2024 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://themw.com/news/2024/07/10/boise-state-picked-to-win-2024-mountain-west-football-title/ |title=Boise State Picked to 2024 Mountain West Football Title |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" |align="center" Colspan="3" |Mountain West media poll
align="center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Nevada Wolf Pack|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}}
align="center" | 1	Boise State	543 (38)
align="center" | 2	UNLV	471 (4)
align="center" | 3	Fresno State	460 (4)
align="center" | 4	Air Force	384
align="center" | 5	Colorado State	337
align="center" | 6	Wyoming	296
align="center" | 7	Utah State	285
align="center" | 8	San Diego State	251
align="center" | 9	Hawaii	214
align="center" | 10	San Jose State	185
align="center" | 11	New Mexico	85
align="center" | 12	Nevada	77

{{CFB schedule

| opprank = y

| rankyear = 2024

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 24

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 24–29

| attend = 20,263

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Troy

| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Troy, AL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 28–26

| attend = 27,412

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = TruTV

| score = 17–20

| attend = 16,245

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Huntington Bank Stadium

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| tv = BTN

| score = 0–27

| attend = 44,534

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = KNSN-TV

| score = 49–16

| attend = 16,399

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = CEFCU Stadium

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| tv = TruTV

| score = 31–35

| attend = 17,099

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 42–37

| attend = 21,541

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 18|Friday}}

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 21–24

| attend = 18,319

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 8:59 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| tv = SPEC PPV

| score = 13–34

| attend = 12,006

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 21–38

| attend = 16,019

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Boise State

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Albertsons Stadium

| site_cityst = Boise, ID

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = FOX

| score = 21–28

| attend = 37,143

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv = FS1

| score = 19–22

| attend = 12,228

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Allegiant Stadium

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Fremont Cannon

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 14–38

| attend = 40,122

}}

}}

{{cite web |title=2024 Nevada Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2024-nevada-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=27 January 2024}}

{{See also|2024 SMU Mustangs football team}}

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|title=Game One – SMU Mustangs (0–0) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) – Game summary

|date=Saturday August 24, 2024

|time=5:00 p.m. PST

|road=Mustangs

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=3|R4=16

|home=Wolf Pack

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

|attendance=20,263

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|56|°F|°C}}

|referee=Adam Savoie

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Amanda Guerra

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (1:07) NEV – Jace Henry 5-yard pass from Brendon Lewis (Matthew Killam kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:18; Nevada 7–0)

;Second quarter

• (12:57) SMU – LJ Johnson Jr. 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:19; Tied 7–7)
• (8:38) NEV – Matthew Killam 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Nevada 10–7)
• (4:12) SMU – Collin Rogers 52-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:35; Tied 10–10)
• (0:09) NEV – Cortez Braham 5-yard pass from Brendon Lewis (Matthew Killam kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:57; Nevada 17–10)

;Third quarter

• (12:18) SMU – Collin Rogers 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 2:42; Nevada 17–13)
• (3:23) NEV – Savion Red 1-yard run (Matthew Killam kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 8:50; Nevada 24–13)

;Fourth quarter

• (8:01) SMU – Brashard Smith 4-yard run (LJ Johnson Jr. run) (Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 2:12; Nevada 24–21)
• (7:19) SMU – Team safety (Nevada 24–23)
• (0:09) NEV – RJ Maryland 34-yard pass from Preston Stone (pass failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:13; SMU 29–24)

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|SMU Mustangs|color=white}}"|SMU !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV
First downs	22	16
Total yards	408	298
Rushing yards	34–100	43–148
Passing yards	308	150
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–35–1	15–28–0
Time of possession	23:43	36:17

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|SMU Mustangs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|SMU	Passing	Preston Stone	17/30, 254 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Brashard Smith	11 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving	RJ Maryland	8 receptions, 162 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	14/26, 132 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Brendon Lewis	18 carries, 77 yards
Receiving	Cortez Braham	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

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{{See also|2024 Troy Trojans football team}}

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|title=Game Two – Nevada Wolf Pack (0–1) at Troy Trojans (0–0) – Game summary

|date=Saturday, August 31, 2024

|time=7:00 PM EST

|road=Wolf Pack

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=15|R4=7

|home=Trojans

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=3|H4=9

|stadium=Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

|attendance=27,412

|weather=Cloudy • Temperature: {{convert|89|°F|°C}} • Wind: N at {{convert|4|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Nolan Dumas

