2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football
New Mexico Bowl, L 48–49 vs. Arizona
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Chris Ault (28th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Rolovich (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Mike Bradeson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (capacity: 29,993)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Boise State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7					4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 28th overall and 9th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004 and later resigned from coaching at the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were first–year members of the Mountain West Conference.^[1][2] They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Arizona.

The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2012, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.^[3]

The preseason poll was released on July 24, 2012. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	296 (27)
2	Nevada	244
3	Fresno State	231 (2)
4	Wyoming	213
5	San Diego State	173 (1)
6	Air Force	170
7	Hawaii	116
8	Colorado State	111
9	UNLV	63
10	New Mexico	33

The Wolf Pack had four players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; three from the offense and one from the defense.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 31–24	63,186
September 8	12:30 p.m.	South Florida*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 31–32	22,804
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern State (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 45–34	19,399
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	NBCSN	W 69–24	31,417
September 29	11:00 a.m.	at Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	W 34–21	14,210
October 6	4:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 35–28 OT	24,025
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	TWCSN/Charter	W 42–37	20,565
October 20	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 38–39 OT	22,242
October 26	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 31–48	24,277
November 10	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	NBCSN	L 36–52	22,104
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	Charter/Comcast	W 31–24	17,290
December 1	12:30 p.m.	No. 25 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–27	30,017
December 15	10:00 a.m.	vs. Arizona*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 48–49	24,610
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1F Hasaan Henderson  Fr QB 1J Jacob Hollister Fr WR 1I Marquis Newell  Fr WR 1A Austin Rauh Fr WR 2F Nick Palko Fr RB 3D Drake Griffin Fr RB 3J Chris Solomon  Fr WR 3 Nigel Westbrooks  Jr TE 4H Cody Tuttle  Fr WR 4 Brandon Wimberly  Sr RB 6 Anthony Knight Fr WR 12 Richy Turner So QB 13 Devin Combs So QB 14 Tanner Roderick Fr QB 15 Tyler Stewart  Fr WR 16 Cody Hollister Fr QB 17 Cody Fajardo (C) So RB 20 Kendall Brock So RB 25 Stefphon Jefferson Jr WR 31 Randy Uzoma  Fr RB 32 Nick Hale Sr RB 33 Xavier Stephens  Fr RB 38 Nate Lytle So RB 39 Nate McLaurin So TE 44 Zach Sudfeld Sr TE 47 Jarred Gipson  Fr OL 57 Connor Talbott Fr OL 59 Kyle Papendorf So OL 62 Zach Brickell  So OL 63 Aisea Hansen  Fr OL 64 Abe Abdelkarim  Fr OL 65 Matt Galas So OL 66 Kyle Roberts So OL 67 Brent Roling  So OL 70 Joel Bitonio Jr OL 71 Salesa Faraimo  Fr OL 72 Jeremy Macauley  Fr OL 73 Sebastian Tretola Fr OL 74 Abel De Haro  So OL 75 Chris Barker Sr OL 76 Bryce Spring  Fr OL 77 Alex Pinto Sr OL 78 Jeff Nady Sr OL 79 Jacob Henry  Fr WR 80 Dominic Coulter Fr WR 81 Aaron Bradley So WR 82 Parker Vail So WR 83 Joseph Huber Jr WR 84 Jerico Richardson  Fr TE 85 Randy Horton So TE 86 Kolby Arendse Jr WR 87 Necho Beard So WR 88 Chance Early Fr OL 89 Stephen Jeffers Jr OL 92 Jordan Hanson So OL 96 Tyler Wilson  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1E L.J. Jackson  Fr DB 2 Khalid Wooten Sr LB 3H Trent Mahler  Fr DB 4F Soni Mailei Fr DB 5 Duke Williams Sr DB 8 Marlon Johnson Sr DB 9 Markus Smith Jr DL 10 Reggie Coates Fr LB 11 Burton De Koning Fr DB 18 Bryson Keeton Fr DB 19 Evan Favors So DB 23 Nigel Haikins Jr DB 24 Charles Garrett So LB 26 Dray Bell Sr DB 28 Bryan Lane Jr. Fr DB 29 Arthur Forrest II Jr LB 30 Zach Vallejo Jr DB 34 Ty Thompson Sr LB 35 Lorenzo Devers Fr LB 36 Danny DeCarlo Jr LB 40 Josh Wiley Jr LB 42 DeAndre Boughton Sr DB 43 Gabe Lee So DL 45 Cortez Woods Jr LB 48 Travis Hansen  Jr LB 49 Jordan Dobrich Fr LB 50 Jonathan McNeal So LB 51 Albert Rosette Sr LB 52 Trevor Taft Fr DL 53 Brock Hekking So LB 54 Jeremiah Green Sr DL 55 Rykeem Yates Fr LB 56 Alex Bertrando  Fr DL 58 Nolan Dambacher  Fr DL 90 Tyler Houk So DL 91 Jake Peppard So LB 93 Brian Guendling Fr DL 94 Lenny Jones Fr DL 95 Fred Lavulo Jr DL 97 Mark Avery Sr DL 98 Jack Reynoso Jr DL 99 Sam Foster Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 37 Chase Tenpenny Jr PK 46 Colin Ditsworth So PK 60 Allen Hardison Sr	Head coach Chris Ault Coordinators/assistant coaches Nick Rolovich – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Mike Bradeson – Defensive coordinator/safeties Ken Wilson – Associate head coach/defensive ends/linebackers Scott Baumgartner – Assistant coach Larry Lewis – Special teams coordinator/running backs James Ward – Cornerbacks Darren Hiller – Offensive line James Spady – Tight ends/assistant offensive Line Barry Sacks – Defensive tackles Mike Bethea – Graduate assistant (Defense) Rickey Thenarse – Graduate assistant (Offense) Support staff Dave Brown – Director of football operations Andy Vaughn – Director of player personnel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 2, 2021

