American college football season
The 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 24th overall and 5th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium .[ 1] [ 2]
Nevada utilized Ault's own creation, the "Pistol" offense . The offense was directed by offensive coordinator Chris Klenakis in his 15th overall and 8th straight season and defense was led by first–year defensive coordinator Nigel Burton .
Nevada finished the regular season with a 7–5 mark and 5–3 in WAC play, which resulted in a three-way tie for second-place in the conference. Hawaii and Louisiana Tech both likewise finished with 5–3 conference records. During the season, the Wolf Pack played three ranked teams: Texas Tech , Missouri and Boise State . Nevada lost each game, but gave Boise State its closest contest in conference play, losing by seven points.[ 3] Nevada, however, suffered a setback when they lost to New Mexico State , who were called by one publication the "perennial WAC bottom feeders".[ 4] [ 5]
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick was named 2008 WAC Offensive Player of the Year. During the regular season, he passed for 2,479 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for 1,115 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was aided by running back Vai Taua , who ran for 1,420 yards and 14 touchdowns. It was the first time in school history that Nevada had two 1,000 yard rushers on the team simultaneously.[ 3] [ 6]
Nevada secured its fourth straight bowl game appearance and faced Maryland in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl . The Wolf Pack lost in a high–scoring and record–setting game by 35 to 42.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:00 p.m. Grambling State * W 49–1322,772[ 7] September 6 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Texas Tech * L 19–3524,453[ 7] September 13 9:30 a.m. at No. 6 Missouri * CSNBA /FSN L 17–6954,202[ 7] September 27 7:00 p.m. at UNLV * MWSN W 49–2733,078[ 7] October 4 2:00 p.m. at Idaho KAME-TV /CSNCA W 49–1415,013[ 7] October 11 1:00 p.m. New Mexico State ESPNGP L 45–4812,475[ 7] October 18 1:00 p.m. Utah State W 44–1713,159[ 7] October 25 9:00 p.m. at Hawaii KAME-TV/CSNCA/Oceanic PPV L 31–3840,225[ 7] 6:00 p.m. at Fresno State ESPN2 W 41–2833,207[ 7] November 15 1:00 p.m. San Jose State W 41–1714,343[ 7] November 22 1:00 p.m. No. 9 Boise State ESPN2 L 34–4127,057[ 7] November 29 11:30 a.m. at Louisiana Tech ESPNGP W 35–3117,254[ 7] 1:30 p.m. vs. Maryland * ESPN L 35–4226,781[ 7] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Grambling State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers (Div. I FCS ) 0 0 7 6 13 • Wolf Pack 14 7 14 14 49
Date: August 30, 2008Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutesGame attendance: 22,772Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear and Windy • Wind: 20 MPH Referee: Pete GautreauTV announcers (None): None Scoring summary 1 12:54 NEV Colin Kaepernick 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0 1 03:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 19–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:55 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0 3 11:23 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 3 09:19 GSU Desmond Lenard 61–yard interception (Luis Leal kick) NEV 28–7 3 06:29 NEV Colin Kaepernick 28–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–7 4 13:32 NEV Luke Lippincott 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–7 4 07:10 NEV Brandon Fragger 31–yard (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–7 4 04:38 GSU Kenneth Batiste 21–yard pass from Greg Dillon (Luis Leal kick failed) NEV 49–13
Texas Tech at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 12 Red Raiders 7 7 7 14 35 Wolf Pack 3 6 3 7 19
Date: September 6, 2008Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutesGame attendance: 24,453Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Jon BibleTV announcers (None): None Scoring summary 1 10:31 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 07:51 TTU Eric Morris 86–yard punt return (Donnie Carona kick)TTU 7–3 2 07:24 NEV Brett Jaekle 26–yard field goal TTU 7–6 2 05:18 TTU Shannon Woods 1–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 14–6 2 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 43–yard field goal TTU 14–9 3 06:40 NEV Brett Jaekle 31–yard field goal TTU 14–12 3 05:20 TTU Eric Morris 13–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 21–12 4 11:34 TTU Michael Crabtree 82–yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick)TTU 28–12 4 10:30 NEV Marko Mitchell 48–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)TTU 28–19 4 06:18 TTU Shannon Woods 21–yard run (Donnie Carona kick) TTU 35–19
