2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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.

2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football
New Mexico Bowl, L 48–49 vs. Arizona
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 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 (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 29,993)

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
	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

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2011 season 7–6 and 5–2 in the final WAC play to finish in a tie in second place and lost the Hawaii Bowl against Southern Miss by 17 to 24.

Schedule

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	MWN	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

Game summaries

at California

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, Coy Wire and Brooke Olzendam (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 04:34 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–0 1 00:00 NEV Cody Fajardo 49–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 14–0 2 04:38 CAL Bryce Treggs 37–yard pass from Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato kick) NEV 14–7 3 06:20 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 21–7 3 05:39 CAL Keenan Allen 39–yard run (Vincenzo D'Amato kick) NEV 21–14 3 04:38 CAL Vincenzo D'Amato 40–yard field goal NEV 21–17 4 08:46 NEV Allen Hardison 39–yard field goal NEV 24–17 4 07:24 CAL Chris Harper 13–yard pass from Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato kick) TIE 24–24 4 00:36 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 31–24

See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–22–1	2010	NEV, 52–31

South Florida

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, Aaron Taylor and Lauren Gardner (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:40 NEV Zach Sudfeld 0–yard fumble recovery (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–0 1 06:29 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 14–0 1 05:19 USF Andre Davis 51–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (Maikon Bonani kick failed) NEV 14–6 1 02:58 NEV Joseph Huber 29–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 21–6 2 09:12 USF Demetris Murray 1–yard run (Maikon Bonani kick) NEV 21–13 3 12:56 USF Lindsey Lamar 35–yard run (Maikon Bonani kick) NEV 21–20 3 00:00 NEV Cody Fajardo 14–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 28–20 4 08:16 NEV Allen Hardison 35–yard field goal NEV 31–20 4 02:37 USF Chris Dunkley 52–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (pass failed) NEV 31–26 4 00:38 USF Andre Davis 56–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (pass failed) USF 32–31

See also: 2012 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northwestern State

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: Sunny and Hot • Wind: WSW 17 MPH Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:27 NWLA John Shaughnessy 22–yard field goal NWLA 3–0 1 04:44 NEV Cody Fajardo 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–3 2 11:39 NEV Allen Hardison 29–yard field goal NEV 10–3 2 05:20 NWLA Corey Simmons 2–yard pass from Brad Henderson (John Shaughnessy kick) TIE 10–10 2 00:49 NWLA John Shaughnessy 34–yard field goal NWLA 13–10 2 00:04 NEV Zach Sudfeld 25–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 17–13 3 10:42 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 48–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 24–13 3 06:30 NWLA Sidney Riley 4–yard run (John Shaughnessy kick) NEV 24–20 3 02:18 NEV Cody Fajardo 10–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 31–20 4 12:07 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 52–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 38–20 4 09:18 NWLA Daniel Taylor 40–yard run (John Shaughnessy kick) NEV 38–27 4 06:13 NEV Cody Fajardo 22–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 45–27 4 05:35 NWLA Phillip Harvey 68–yard pass from Brad Henderson (John Shaughnessy kick) NEV 45–34

See also: 2012 Northwestern State Demons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1991	NEV, 45–14

at Hawaii

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, Rod Woodson and Anthony Herron (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 06:41 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 55–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–0 1 03:36 UH Tyler Hadden 22–yard field goal NEV 7–3 1 01:17 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 14–3 2 13:46 UH Ryan Hall 19–yard pass from Sean Schroeder (Tyler Hadden kick) NEV 14–10 2 11:08 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 20–10 2 08:37 UH Jeremiah Ostrowski 36–yard pass from Sean Schroeder (Tyler Hadden kick) NEV 20–17 2 05:35 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 27–17 2 02:00 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 34–17 3 10:34 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 41–17 3 04:54 NEV Zach Sudfeld 8–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 48–17 3 00:14 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 55–17 4 12:47 NEV Khalid Wooten 78–yard interception (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 62–17 4 06:22 UH Will Gregory 4–yard run (Tyler Hadden kick) NEV 62–24 4 04:24 NEV Nick Hale 52–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 69–24