Nevada at California

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 0 7 10 31 Golden Bears 0 7 10 7 24 Date: September 1, 2012 Location: California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Game start: 12:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 63,186 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 2–4 MPH Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (P12N): Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Coy Wire (analyst) and Brooke Olzendam (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 04:34 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (16 plays, 80 yards, 6:13) NEV 7–0 00:00 NEV Cody Fajardo 49–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (2 plays, 60 yards, 0:26) NEV 14–0 2 04:38 CAL Bryce Treggs 37–yard pass from Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato kick) (6 plays, 77 yards, 2:39) NEV 14–7 3 06:20 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (12 plays, 79 yards, 4:41) NEV 21–7 05:39 CAL Keenan Allen 39–yard run (Vincenzo D'Amato kick) (2 plays, 51 yards, 0:44) NEV 21–14 04:38 CAL Vincenzo D'Amato 40–yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 0:53) NEV 21–17 4 08:46 NEV Allen Hardison 39–yard field goal (14 plays, 57 yards, 4:55) NEV 24–17 07:24 CAL Chris Harper 13–yard pass from Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato kick) (5 plays, 61 yards, 1:16) TIE 24–24 00:36 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 61 yards, 2:48) NEV 31–24

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A[5]

Statistics	Nevada	California
First downs	27	21
Total yards	450	364
Rushing yards	220	113
Passing yards	230	251
Turnovers	7	5
Time of possession	35:06	24:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	25/32, 230 yards
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	34 carries, 147 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	7 receptions, 83 yards
California	Passing	Zach Maynard	17/30, 245 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	C. J. Anderson	14 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Keenan Allen	6 receptions, 67 yards

South Florida at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulls 6 7 7 12 32 Wolf Pack 21 0 7 3 31 Date: September 8, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 22,804 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 1 MPH Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (CBSSN): James Bates (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Lauren Gardner (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:40 NEV Zach Sudfeld 0–yard fumble recovery (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–0 06:29 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 2:44) NEV 14–0 05:19 USF Andre Davis 51–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (Maikon Bonani kick failed) (4 plays, 81 yards, 1:05) NEV 14–6 02:58 NEV Joseph Huber 29–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:21) NEV 21–6 2 09:12 USF Demetris Murray 1–yard run (Maikon Bonani kick) (8 plays, 73 yards, 3:27) NEV 21–13 3 12:56 USF Lindsey Lamar 35–yard run (Maikon Bonani kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:04) NEV 21–20 00:00 NEV Cody Fajardo 14–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 82 yards, 2:41) NEV 28–20 4 08:16 NEV Allen Hardison 35–yard field goal (14 plays, 62 yards, 5:17) NEV 31–20 02:37 USF Chris Dunkley 52–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (pass failed) (7 plays, 80 yards, 1:54) NEV 31–26 00:38 USF Andre Davis 56–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (pass failed) (6 plays, 92 yards, 1:00) USF 32–31

