2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–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 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division.

2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Head coach Brian Polian at the 2016 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 27, 2016
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Brian Polian (4th season)
Associate head coach	Lester Erb (4th overall, 2nd straight season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Teerlinck (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 26,000)

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

On November 27, Polian and Nevada agreed to part ways.[3] He finished at Nevada with a four year record of 23–27. Polian later returned to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football as special teams coordinator under head coach Brian Kelly after previously serving under head coach Charlie Weis from 2005 to 2009.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2015 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division and won the Arizona Bowl by 28 to 23 against Colorado State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Cal Poly (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	MWN	W 30–27 ^OT	19,138
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 10–39	80,795
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	MWN/Twitter	W 38–14	20,457
September 24	9:00 a.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	L 14–24	41,607
October 1	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	MWN/Oceanic PPV	L 17–38	23,593
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 27–22	22,411
October 15	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 10–14	15,161
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	L 34–42	18,877
November 5	7:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	ESPNU	L 26–35	17,290
November 12	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 16–46	16,730
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 38–37	13,390
November 26	1:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	ESPN3	W 45–10	23,569
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Cal Poly

Cal Poly at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total Mustangs (Div. I FCS) 7 3 0 14 3 27 • Wolf Pack 21 3 0 0 6 30 Date: September 2, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 19,138 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 21 MPH Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (MWN): Ryan Radtke and Kevin Grimes

Scoring summary 1 12:10 NEV James Butler 50–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 1 09:13 NEV Wyatt Demps 6–yard run from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–0 1 02:52 CP Joe Protheroe 28–yard run (Casey Sublette kick) NEV 14–7 1 00:49 NEV Jerico Richardson 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 21–7 2 08:28 CP Casey Sublette 27–yard field goal NEV 21–10 2 00:03 NEV Brent Zuzo 25–yard field goal NEV 24–10 4 14:38 CP Dano Graves 10–yard run (Casey Sublette kick) NEV 24–17 4 01:20 CP Dano Graves 1–yard run (Casey Sublette kick) TIE 24–24 OT 15:00 CP Casey Sublette 37–yard field goal CP 27–24 OT 15:00 NEV James Butler 5–yard run NEV 30–27

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	1998	NEV, 63–0

at Notre Dame

Nevada at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • No. 18 Fighting Irish 0 25 14 0 39 Date: September 10, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 12 MPH Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 12:57 ND Justin Yoon 21–yard field goal ND 3–0 2 10:35 ND C. J. Sanders 7–yard pass from DeShone Kizer ND 9–0 2 10:30 ND Team 0–yard safety ND 11–0 2 08:23 ND Kevin Stepherson 4–yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick) ND 18–0 2 00:35 ND Tarean Folston 2–yard run (Justin Yoon kick) ND 25–0 3 08:30 ND DeShone Kizer 2–yard run (Justin Yoon kick) ND 32–0 3 03:54 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal ND 32–3 3 00:38 ND Dexter Williams 1–yard run (Justin Yoon kick) ND 39–3 4 03:19 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 6–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) ND 39–10

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2009	ND, 35–0

Buffalo

Buffalo at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 7 7 14 • Wolf Pack 7 17 7 7 38 Date: September 17, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 20,457 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: WNW 6 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (MWN/Twitter): Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker and Shae Peppler (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:19 NEV Tyler Stewart 9–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 14:52 NEV Brent Zuzo 23–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 06:50 NEV James Butler 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 17–0 2 01:13 NEV James Butler 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 24–0 3 09:01 NEV James Butler 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 31–0 3 03:01 UB Jordan Johnson 57–yard pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick) NEV 31–7 4 11:51 NEV Wyatt Demps 2–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 38–7 4 08:50 UB Jordan Johnson 12–yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick) NEV 38–14

See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	NEV, 24–21

at Purdue

Nevada at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 7 0 0 14 • Boilermakers 0 10 7 7 24 Date: September 24, 2016 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 41,607 Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 7 MPH Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens and Dan Hawkins

Scoring summary 1 05:00 NEV Hasaan Henderson 15–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–0 2 13:10 PUR J. D. Dellinger 36–yard field goal NEV 7–3 2 05:56 NEV James Butler 6–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–3 2 01:20 PUR Bilal Marshall 48–yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick) NEV 14–10 3 08:03 PUR Markell Jones 5–yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick) PUR 17–14 4 01:17 PUR Brycen Hopkins 51–yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick) PUR 24–17

