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	24	23	21	18	19	17	15	Not released

Personnel

2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1B Harrison Stewart Fr RB 4E Reid Adams Fr WR 4 Brandon Wimberly So RB 5 Mike Ball So WR 6J Thai Ivery Jr. Fr QB 7 Corbin Louks Jr WR 9 Moe Patterson Sr QB 10 Colin Kaepernick (C) Sr QB 13 Mason Magleby Fr WR 14 Chris Wellington Sr WR 15 Rishard Matthews Jr QB 16 Tyler Lantrip Jr QB 17 Cody Fajardo  Fr WR 18 L.J. Washington So WR 19 Malcolm Sheperd Sr WR 23 Shane Anderson Jr RB 25 Stefphon Jefferson Fr RB 29 Lampford Mark Jr RB 31 Kevin Grimes Sr RB 32 Nick Hale So RB 34 Vai Taua Sr RB 35 Courtney Randall Sr TE 43 DeAndre Roberts Fr TE 44 Zach Sudfeld Jr OL 59 Kyle Papendorf Fr OL 62 John Bender Sr OL 63 Avery Poates  Fr OL 64 Brandon Grinstead  Fr OL 65 Matt Galas  Fr OL 66 Kyle Roberts  Fr OL 67 Jeff Meads Jr OL 68 Steve Werner Jr OL 70 Joel Bitonio Fr OL 71 Jordan Mudge Jr OL 74 Steve Haley Jr OL 75 Chris Barker So OL 76 Mike Mitchell Fr OL 77 Alex Pinto So OL 78 Jeff Nady So OL 79 Jose Acuna Sr WR 80 Lemar Durant Fr WR 81 Aaron Bradley  Fr WR 82 Tray Session Jr WR 83 Joseph Huber Fr TE 85 Virgil Green Sr TE 86 Kolby Arendse So WR 87 Necho Beard  Fr WR 88 Michael Wyman Fr OL 89 Stephen Jeffers Fr OL 90 Jordan Hanson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1D Christian Montanari Fr DB 2 Khalid Wooten So DB 3E Gabe Lee Fr DB 3 Adam Liranzo Sr LB 4J Brennan Locker Jr LB 5I Ace Ward Fr DB 6 Doyle Miller Sr DB 8 Marlon Johnson So DL 8I Orie Lupear Fr DB 11 Dean Faddis So LB 12 Kaelin Burnett Jr DB 20 Duke Williams So DB 22 Thaddeus Brown So DB 24 Charles Garrett Fr DB 28 Isaiah Frey Jr DB 30 Bubba Boudreaux Jr DB 33 Brandon Marshall Jr DB 37 Malik James So LB 42 DeAndre Boughton Jr DB 45 Evan Favors Fr LB 47 Brett Roy Jr DB 49 Aaron Brown  Fr LB 50 Dray Bell So LB 51 Albert Rosette So LB 52 James-Michael Johnson Jr LB 54 Jeremiah Green So LB 55 Dontay Moch Sr LB 58 Ryan Coulson Sr DL 72 David Jamieson Fr DL 91 Scott Frisbie Jr DL 92 Mike Andrews Jr DL 93 Zack Madonick Jr DL 94 Brock Hekking  Fr DL 95 Willie Faataualofa Jr DL 96 Jared Jackson Sr DL 97 Mark Avery So DL 98 Jack Reynoso Fr DL 99 Sam Foster Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 3G Jake Tyler So PK 39 Nick Rhodes Jr PK 40 Anthony Martinez Fr PK 46 Ricky Drake Sr P 48 Brad Langley Sr P 69 Jake Hurst Jr	Head coach Chris Ault Coordinators/assistant coaches Andy Buh – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Ken Wilson – Associate head coach/defensive Ends/linebackers Scott Baumgartner – Assistant coach James Ward – Cornerbacks Cameron Norcross – Offensive line/run game coordinator Jim Mastro – Running backs/recruiting coordinator James Spady – Tight ends/Assistant Offensive Line Barry Sacks – Defensive tackles Mike Bradeson – Safeties Casey Moore – Quality control/graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 25, 2021

