American college football season
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]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 12:30 p.m. at No. 20 Nebraska * ABC L 10–5284,078
September 8 9:00 a.m. at Northwestern * BTN L 31–3617,653
September 15 6:00 p.m. Nicholls State * ESPN Plus W 52–1715,233
September 29 1:00 p.m. UNLV * W 27–2025,278
October 6 1:00 p.m. Fresno State L 41–4918,503
5:00 p.m. at Boise State ESPN L 67–69 4OT 30,394
October 20 12:00 p.m. at Utah State KAME-TV /CSNW W 31–289,462
October 27 1:00 p.m. Idaho W 37–2111,960
5:00 p.m. at New Mexico State ESPN2 W 40–3812,268
8:00 p.m. Hawaii ESPN2 L 26–2822,437
November 24 1:00 p.m. at San Jose State KAME-TV/NSN L 24–2712,678
December 1 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech W 49–109,113
December 22 1:30 p.m. at New Mexico * ESPN L 0–2330,223
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Game summaries
At Nebraska
Nevada at Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
0
10 0 0
10
• No. 20 Cornhuskers
7
14 24 7
52
Date: September 1, 2007Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutesGame attendance: 84,078Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and 51% Humidity • Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Cooper CastleberryTV announcers (ABC ): Dan Fouts , Tim Brant and Todd Harris (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 04:16 NU Marlon Lucky 16–yard pass from Sam Keller (Alex Henery kick)NU 7–0
2 13:58 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NU 7–3
2 10:53 NEV Jonathon Amaya 80–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–7
2 06:40 NU Marlon Lucky 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 14–10
2 02:22 NU Quentin Castille 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 21–10
3 11:30 NU Marlon Lucky 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 28–10
3 08:59 NU Marlon Lucky 3–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 35–10
3 04:45 NU Adi Kunalic 46–yard field goal NU 38–10
3 00:50 NU Quentin Castille 2–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 45–10
4 08:31 NU Major Culbert 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 52–10
At Northwestern
Nevada at Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
7
17 0 7
31
• Wildcats
7
3 10 16
36
Date: September 8, 2007Location: Ryan Field Evanston, IL Game start: 11:07 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutesGame attendance: 17,653Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 5 MPH Referee: Bill McCabeTV announcers (BTN ): Scott Graham and Derrick Walker
Scoring summary 1 10:27 NW Tonjua Jones 1–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick) NW 7–0
1 07:12 NEV Brandon Fragger 14–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7
2 12:52 NEV Adam Bishop 24–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7
2 02:26 NEV Brett Jaekle 37–yard field goal NEV 17–7
2 00:47 NW Amado Villarreal 46–yard field goal NEV 17–10
2 00:00 NEV Kyle Sammons 48–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–10
3 11:18 NW Amado Villarreal 29–yard field goal NEV 24–13
3 06:56 NW Brandon Roberson 1–yard run (Amado Villarreal kick) NEV 24–20
4 11:14 NW Omar Conteh 16–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick) NW 27–24
4 03:38 NEV Luke Lippincott 27–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–27
4 00:21 NW Ross Lane 13–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick) NW 34–31
4 00:00 NW Kevin Mims 3–yard safety NW 36–31
Nicholls State
Nicholls State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Colonels (Div. I FCS )
10
0 7 0
17
• Wolf Pack
0
31 14 7
52
Date: September 15, 2007Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 15,233Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Drew GeorgeTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dave Weekley and Jay Thomas
Scoring summary 1 06:53 NICH Alex Romero 32–yard field goalNICH 3–0
1 00:18 NICH Zack Morgan 42–yard run (Alex Romero kick) NICH 10–0
2 12:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 45–yard field goal NICH 10–3
2 06:47 NEV Adam Bishop 25–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 10–10
2 05:08 NEV Luke Lippincott 16–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–10
2 02:36 NEV Marko Mitchell 49–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–10
2 00:58 NEV Arthur King Jr. 52–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–10
3 10:49 NEV Adam Bishop 17–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–10
3 08:24 NICH Broderick Cole 14–yard run (Alex Romero kick) NEV 38–17
3 01:17 NEV Adam Bishop 4–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 45–17
4 06:29 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 52–17
UNLV
UNLV at Nevada (Battle for the Fremont Cannon )
1
2 3 4 Total
Rebels
3
0 7 10
20
• Wolf Pack
10
0 0 17
27
Date: September 29, 2007Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutesGame attendance: 25,278Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: N 6 MPH Referee: Rich KollenTV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary 1 10:22 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 22–yard field goal UNLV 3–0
1 03:50 NEV Brett Jaekle 50–yard field goal TIE 3–3
1 01:02 NEV Mike McCoy 90–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–3
3 05:23 UNLV Frank Summers 6–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick)TIE 10–10
