2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Arizona Bowl where they defeated fellow Mountain West member Colorado State.

2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the Chris Ault Field vs. Arizona on September 12, 2015 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada
Arizona Bowl champion
Arizona Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2015 record	7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Brian Polian (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Lester Erb (3rd overall, 1st straight season) Jim Hofher (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Rolovich (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Teerlinck (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2014 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division and lost the New Orleans Bowl by 3 to 16 against Louisiana–Lafayette.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	UC Davis (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	MWN	W 31–17	21,483
September 12	4:00 p.m.	No. 22 Arizona*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 20–44	24,355
September 19	9:00 a.m.	at No. 17 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 27–44	102,591
September 26	12:30 p.m.	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 24–21	19,072
October 3	4:00 p.m.	UNLV	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	MWN	L 17–23	29,551
October 10	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle of the Wolves)	MWN	W 35–17	20,426
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN3	L 21–28	17,026
October 24	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	MWN/Oceanic PPV	W 30–20	19,992
November 5	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 30–16	25,476
November 14	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	MWN	W 37–34 ^OT	17,215
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3	L 27–31	18,922
November 28	7:45 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	L 14–31	22,939
December 29	4:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN/MWN	W 28–23	20,425
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

UC Davis

UC Davis at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies (Div. I FCS) 0 3 0 14 17 • Wolf Pack 7 14 3 7 31 Date: September 3, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 21,483 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 15 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (MWN): Ryan Radtke and Kevin Grimes

Scoring summary 1 04:10 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 11:47 NEV Don Jackson 7–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:27 NEV Jarred Gipson 2–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 21–0 2 00:47 UCD Brady Stuart 26–yard field goal NEV 21–3 3 00:48 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal NEV 24–3 4 06:56 UCD Ramon Vargas 5–yard pass from Ben Scott (Brady Stuart kick) NEV 24–10 4 05:11 NEV Tyler Stewart 15–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 31–10 4 00:02 UCD Ben Scott 3–yard run (Brady Stuart kick) NEV 31–17

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–21–3	2013	NEV, 36–7

Arizona

Arizona at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 22 Wildcats 14 7 13 10 44 Wolf Pack 3 10 0 7 20 Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:09 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutes Game attendance: 24,355 Game weather: Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Hazy • Wind: E 5 MPH Referee: Marvel July TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta and Cassie Gallo (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:01 ARIZ Johnny Jackson 9–yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick) ARIZ 7–0 1 09:33 ARIZ Nick Wilson 3–yard run (Casey Skowron kick) ARIZ 14–0 1 05:08 NEV Brent Zuzo 28–yard field goal ARIZ 14–3 2 09:14 NEV Jerico Richardson 5–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) ARIZ 14–10 2 03:56 ARIZ Nick Wilson 3–yard run (Casey Skowron kick) ARIZ 21–10 2 00:00 NEV Brent Zuzo 41–yard field goal ARIZ 21–13 3 10:41 ARIZ Jamardre Harris-Cobb 1–yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick failed) ARIZ 27–13 3 03:56 ARIZ Nick Wilson 6–yard run (Casey Skowron kick) ARIZ 34–13 4 13:34 ARIZ Jerrard Randall 57–yard run (Casey Skowron kick) ARIZ 41–13 4 10:08 NEV Hasaan Henderson 2–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) ARIZ 41–22 4 03:35 ARIZ Casey Skowron 46–yard field goal ARIZ 44–22

See also: 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3–1	2014	ARIZ, 35–28

at Texas A&M

Nevada at Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 3 10 7 27 • No. 17 Aggies 14 10 14 6 44 Date: September 19, 2015 Location: Kyle Field College Station, TX Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 102,591 Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: David Smith TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Andre Ware and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:41 TAMU Kyle Allen 1–yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 7–0 1 03:28 NEV Don Jackson 31–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 7–7 1 01:07 TAMU Speedy Noil 10–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 14–7 2 13:30 NEV Brent Zuzo 28–yard field goal TAMU 14–10 2 12:23 TAMU Josh Reynolds 25–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 21–10 2 01:05 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 32–yard field goal TAMU 24–10 3 13:45 TAMU Josh Reynolds 10–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 31–10 3 08:58 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal TAMU 31–13 3 04:02 TAMU Jeremy Tabuyo 15–yard pass from Kyle Allen (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 38–13 3 01:20 NEV Hasaan Henderson 27–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) TAMU 38–20 4 13:57 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 21–yard field goal TAMU 41–20 4 09:33 NEV Don Jackson 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) TAMU 41–27 4 04:40 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 37–yard field goal TAMU 44–27