Depth chart

†	As of January 25, 2021

Defense
CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅								CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Offense
LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
		QB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
		Special teams

Game summaries

Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles (Div. I FCS) 7 3 14 0 24 • Wolf Pack 21 7 7 14 49 Date: September 2, 2010 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:09 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 16,313 Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 13:09 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 33 yards, 1:51) NEV 7–0 08:41 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (8 plays, 41 yards, 3:32) NEV 14–0 08:23 EWU Taiwan Jones 82–yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Mike Jarrett kick) (1 play, 77 yards, 0:12) NEV 14–7 03:27 NEV Colin Kaepernick 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:56) NEV 21–7 2 14:08 EWU Mike Jarrett 40–yard field goal (12 plays, 48 yards, 4:14) NEV 21–10 00:17 NEV Virgil Green 48–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (8 plays, 96 yards, 2:10) NEV 28–10 3 12:26 NEV Virgil Green 40–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 59 yards, 1:29) NEV 35–10 11:16 EWU Brandon Kaufman 5–yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Mike Jarrett kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 1:10) NEV 35–17 01:21 EWU Darriell Beaumonte 1–yard run (Mike Jarrett kick) (13 plays, 80 yards, 5:15) NEV 35–24 4 09:17 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (3 plays, 20 yards, 0:48) NEV 42–24 03:38 NEV Lampford Mark 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 51 yards, 3:49) NEV 49–24

See also: 2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Eastern Washington	Nevada
First downs	20	24
Total yards	432	553
Rushing yards	162	214
Passing yards	270	339
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	25:49	34:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Bo Levi Mitchell	19/35, 253 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Taiwan Jones	12 carries, 145 yards
	Receiving	Taiwan Jones	2 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	26/37, 306 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Colin Kaepernick	11 carries, 60 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Virgil Green	7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TDs

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Rams 3 0 3 0 6 • Wolf Pack 17 17 7 10 51 Date: September 11, 2010 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:39 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 49 minutes Game attendance: 18,098 Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5 MPH Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (ESPNU): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:31 NEV Anthony Martinez 31–yard field goal (6 plays, 66 yards, 2:29) NEV 3–0 09:01 NEV Colin Kaepernick 44–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:11) NEV 10–0 05:48 NEV Tray Session 29–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 85 yards, 2:08) NEV 17–0 03:11 CSU Ben DeLine 40–yard field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 2:32) NEV 17–3 2 12:12 NEV Virgil Green 15–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 5:59) NEV 24–3 02:48 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 51 yards, 4:40) NEV 31–3 00:03 NEV Anthony Martinez 33–yard field goal (8 plays, 46 yards, 0:40) NEV 34–3 3 06:52 NEV Colin Kaepernick 8–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 2:45) NEV 41–3 00:54 CSU Ben DeLine 38–yard field goal (12 plays, 48 yards, 5:52) NEV 41–6 4 10:15 NEV Anthony Martinez 22–yard field goal (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:39) NEV 44–6 01:40 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 21–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 73 yards, 6:37) NEV 51–6

See also: 2010 Colorado State Rams football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Colorado State	Nevada
First downs	18	33
Total yards	272	631
Rushing yards	78	376
Passing yards	194	255
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:46	33:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing	Pete Thomas	23/36, 194 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Leonard Mason	8 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Tyson Liggett	7 receptions, 46 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	21/29, 241 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Colin Kaepernick	11 carries, 161 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	6 receptions, 87 yards