See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 3 0 14 17 • Rainbow Warriors 3 14 21 0 38 Date: October 1, 2016 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:08 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 23,593 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 13 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (MWN/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano and Scott Robbs (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 05:23 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 27–yard field goal UH 3–0 2 08:43 UH Steven Lakalaka 4–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 10–0 2 02:28 NEV Brent Zuzo 31–yard field goal UH 10–3 2 00:48 UH Metuisela 'Unga 16–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 17–3 3 13:48 UH John Ursua 5–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 24–3 3 06:10 UH Metuisela 'Unga 8–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 31–3 3 01:02 UH Kaiwi Chung 1–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 38–3 4 10:09 NEV Wyatt Demps 9–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) UH 38–10 4 05:02 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 2–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) UH 38–17

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–8	2015	NEV, 30–20

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 6 0 7 9 22 • Wolf Pack 7 14 0 6 27 Date: October 8, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:04 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 22,411 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor

Scoring summary 1 09:13 FS Kody Kroening 44–yard field goal FS 3–0 1 04:48 NEV Wyatt Demps 36–yard pass from Andrew Celis (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 7–3 1 00:00 FS Kody Korening 25–yard field goal NEV 7–6 2 04:22 NEV Tyler Stewart 4–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 14–6 2 00:12 NEV Wyatt Demps 3–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) NEV 21–6 3 01:26 FS Jared Rice 1–yard pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick) NEV 21–13 4 13:37 FS Kody Kroening 35–yard field goal NEV 21–16 4 07:56 NEV Wyatt Demps 8–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick failed) NEV 27–16 4 05:08 FS Dontel James 5–yard run (Chason Virgil pass failed) NEV 27–22

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–27–1	2015	NEV, 30–16

at San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • Spartans 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 15, 2016 Location: CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 15,161 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 11 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Eric Davis and Cassie McKinney (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 11:20 SJSU Kenny Potter 3–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick) SJSU 7–0 3 00:31 NEV Spencer Pettit 28–yard field goal SJSU 7–3 4 06:52 NEV James Butler 46–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 10–7 4 00:50 SJSU Kenny Potter 3–yard run (Bryce Crawford kick) SJSU 14–10

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–8–2	2015	NEV, 37–34^OT

Wyoming

Wyoming at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 7 14 14 7 42 Wolf Pack 0 13 14 7 34 Date: October 22, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:41 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 18,877 Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: SSE 7 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Lamont and Tom Ramsey

Scoring summary 1 06:58 WYO Brian Hill 56–yard field (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 7–0 2 14:05 NEV Spencer Pettit 45–yard field goal WYO 7–3 2 10:01 WYO Brian Hill 2–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 14–3 2 06:47 NEV Ty Gangi 17–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) WYO 14–10 2 01:23 WYO Josh Allen 1–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 21–10 2 00:25 NEV Spencer Pettit 44–yard field goal WYO 21–13 3 08:44 WYO Josh Allen 4–yard pass from Austin Conway (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 28–13 3 06:27 NEV James Butler 9–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) WYO 28–20 3 04:15 WYO Brian Hill 20–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 35–20 3 01:03 NEV Jarred Gipson 27–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) WYO 35–27 4 02:52 WYO Josh Allen 7–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 42–27 4 00:40 NEV James Butler 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) WYO 42–34

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2015	WYO, 28–21

at New Mexico

Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 14 0 12 26 • Lobos 7 7 14 7 35 Date: November 5, 2016 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 17,290 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Overcast/Rain • Wind: 5 MPH • Note: Game was delayed by lightning after halftime for 1 hour and 49 minutes. Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Brian Kinchen

Scoring summary 1 09:45 NM Richard McQuarley 3–yard run (Jason Sanders kick) NM 7–0 2 13:36 NEV James Butler 9–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) TIE 7–7 2 06:13 NEV Wyatt Demps 12–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 14–7 2 02:17 NM Tyrone Owens 25–yard run (Jason Sanders kick) TIE 14–14 3 05:50 NM Lamar Jordan II 4–yard pass from Austin Apodaca (Jason Sanders kick) NM 21–14 3 01:16 NM Emmanuel Harris 44–yard pass from Austin Apodaca (Jason Sanders kick) NM 28–14 4 13:19 NEV Brandon Scott 19–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick blocked) NM 28–20 4 11:31 NEV Ahki Muhammad 57–yard pass from Ty Gangi (pass failed) NM 28–26 4 02:54 NM Austin Apodaca 4–yard run (Jason Sanders kick) NM 35–26