4 13:24 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 42–yard field goal UNLV 13–10
4 08:54 NEV Brett Jaekle 30–yard field goal TIE 13–13
4 03:02 NEV Adam Bishop 15–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–13
4 01:02 UNLV Ryan Wolfe 30–yard pass from Travis Dixon (Sergio Aguayo kick)TIE 20–20
4 00:27 NEV Kyle Sammons 43–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 27–20
Fresno State
Fresno State at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
14
14 14 7
49
Wolf Pack
3
10 7 21
41
Date: October 6, 2007Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed 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 summary 1 12:48 NEV Brett Jaekle 22–yard field goal NEV 3–0
1 09:09 FS Ryan Mathews 3–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 7–3
1 08:10 FS Clifton Smith 67–yard punt return (Clint Stitser kick)FS 14–3
2 12:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal FS 14–6
2 05:22 NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 14–13
2 05:04 FS Ryan Mathews 54–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 21–13
2 01:45 FS A. J. Jefferson 40–yard blocked field goal return (Clint Stitser kick)FS 28–13
3 14:42 FS Ryan Mathews 67–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 35–13
3 09:00 NEV Brandon Fragger 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 35–20
3 02:36 FS Clifton Smith 15–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 42–20
4 12:35 FS Lonyae Miller 72–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 49–20
4 06:22 NEV Colin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 49–27
4 00:29 NEV Luke Lippincott 36–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 49–34
4 00:03 NEV Adam Bishop 34–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 49–41
At Boise State
Nevada at Boise State (rivalry )
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Wolf Pack
7
14 7 16 23
67
• Broncos
7
21 3 13 25
69
Scoring summary 1 11:39 BSU Jeremy Avery 9–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 7–0
1 01:10 NEV Junior Puloka 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7
2 14:25 BSU Ian Johnson 72–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 14–7
2 06:05 BSU Ryan Putnam 33–yard pass from Tanyon Bissell (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 21–7
2 04:27 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 21–14
2 02:33 BSU Sherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 28–14
2 01:15 NEV Marko Mitchell 58–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 28–21
3 12:52 NEV Luke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 28–28
3 08:01 BSU Kyle Brotzman 40–yard field goal BSU 31–28
4 13:18 BSU Kyle Brotzman 31–yard field goal BSU 34–28
4 12:03 NEV Mike McCoy 41–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick blocked) TIE 34–34
4 10:37 BSU Ian Johnson 32–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 41–34
4 10:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 41–41
4 03:40 NEV Brett Jaekle 35–yard field goal NEV 44–41
4 00:00 BSU Kyle Brotzman 27–yard field goal TIE 44–44
OT 00:00 NEV Luke Lippincott 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 51–44
OT 00:00 BSU Sherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick) TIE 51–51
OT 00:00 BSU Jeremy Childs 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 58–51
OT 00:00 NEV Colin Kaepernick 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 58–58
OT 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal NEV 61–58
OT 00:00 BSU Kyle Brotzman 29–yard field goal TIE 61–61
OT 00:00 BSU Ian Johnson 1–yard run (Jeremy Avery pass) BSU 69–61
OT 00:00 NEV Luke Lippincott 7–yard run (Colin Kaepernick pass failed) BSU 69–67
At Utah State
Nevada at Utah State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolf Pack
14
0 10 7
31
Aggies
7
14 0 7
28
Date: October 20, 2007Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutesGame attendance: 9,462Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Cold, Rain and Snow flurry • Wind: SW 7 MPH Referee: Drew GeorgeTV announcers (KAME-TV /CSNW ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
Scoring summary 1 08:38 NEV Marko Mitchell 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
1 06:32 NEV Luke Lippincott 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0
1 00:53 USU Leon Jackson III 1–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 14–7
2 03:37 USU Derrvin Speight 12–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) TIE 14–14
2 02:19 USU Kevin Robinson 70–yard punt return (Peter Caldwell kick)USU 21–14
3 09:26 NEV Luke Lippincott 8–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 21–21
3 02:43 NEV Brett Jaekle 24–yard field goal NEV 24–21
4 14:15 USU Leon Jackson III 10–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) USU 28–24
4 07:18 NEV Mike McCoy 32–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–28
Idaho
Idaho at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Vandals
0
7 7 7
21
• Wolf Pack
17
0 0 20
37
Date: October 27, 2007Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed 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 summary 1 10:49 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0
1 03:55 NEV Brett Jaekle 37–yard field goal NEV 10–0
1 02:56 NEV Ezra Butler 11–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–0