California

California at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 7 7 10 7 31 • Wolf Pack 7 17 14 14 52 Date: September 17, 2010 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 28,809 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NW 14–25 MPH Referee: Steve Strimling TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely (play–by–play) and David Norrie (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:23 NEV Tray Session 15–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 6:37) NEV 7–0 03:06 CAL Shane Vereen 59–yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick) (1 play, 59 yards, 0:11) TIE 7–7 2 12:45 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 85 yards, 5:18) NEV 14–7 08:22 NEV Colin Kaepernick 8–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 47 yards, 2:09) NEV 21–7 03:19 CAL Shane Vereen 1–yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick) (4 plays, 21 yards, 2:00) NEV 21–14 00:02 NEV Anthony Martinez 30–yard field goal (10 plays, 61 yards, 3:10) NEV 24–14 3 11:59 CAL Shane Vereen 50–yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 3:01) NEV 24–21 08:41 NEV Marlon Johnson 65–yard interception (Anthony Martinez kick) NEV 31–21 05:14 CAL Giorgio Tavecchio 22–yard field goal (8 plays, 76 yards, 3:22) NEV 31–24 01:14 NEV Rishard Matthews 0–yard fumble recovery (Anthony Martinez kick) NEV 38–24 4 07:43 NEV Vai Taua 54–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 87 yards, 2:10) NEV 45–24 06:20 CAL Eric Stevens 4–yard pass from Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 1:16) NEV 45–31 03:29 NEV Colin Kaepernick 27–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 41 yards, 2:50) NEV 52–31

See also: 2010 California Golden Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	California	Nevada
First downs	22	26
Total yards	502	497
Rushing yards	225	316
Passing yards	277	181
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	29:22	30:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Kevin Riley	23/37, 277 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Shane Vereen	19 carries, 198 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Marvin Jones	12 receptions, 161 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	10/15, 181 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Vai Taua	25 carries, 151 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD

At BYU

Nevada at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 10 0 3 27 Cougars 7 3 0 3 13 Date: September 25, 2010 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 4:06 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 61,471 Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 7 MPH Referee: Marvel July TV announcers (MWSN): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Blaine Fowler (analyst) and Sammy Linebaugh (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:16 NEV Courtney Randall 6–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 4:44) NEV 7–0 07:04 BYU J. J. Di Luigi 2–yard run (Mitch Payne kick) (5 plays, 36 yards, 1:31) TIE 7–7 01:39 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 5:25) NEV 14–7 2 09:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 57 yards, 4:48) NEV 21–7 01:20 BYU Mitch Payne 27–yard field goal (11 plays, 35 yards, 2:58) NEV 21–10 00:00 NEV Ricky Drake 38–yard field goal (9 plays, 55 yards, 1:14) NEV 24–10 4 11:27 NEV Anthony Martinez 29–yard field goal (21 plays, 75 yards, 8:53) NEV 27–10 07:46 BYU Mitch Payne 29–yard field goal (9 plays, 65 yards, 3:36) NEV 27–13

See also: 2010 BYU Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	BYU
First downs	23	21
Total yards	435	320
Rushing yards	239	91
Passing yards	196	229
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	36:17	23:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	16/25, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vai Taua	29 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	2 receptions, 59 yards
BYU	Passing	Jake Heaps	24/45, 229 yards
	Rushing	J. J. Luigi	15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cody Hoffman	4 receptions, 74 yards

At UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Wolf Pack 7 21 10 6 44 Rebels 7 7 3 9 26 Date: October 2, 2010 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 28,958 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: ESE 8 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (MWSN): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Blaine Fowler (analyst) and Molly Sullivan (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 16–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (8 plays, 60 yards, 3:45) NEV 7–0 05:23 UNLV Bradley Randle 1–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) (4 plays, 17 yards, 1:51) TIE 7–7 2 13:24 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (14 plays, 76 yards, 6:53) NEV 14–7 07:47 UNLV Omar Clayton 8–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) (10 plays, 88 yards, 5:32) TIE 14–14 02:40 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 54 yards, 2:02) NEV 21–14 00:57 NEV Vai Taua 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (3 plays, 43 yards, 0:53) NEV 28–14 3 02:42 NEV Anthony Martinez 29–yard field goal (10 plays, 37 yards, 4:40) NEV 31–14 00:31 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 24–yard field goal (5 plays, 68 yards, 2:06) NEV 31–17 00:15 NEV Vai Taua 72–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (1 play, 72 yards, 0:11) NEV 38–17 4 11:57 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 32–yard field goal (9 plays, 45 yards, 3:18) NEV 38–20 08:59 NEV Vai Taua 2–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick failed) (7 plays, 60 yards, 2:58) NEV 44–20 04:35 UNLV Anthony Vidal 4–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Michael Johnson rush fumbled) (9 plays, 38 yards, 4:13) NEV 44–26