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–8	2011	NEV, 42–28

at Texas State

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 and Kelly Stouffer

Scoring summary 1 11:15 TXST Marcus Curry 1–yard run (Will Johnson kick) TXST 7–0 1 07:38 NEV Zach Sudfeld 9–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) TIE 7–7 2 14:50 NEV Allen Hardison 24–yard field goal NEV 10–7 2 09:00 TXST Tim Gay 2–yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick) TXST 14–10 2 05:49 NEV Allen Hardison 41–yard field goal TXST 14–13 2 02:46 TXST Andy Erickson 28–yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick) TXST 21–13 2 01:41 NEV Zach Sudfeld 2–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) TXST 21–20 3 08:08 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 27–21 3 01:18 NEV Aaron Bradley 12–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 34–21

See also: 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Wyoming

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 (MWN): Ryan Radtke and Chris Vargas

Scoring summary 1 05:34 WYO Robert Herron 16–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick) WYO 7–0 1 01:12 NEV Nick Hale 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) TIE 7–7 2 11:53 NEV Zach Sudfeld 13–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 14–7 2 09:50 NEV Kendall Brock 20–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 21–7 2 01:18 WYO Robert Herron 6–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick) NEV 21–14 3 07:34 WYO Jalen Claiborne 42–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick) TIE 21–21 4 13:07 WYO Brett Smith 8–yard run (Stuart Williams kick) WYO 28–21 4 01:18 NEV Richy Turner 44–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) TIE 28–28 OT 15:00 NEV Aaron Bradley 24–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 35–28

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2000	NEV, 35–28

at UNLV

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 and Jay Leeuwenburg

Scoring summary 1 10:03 UNLV Tim Cornett 8–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) UNLV 7–0 1 04:28 UNLV Bradley Randle 32–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) UNLV 14–0 2 13:33 UNLV Nick Sherry 2–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) UNLV 21–0 2 06:55 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) UNLV 21–7 2 04:03 UNLV Bradley Randle 2–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick) UNLV 28–7 2 01:58 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) UNLV 28–14 2 00:00 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 42–yard field goal UNLV 31–14 3 04:31 NEV Richy Turner 12–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) UNLV 31–21 4 12:58 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) UNLV 31–28 4 09:43 NEV Zach Sudfeld 7–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 35–31 4 02:12 NEV Devin Combs 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 42–31 4 00:44 UNLV Marcus Sullivan 47–yard pass from Nick Sherry (rush fumbled) NEV 42–37

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–14[n 1]	2011	NEV, 37–0

San Diego State

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, Aaron Taylor and Lauren Gardner (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 01:11 NEV Allen Hardison 36–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 09:15 SDSU Chance Marden 39–yard field goal TIE 3–3 2 04:22 SDSU Chance Marden 46–yard field goal SDSU 6–3 2 00:05 NEV Aaron Bradley 10–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 10–6 3 08:43 NEV Cody Fajardo 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 17–6 3 03:39 SDSU Walter Kazee 3–yard run (Chad Young pass) NEV 17–14 3 01:15 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 24–14 4 11:57 SDSU Dominique Sandifer 19–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Chance Marden kick) NEV 24–21 4 07:46 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 31–21 4 03:45 SDSU Gavin Escobar 4–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Chance Marden kick) NEV 31–28 4 00:00 SDSU Chance Marden 35–yard field goal TIE 31–31 OT 15:00 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 38–31 OT 15:00 SDSU Gavin Escobar 21–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Adam Roberts pass) SDSU 39–38