Nevada at Missouri 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 10 0 0 17 • No. 6 Tigers 17 21 21 10 69
Date: September 13, 2008Location: Faurot Field Columbia, MO Game start: 11:40 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 54,202Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, Rainy and Gusty • Wind: S 12 MPH Referee: Daniel RomeoTV announcers (CSNBA /FSN ): N/A Scoring summary 1 13:49 MU Derrick Washington 59–yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 7–0 1 12:02 MU Jeremy Maclin 80–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)MU 14–0 1 07:35 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)MU 14–7 1 02:28 MU Jeff Wolfert 27–yard field goal MU 17–7 2 13:56 MU Jared Perry 27–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 24–7 2 05:43 NEV Brett Jaekle 31–yard field goal MU 24–10 2 03:45 MU Derrick Washington 2–yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 31–10 2 01:31 MU Jeremy Maclin 14–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 38–10 2 00:00 NEV Marko Mitchell 42–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)MU 38–17 3 12:32 MU Jeremy Maclin 49–yard pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 45–17 3 08:13 MU Chase Coffman 32–yard pass from Tommy Saunders (Jeff Wolfert kick)MU 52–17 3 02:55 MU Chase Patton 3–yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 59–17 4 14:57 MU Jeff Wolfert 24–yard field goal MU 62–17 4 04:54 MU Jeff Gettys 27–yard interception (Jeff Wolfert kick) MU 69–17
Nevada at UNLV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 21 7 14 49 Rebels 17 3 7 0 27
Scoring summary 1 13:01 UNLV Ben Jaekle 47–yard field goal UNLV 3–0 1 09:56 UNLV Phillip Payne 7–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick) UNLV 10–0 1 06:58 NEV Chris Wellington 70–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) UNLV 10–7 1 05:12 UNLV Casey Flair 41–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick) UNLV 17–7 2 13:43 NEV Colin Kaepernick 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UNLV 17–14 2 12:49 NEV Virgil Green 40–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–17 2 06:33 NEV Courtney Randall 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–17 2 00:43 UNLV Ben Jaekle 52–yard field goal NEV 28–20 3 14:42 NEV Colin Kaepernick 66–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–20 3 07:25 UNLV Ryan Wolfe 7–yard pass from Omar Clayton (Ben Jaekle kick)NEV 35–27 4 11:37 NEV Vai Taua 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–27 4 08:41 NEV Colin Kaepernick 28–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–27
Nevada at Idaho 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 14 7 21 49 Vandals 0 0 7 7 14
Date: October 4, 2008Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game start: 2:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 15,013Game weather: IndoorsReferee: Terry LeydenTV announcers (KAME-TV /CSNCA ): Bob Akamian and Scott Gordon Scoring summary 1 07:03 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0 2 14:00 NEV Vai Taua 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:32 NEV Colin Kaepernick 18–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0 3 07:50 NEV Marko Mitchell 48–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–0 3 06:04 IDAHO Eddie Williams 10–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick)NEV 28–7 4 14:37 NEV Chris Wellington 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–7 4 09:31 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–7 4 05:59 IDAHO Eddie Williams 12–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amanico kick) NEV 42–14 4 05:35 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–14
New Mexico State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total • Aggies 7 14 17 10 48 Wolf Pack 10 14 14 7 45