See also: 2010 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	UNLV
First downs	29	15
Total yards	516	294
Rushing yards	374	80
Passing yards	142	214
Turnovers	5	3
Time of possession	32:35	27:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	13/17, 124 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vai Taua	19 carries, 188 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	5 receptions, 35 yards
UNLV	Passing	Omar Clayton	14/23, 214 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Omar Clayton	11 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Phillip Payne	8 receptions, 170 yards

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 10 3 0 0 13 • No. 21 Wolf Pack 14 7 7 7 35 Date: October 9, 2010 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 20,636 Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Varies Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (ESPNU): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 13:05 NEV Colin Kaepernick 13–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 70 yards, 1:55) NEV 7–0 08:35 SJSU Brandon Rutley 13–yard run (Harrison Waid kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30) TIE 7–7 03:00 NEV Colin Kaepernick 20–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:24) NEV 14–7 00:11 SJSU Harrison Waid 28–yard field goal (7 plays, 49 yards, 2:49) NEV 14–10 2 12:43 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (6 plays, 58 yards, 2:05) NEV 21–10 00:12 SJSU Harrison Waid 42–yard field goal (9 plays, 54 yards, 2:06) NEV 21–13 3 09:36 NEV Vai Taua 73–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 88 yards, 1:41) NEV 28–13 4 10:23 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (14 plays, 66 yards, 6:21) NEV 35–13

See also: 2010 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	San Jose State	Nevada
First downs	21	30
Total yards	372	640
Rushing yards	178	367
Passing yards	194	273
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:55	28:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing	Jordan LaSecla	14/33, 145 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Lamon Muldrow	21 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Jalal Beauchman	4 receptions, 55 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	20/27, 273 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vai Taua	16 carries, 196 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	3 receptions, 55 yards

At Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21 • Warriors 14 3 0 10 27 Date: October 16, 2010 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 5:37 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 42,031 Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 14 MPH Referee: Jim Farmer TV announcers (KAME-TV/WSN/Oceanic PPV): Guy Haberman (play–by–play), Dick Tomey (analyst) and Lauren Mickler (sideline) of KAME-TV/WSN and Jim Leahey (play–by–play), Shawn Ching (analyst) and Russell Yamanoha (sideline) of Oceanic PPV

Scoring summary 1 09:55 UH Kealoha Pilares 6–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick) (2 plays, 19 yards, 0:57) UH 7–0 04:59 UH Kealoha Pilares 16–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick) (8 plays, 76 yards, 4:06) UH 14–0 2 07:42 UH Scott Enos 24–yard field goal (9 plays, 58 yards, 3:59) UH 17–0 3 01:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 17 yards, 3:17) UH 17–7 4 11:10 UH Scott Enos 31–yard field goal (10 plays, 55 yards, 5:04) UH 20–7 09:30 NEV Vai Taua 18–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (3 plays, 14 yards, 1:27) UH 20–14 05:27 UH Royce Pollard 11–yard pass from Bryant Moniz (Scott Enos kick) (6 plays, 57 yards, 3:56) UH 27–14 03:06 NEV Mike Ball 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 2:19) UH 27–21

See also: 2010 Hawaii Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	Hawaii
First downs	17	18
Total yards	293	346
Rushing yards	134	59
Passing yards	159	287
Turnovers	6	3
Time of possession	31:24	28:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	14/26, 159 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Vai Taua	24 carries, 91 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	4 receptions, 62 yards
Hawaii	Passing	Bryant Moniz	26/36, 287 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Alex Green	13 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Greg Salas	11 receptions, 153 yards