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2–1	2015	NEV, 35–17

San Diego State

San Diego State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Aztecs 10 16 13 7 46 Wolf Pack 7 0 2 7 16 Date: November 12, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:37 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 16,730 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 6 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Eric Davis and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:32 SDSU Rashaad Penny 40–yard (John Baron II kick) SDSU 7–0 1 07:32 NEV Hasaan Henderson 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) TIE 7–7 1 02:03 SDSU John Baron II 28–yard field goal SDSU 10–7 2 10:19 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 3–yard run (John Baron II kick) SDSU 17–7 2 05:53 SDSU Mikah Holder 6–yard run pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick blocked) SDSU 23–7 2 00:03 SDSU John Baron II 31–yard field goal SDSU 26–7 3 04:43 SDSU David Wells 17–yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick blocked) SDSU 32–7 3 04:43 NEV E. J. Muhammad 98–yard PAT return SDSU 32–9 3 02:50 SDSU Rashaad Penny 72–yard run (John Baron II kick) SDSU 39–9 4 14:06 NEV Wyatt Demps 40–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) SDSU 39–16 4 07:34 SDSU Juwan Washington 45–yard run (John Baron II kick) SDSU 46–16

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	SDSU, 31–14

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 10 10 10 37 • Wolf Pack 3 7 7 21 38 Date: November 19, 2016 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 13,390 Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 MPH Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor

Scoring summary 1 03:37 NEV Spencer Pettit 35–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 01:02 USU Kent Myers 37–yard run (Brock Warren kick) USU 7–3 2 09:52 USU Dominik Eberle 43–yard field goal USU 10–3 2 05:25 USU Kent Myers 2–yard run (Brock Warren kick) USU 17–3 2 00:38 NEV Wyatt Demps 1–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) USU 17–10 3 13:54 USU Rayshad Lewis 59–yard run (Brock Warren kick) USU 24–10 3 09:09 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 7–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) USU 24–17 3 03:11 USU Dominik Eberle 20–yard field goal USU 27–17 4 11:53 NEV James Butler 15–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) USU 27–24 4 11:03 USU Tonny Lindsey Jr. 68–yard run (Brock Warren kick) USU 34–24 4 07:50 USU Dominik Eberle 22–yard field goal USU 37–24 4 07:19 NEV Elijah Mitchell 0–yard fumble recovery (Spencer Pettit kick) USU 37–31 4 00:05 NEV Ty Gangi 6–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 38–37

See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–6	2015	USU, 31–27

at UNLV

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

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 17 3 15 45 Rebels 0 10 0 0 10 Date: November 26, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes Game attendance: 23,569 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ENE 5 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Raymond and Tyoka Jackson

Scoring summary 1 10:48 NEV Ty Gangi 19–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 7–0 1 07:14 NEV Spencer Pettit 25–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 14:50 NEV James Butler 33–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 17–0 2 12:22 UNLV Kurt Palandech 27–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) NEV 17–7 2 06:58 NEV Spencer Pettit 32–yard field goal NEV 20–7 2 02:05 NEV James Butler 14–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 27–7 2 00:00 UNLV Evan Pantels 47–yard field goal NEV 27–10 3 09:16 NEV Spencer Pettit 38–yard field goal NEV 30–10 4 11:02 NEV James Butler 3–yard run (Hasaan Henderson pass) NEV 38–10 4 02:31 NEV James Butler 13–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 45–10

See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–16[n 1]	2015	UNLV, 23–17

