2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2002 record	5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Tormey (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Earley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 31,545)

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Hawaii		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Tulsa		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2001 season 3–8 and 3–5 in WAC play to finish in a tie in fifth place and did not qualify for a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Washington State*	Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA (Cougar Gridiron Classic)	FSNNW	L 7–31	63,588
September 14	1:00 p.m.	BYU*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KRNV	W 31–28	23,109
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Rice	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 31–21	17,201
September 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Colorado State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 28–32	19,292
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	KRNV	L 17–21	28,341
October 12	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	KRNV	L 34–59	39,616
October 19	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 52–24	19,481
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 47–50	15,315
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	KRNV	W 24–6	11,832
November 9	12:00 p.m.	UTEP	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 23–17	13,721
November 16	4:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	KRNV	L 30–38	40,866
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)		L 7–44	20,247
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

vs. Washington State

Nevada vs. Washington State
(Cougar Gridiron Classic)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 0 0 0 7 • No. 12 Cougars 0 14 0 17 31 Date: August 31, 2002 Location: Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA Game start: 12:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 63,588 Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Hazy and Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 3 MPH Referee: Jack Folliard TV announcers (FSNNW): N/A

Scoring summary 1 01:27 NEV Chance Kretschmer 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 14:52 WSU Jerome Riley 44–yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) TIE 7–7 2 00:27 WSU Jonathan Smith 2–yard run (Drew Dunning kick) WSU 14–7 4 14:31 WSU Jonathan Smith 2–yard run (Drew Dunning kick) WSU 21–7 4 11:07 WSU Drew Dunning 40–yard field goal WSU 24–7 4 06:42 WSU Will Derting 98–yard interception (Drew Dunning kick) WSU 31–7

See also: 2002 Washington State Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

BYU

BYU at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 14 14 0 28 • Wolf Pack 10 21 0 0 31 Date: September 14, 2002 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 23,109 Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sun with High Clouds • Wind: Light Referee: Gene Semko TV announcers (KRNV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 03:31 NEV Damon Fine 41–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 01:30 NEV Nate Burleson 95–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 10–0 2 14:54 BYU Rod Wilkerson 31–yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick) NEV 10–7 2 11:02 NEV Dan Bythwood 16–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 17–7 2 06:59 BYU Reno Mahe 4–yard run (Matt Payne kick) NEV 17–14 2 00:48 NEV Erick Streelman 13–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 24–14 2 00:01 NEV Tim Fleming 9–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 31–14 3 10:21 BYU Marcus Whalen 30–yard run (Matt Payne kick) NEV 31–21 3 04:09 BYU Gabe Reid 9–yard pass from Lance Pendleton (Matt Payne kick) NEV 31–28

See also: 2002 BYU Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4–2	2001	BYU, 52–7

Rice

Rice at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 14 0 0 7 21 • Wolf Pack 10 7 7 7 31 Date: September 21, 2002 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 49 minutes Game attendance: 17,201 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Light Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 11:08 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 09:05 NEV Nate Burleson 4–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 10–0 1 08:44 RICE Vincent Hawkins 80–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) NEV 10–7 1 02:30 RICE Jeremy Hurd 21–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 14–10 2 05:24 NEV Nate Burleson 19–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 17–14 3 03:35 NEV Tim Fleming 31–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 24–14 4 11:58 NEV Nichiren Flowers 11–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 31–14 4 11:03 RICE Jeremy Hurd 71–yard pass from Greg Henderson (Brennan Landry kick) NEV 31–21

See also: 2002 Rice Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2001	RICE, 33–30^OT

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Rams 0 7 11 14 32 Wolf Pack 7 7 7 7 28 Date: September 28, 2002 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 19,292 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: High Clouds • Wind: W 20 MPH Referee: Ken Flaherty TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 00:46 NEV Tim Fleming 23–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 10:55 NEV Nate Burleson 21–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 08:12 CSU Chris Pittman 34–yard pass from Justin Holland (Jeff Babcock kick) NEV 14–7 3 12:43 NEV Erick Streelman 9–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–7 3 07:52 CSU Jeff Babcock 29–yard field goal NEV 21–10 3 04:40 CSU Cecil Sapp 2–yard run (Joey Cuppari pass) NEV 21–18 4 14:12 CSU Bradlee Van Pelt 8–yard run (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 25–21 4 06:26 NEV Matt Milton 20–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–25 4 02:43 CSU Joel Dreessen 34–yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 32–28