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 21 21 42 • Wolf Pack 14 21 14 7 56 Date: October 30, 2010 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 11,558 Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 9 MPH Referee: Jim Farmer TV announcers (ESPNU): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:11 NEV Mike Ball 8–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 77 yards, 5:49) NEV 7–0 03:45 NEV Tyler Lantrip 13–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 3:44) NEV 14–0 2 10:00 NEV Lampford Mark 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 49 yards, 4:28) NEV 21–0 02:18 NEV Colin Kaepernick 59–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (2 plays, 66 yards, 0:40) NEV 28–0 01:35 NEV Mike Ball 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (2 plays, 60 yards, 0:12) NEV 35–0 3 10:00 USU Tarren Lloyd 15–yard run from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick) (11 plays, 84 yards, 4:53) NEV 35–7 08:00 NEV Mike Ball 35–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 60 yards, 2:00) NEV 42–7 05:30 USU Diondre Borel 1–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:30) NEV 42–14 02:02 NEV Nick Hale 20–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (6 plays, 90 yards, 3:18) NEV 49–14 00:06 USU Robert Marshall 3–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:56) NEV 49–21 4 11:01 USU Dontel Watkins 15–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 1:26) NEV 49–28 02:23 USU Kerwynn Williams 7–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) (15 plays, 87 yards, 4:41) NEV 49–35 01:07 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (6 plays, 44 yards, 1:16) NEV 56–35 00:55 USU Kerwynn Williams 92–yard kickoff return (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 56–42

See also: 2010 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –27	60

Statistics	Utah State	Nevada
First downs	27	30
Total yards	490	596
Rushing yards	91	387
Passing yards	399	209
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	27:32	32:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Diondre Borel	24/38, 399 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Derrvin Speight	17 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Kellen Bartlett	5 receptions, 121 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	10/15, 190 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Colin Kaepernick	8 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	2 receptions, 63 yards

At Idaho

Nevada at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Wolf Pack 14 14 14 21 63 Vandals 0 3 14 0 17 Date: November 6, 2010 Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game start: 2:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 11,247 Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: N/A • Wind: N/A Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (KAME-TV/WSN): Guy Haberman (play–by–play) and Dick Tomey (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:31 NEV Shane Anderson 28–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 4:51) NEV 7–0 03:47 NEV Rishard Matthews 53–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 76 yards, 1:45) NEV 14–0 2 14:12 NEV Malcolm Shepherd 6–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (8 plays, 57 yards, 3:21) NEV 21–0 05:31 IDAHO Trey Farquhar 31–yard field goal (14 plays, 71 yards, 4:39) NEV 21–3 00:00 NEV Rishard Matthews 2–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 96 yards, 0:46) NEV 28–3 3 11:35 NEV Virgil Green 7–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:42) NEV 35–3 06:24 IDAHO Nathan Enderle 12–yard run (Trey Farquhar kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04) NEV 35–10 03:38 NEV Rishard Matthews 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) NEV 42–10 02:47 IDAHO Justin Veltung 75–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 0:45) NEV 42–17 4 13:21 NEV Mike Ball 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 63 yards, 2:02) NEV 49–17 08:16 NEV Mike Ball 6–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 91 yards, 4:52) NEV 56–17 03:28 NEV Tray Session 57–yard pass from Tyler Lantrip (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 79 yards, 2:23) NEV 63–17

See also: 2010 Idaho Vandals football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –12	65.5

Statistics	Nevada	Idaho
First downs	38	14
Total yards	844	339
Rushing yards	453	68
Passing yards	391	271
Turnovers	1	8
Time of possession	38:42	21:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	20/30, 320 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Lampford Mark	6 carries, 116 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	7 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TDs
Idaho	Passing	Nathan Enderle	15/34, 224 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Deonte Jackson	7 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Justin Veltung	1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD

At Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 21 Wolf Pack 7 14 7 7 35 Bulldogs 14 3 14 3 34 Date: November 13, 2010 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 37,116 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear and Crisp • Wind: W 1 MPH Referee: Steve Strimling TV announcers (ESPN): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:37 FS Robbie Rouse 2–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) (6 plays, 73 yards, 2:23) FS 7–0 10:37 NEV Colin Kaepernick 47–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:54) TIE 7–7 07:42 FS Robbie Rouse 12–yard pass from Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling kick) (8 plays, 72 yards, 2:47) FS 14–7 2 04:18 FS Kevin Goessling 42–yard field goal (7 plays, 61 yards, 3:52) FS 17–7 01:01 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (10 plays, 73 yards, 3:09) FS 17–14 00:34 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (2 plays, 20 yards, 0:10) NEV 21–17 3 11:52 FS Isaiah Burse 26–yard pass from Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling kick) (4 plays, 51 yards, 1:13) FS 24–21 09:28 NEV Colin Kaepernick 19–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:24) NEV 28–24 06:27 FS Robbie Rouse 44–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick) (7 plays, 73 yards, 2:54) FS 31–28 4 14:55 FS Kevin Goessling 34–yard field goal (11 plays, 63 yards, 5:04) FS 34–28 04:51 NEV Vai Taua 24–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 54 yards, 3:03) NEV 35–34

See also: 2010 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Nevada	Fresno State
First downs	18	23
Total yards	416	444
Rushing yards	245	250
Passing yards	171	194
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	28:38	31:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	16/26, 171 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Colin Kaepernick	14 carries, 156 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Malcolm Shepherd	7 receptions, 68 yards
Fresno State	Passing	Ryan Colburn	16/26, 194 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Robbie Rouse	26 carries, 217 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Rashad Evans	4 receptions, 52 yards

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 3 3 0 6 • No. 19 Wolf Pack 10 21 7 14 52 Date: November 20, 2010 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 10,906 Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 14 MPH Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:17 NEV Vai Taua 2–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 5:43) NEV 7–0 06:38 NEV Anthony Martinez 36–yard field goal (7 plays, 53 yards, 1:28) NEV 10–0 2 12:47 NEV Virgil Green 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 70 yards, 1:25) NEV 17–0 03:40 NEV Colin Kaepernick 9–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (7 plays, 52 yards, 2:49) NEV 24–0 00:52 NMSU Tyler Stampler 47–yard field goal (8 plays, 30 yards, 2:48) NEV 24–3 00:22 NEV Vai Taua 79–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (2 plays, 90 yards, 0:20) NEV 31–3 3 09:08 NMSU Tyler Stampler 39–yard field goal (6 plays, 32 yards, 2:26) NEV 31–6 04:44 NEV Vai Taua 7–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (11 plays, 52 yards, 4:17) NEV 38–6 4 10:03 NEV Lampford Mark 57–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:29) NEV 45–6 05:17 NEV Khalid Wooten 90–yard interception (Anthony Martinez kick) NEV 52–6

See also: 2010 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	New Mexico State	Nevada
First downs	18	26
Total yards	309	494
Rushing yards	89	243
Passing yards	220	251
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	34:53	24:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Andrew Manley	19/39, 220 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Robert Clay	13 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Taveon Rogers	4 receptions, 94 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	15/27, 251 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Vai Taua	22 carries, 111 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Vai Taua	1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 3 Broncos 3 21 0 7 0 31 • No. 19 Wolf Pack 0 7 7 17 3 34 Date: November 26, 2010 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:26 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 30,712 Game weather: Temperature: 30 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Cold • Wind: Calm Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play–by–play) and Rod Gilmore (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 06:28 BSU Kyle Brotzman 33–yard field goal (11 plays, 67 yards, 5:07) BSU 3–0 2 12:38 BSU Doug Martin 4–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) (13 plays, 87 yards, 6:39) BSU 10–0 05:47 BSU Titus Young 26–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) (6 plays, 48 yards, 2:21) BSU 17–0 04:20 NEV Vai Taua 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (4 plays, 70 yards, 1:21) BSU 17–7 02:59 BSU Doug Martin 51–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) (3 plays, 85 yards, 1:15) BSU 24–7 3 01:23 NEV Colin Kaepernick 18–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (9 plays, 58 yards, 3:40) BSU 24–14 4 13:01 NEV Rishard Matthews 44–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (5 plays, 68 yards, 2:25) BSU 24–21 05:14 NEV Anthony Martinez 23–yard field goal (15 plays, 87 yards, 6:07) TIE 24–24 04:53 BSU Doug Martin 79–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) (1 play, 79 yards, 0:15) BSU 31–24 00:13 NEV Rishard Matthews 7–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (14 plays, 79 yards, 4:34) TIE 31–31 OT 15:00 NEV Anthony Martinez 34–yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards, 0:00) NEV 34-31

