2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Earley (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJeff Mills (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
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

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]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Washington State*
FSNNWL 7–3163,588
September 141:00 p.m.BYU*
KRNVW 31–2823,109
September 211:00 p.m.Rice
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–2117,201
September 281:00 p.m.No. 25 Colorado State*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 28–3219,292
October 57:00 p.m.at UNLV*
KRNVL 17–2128,341
October 129:00 p.m.at Hawaii
KRNVL 34–5939,616
October 191:00 p.m.San Jose Statedagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 52–2419,481
October 2612:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
L 47–5015,315
November 212:00 p.m.at SMU
KRNVW 24–611,832
November 912:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 23–1713,721
November 164:00 p.m.at Fresno State
KRNVL 30–3840,866
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 23 Boise State
L 7–4420,247
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 80 Nate Burleson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Vs. Washington State

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Nevada vs. Washington State
(Cougar Gridiron Classic)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 000 7
• No. 12 Cougars 0 14017 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
101:27NEVChance Kretschmer 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–0
214:52WSUJerome Riley 44–yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick)TIE 7–7
200:27WSUJonathan Smith 2–yard run (Drew Dunning kick)WSU 14–7
414:31WSUJonathan Smith 2–yard run (Drew Dunning kick)WSU 21–7
411:07WSUDrew Dunning 40–yard field goalWSU 24–7
406:42WSUWill Derting 98–yard interception (Drew Dunning kick)WSU 31–7
See also: 2002 Washington State Cougars football team

BYU

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BYU at Nevada
1 234Total
Cougars 0 14140 28
• Wolf Pack 10 2100 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
103:31NEVDamon Fine 41–yard field goalNEV 3–0
101:30NEVNate Burleson 95–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 10–0
214:54BYURod Wilkerson 31–yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick)NEV 10–7
211:02NEVDan Bythwood 16–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 17–7
206:59BYUReno Mahe 4–yard run (Matt Payne kick)NEV 17–14
200:48NEVErick Streelman 13–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 24–14
200:01NEVTim Fleming 9–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 31–14
310:21BYUMarcus Whalen 30–yard run (Matt Payne kick)NEV 31–21
304:09BYUGabe Reid 9–yard pass from Lance Pendleton (Matt Payne kick)NEV 31–28
See also: 2002 BYU Cougars football team

Rice

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Rice at Nevada
1 234Total
Owls 14 007 21
• Wolf Pack 10 777 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
111:08NEVDamon Fine 28–yard field goalNEV 3–0
109:05NEVNate Burleson 4–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 10–0
108:44RICEVincent Hawkins 80–yard run (Brennan Landry kick)NEV 10–7
102:30RICEJeremy Hurd 21–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brennan Landry kick)RICE 14–10
205:24NEVNate Burleson 19–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 17–14
303:35NEVTim Fleming 31–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 24–14
411:58NEVNichiren Flowers 11–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 31–14
411:03RICEJeremy Hurd 71–yard pass from Greg Henderson (Brennan Landry kick)NEV 31–21
See also: 2002 Rice Owls football team

Colorado State

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Colorado State at Nevada
1 234Total
• No. 25 Rams 0 71114 32
Wolf Pack 7 777 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
100:46NEVTim Fleming 23–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–0
210:55NEVNate Burleson 21–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 14–0
208:12CSUChris Pittman 34–yard pass from Justin Holland (Jeff Babcock kick)NEV 14–7
312:43NEVErick Streelman 9–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 21–7
307:52CSUJeff Babcock 29–yard field goalNEV 21–10
304:40CSUCecil Sapp 2–yard run (Joey Cuppari pass)NEV 21–18
414:12CSUBradlee Van Pelt 8–yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 25–21
406:26NEVMatt Milton 20–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 28–25
402:43CSUJoel Dreessen 34–yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 32–28
See also: 2002 Colorado State Rams football team

At UNLV

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Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 6011 17
• Rebels 7 707 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
111:52UNLVJoe Haro 1–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 7–0
213:37NEVDamon Fine 19–yard field goalUNLV 7–3
210:44UNLVLarry Croom 12–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 14–3
203:16NEVDamon Fine 25–yard field goalUNLV 14–6
412:31NEVDamon Fine 37–yard field goalUNLV 14–9
408:51NEVNate Burleson 25–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Erick Streelman pass)NEV 17–14
406:03UNLVLarry Croom 45–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 21–17
See also: 2002 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

At Hawaii

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Nevada at Hawaii
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 10 12120 34
• Warriors 42 1070 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
114:40UHBritton Komine 72–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 7–0
113:49UHHyrum Peters 64–yard interception (Justin Ayat kick)UH 14–0
111:36NEVZack Threadgill 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick)UH 14–7
110:38UHChad Owens 50–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 21–7
107:59UHMichael Brewster 4–yard run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 28–7
105:50UHJohn West 6–yard run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 35–7
102:04NEVDamon Fine 27–yard field goalUH 35–10
100:39UHBritton Komine 54–yard pass from Shawn Withy-Allen (Justin Ayat kick)UH 42–10
212:23UHJohn West 2–yard run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 49–10
207:45NEVMatt Milton 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed)UH 49–16
204:42NEVErick Streelman 3–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (pass failed)UH 49–22
201:55UHJustin Ayat 25–yard field goalUH 52–22
306:59NEVNichiren Flowers 20–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (pass failed)UH 52–28
304:35UHJohn West 2–yard run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 59–28
301:07NEVB.J. Mitchell 2–yard run (Zack Threadgill rush failed)UH 59–34
See also: 2002 Hawaii Warriors football team