See also: 2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1950	TAMU, 48–18

at Buffalo

Nevada at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 3 0 7 24 Bulls 7 3 3 8 21 Date: September 26, 2015 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 3:34 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 19,072 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 11 MPH Referee: Greg Sujack TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Sherman and Josh Cribbs

Scoring summary 1 11:11 NEV Matt Weiser 41–yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick) UB 7–0 1 03:07 NEV James Butler 5–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:12 NEV Don Jackson 55–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–7 2 11:11 UB Adam Mitcheson 33–yard field goal NEV 14–10 2 08:41 NEV Brent Zuzo 38–yard field goal NEV 17–10 3 06:56 UB Adam Mitcheson 43–yard field goal NEV 17–13 4 10:25 NEV Don Jackson 10–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 24–13 4 08:06 UB Collin Lisa 5–yard pass from Joe Licata (Marcus McGill rush) NEV 24–21

See also: 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	NEV, 38–14

UNLV

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

1 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 7 6 0 10 23 Wolf Pack 0 0 3 14 17 Date: October 3, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 29,551 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 14 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (MWN): Ari Wolfe and Darius Walker

Scoring summary 1 08:58 UNLV Keith Whitely 37–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 2 00:30 UNLV Kurt Palandech 12–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick failed) UNLV 13–0 3 10:35 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal UNLV 13–3 4 10:47 NEV Jerico Richardson 22–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) UNLV 13–10 4 08:27 UNLV Ryan McAleenan 52–yard interception (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 20–10 4 04:50 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) UNLV 20–17 4 01:53 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 45–yard field goal UNLV 23–17

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–15[n 1]	2014	NEV, 49–27

New Mexico

New Mexico at Nevada
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 3 7 0 7 17 • Wolf Pack 0 14 7 14 35 Date: October 10, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:00 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes Game attendance: 20,426 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: SSW 19 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (MWN): Ari Wolfe and Darius Walker

Scoring summary 1 09:36 NM Zack Rogers 42–yard field goal NM 3–0 2 08:54 NEV Tyler Stewart 13–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–3 2 03:42 NM Teriyon Gipson 38–yard run (Zack Rogers kick) NM 10–7 2 02:37 NEV James Butler 15–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–10 3 03:00 NEV Tyler Stewart 10–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 21–10 4 14:47 NM Nias Martin 77–yard fumble recovery (Zack Rogers kick) NEV 21–17 4 13:02 NEV Jarred Gipson 8–yard from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 28–17 4 01:18 NEV Jerico Richardson 27–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 35–17

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2–1	2012	NEV, 31–24

at Wyoming

Nevada at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21 • Cowboys 0 21 7 0 28 Date: October 17, 2015 Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 2:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 17,026 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Chad Brown

Scoring summary 2 10:28 WYO Jacob Hollister 18–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 7–0 2 06:10 NEV Don Jackson 7–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 7–7 2 01:30 WYO Tanner Gentry 27–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 14–7 2 00:27 WYO Jake Maulhardt 12–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 21–7 3 11:21 WYO Kellen Overstreet 5–yard run (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 28–7 3 00:56 NEV Jarred Gipson 12–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) WYO 28–14 4 06:36 NEV Jerico Richardson 7–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) WYO 28–21

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2012	NEV, 35–28^OT

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 3 14 3 0 20 • Wolf Pack 0 10 3 17 30 Date: October 24, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 19,992 Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: N 2 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (MWN/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula and Rich Miano

Scoring summary 1 06:12 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 50–yard field goal UH 3–0 2 13:12 UH Devan Stubblefield 29–yard pass from Max Wittek (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 10–0 2 05:24 UH Devan Stubblefield 9–yard pass from Max Wittek (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 17–0 2 01:12 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) UH 17–7 2 00:53 NEV Brent Zuzo 40–yard field goal UH 17–10 3 07:43 NEV Brent Zuzo 29–yard field goal UH 17–13 3 04:41 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 47–yard field goal UH 20–13 4 14:02 NEV Jarred Gipson 5–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 20–20 4 09:01 NEV Brent Zuzo 30–yard field goal NEV 23–20 4 02:20 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 30–20

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–8	2012	NEV, 26–18

at Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 10 6 7 30 Bulldogs 0 16 0 0 16 Date: November 5, 2015 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:32 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 25,476 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Alan Eck TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens and Tom Ramsey