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst), and Junior Louissaint (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (3:59) TRO – Damien Taylor 25-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:53; Troy 7–0)

;Second quarter

• (3:08) TRO – Gerald Green 16-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:33; Troy 14–0)
• (0:25) NEV – Jace Henry 17-yard pass from Brendon Lewis (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:36; Troy 14–6)

;Third quarter

• (13:55) NEV – Patrick Garwo III 1-yard run, Jaden Smith pass (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Tied 14–14)
• (7:24) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:24; Troy 17–14)
• (3:20) NEV – Patrick Garwo III 22-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:57; Nevada 21–17)

;Fourth quarter

• (12:56) NEV – Marcus Bellon 7-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:22; Nevada 28–17)
• (6:12) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 19-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:44; Nevada 28–20)
• (0:21) TRO – Devonte Ross 16-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Nevada 28–26)

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Troy Trojans|color=white}}"|TROY
First downs	17	24
Total yards	393	391
Rushing yards	214	190
Passing yards	179	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–21–0	20–30–0
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	17/20, 158 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Savion Red	11 carries, 135 yards
Receiving	Jaden Smith	6 receptions, 81 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Troy Trojans|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Troy	Passing	Goose Crowder	20/30, 201 yards, TD
Rushing	Damien Taylor	11 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving	Devonte Ross	7 receptions, 103 yards, TD

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{{See also|2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team}}

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|title=Game Three – Georgia Southern Eagles (0–1) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (1–1) – Game summary

|date=Saturday September 7, 2024

|time=7:00 PM EST

|road=Eagles

|R1=7|R2=10|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Wolf Pack

|H1=14|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

|attendance=16,245

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Christian Watson

|TV=TruTV

|TVAnnouncers=J. B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Nabil Karim (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (9:33) NEV – Cortez Braham 15-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:24; Nevada 7–0)
• (7:30) GASO – Joshua Thompson 35-yard pass from JC French, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:03; Tied 7–7)
• (1:08) NEV – Brendon Lewis 2-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:22; Nevada 14–7)

;Second quarter

• (12:15) GASO – Gavin Stewart 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:53; Nevada 14–10)
• (0:03) GASO – Dalen Cobb 24-yard pass from JC French, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:48; Georgia Southern 17–14)

;Third quarter

• (9:07) GASO – Gavin Stewart 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 2:12; Georgia Southern 20–14)
• (2:30) NEV – Matthew Killam 27-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:36; Georgia Southern 20–17)

;Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Georgia Southern Eagles}}"|GASO !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV
First downs	20	26
Total yards	285	498
Rushing yards	42	227
Passing yards	243	271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–37–0	23–35–0
Time of possession	22:39	37:21

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Georgia Southern Eagles}}; text-align:center;"|Georgia Southern	Passing	JC French	23/37, 243 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	OJ Arnold	7 carries, 23 yards
Receiving	Dalen Cobb	7 receptions, 81 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	23/35, 271 yards, TD
Rushing	Brendon Lewis	18 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving	Cortez Braham	9 receptions, 110 yards, TD

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{{See also|2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team}}

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|title=Game Four – Nevada Wolf Pack (1–2) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (1–1) – Game summary

|date=Saturday September 14, 2024

|time=3:30 PM EST

|road=Wolf Pack

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Golden Gophers

|H1=6|H2=14|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN

|attendance= 50,805

|weather=Cloudy • Temperature: {{convert|72|°F|°C}} • Wind: S at {{convert|10|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Tim O'Dey

|TV=BTN

|TVAnnouncers=Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Melanie Ricks (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (10:31) MIN – Dragan Kesich 52-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:25; Minnesota 3–0)
• (1:47) MIN - Dragan Kesich 21-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:56; Minnesota 6–0)

;Second quarter

• (4:03) MIN - Darius Taylor 10 yd pass from Brosmer,Max, Dragan Kesich kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:39; Minnesota 13–0)
• (0:32) MIN - Darius Taylor 4 yd run, Dragan Kesich kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:23; Minnesota 20–0)

;Third quarter

• (8:58) MIN - Darius Taylor 80 yd run, Dragan Kesich kick (Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 0:48; Minnesota 27–0)

;Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers}}"|MINN
First downs	10	20
Total yards	172	386
Rushing yards	58	195
Passing yards	114	191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–22–3	16–26–1
Time of possession	30:47	29:13

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	15/22, 114 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	Patrick Garwo III	7 carries, 23 yards
Receiving	Jaden Smith	1 reception, 25 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers}}; text-align:center;"|Minnesota	Passing	Max Brosmer	16/26, 191 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Darius Taylor	11 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Daniel Jackson	4 receptions, 61 yards

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{{See also|2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team}}

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|title=Game Five – Eastern Washington Eagles (FCS) (1–2) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (1–3) – Game summary

|date=Saturday September 21, 2024

|time=3:00 PM EST

|road=Eagles {{small|(FCS)}}

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=0|R4=13

|home=Wolf Pack

|H1=14|H2=7|H3=14|H4=14

|stadium=Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

|attendance= 16,399

|weather=Sunny • Temperature: {{convert|72|°F|°C}} • Wind: E at {{convert|2|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Michael Cuttone

|TV=NSN/Mountain West Network

|TVAnnouncers=Alex Margulies (play-by-play) and Shannon Kelly (sideline reporter)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (6:46) NEV - Patrick Garwo III 9 yd run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:58; Nevada 7–0)
• (1:48) NEV - Marcus Bellon 4 yd pass from Brendon Lewis, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 4:04; Nevada 14–0)

;Second quarter

• (9:19) EWU - Soren McKee 19–yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:29; Nevada 14–3)
• (0:48) NEV - Patrick Garwo III 7 yd run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Nevada 21–3)

;Third quarter

• (9:43) NEV - Patrick Garwo III 1 yd run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:17; Nevada 28–3)
• (0:43) NEV - Jaden Smith 24 yd pass from Brendon Lewis, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:27; Nevada 35–3)

;Fourth quarter

• (12:33) EWU - Malik Dotson 2 yd run, rush fail (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Nevada 35–9)
• (9:46) NEV - Savion Red 31 yd run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Nevada 42–9)
• (8:24) EWU - Noah Cronquist 42 Yd pass from Michael Wortham, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:18; Nevada 42–16)
• (1:46) NEV - Savion Red 3 yd run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32; Nevada 49–16)

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Eastern Washington Eagles|color=white}}"|EWU !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV
First downs	21	27
Total yards	348	534
Rushing yards	170	320
Passing yards	178	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-30-1	18-24-1
Time of possession	26:50	33:10

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Eastern Washington Eagles|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	15/22, 116 yards
Rushing	Jared Taylor	12 carries, 73 yards
Receiving	Efton Chism III	11 receptions, 85 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	16/22, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Savion Red	10 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Marcus Bellon	5 receptions, 83 yards, TD

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{{See also|2024 San Jose State Spartans football team}}

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|title=Game Six – Nevada Wolf Pack (2–3) at San Jose State Spartans (3–1) – Game summary

|date=Saturday October 5, 2024

|time=7:30 PM EST

|road=Wolf Pack

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=7|R4=3

|home=Spartans

|H1=7|H2=14|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA

|attendance=17,099

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Cal McNeill

|TV=TruTV

|TVAnnouncers=Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Bridget Howard (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|San Jose State Spartans}}"|SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|San Jose State Spartans}}; text-align:center;"|San Jose State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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{{See also|2024 Oregon State Beavers football team}}

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|title=Game Seven – Oregon State Beavers (4–1) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (2–4) – Game summary

|date=Saturday October 12, 2024

|time=7:30 PM EST

|road=Beavers

|R1=7|R2=10|R3=7|R4=13

|home=Wolf Pack

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=7|H4=21

|stadium=Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

|attendance=21,541

|weather=Sunny • Temperature: {{convert|72|°F|°C}} • Wind: W at {{convert|7|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Kenneth Ray

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=John Sadak (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (10:48) OSU – Jake Reichle 3-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; Oregon State 7–0)
• (7:51) NEV – Savion Red 33-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57; Tied 7–7)

;Second quarter

• (10:44) NEV – Savion Red 5-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:36; Nevada 14–7)
• (5:53) OSU – Everett Hayes 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:51; Nevada 14–10)
• (0:38) OSU – Anthony Hankerson 18-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:04; Oregon State 17–14)