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A[6]

Statistics	South Florida	Nevada
First downs	26	30
Total yards	572	549
Rushing yards	209	278
Passing yards	363	271
Turnovers	2	7
Time of possession	26:20	33:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	B. J. Daniels	22/40, 363 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Lindsey Lamar	8 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Andre Davis	12 receptions, 191 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	27/38, 271 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	30 carries, 135 yards
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	5 receptions, 67 yards

Northwestern State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Demons (Div. I FCS) 3 10 7 14 34 • Wolf Pack 7 10 14 14 45 Date: September 15, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 19,399 Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Hot and Sunny • Wind: WSW 17 MPH Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:27 NWLA John Shaughnessy 22–yard field goal (10 plays, 25 yards, 3:10) NWLA 3–0 04:44 NEV Cody Fajardo 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 46 yards, 1:51) NEV 7–3 2 11:39 NEV Allen Hardison 29–yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:27) NEV 10–3 05:20 NWLA Corey Simmons 2–yard pass from Brad Henderson (John Shaughnessy kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 2:32) TIE 10–10 00:49 NWLA John Shaughnessy 34–yard field goal (11 plays, 80 yards, 2:51) NWLA 13–10 00:04 NEV Zach Sudfeld 25–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 0:45) NEV 17–13 3 10:42 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 48–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (1 play, 48 yards, 0:09) NEV 24–13 06:30 NWLA Sidney Riley 4–yard run (John Shaughnessy kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:12) NEV 24–20 02:18 NEV Cody Fajardo 10–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (12 plays, 82 yards, 4:07) NEV 31–20 4 12:07 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 52–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 76 yards, 2:09) NEV 38–20 09:18 NWLA Daniel Taylor 40–yard run (John Shaughnessy kick) (7 plays, 78 yards, 2:43) NEV 38–27 06:13 NEV Cody Fajardo 22–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:59) NEV 45–27 05:35 NWLA Phillip Harvey 68–yard pass from Brad Henderson (John Shaughnessy kick) (3 plays, 78 yards, 0:33) NEV 45–34

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A[7]

Statistics	Northwestern State	Nevada
First downs	31	37
Total yards	585	655
Rushing yards	228	418
Passing yards	357	237
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Brad Henderson	28/53, 357 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Brad Henderson	11 carries, 102 yards
	Receiving	Louis Hollier	8 receptions, 107 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	21/33, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	27 carries, 247 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	8 receptions, 82 yards

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 20 21 14 69 Warriors 3 14 0 7 24 Date: September 22, 2012 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 4:37 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 31,417 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 17 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (NBCSN): Paul Burmeister (play–by–play), Rod Woodson (analyst) and Anthony Herron (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 06:41 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 55–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (4 plays, 72 yards, 1:02) NEV 7–0 03:36 UH Tyler Hadden 22–yard field goal (8 plays, 56 yards, 2:57) NEV 7–3 01:17 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 2:15) NEV 14–3 2 13:46 UH Ryan Hall 19–yard pass from Sean Schroeder (Tyler Hadden kick) (7 plays, 67 yards, 2:24) NEV 14–10 11:08 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick blocked) (9 plays, 65 yards, 2:38) NEV 20–10 08:37 UH Jeremiah Ostrowski 36–yard pass from Sean Schroeder (Tyler Hadden kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:26) NEV 20–17 05:35 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 90 yards, 2:58) NEV 27–17 02:00 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 58 yards, 2:42) NEV 34–17 3 10:34 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (1 play, 3 yards, 0:04) NEV 41–17 04:54 NEV Zach Sudfeld 8–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (11 plays, 63 yards, 4:11) NEV 48–17 00:14 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 54 yards, 3:37) NEV 55–17 4 12:47 NEV Khalid Wooten 78–yard interception (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 62–17 06:22 UH Will Gregory 4–yard run (Tyler Hadden kick) (13 plays, 70 yards, 6:20) NEV 62–24 04:24 NEV Nick Hale 52–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (4 plays, 71 yards, 1:52) NEV 69–24

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7	61[8]

Statistics	Nevada	Hawaii
First downs	30	20
Total yards	575	378
Rushing yards	355	144
Passing yards	220	234
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	28:03	31:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	14/20, 220 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	31 carries, 170 yards, 6 TDs
	Receiving	Stefphon Jefferson	3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii	Passing	Sean Schroeder	22/40, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Will Gregory	16 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Ostrowski	7 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD

Nevada at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 13 14 0 34 Bobcats 7 14 0 0 21 Date: September 29, 2012 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 14,210 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Light Rain • Wind: SSE 10 MPH Referee: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (LHN): Dave Armstrong (play–by–play) and Kelly Stouffer (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:15 TXST Marcus Curry 1–yard run (Will Johnson kick) (5 plays, 17 yards, 2:28) TXST 7–0 07:38 NEV Zach Sudfeld 9–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:37) TIE 7–7 2 14:50 NEV Allen Hardison 24–yard field goal (13 plays, 60 yards, 5:13) NEV 10–7 09:00 TXST Tim Gay 2–yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick) (3 plays, 23 yards, 1:27) TXST 14–10 05:49 NEV Allen Hardison 41–yard field goal (10 plays, 57 yards, 3:06) TXST 14–13 02:46 TXST Andy Erickson 28–yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) TXST 21–13 01:41 NEV Zach Sudfeld 2–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (3 plays, 78 yards, 0:59) TXST 21–20 3 08:08 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (10 plays, 91 yards, 4:17) NEV 27–21 01:18 NEV Aaron Bradley 12–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (10 plays, 64 yards, 4:57) NEV 34–21

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –20	63[9]

Statistics	Nevada	Texas State
First downs	31	18
Total yards	559	254
Rushing yards	273	68
Passing yards	286	186
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	33:45	26:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	21/34, 286 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	40 carries, 178 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	6 receptions, 135 yards
Texas State	Passing	Shaun Rutherford	15/22, 143 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Marcus Curry	8 receptions, 33 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Andy Erickson	8 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

Wyoming at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total Cowboys 7 7 7 7 0 28 • Wolf Pack 7 14 0 7 7 35 Date: October 6, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 24,025 Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ENE 6 MPH Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (Campus Insiders): Ryan Radtke (play–by–play) and Chris Vargas (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:34 WYO Robert Herron 16–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick) (6 plays, 40 yards, 2:03) WYO 7–0 01:12 NEV Nick Hale 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:22) TIE 7–7 2 11:53 NEV Zach Sudfeld 13–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (13 plays, 93 yards, 4:04) NEV 14–7 09:50 NEV Kendall Brock 20–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 47 yards, 1:52) NEV 21–7 01:18 WYO Robert Herron 6–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick) (11 plays, 51 yards, 3:46) NEV 21–14 3 07:34 WYO Jalen Claiborne 42–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 3:43) TIE 21–21 4 13:07 WYO Brett Smith 8–yard run (Stuart Williams kick) (17 plays, 82 yards, 8:11) WYO 28–21 01:18 NEV Richy Turner 44–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) (2 plays, 59 yards, 0:17) TIE 28–28 OT 15:00 NEV Aaron Bradley 24–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) (2 plays, 60 yards, 0:00) NEV 35–28

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –20	68[10]

Statistics	Wyoming	Nevada
First downs	22	27
Total yards	350	565
Rushing yards	143	127
Passing yards	207	438
Turnovers	4	4
Time of possession	33:43	26:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Brett Smith	21/34, 197 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brett Smith	15 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dominic Rufran	5 receptions, 43 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/26, 221 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	23 carries, 78 yards
	Receiving	Richy Turner	7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 14 7 21 42 Rebels 14 17 0 6 37 Date: October 13, 2012 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 12:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 20,565 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny and 34% Humidity • Wind: ENE 3 MPH Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (TWCSN/Charter): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Jay Leeuwenburg (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:03 UNLV Tim Cornett 8–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) (10 plays, 68 yards, 4:57) UNLV 7–0 04:28 UNLV Bradley Randle 32–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) (7 plays, 76 yards, 4:25) UNLV 14–0 2 13:33 UNLV Nick Sherry 2–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) (10 plays, 66 yards, 4:11) UNLV 21–0 06:55 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 67 yards, 3:29) UNLV 21–7 04:03 UNLV Bradley Randle 2–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 1:44) UNLV 28–7 01:58 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:57) UNLV 28–14 00:00 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 42–yard field goal (10 plays, 57 yards, 1:51) UNLV 31–14 3 04:31 NEV Richy Turner 12–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 5:00) UNLV 31–21 4 12:58 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (11 plays, 61 yards, 4:20) UNLV 31–28 09:43 NEV Zach Sudfeld 7–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) (5 plays, 34 yards, 1:55) NEV 35–31 02:12 NEV Devin Combs 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (12 plays, 64 yards, 5:26) NEV 42–31 00:44 UNLV Marcus Sullivan 47–yard pass from Nick Sherry (rush fumbled) (7 plays, 80 yards, 1:22) NEV 42–37