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2004	SDSU, 27–10

at Air Force

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, Doug Chapman and Tammy Blackburn (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:07 AF Parker Herrington 45–yard field goal AF 3–0 1 05:50 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–3 1 02:56 AF Mike DeWitt 8–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 10–7 2 12:18 AF Donald Strickland 46–yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Herrington kick) AF 17–7 2 09:01 NEV Cody Fajardo 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) AF 17–14 2 05:54 AF Donald Strickland 12–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 24–14 2 02:52 NEV Aaron Bradley 14–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) AF 24–21 2 00:56 AF Marcus Hendricks 29–yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Herrington kick) AF 31–21 3 09:45 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 21–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) AF 31–28 3 04:17 AF Wes Cobb 1–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 38–28 4 14:57 NEV Allen Hardison 26–yard field goal AF 38–31 4 09:33 AF Connor Dietz 1–yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 45–31 4 02:27 AF Parker Herrington 20–yard field goal AF 48–31

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Fresno State

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: Partly Cloudy and Cold • Wind: Slight Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (NBCSN): Todd Harris and Anthony Herron

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

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–24–1	2011	NEV, 45–38

at New Mexico

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, Ted Sundquist and J. P. Murrieta (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:44 NM Cole Gautsche 20–yard run (Justus Adams kick) NM 7–0 1 09:39 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick) TIE 7–7 1 04:07 NM Cole Gautsche 3–yard run (Justus Adams kick) NM 14–7 2 12:34 NEV Stephen Jeffers 1–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) TIE 14–14 2 06:45 NM Justus Adams 42–yard field goal NM 17–14 2 05:00 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) NEV 21–17 3 10:51 NEV Colin Ditsworth 23–yard field goal NEV 24–17 3 08:48 NM Jhurell Pressley 2–yard run (Justus Adams kick) TIE 24–24 3 04:02 NEV Brandon Wimberly 2–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) NEV 31–24

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2–1	2011	NEV, 49–7

Boise State

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, Ed Cunningham and Jeannine Edwards (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 06:12 BSU Chris Potter 17–yard pass from Joe Southwick (Michael Frisina kick) BSU 7–0 2 13:54 BSU D. J. Harper 2–yard run (Michael Frisina kick) BSU 14–0 2 03:37 BSU Michael Frisina 20–yard field goal BSU 17–0 3 11:08 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) BSU 17–7 3 10:52 BSU Matt Miller 52–yard pass from Joe Southwick (Michael Frisina kick) BSU 24–7 4 08:26 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 8–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) BSU 24–14 4 03:25 BSU Michael Frisina 30–yard field goal BSU 27–14 4 02:27 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) BSU 27–21

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–25	2011	BSU, 30–10

vs. Arizona (New Mexico Bowl)

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, Danny Kanell and Kaylee Hartung (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:12 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 16–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–0 1 04:43 NEV Zach Sudfeld 17–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 14–0 1 04:29 NEV Zach Sudfeld 28–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 21–0 1 01:52 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 21–yard run (John Bonano kick) NEV 21–7 2 12:46 ARIZ Matt Scott 1–yard run (John Bonano kick) NEV 21–14 2 10:23 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 1–yard run (John Bonano kick) TIE 21–21 2 05:57 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 14–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 28–21 2 04:22 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 9–yard run (John Bonano kick) TIE 28–28 2 00:02 NEV Allen Hardison 27–yard field goal NEV 31–28 3 09:19 NEV Richy Turner 33–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 38–28 3 01:33 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 45–28 4 14:44 ARIZ Austin Hill 63–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick) NEV 45–35 4 01:48 NEV Allen Hardison 25–yard field goal NEV 48–35 4 00:46 ARIZ Austin Hill 2–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick) NEV 48–42 4 00:19 ARIZ Tyler Slavin 2–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick) ARIZ 49–48

See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team and 2012 New Mexico Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1–1	1941	ARIZ, 26–7

Team Awards

The 2012 Team Awards were handed out December 9, 2012.[4]

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

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. 138. 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.
4. "Rosette, Jefferson and Williams Highlight 2012 Nevada Football Awards - University of Nevada". University of Nevada. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2018.