See also: 2010 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Boise State	Nevada
First downs	21	28
Total yards	493	528
Rushing yards	145	269
Passing yards	348	259
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	24:39	35:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Kellen Moore	20/31, 348 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Doug Martin	24 carries, 152 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Titus Young	6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	19/35, 259 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vai Taua	32 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	10 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD

At Louisiana Tech

Nevada at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Wolf Pack 0 14 7 14 35 Bulldogs 7 7 3 0 17 Date: December 4, 2010 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 2:07 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes Game attendance: 18,562 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: S 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (KAME-TV/WSN): Guy Haberman (play–by–play) and Ralph Gaston (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:16 LATECH Eric Harper 20–yard pass from Ross Jenkins (Matt Nelson kick) (9 plays, 79 yards, 3:44) LATECH 7–0 2 13:00 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:54) TIE 7–7 09:01 LATECH Ross Jenkins 1–yard run (Matt Nelson kick) (12 plays, 74 yards, 3:59) LATECH 14–7 3 02:10 NEV Colin Kaepernick 5–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (14 plays, 83 yards, 6:51) TIE 14–14 09:32 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (12 plays, 83 yards, 5:28) NEV 21–14 03:51 LATECH Matt Nelson 25–yard field goal (16 plays, 77 yards, 5:41) NEV 21–17 4 13:53 NEV Colin Kaepernick 28–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (11 plays, 73 yards, 4:58) NEV 28–17 10:15 NEV Vai Taua 6–yard run (Anthony Martinez kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37) NEV 35–17

See also: 2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –10	69.5

Statistics	Nevada	Louisiana Tech
First downs	31	17
Total yards	519	292
Rushing yards	360	104
Passing yards	159	188
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	38:46	21:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	13/17, 159 yards
	Rushing	Vai Taua	29 carries, 162 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Malcolm Shepherd	4 receptions, 51 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Ross Jenkins	14/23, 188 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Lennon Creer	18 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Taulib Ikharo	4 receptions, 85 yards

Vs. Boston College (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)

Nevada vs. Boston College
(Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 13 Wolf Pack 14 3 3 0 20 Eagles 7 0 3 3 13 Date: January 9, 2011 Location: AT&T Park San Francisco, CA Game start: 6:06 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 41,063 Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play–by–play), Bob Davie (analyst), Rod Gilmore (sideline) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 08:30 BC Andre Williams 30–yard run (Nate Freese kick) (1 play, 30 yards, 0:08) BC 7–0 03:40 NEV Rishard Matthews 27–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick) (10 plays, 77 yards, 4:41) TIE 7–7 02:27 NEV Rishard Matthews 72–yard punt return (Anthony Martinez kick) NEV 14–7 2 05:48 NEV Anthony Martinez 32–yard field goal (10 plays, 65 yards, 5:27) NEV 17–7 3 11:08 BC Nate Freese 22–yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:26) NEV 17–10 01:17 NEV Anthony Martinez 27–yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 2:33) NEV 20–10 4 03:52 BC Nate Freese 32–yard field goal (9 plays, 52 yards, 1:39) NEV 20–13

See also: 2010 Boston College Eagles football team and 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (January)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7.5	55

Statistics	Nevada	Boston College
First downs	16	12
Total yards	306	185
Rushing yards	114	64
Passing yards	192	121
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	34:46	25:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	20/33, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vai Taua	22 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	7 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Boston College	Passing	Chase Rettig	14/34, 121 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Andre Williams	19 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Pantale	4 receptions, 47 yards

Players in the 2010 CFL Draft

See also: 2010 CFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	CFL Club
John Bender	OL	3	17	Calgary Stampeders

Players in the 2011 NFL Draft

See also: 2011 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Colin Kaepernick	QB	2	36	San Francisco 49ers
Dontay Moch	LB	3	66	Cincinnati Bengals
Virgil Green	TE	7	204	Denver Broncos