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –14	62[11]

Statistics	Nevada	UNLV
First downs	33	26
Total yards	496	436
Rushing yards	329	193
Passing yards	167	243
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:40	28:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Devin Combs	14/19, 167 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	34 carries, 185 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Richy Turner	7 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
UNLV	Passing	Nick Sherry	21/35, 243 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tim Cornett	20 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcus Sullivan	5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

San Diego State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Aztecs 0 6 8 17 8 39 Wolf Pack 3 7 14 7 7 38 Date: October 20, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 22,242 Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 14 MPH Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (CBSSN): James Bates (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Lauren Gardner (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 01:11 NEV Allen Hardison 36–yard field goal (15 plays, 70 yards, 6:12) NEV 3–0 2 09:15 SDSU Chance Marden 39–yard field goal (15 plays, 53 yards, 6:56) TIE 3–3 04:22 SDSU Chance Marden 46–yard field goal (5 plays, 17 yards, 1:39) SDSU 6–3 00:05 NEV Aaron Bradley 10–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 1:29) NEV 10–6 3 08:43 NEV Cody Fajardo 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:13) NEV 17–6 03:39 SDSU Walter Kazee 3–yard run (Chad Young pass) (10 plays, 62 yards, 4:57) NEV 17–14 01:15 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) NEV 24–14 4 11:57 SDSU Dominique Sandifer 19–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Chance Marden kick) (9 plays, 73 yards, 4:11) NEV 24–21 07:46 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (11 plays, 65 yards, 4:06) NEV 31–21 03:45 SDSU Gavin Escobar 4–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Chance Marden kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:01) NEV 31–28 00:00 SDSU Chance Marden 35–yard field goal (7 plays, 63 yards, 0:50) TIE 31–31 OT 15:00 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (7 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) NEV 38–31 15:00 SDSU Gavin Escobar 21–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Adam Roberts pass) (2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) SDSU 39–38

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7	67[12]

Statistics	San Diego State	Nevada
First downs	26	29
Total yards	349	480
Rushing yards	152	176
Passing yards	197	304
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:37	29:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Adam Dingwell	14/23, 177 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Walter Kazee	15 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dominique Sandifer	5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	29/40, 304 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	32 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs

Nevada at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 14 7 3 31 • Falcons 10 21 7 10 48 Date: October 26, 2012 Location: Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Game start: 6:04 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 24,277 Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSE 9 MPH Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (CBSSN): Brad Johansen (play–by–play), Doug Chapman (analyst) and Tammy Blackburn (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:07 AF Parker Herrington 45–yard field goal (12 plays, 48 yards, 4:53) AF 3–0 05:50 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (7 plays, 35 yards, 2:44) NEV 7–3 02:56 AF Mike DeWitt 8–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54) AF 10–7 2 12:18 AF Donald Strickland 46–yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Herrington kick) (8 plays, 95 yards, 2:42) AF 17–7 09:01 NEV Cody Fajardo 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:17) AF 17–14 05:54 AF Donald Strickland 12–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 3:01) AF 24–14 02:52 NEV Aaron Bradley 14–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 73 yards, 2:57) AF 24–21 00:56 AF Marcus Hendricks 29–yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Herrington kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 1:52) AF 31–21 3 09:45 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 21–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 57 yards, 1:51) AF 31–28 04:17 AF Wes Cobb 1–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 5:28) AF 38–28 4 14:57 NEV Allen Hardison 26–yard field goal (11 plays, 59 yards, 4:15) AF 38–31 09:33 AF Connor Dietz 1–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) (14 plays, 73 yards, 5:18) AF 45–31 02:27 AF Parker Herrington 20–yard field goal (11 plays, 59 yards, 5:15) AF 48–31

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –4	66[13]