See also: 2002 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2001	CSU, 35–18

at UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 6 0 11 17 • Rebels 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 5, 2002 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutes Game attendance: 28,341 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SW 2 MPH Referee: Gene Semko TV announcers (KRNV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 11:52 UNLV Joe Haro 1–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 7–0 2 13:37 NEV Damon Fine 19–yard field goal UNLV 7–3 2 10:44 UNLV Larry Croom 12–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 14–3 2 03:16 NEV Damon Fine 25–yard field goal UNLV 14–6 4 12:31 NEV Damon Fine 37–yard field goal UNLV 14–9 4 08:51 NEV Nate Burleson 25–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Erick Streelman pass) NEV 17–14 4 06:03 UNLV Larry Croom 45–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 21–17

See also: 2002 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–11[n 1]	2001	UNLV, 27–12

at Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 10 12 12 0 34 • Warriors 42 10 7 0 59 Date: October 12, 2002 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:08 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutes Game attendance: 39,616 Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear and Showers • Wind: TR 10–20 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (KRNV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 14:40 UH Britton Komine 72–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 7–0 1 13:49 UH Hyrum Peters 64–yard interception (Justin Ayat kick) UH 14–0 1 11:36 NEV Zack Threadgill 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) UH 14–7 1 10:38 UH Chad Owens 50–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 21–7 1 07:59 UH Michael Brewster 4–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 28–7 1 05:50 UH John West 6–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 35–7 1 02:04 NEV Damon Fine 27–yard field goal UH 35–10 1 00:39 UH Britton Komine 54–yard pass from Shawn Withy-Allen (Justin Ayat kick) UH 42–10 2 12:23 UH John West 2–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 49–10 2 07:45 NEV Matt Milton 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) UH 49–16 2 04:42 NEV Erick Streelman 3–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (pass failed) UH 49–22 2 01:55 UH Justin Ayat 25–yard field goal UH 52–22 3 06:59 NEV Nichiren Flowers 20–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (pass failed) UH 52–28 3 04:35 UH John West 2–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 59–28 3 01:07 NEV B.J. Mitchell 2–yard run (Zack Threadgill rush failed) UH 59–34

See also: 2002 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2001	NEV, 28–20

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 17 0 7 24 • Wolf Pack 7 7 17 21 52 Date: October 19, 2002 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes Game attendance: 19,481 Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear and Mostly Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Frank White TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 05:31 NEV Maurice Mann 36–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 14:16 SJSU Nick Gilliam 22–yard field goal NEV 7–3 2 06:45 NEV B.J. Mitchell 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–3 2 04:31 SJSU Charles Pauley 5–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) NEV 14–10 2 00:53 SJSU Tuati Wooden 22–yard pass from Scott Rislov (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 17–14 3 10:45 NEV Maurice Mann 13–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–17 3 04:14 NEV Damon Fine 37–yard field goal NEV 24–17 3 00:38 NEV Nate Burleson 27–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 31–17 4 11:38 SJSU Lance Martin 2–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) NEV 31–24 4 07:22 NEV Matt Milton 31–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 38–24 4 06:27 NEV Keone Kauo 21–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) NEV 45–24 4 04:29 NEV Matt Milton 71–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 52–24

See also: 2002 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–7–2	2001	SJSU, 64–45