2 10:59 IDAHO Peter Jorvik 10–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 17–7
3 12:26 IDAHO Eric Greenwood 18–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 17–14
4 10:01 NEV Luke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14
4 04:22 NEV Marko Mitchell 28–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–14
4 02:20 IDAHO Deonte Jackson 1–yard run (Tino Amanico kick) NEV 31–21
4 00:10 NEV Vai Taua 11–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 37–21
At New Mexico State
Nevada at New Mexico State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolf Pack
6
14 0 20
40
Aggies
0
10 14 14
38
Scoring summary 1 07:19 NEV Brett Jaekle 34–yard field goal NEV 3–0
1 03:42 NEV Brett Jaekle 41–yard field goal NEV 6–0
2 08:09 NEV Adam Bishop 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 13–0
2 03:25 NMSU Paul Young 37–yard field goal NEV 13–3
2 01:57 NEV Marko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–3
2 00:32 NMSU Tonny Glynn 6–yard run (Paul Young kick) NEV 20–10
3 07:25 NMSU Kenneth Buckley 35–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NEV 20–17
3 00:46 NMSU A.J. Harris 8–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NMSU 24–20
4 14:47 NEV Colin Kaepernick 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 27–24
4 10:06 NMSU Kenneth Buckley 25–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NMSU 31–27
4 07:13 NEV Colin Kaepernick 35–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 34–31
4 03:38 NMSU A.J. Harris 32–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NMSU 38–34
4 01:00 NEV Mike McCoy 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 40–38
Hawaii
Hawaii at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
• Warriors
5
14 0 9
28
Wolf Pack
0
10 10 6
26
Scoring summary 1 09:27 UH Dan Kelly 45–yard field goal UH 3–0
1 03:24 UH David Veikune 3–yard safetyUH 5–0
2 14:57 UH Jason Rivers 3–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (Dan Kelly kick)UH 12–0
2 13:13 NEV Luke Lippincott 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 12–7
2 05:13 UH Tyler Graunke 7–yard run (Dan Kelly kick) UH 19–7
2 00:53 NEV Brett Jaekle 41–yard field goal UH 19–10
3 12:43 NEV Brett Jaekle 42–yard field goal UH 19–13
3 02:43 NEV Colin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–19
4 13:35 UH Ryan Grice-Mullen 22–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (pass failed)UH 25–19
4 08:27 NEV Luke Lippincott 5–yard run (Colin Kaepernick pass failed) NEV 26–25
4 00:11 UH Dan Kelly 45–yard field goal UH 28–26
At San Jose State
Nevada at San Jose State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
7
17 0 0
24
• Spartans
7
3 7 10
27
Date: November 24, 2007Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutesGame attendance: 12,678Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Drew GeorgeTV announcers (KAME-TV /NSN ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
Scoring summary 1 06:13 SJSU Kevin Jurovich 33–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)SJSU 7–0
1 03:27 NEV Marko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7
2 09:14 NEV Brandon Fragger 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7
2 06:29 SJSU Jared Strubeck 20–yard field goal NEV 14–10
2 03:21 NEV Marko Mitchell 59–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–10
2 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NEV 24–10
3 07:08 SJSU Brian Elledge 3–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 24–17
4 14:47 SJSU Jared Strubeck 39–yard field goal NEV 24–20
4 11:42 SJSU Jacob French 13–yard run (Jared Strubeck kick) SJSU 27–24
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech at Nevada
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
3 7 0
10
• Wolf Pack
14
7 21 7
49
Date: December 1, 2007Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 9,113Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 15–20 MPH Referee: Bill AthanTV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary 1 12:49 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0
1 02:03 NEV Kyle Sammons 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0
2 05:38 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0
2 01:42 LATECH Danny Horwedel 20–yard field goal NEV 21–3
3 13:25 NEV Kyle Sammons 74–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–3
3 07:45 NEV Luke Lippincott 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–3
3 03:01 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–3
3 02:50 LATECH Phillip Livas 78–yard kickoff return (Danny Horwedel kick)NEV 42–10
4 13:27 NEV Luke Lippincott 11–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–10
At New Mexico
Nevada at New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl )
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
0
0 0 0
0
• Lobos
14
6 0 3
23
Scoring summary 1 13:38 NM Marcus Smith 66–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick)NM 7–0
1 02:22 NM Travis Brown 39–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick)NM 14–0
2 06:07 NM John Sullivan 53–yard field goal NM 17–0
2 02:48 NM John Sullivan 45–yard field goal NM 20–0
4 04:18 NM John Sullivan 37–yard field goal NM 23–0
References
^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 138. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
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