Statistics	Nevada	Air Force
First downs	21	36
Total yards	380	600
Rushing yards	169	461
Passing yards	211	139
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	25:23	34:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	15/27, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	20 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	6 receptions, 79 yards
Air Force	Passing	Connor Dietz	6/7, 139 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Wes Cobb	30 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Donald Strickland	2 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 14 23 8 52 Wolf Pack 7 14 0 15 36 Date: November 10, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 22,104 Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Cold and Partly Cloudy • Wind: Slight Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (NBCSN): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and Anthony Herron (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 06:27 FS Davante Adams 36–yard pass from Derek Carr (Quentin Breshears kick) (6 plays, 79 yards, 1:23) FS 7–0 01:26 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick) (12 plays, 81 yards, 4:56) TIE 7–7 2 10:25 FS Derron Smith 34–yard interception (Quentin Breshears kick) FS 14–7 08:11 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick) (6 plays, 79 yards, 2:08) TIE 14–14 04:41 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 7–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick) (4 plays, 19 yards, 1:00) NEV 21–14 01:28 FS Marcel Jensen 32–yard pass from Derek Carr (Quentin Breshears kick) (7 plays, 79 yards, 3:08) TIE 21–21 3 14:12 FS Tyeler Davison 0–yard fumble recovery (Quentin Breshears kick) FS 28–21 08:52 FS Quentin Breshears 31–yard field goal (9 plays, 58 yards, 3:18) FS 31–21 08:45 FS Travis Brown 26–yard fumble recovery (Quentin Breshears kick) FS 38–21 05:41 FS Robbie Rouse 1–yard run (Quentin Breshears kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 2:27) FS 44–21 4 13:59 NEV Nick Hale 11–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) (9 plays, 79 yards, 3:12) FS 44–28 10:09 FS Robbie Rouse 39–yard run (Quentin Breshears kick) (8 plays, 78 yards, 3:43) FS 52–28 04:21 NEV Anthony Knight 1–yard run (Brandon Wimberly pass) (15 plays, 79 yards, 5:42) FS 52–36

Pregame line	Over/under
FS –3.5	71[14]

Statistics	Fresno State	Nevada
First downs	26	27
Total yards	500	404
Rushing yards	280	190
Passing yards	220	214
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Derek Carr	17/35, 220 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Robbie Rouse	36 carries, 261 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Davante Adams	9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	21/39, 214 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Richy Turner	6 receptions, 73 yards

Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 14 10 0 31 Lobos 14 3 7 0 24 Date: November 17, 2012 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 1:36 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 42 minutes Game attendance: 17,290 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 5 MPH Referee: Alan Eck TV announcers (Charter/Comcast): Rich Cellini (play–by–play), Ted Sundquist (analyst) and J. P. Murrieta (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:44 NM Cole Gautsche 20–yard run (Justus Adams kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:16) NM 7–0 09:39 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick) (12 plays, 67 yards, 3:58) TIE 7–7 04:07 NM Cole Gautsche 3–yard run (Justus Adams kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 5:26) NM 14–7 2 12:34 NEV Stephen Jeffers 1–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) (7 plays, 60 yards, 2:45) TIE 14–14 06:45 NM Justus Adams 42–yard field goal (10 plays, 50 yards, 5:49) NM 17–14 05:00 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45) NEV 21–17 3 10:51 NEV Colin Ditsworth 23–yard field goal (10 plays, 68 yards, 4:09) NEV 24–17 08:48 NM Jhurell Pressley 2–yard run (Justus Adams kick) (4 plays, 79 yards, 1:56) TIE 24–24 04:02 NEV Brandon Wimberly 2–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:46) NEV 31–24

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –10	65[15]

Statistics	Nevada	New Mexico
First downs	22	14
Total yards	491	352
Rushing yards	358	352
Passing yards	133	0
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	29:40	30:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	18/27, 133 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	20 carries, 186 yards
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	3 receptions, 42 yards
New Mexico	Passing	Cole Gautsche	0/2
	Rushing	Kasey Carrier	18 carries, 145 yards
	Receiving	N/A	N/A

