2022 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2022 Nevada Wolf Pack football
2022 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
Record	2–10 (0–8 MW)
Head coach	Ken Wilson (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Derek Sage (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Kwame Agyeman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Bethea (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Boise State xy	8	–	0	10	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Wyoming	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	3	6	–	7
Colorado State	3	–	5	3	–	9
New Mexico	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
San Diego State	5	–	3	7	–	6
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
UNLV	3	–	5	5	–	7
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	10
Nevada	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ken Wilson. The Wolf Pack played their home games at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada.

Schedule

Nevada and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.^[1]^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN2	W 23–12	23,371
September 3	2:30 p.m.	Texas State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KNSN-TV/BS SoCal	W 38–14	13,260
September 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) Incarnate Word*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KNSN-TV/BS SoCal	L 41–55	14,092
September 17	4:30 p.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 0–27	69,250
September 23	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	FS1	L 20–48	20,506
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	FS1	L 14–17	18,255
October 15	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	KNSN-TV/SPEC PPV	L 16–31	9,231
October 22	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 7–23	16,363
October 29	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 28–35	17,117
November 12	7:30 p.m.	Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 3–41	14,960
November 19	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 14–41	12,501
November 26	3:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (rivalry)	KNSN-TV/KVVU	L 22–27	24,873
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At New Mexico State

Nevada Wolfpack (0-0) vs New Mexico State Aggies (0-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	17	0	6	23
Aggies	0	2	7	3	12

at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM

Date: August 27th, 2022
Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
Game attendance: 23,371
Referee: Steve Baron
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analysis), Paul Carcaterra (sidelines)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	7	14
Wolfpack	14	0	24	0	38

No. 8 (FCS) Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nevada Wolf Pack

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 (FCS) Cardinals	9	15	14	17	55
Wolf Pack	17	0	14	10	41

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

Date: September 10
Game time: 2:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: Temperature: 87 • Wind: SE 2 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 14,092
Referee: Christian Watson
TV announcers (KNSN-TV/Bally Sports SoCal): Alex Margulies (play-by-play), Lucas Weber (analyst) and Shannon Kelly (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

NEV – 11:51 Brandon Talton 34 yard field goal
NEV 3–0 Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:41
NEV – 10:38 Toa Taua 11 yard run, Brandon Talton kick
NEV 10–0 Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:09
UIW – 5:57 Carson Mohr 38 yard field goal
NEV 10–3 Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 1:56
NEV – 1:45 BJ Casteel 7 yard pass from Nate Cox, Brandon Talton kick
NEV 17–3 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
UIW – 0:30 Marcus Cooper 21 yard run, Carson Mohr kick blocked
NEV 17–9 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15

Second Quarter

UIW – 9:07 Roger McCuller 1 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
NEV 17–16 Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:13
UIW – 3:28 Jarrell Wiley 18 yard run, Lindsey Scott Jr. rush
UIW 24–17 Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:50

Third Quarter

UIW – 12:05 Kelechi Anyalebechi 59 yard fumble recovery, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 31–17
UIW – 9:24 Darion Chafin 44 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 38–17 Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:32
NEV – 5:55 Nate Cox 3 yard run, Brandon Talton kick
UIW 38–24 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:29
NEV – 0:19 Toa Taua 26 yard pass from Nate Cox, Brandon Talton kick
UIW 38–31 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:18

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 13:05 Carson Mohr 30 yard field goal
UIW 41–31 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:09
NEV – 10:33 Brandon Talton 40 yard field goal
UIW 41–34 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:32
UIW – 8:19 Marcus Cooper 10 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 48–34 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14
NEV – 2:13 Devonte Lee 6 yard run, Brandon Talton kick
UIW 48–41 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01
UIW – 1:10 Darion Chafin 41 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 55–41 Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:59

Passing

UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 18/25, 406 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
NEV – Nate Cox 22/43, 302 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

UIW – Marcus Cooper 16 ATT, 84 YDS, 1 TD
NEV – Toa Taua 24 ATT, 101 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

UIW – Darion Chafin 7 REC, 262 YDS, 2 TD
NEV – BJ Casteel 5 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD

At Iowa

At Air Force

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	0	0	3	17
Wolf Pack	0	7	0	7	14

At Hawaii

Nevada Wolf Pack (2–4) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	6	3	0	16
Rainbow Warriors	14	7	0	10	31

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

Date: October 15, 2022
Game time: 9:00 p.m. PT
Game attendance: 9,231
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

San Diego State

At San Jose State

Boise State

Fresno State

Game Eleven – Fresno State Bulldogs (6–4) at Nevada Wolf Pack (2–8)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	17	7	3	14	41
Wolf Pack	0	0	7	7	14

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind:
Game attendance: 12,501
Referee: Timothy Davis
TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), & Robert Turbin (analyst)
Pregame line: Fresno State −22.5

Game information

First quarter

(9:29) FRES – Jake Haener 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:05; Fresno State 7–0)
(5:50) FRES – Dylan Lynch 43-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:37; Fresno State 10–0)
(2:31) FRES – Mac Dalena 22-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:50; Fresno State 17–0)

Second quarter

(6:34) FRES – Raymond Pauwels 3-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; Fresno State 24–0)

Third quarter

(1:18) FRES – Dylan Lynch 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 1:51; Fresno State 27–0)
(0:40) NEV – Dalevon Campbell 73-yard pass from Nate Cox, Brandon Talton kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:38; Fresno State 27–7)

Fourth quarter

(10:03) FRES – Jordan Mims 22-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:44; Fresno State 34–7)
(5:21) FRES – Jake Haener 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 97 yards, 2:02; Fresno State 41–7)
(1:44) NEV – BJ Casteel 28-yard pass from Nate Cox, Brandon Talton kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Fresno State 41–14)

Statistics	FRES	NEV
First downs	26	16
Plays–yards	75–524	68–389
Rushes–yards	33–163	30–146
Passing yards	361	243
Passing: comp–att–int	29–42–0	16–38–2
Time of possession	34:24	25:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Jake Haener	29/42, 361 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Mims	19 carries, 156 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalen Moreno-Cropper	7 receptions, 136 yards
Nevada	Passing	Nate Cox	16/38, 243 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Toa Taua	17 carries, 93 yards
	Receiving	Dalevon Campbell	3 receptions, 120 yards, TD

At UNLV

References

^ Jeremy Mauss (February 16, 2022). "2022 Nevada Football Schedule". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
^ Duke Ritenhouse (February 16, 2022). "Nevada football schedule: Jay Norvell returns to Reno on Oct. 8". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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[1] Jeremy Mauss (February 16, 2022). "2022 Nevada Football Schedule". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

[2] Duke Ritenhouse (February 16, 2022). "Nevada football schedule: Jay Norvell returns to Reno on Oct. 8". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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