;Third quarter

• (11:04) OSU – Anthony Hankerson 8-yard run, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:27; Oregon State 24–14)
• (5:58) NEV – Savion Red 7-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:06; Oregon State 24–21)

;Fourth quarter

• (13:37) NEV – Savion Red 6-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:53; Nevada 28–24)
• (10:43) NEV – Kitan Crawford 52-yard interception, Matthew Killam kick (Nevada 35–24)
• (6:59) OSU – Anthony Hankerson 1-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Nevada 35–30)
• (3:57) NEV – Brendon Lewis 67-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:03; Nevada 42–30)
• (1:57) OSU – Trent Walker 3-yard pass from Gevani McCoy, Everett Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Nevada 42–37)

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers}}"|OSU !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV
First downs	35	20
Total yards	562	422
Rushing yards	214	353
Passing yards	348	69
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–42–4	6–13–0
Time of possession	33:57	26:03

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Oregon State Beavers}}; text-align:center;"|Oregon State	Passing	Gevani McCoy	27/42, 348 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing	Anthony Hankerson	28 carries, 154 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Trent Walker	7 receptions, 96 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	5/12, 51 yards
Rushing	Brendon Lewis	9 carries, 151 yards, TD
Receiving	Brendon Lewis	1 reception, 18 yards

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Nevada advanced to 3–4 on the season. Wolf Pack quarterback Brendon Lewis had the rare stat line where he led the team in passing, rushing and receiving yards. He ran for a career high 151 yards on nine attempts. His 18 yard reception came on a double pass from backup quarterback Chubba Purdy. Running back Savion Red also ran for a career high 137 yards and four touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/news/2024/10/12/football-ground-attack-carries-pack-to-win-over-beavers.aspx|title=Ground attack carries Pack to win over Beavers|website=nevadawolfpack.com|date=October 12, 2024|access-date=October 12, 2024}}

{{See also|2024 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}

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|title=Game Eight – Fresno State Bulldogs (3–3) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (3–4) – Game summary

|date=Friday October 18, 2024

|time=10:30 PM EST

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=3|R2=14|R3=7|R4=0

|home=Wolf Pack

|H1=7|H2=14|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

|attendance=18,319

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|referee=Jonathan Noli

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=John Sadak (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

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;First quarter

• (11:03) NEV – Savion Red 3-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Nevada 7–0)
• (5:42) FRES – Dylan Lynch 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:21; Nevada 7–3)

;Second quarter

• (12:32) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 10-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:33; Fresno State 10–7)
• (9:49) NEV – Nate Burleson II 46-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:25; Nevada 14–10)
• (5:45) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 4-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:59; Fresno State 17–14)
• (0:10) NEV – Brendon Lewis 2-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 5:36; Nevada 21–17)

;Third quarter

• (4:13) FRES – Joshua Wood 7-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards, 2:27; Fresno State 24–21)

;Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|color=white}}"|FRES !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV
First downs	16	16
Total yards	316	295
Rushing yards	126	84
Passing yards	190	211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–20–1	16–25–0
Time of possession	27:39	32:10

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Fresno State Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	13/20, 190 yards, INT
Rushing	Elijah Gilliam	20 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Ellijah Gilliam	2 receptions, 74 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	13/19, 158 yards, TD
Rushing	Savion Red	13 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving	Jaden Smith	9 receptions, 134 yards

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{{See also|2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team}}

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|date=Saturday October 26, 2024

|time=8:59 PM PST

|road=Wolf Pack

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=6

|home=Rainbow Warriors

|H1=14|H2=3|H3=7|H4=10

|stadium=Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

|attendance=12,006

|weather=Sunny • Temperature: {{convert|77|F|C}} • Wind: NE {{convert|12|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Christian Watson

|TV=SPEC PPV

|TVAnnouncers=Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), and Jordan Hellie (sideline)

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;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|color=white}}"|HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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Rushing
Receiving
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Hawaii	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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{{See also|2024 Colorado State Rams football team}}

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|date=Saturday November 2, 2024

|time=4:00 PM PST

|road=Rams

|R1=14|R2=3|R3=11|R4=10

|home=Wolf Pack

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

|attendance=16,019

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|50|°F|°C}}

|referee=Patrick Foy

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst)

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;First quarter

• CSU – Avery Morrow 7-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 10:40. Rams 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:14.
• CSU – Justin Marshall 8-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 2:20. Rams 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:27.