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Broncos 7 10 7 3 27 Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21 Date: December 1, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 30,017 Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 30 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) and Jeannine Edwards (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 06:12 BSU Chris Potter 17–yard pass from Joe Southwick (Michael Frisina kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 4:16) BSU 7–0 2 13:54 BSU D. J. Harper 2–yard run (Michael Frisina kick) (11 plays, 66 yards, 3:44) BSU 14–0 03:37 BSU Michael Frisina 20–yard field goal (14 plays, 83 yards, 7:13) BSU 17–0 3 11:08 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (9 plays, 86 yards, 3:47) BSU 17–7 10:52 BSU Matt Miller 52–yard pass from Joe Southwick (Michael Frisina kick) (1 play, 52 yards, 0:07) BSU 24–7 4 08:26 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 8–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:15) BSU 24–14 03:25 BSU Michael Frisina 30–yard field goal (12 plays, 49 yards, 4:55) BSU 27–14 02:27 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 0:52) BSU 27–21

Pregame line	Over/under
BSU –8	54[16]

Statistics	Boise State	Nevada
First downs	22	23
Total yards	434	430
Rushing yards	215	227
Passing yards	219	203
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Joe Southwick	19/26, 199 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	D. J. Harper	24 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Matt Miller	7 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	14/20, 203 yards
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	28 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	3 receptions, 67 yards

Nevada vs. Arizona
(New Mexico Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 21 10 14 3 48 • Wildcats 7 21 0 21 49 Date: December 15, 2012 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 11:01 a.m. MST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 24,610 Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 10 MPH Referee: Brad Allen TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Danny Kanell (analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:12 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 16–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:48) NEV 7–0 04:43 NEV Zach Sudfeld 17–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (8 plays, 48 yards, 3:13) NEV 14–0 04:29 NEV Zach Sudfeld 28–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (1 play, 28 yards, 0:06) NEV 21–0 01:52 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 21–yard run (John Bonano kick) (11 plays, 72 yards, 2:31) NEV 21–7 2 12:46 ARIZ Matt Scott 1–yard run (John Bonano kick) (9 plays, 71 yards, 2:20) NEV 21–14 10:23 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 1–yard run (John Bonano kick) (8 plays, 59 yards, 1:21) TIE 21–21 05:57 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 14–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 4:20) NEV 28–21 04:22 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 9–yard run (John Bonano kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:35) TIE 28–28 00:02 NEV Allen Hardison 27–yard field goal (16 plays, 66 yards, 4:22) NEV 31–28 3 09:19 NEV Richy Turner 33–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) (11 plays, 89 yards, 4:13) NEV 38–28 01:33 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) (15 plays, 83 yards, 6:26) NEV 45–28 4 14:44 ARIZ Austin Hill 63–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick) (7 plays, 89 yards, 1:41) NEV 45–35 01:48 NEV Allen Hardison 25–yard field goal (10 plays, 30 yards, 4:27) NEV 48–35 00:46 ARIZ Austin Hill 2–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:02) NEV 48–42 00:19 ARIZ Tyler Slavin 2–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick) (3 plays, 51 yards, 0:21) ARIZ 49–48

Pregame line	Over/under
ARIZ –9	80[17]

Statistics	Nevada	Arizona
First downs	39	31
Total yards	659	578
Rushing yards	403	196
Passing yards	256	382
Turnovers	6	3
Time of possession	39:10	20:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	22/31, 256 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	34 carries, 180 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Richy Turner	6 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Arizona	Passing	Matt Scott	28/47, 382 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Ka'Deem Carey	28 carries, 172 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Austin Hill	8 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TDs

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Duke Williams	DB	4	105	Buffalo Bills
Khalid Wooten	DB	6	202	Tennessee Titans

The 2012 Team Awards were handed out December 9, 2012.^[18]

Golden Helmet Award (MVP)

• Albert Rosette, senior linebacker

Outstanding Offensive Player

• Stefphon Jefferson, junior running back

Outstanding Defensive Player

• Duke Williams, senior safety

Outstanding Special Teams Player

• Khalid Wooten, senior punt returner

Nevadatude Award (best representative of the beliefs and ideals of the program)

• Zach Sudfeld, senior tight end

Basalite Big Blocker (given the offensive lineman who grades out the best in victories)

• Matt Galas – UNLV
• Joel Bitonio – Northwestern State, Hawaii, Wyoming
• Jeff Nady – Cal, Texas State, New Mexico

Blackout Award (big hitter)

• Duke Williams, senior safety

Fireman's Award (stepping up in a time of need)

• Devin Combs, sophomore quarterback

Full-speed, Effort and Habit Awards (scout team players of the year)

• Offense: Chris Solomon, freshman running back
• Defense: Gabe Lee, sophomore defensive back