San Jose State

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San Jose State at Nevada
1 234Total
Spartans 0 1707 24
• Wolf Pack 7 71721 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
105:31NEVMaurice Mann 36–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–0
214:16SJSUNick Gilliam 22–yard field goalNEV 7–3
206:45NEVB.J. Mitchell 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 14–3
204:31SJSUCharles Pauley 5–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick)NEV 14–10
200:53SJSUTuati Wooden 22–yard pass from Scott Rislov (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 17–14
310:45NEVMaurice Mann 13–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 21–17
304:14NEVDamon Fine 37–yard field goalNEV 24–17
300:38NEVNate Burleson 27–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 31–17
411:38SJSULance Martin 2–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick)NEV 31–24
407:22NEVMatt Milton 31–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 38–24
406:27NEVKeone Kauo 21–yard interception (Damon Fine kick)NEV 45–24
404:29NEVMatt Milton 71–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 52–24
See also: 2002 San Jose State Spartans football team

At Louisiana Tech

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Nevada at Louisiana Tech
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 14 13713 47
• Bulldogs 10 13216 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
113:02LATECHJosh Scobee 23–yard field goalLATECH 3–0
109:48NEVNate Burleson 14–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–3
107:45LATECHJoe Smith 9–yard run (Josh Scobee kick)LATECH 10–7
102:23NEVMatt Milton 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 14–10
214:20LATECHMajor Richmond 36–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick blocked)LATECH 16–14
211:10NEVMatt Milton 3–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed)NEV 20–16
205:41NEVMatt Milton 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 27–16
203:38LATECHJoe Smith 15–yard run (Josh Scobee kick)NEV 27–23
314:37LATECHAhmad Harris 73–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick)LATECH 30–27
306:11NEVMaurice Mann 10–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 34–30
303:22LATECHD.J. Curry 14–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick)LATECH 37–34
301:28LATECHCorey Brazil 49–yard interception (Josh Scobee kick)LATECH 44–34
414:09NEVMatt Milton 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick)LATECH 44–41
412:17LATECHJoe Smith 3–yard run (Josh Scobee kick failed)LATECH 50–41
401:20NEVNichiren Flowers 20–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick failed)LATECH 50–47
See also: 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At SMU

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Nevada at SMU
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 0321 24
Mustangs 0 006 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
313:27NEVDamon Fine 45–yard field goalNEV 3–0
414:46NEVNate Burleson 4–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 10–0
407:54SMUKris Briggs 5–yard run (Trent Stephenson kick failed)NEV 10–6
402:58NEVNichiren Flowers 29–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 17–6
402:38NEVCraig Bailey 29–yard interception (Damon Fine kick)NEV 24–6
See also: 2002 SMU Mustangs football team

UTEP

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UTEP at Nevada
1 234Total
Miners 0 1700 17
• Wolf Pack 0 1463 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
212:12UTEPSherman Austin 26–yard pass from Omar Duarte (Keith Robinson kick)UTEP 7–0
210:27NEVB.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick)TIE 7–7
206:56UTEPOmar Duarte 5–yard run (Keith Robinson kick)UTEP 14–7
204:35NEVNate Burleson 11–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)TIE 14–14
200:00UTEPKeith Robinson 54–yard field goalUTEP 17–14
311:07NEVBill Lynch 4–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick failed)NEV 20–17
413:34NEVDamon Fine 32–yard field goalNEV 23–17
See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team

At Fresno State

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Nevada at Fresno State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 10 0020 30
• Bulldogs 3 14147 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
110:45FSAsen Asparuhov 37–yard field goalFS 3–0
105:39NEVMatt Milton 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–3
100:36NEVDamon Fine 36–yard field goalNEV 10–3
210:02FSBryson Sumlin 5–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick)TIE 10–10
200:10FSMarque Davis 17–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 17–10
312:18FSCameron Worrell 62–yard interception (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 24–10
310:23FSDee Meza 60–yard interception (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 31–10
414:46NEVNate Burleson 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick)FS 31–17
408:30NEVNate Burleson 18–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine pass failed)FS 31–23
403:04FSJames Cummings 12–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 38–23
402:06NEVNate Burleson 45–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)FS 38–30
See also: 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Boise State

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Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)
1 234Total
• No. 23 Broncos 17 10107 44
Wolf Pack 0 007 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
110:46BSUBrock Forsey 4–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 7–0
107:34BSUBrock Forsey 2–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 14–0
100:00BSUNick Calaycay 21–yard field goalBSU 17–0
211:04BSUBrock Forsey 1–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 24–0
200:30BSUNick Calaycay 28–yard field goalBSU 27–0
311:18BSUJay Swillie 5–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 34–0
305:15BSUNick Calaycay 32–yard field goalBSU 37–0
414:42BSUBrock Forsey 38–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 44–0
405:31NEVNate 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

References

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  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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