;Second quarter

• CSU – Jordan Noyes 60-yard field goal, 5:27. Rams 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:40.

;Third quarter

• CSU – Jordan Noyes 21-yard field goal, 11:30. Rams 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:16.
• CSU – Jace Bellah 0-yard fumble return (Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass to Jamari Person), 11:17. Rams 28–0.
• NEV – Brendon Lewis 3-yard run (Kian Afrookhteh kick), 7:53. Rams 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:34.

;Fourth quarter

• NEV – Brendon Lewis 3-yard run (Kian Afrookhteh kick), 12:16. Rams 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:07.
• CSU – Avery Morrow 15-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 8:42. Rams 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:34.
• NEV – Jaden Smith 13-yard pass from Brendon Lewis (Kian Afrookhteh kick), 4:22. Rams 35–21. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 4:15.
• CSU – Jordan Noyes 35-yard field goal, 1:11. Rams 38–21. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:11.

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Colorado State Rams}}"|CSU !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV
First downs	15	22
Total yards	327	441
Rushing yards	170	189
Passing yards	157	252
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–16–0	20–28–0
Time of possession	28:58	28:53

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Colorado State Rams}}; text-align:center;"|Colorado State	Passing	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	9/15, 157 yards
Rushing	Avery Morrow	18 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Caleb Goodie	2 receptions, 66 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	20/28, 252 yards, TD
Rushing	Brendon Lewis	14 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	9 receptions, 141 yards

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{{See also|2024 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State–Nevada football rivalry}}

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|date=Saturday November 9, 2024

|time=5:00 p.m.

|road=Wolf Pack

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=0|R4=7

|home=No. 12 Broncos

|H1=14|H2=0|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID

|attendance=37,143

|weather=Clear • Temperature: {{convert|50|F|C}} • Wind: SW {{convert|6|mph|km/h}}

|referee=Jonathan Noli

|TV=FOX

|TVAnnouncers=Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)

|scoring=

;First quarter

• (7:36) BSU - Matt Lauter 11-yard pass from Maddux Madsen, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:56; Boise State 7-0)
• (4:12) BSU - Ashton Jeanty 4-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:28; Boise State 14-0)
• (0:57) NEV - Brendon Lewis 17-yard run, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Boise State 14-7)

;Second quarter

• (6:14) NEV - Caleb Ramseur 44-yard pass from Marcus Bellon, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 4:05; Tied 14-14)

;Third quarter

• (10:50) BSU - Ashton Jeanty 1-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:07; Boise State 21-14)

;Fourth quarter

• (10:05) BSU - Ashton Jeanty 2-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:58; Boise State 28-14)
• (2:19) NEV - Jaden Smith 36-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Kian Afrookhteh kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:06; Boise State 28-21)

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boise State Broncos|color=white}}"|BSU
First downs	13	21
Total yards	319	393
Rushing yards	87	274
Passing yards	232	119
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–27–0	9–20–1
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing	Brendon Lewis	17/26, 188 yards, TD
Rushing	Sean Dollars	15 carries, 38 yards
Receiving	Jaden Smith	4 receptions, 57 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boise State Broncos|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Boise State	Passing	Maddux Madsen	9/20, 119 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Ashton Jeanty	34 carries, 209 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Matt Lauter	5 receptions, 61 yards, TD

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{{See also|2024 Air Force Falcons football team}}

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|date=Saturday November 23, 2024

|time=7:30 p.m.

|road=Falcons

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Wolf Pack

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

|attendance=

|weather={{convert|0|°F|°C}}

|referee=

|TV=FS1

|TVAnnouncers=Trent Rush (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)

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;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Air Force Falcons}}"|AFA !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV
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Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center;"|Air Force	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Nevada	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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{{See also|2024 UNLV Rebels football team|Fremont Cannon}}

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|title=Game Thirteen – Nevada Wolf Pack (3–9) at No. 22 UNLV Rebels (9–2) – Game summary

|date=Saturday November 30, 2024

|time=5:00 PM PST

|road=Wolf Pack

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=No. 22 Rebels

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

|attendance=

|weather=None (Indoor stadium)

|referee=

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=John Sadak (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Emily Proud (sideline reporter)

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nevada Wolf Pack|color=white}}"|NEV !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UNLV Rebels|color=white}}"|UNLV
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Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
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Rushing
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Rushing
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