Roster

2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Dominic Christian  Fr WR 3 Ahki Muhammed  So WR 5 Trevion Armstrong Fr QB 6 Ty Gangi  So QB 7 Joe Pyle  Fr QB 11 Hunter Fralick  So WR 12 Hasaan Henderson  Sr QB 13 Cristian Salano  Fr QB 14 Dante Mayes  Jr QB 15 Tyler Stewart  Sr WR 16 Brandon Thompson  So WR 17 Brendan O'Leary-Orange  Fr WR 18 Reese Neville Fr WR 19 Wyatt Demps Jr RB 20 James Butler Jr RB 22 Akeel Lynch  Sr RB 23 Kelton Moore  Fr RB 24 Jaxson Kincaide Fr RB 29 Isaiah Hamilton Fr RB 33 Blake Wright  So TE 43 Colin Flannery  Fr TE 45 Austin Carrow  Sr TE 47 Jarred Gipson  Sr TE 49 Trae Wells  So OL 53 Tyler Rosentreter Jr OL 54 Alex Tancreto Fr OL 60 Reese Backman So OL 62 Nathan Goltry Sr OL 63 Daren Echeveria  So OL 64 Sean Krepsz  So OL 65 Clifford Porter  Fr OL 66 Thomas Newton  Jr OL 67 Jake Herron  Fr OL 69 Sam Hammond Fr OL 70 Nathan Edwards Fr OL 71 Jake Nelson So OL 72 Jeremy Macauley  Sr OL 73 Austin Corbett  Fr OL 74 Ilya Lopez Jr OL 75 Carl Burton-Hill Fr OL 76 Nate Brown Fr OL 79 Jacob Henry  Sr WR 80 Jason Elenberger So WR 80 David Harvey Fr WR 81 Victor Gonzalez  Fr WR 82 Tucker Melcher  Jr WR 83 Andrew Celis  So WR 84 Jerico Richardson  Sr TE 85 Miles Beach Fr TE 86 Brandon Scott  So WR 87 Bradyen Sanchez Sr TE 88 Evan Faunce  Jr TE 89 Nick Colson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Asauni Rufus  So DB 4 E. J. Muhammed  Fr DB 5 Dameon Baber So LB 7 Gabriel Sewell  Fr DB, LB 8 Jaden Sawyer  Jr DB 9 Marcus Lucas Fr LB 10 L. J. Jackson  Sr DB 12 Dag Irby Fr DB 16 Kevin Howell Fr DE 17 Jarid Joseph  So DB 18 Elijah Moody  So DB 19 Daylon Johnson Fr DB 22 Jimbo Davis IV  Jr LB 24 Lucas Weber  So DB 25 Daniel Brown Fr DB 26 Kendall Johnson Jr DB 28 Elijah Mitchell Sr DB 29 Cameron Turner  Fr LB 30 Maliek Broady  Fr LB 30 Lawson Hall Fr DB 31 Randy Uzoma  Sr DB 32 Devoreaux Stewart  Sr DB 33 Morris Bowman Fr LB 34 Travis Wilson  Jr DB 35 Riley Brand  Fr DB 36 Tyler Crandall  Fr DB 37 David Kruskamp  So LB 38 Jake Lacaden  So DE 39 Ricky Thomas, Jr.  Fr DB 40 Devin Porter  Fr DE 44 Kori Collins  Fr LB 49 Alec Simpson Fr LB 50 Austin Paulhus  Jr LB 51 Colton Concellos  Jr LB 52 D. J. Powe Fr DT 55 Nakita Lealao Jr LB 56 Alex Bertando  Sr LB 57 John Durney Sr DE 58 Nolan Dambacher  Sr DE 93 Jordan Silva So DE 61 Jacob Drahos Fr DT 78 Jarius McDade Jr DE 90 Malik Reed  So DL 91 Kalei Meyer  So DL 92 Nick Gregg Fr DE 93 Jordan Silva  So DE 95 Patrick Choudja Jr DL 96 Hausia Sekona  Fr DL 97 Salesa Faraimo  Sr DE 98 Kameron Toomer Fr DE 99 Korey Rush  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 26 Evan Rios Fr K 40 Brent Zuzo Sr LS 42 Wes Farnsworth So P 46 Alex Boy  Sr K 48 Spencer Pettit  Fr	Head coach Brian Polian Coordinators/assistant coaches Lester Erb (Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers) Scott Boone (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers) Mike Bradeson (Recruiting Coordinator / Safeties) Tim Cramsey (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks) Marc Nudelberg (Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs) Bill Teerlinck (Defensive Line) Jonathan Himebauch (Offensive Line) Cheston Blackshear (Tight Ends) Ricky Thomas (Cornerbacks) David Fox (Director of Football Administration) Doug Lichtenberger (Director of Football and Recruiting Operations) Brad Rogers (Recruiting Operations Specialist) Jeff Nady (Graduate Assistant) Alec Drudi (Graduate Assistant) John Landwehr (Graduate Assistant) Beau Worpell (Quality Control – Offense) Zach Coleman (Quality Control – Defense) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 30, 2016

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.[4] 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. 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule
3. https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/college/nevada/2016/11/27/wolf-pack-polian-agree-mutually-part-ways/94521084/
4. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.