at Louisiana Tech

Nevada at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 14 13 7 13 47 • Bulldogs 10 13 21 6 50 Date: October 26, 2002 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: N/A Game attendance: 15,315 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Overcast and Drizzle • Wind: N/A Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 13:02 LATECH Josh Scobee 23–yard field goal LATECH 3–0 1 09:48 NEV Nate Burleson 14–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–3 1 07:45 LATECH Joe Smith 9–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 10–7 1 02:23 NEV Matt Milton 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–10 2 14:20 LATECH Major Richmond 36–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick blocked) LATECH 16–14 2 11:10 NEV Matt Milton 3–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed) NEV 20–16 2 05:41 NEV Matt Milton 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 27–16 2 03:38 LATECH Joe Smith 15–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) NEV 27–23 3 14:37 LATECH Ahmad Harris 73–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 30–27 3 06:11 NEV Maurice Mann 10–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 34–30 3 03:22 LATECH D.J. Curry 14–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 37–34 3 01:28 LATECH Corey Brazil 49–yard interception (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 44–34 4 14:09 NEV Matt Milton 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) LATECH 44–41 4 12:17 LATECH Joe Smith 3–yard run (Josh Scobee kick failed) LATECH 50–41 4 01:20 NEV Nichiren Flowers 20–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick failed) LATECH 50–47

See also: 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2001	LATECH, 45–42

at SMU

Nevada at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 0 3 21 24 Mustangs 0 0 0 6 6 Date: November 2, 2002 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 2:10 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes Game attendance: 11,832 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and 76% Humidity • Wind: E 6 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (KRNV): N/A

Scoring summary 3 13:27 NEV Damon Fine 45–yard field goal NEV 3–0 4 14:46 NEV Nate Burleson 4–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 10–0 4 07:54 SMU Kris Briggs 5–yard run (Trent Stephenson kick failed) NEV 10–6 4 02:58 NEV Nichiren Flowers 29–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 17–6 4 02:38 NEV Craig Bailey 29–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) NEV 24–6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2001	NEV, 35–14

UTEP

UTEP at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 17 0 0 17 • Wolf Pack 0 14 6 3 23 Date: November 9, 2002 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes Game attendance: 13,721 Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy and Cool • Wind: 20 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 2 12:12 UTEP Sherman Austin 26–yard pass from Omar Duarte (Keith Robinson kick) UTEP 7–0 2 10:27 NEV B.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 2 06:56 UTEP Omar Duarte 5–yard run (Keith Robinson kick) UTEP 14–7 2 04:35 NEV Nate Burleson 11–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) TIE 14–14 2 00:00 UTEP Keith Robinson 54–yard field goal UTEP 17–14 3 11:07 NEV Bill Lynch 4–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 20–17 4 13:34 NEV Damon Fine 32–yard field goal NEV 23–17

See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2001	NEV, 48–31

at Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 10 0 0 20 30 • Bulldogs 3 14 14 7 38 Date: November 16, 2002 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 4:08 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 40,866 Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy and Hazy • Wind: Light Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (KRNV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 10:45 FS Asen Asparuhov 37–yard field goal FS 3–0 1 05:39 NEV Matt Milton 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–3 1 00:36 NEV Damon Fine 36–yard field goal NEV 10–3 2 10:02 FS Bryson Sumlin 5–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) TIE 10–10 2 00:10 FS Marque Davis 17–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 17–10 3 12:18 FS Cameron Worrell 62–yard interception (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 24–10 3 10:23 FS Dee Meza 60–yard interception (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 31–10 4 14:46 NEV Nate Burleson 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick) FS 31–17 4 08:30 NEV Nate Burleson 18–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine pass failed) FS 31–23 4 03:04 FS James Cummings 12–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 38–23 4 02:06 NEV Nate Burleson 45–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) FS 38–30

See also: 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–19–1	2001	FRES, 61–14

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 23 Broncos 17 10 10 7 44 Wolf Pack 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 23, 2002 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 20,247 Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:46 BSU Brock Forsey 4–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 7–0 1 07:34 BSU Brock Forsey 2–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 14–0 1 00:00 BSU Nick Calaycay 21–yard field goal BSU 17–0 2 11:04 BSU Brock Forsey 1–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 24–0 2 00:30 BSU Nick Calaycay 28–yard field goal BSU 27–0 3 11:18 BSU Jay Swillie 5–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 34–0 3 05:15 BSU Nick Calaycay 32–yard field goal BSU 37–0 4 14:42 BSU Brock Forsey 38–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 44–0 4 05:31 NEV Nate Burleson 17–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) BSU 44–7

See also: 2002 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–16	2001	BSU, 49–7

Notes

1. In 1985, UNLV was forced to forfeit all 7 wins from the 1983 season and all 11 wins from the 1984 season, including their victory in the California Bowl.[3] Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon as a result. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.