Scoring summary 1 13:08 NEV Matthew Lyons 30–yard fumble recovery (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 10:30 FS Kody Kroening 25–yard field goal NEV 7–3 2 09:02 NEV Hasaan Henderson 73–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–3 2 05:55 FS Kilton Anderson 24–yard run (Kody Kroening kick) NEV 14–10 2 02:57 NEV Brent Zuzo 47–yard field goal NEV 17–10 2 00:14 FS Josiah Blandin 2–yard pass from Kilton Anderson (Kody Kroening kick failed) NEV 17–16 3 08:28 NEV Brent Zuzo 30–yard field goal NEV 20–16 3 00:42 NEV Brent Zuzo 25–yard field goal NEV 23–16 4 11:17 NEV James Butler 59–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 30–16

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–27–1	2014	FRES, 40–20

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total Spartans 0 14 7 10 3 34 • Wolf Pack 7 3 7 14 6 37 Date: November 14, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 17,215 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Slight Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (MWN): Ari Wolfe and Darius Walker

Scoring summary 1 08:48 NEV Jerico Richardson 5–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 07:54 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 04:38 SJSU Tim Crawley 0–yard fumble recovery (Austin Lopez kick) NEV 10–7 2 00:23 SJSU Tim Crawley 13–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 14–10 3 11:55 SJSU Billy Freeman 23–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 21–10 3 09:37 NEV James Butler 58–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) SJSU 21–17 4 14:54 NEV Hassan Henderson 24–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 24–21 4 11:21 SJSU Tim Crawley 13–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 28–24 4 02:49 SJSU Austin Lopez 37–yard field goal SJSU 31–24 4 00:36 NEV Don Jackson 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 31–31 OT 15:00 SJSU Austin Lopez 35–yard field goal SJSU 34–31 OT 15:00 NEV Jarred Gipson 11–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 37–34

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–8–2	2014	NEV, 21–10

at Utah State

Nevada at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 14 6 0 27 • Aggies 0 7 14 10 31 Date: November 21, 2015 Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:35 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 18,922 Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: N 4 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Forrest Conoly

Scoring summary 1 07:36 NEV Jordan Dobrich 25–yard interception (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 08:22 NEV Tyler Stewart 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–0 2 08:07 USU Hunter Sharp 96–yard kickoff return (Jake Thompson kick) NEV 14–7 2 02:16 NEV James Butler 33–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 21–7 3 14:10 NEV James Butler 60–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick blocked) NEV 27–7 3 09:05 USU Devante Mays 5–yard run (Jake Thompson kick) NEV 27–14 3 06:25 USU Devante Mays 2–yard run (Jake Thompson kick) NEV 27–21 4 06:55 USU Kyler Fackrell 0–yard fumble recovery (Jake Thompson kick) USU 28–27 4 00:35 USU Jake Thompson 42–yard field goal USU 31–27

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–5	2011	USU, 21–17

at San Diego State

Nevada at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 7 0 0 14 • Aztecs 14 7 3 7 31 Date: November 28, 2015 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 7:50 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 22,939 Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear and Cool • Wind: Calm Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely and David Diaz-Infante

Scoring summary 1 10:30 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 1–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 7–0 1 08:24 NEV Hunter Fralick 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 7–7 1 04:20 SDSU Rashaad Penny 14–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 14–7 2 02:42 NEV Jerico Richardson 0–yard fumble recovery (Brent Zuzo kick) TIE 14–14 2 01:21 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 72–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 21–14 3 02:58 SDSU Donny Hageman 29–yard field goal SDSU 24–14 4 13:36 SDSU Chase Price 2–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 31–14

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	NEV, 30–14

vs. Colorado State (Arizona Bowl)

Nevada vs. Colorado State
(Arizona Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 3 16 3 6 28 Rams 0 13 7 3 23 Date: December 29, 2015 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 20,425 Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NNW 5 MPH Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (ASN/MWN): Ron Thulin, Doug Chapman, Monica McNutt (sideline) and Shae Peppler (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 07:21 NEV Brent Zuzo 19–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 14:13 NEV Brent Zuzo 37–yard field goal NEV 6–0 2 07:04 CSU Nick Stevens 1–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 7–6 2 06:38 NEV James Butler 77–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 13–7 2 01:46 CSU Wyatt Bryan 20–yard field goal NEV 13–10 2 01:33 NEV Elijah Mitchell 96–yard kickoff return (Brent Zuzo kick failed) NEV 19–10 2 00:08 CSU Wyatt Bryan 29–yard field goal NEV 19–13 3 09:16 NEV Brent Zuzo 40–yard field goal NEV 22–13 3 03:55 CSU Jasen Oden Jr. 9–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) NEV 22–20 4 03:40 CSU Wyatt Bryan 38–yard field goal CSU 23–22 4 01:06 NEV James Butler 4–yard run (rush failed) NEV 28–23

See also: 2015 Colorado State Rams football team and 2015 Arizona Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–11	2014	CSU, 31–24

The Wolf Pack and Rams are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl.

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. 139. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule
3. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.