Date: October 11, 2008Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutesGame attendance: 12,475Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 19 MPH Referee: Rich KollenTV announcers (ESPNGP ): N/A Scoring summary 1 12:50 NEV Colin Kaepernick 32–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0 1 07:17 NMSU Marque Colston 3–yard run (Kyle Hughes kick) TIE 7–7 1 01:21 NEV Brett Jaekle 41–yard field goal NEV 10–7 2 13:40 NMSU Wes Neiman 14–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 14–10 2 09:59 NEV Vai Taua 8–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–14 2 06:30 NMSU Marque Colston 17–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 21–17 2 02:43 NEV Vai Taua 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–21 3 12:35 NMSU Chase Holbrook 2–yard run (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 28–24 3 09:46 NEV Vai Taua 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–28 3 07:04 NMSU Kyle Hughes 29–yard field goal TIE 31–31 3 05:20 NMSU Oren Long 83–yard fumble recovery (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 38–31 3 00:51 NEV Vai Taua 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 38–38 4 13:38 NMSU Marcus Anderson 7–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Kyle Hughes kick) NMSU 45–38 4 06:27 NMSU Kyle Hughes 18–yard field goal NSMU 48–38 4 03:51 NEV Chris Wellington 19–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NSMU 48–45
Utah State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 7 3 7 17 • Wolf Pack 6 14 10 14 44
Date: October 18, 2008Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutesGame attendance: 13,159Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy with Possible Rain • Wind: NW 10 MPH Referee: Frank WhiteTV announcers (None): None Scoring summary 1 06:25 NEV Vai Taua 26–yard run (Team rush fumbled)NEV 6–0 2 13:38 NEV Colin Kaepernick 19–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 13–0 2 02:27 USU Otis Nelson 16–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 13–7 2 01:06 NEV Mike McCoy 10–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–7 3 08:11 NEV Brett Jaekle 26–yard field goal NEV 23–7 3 05:54 NEV Marko Mitchell 75–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 30–7 3 02:57 USU Chris Ulinski 42–yard field goal NEV 30–10 4 10:45 NEV Colin Kaepernick 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 37–10 4 09:48 USU Otis Nelson 52–yard pass from Diondre Borel (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 37–17 4 01:44 NEV Jared Silva-Purcell 47–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 44–17
Nevada at Hawaii 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 3 7 14 31 • Warriors 7 7 10 14 38
Date: October 25, 2008Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 40,225Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Rain and 87% Humidity • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Gerald WrightTV announcers (KAME-TV /CSNCA /Oceanic PPV ): Bob Akamian and Scott Gordon of KAME-TV/CSNCA and Jim Leahey and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV Scoring summary 1 09:36 UH John Fonoti 9–yard fumble recovery (Dan Kelly kick) UH 7–0 1 08:08 NEV Colin Kaepernick 61–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7 2 13:06 UH Mike Washington 26–yard pass from John Fonoti (Dan Kelly kick)UH 14–7 2 02:39 NEV Brett Jaekle 32–yard field goal UH 14–10 3 09:21 UH Dan Kelly 41–yard field goal UH 17–10 3 09:00 NEV Vai Taua 79–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 17–17 3 07:08 UH David Farmer 9–yard run (Dan Kelly kick) UH 24–17 4 14:54 UH Mike Washington 16–yard pass from Greg Alexander (Dan Kelly kick) UH 31–17 4 10:29 NEV Marko Mitchell 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)UH 31–24 4 01:31 NEV Chris Wellington 34–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 31–31 4 00:20 UH Malcolm Lane 24–yard pass from Greg Alexander (Dan Kelly kick) UH 38–31
Nevada at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 10 14 10 41 Bulldogs 7 0 14 7 28
Scoring summary 1 06:02 NEV Colin Kaepernick 16–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0 1 01:05 FS Seyi Ajirotutu 23–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Kevin Goessling kick)TIE 7–7 2 12:49 NEV Mike McCoy 36–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7 2 04:54 NEV Brett Jaekle 34–yard field goal NEV 17–7 3 09:08 FS Lonyae Miller 34–yard run (Kevin Goessling kick)NEV 17–14 3 03:16 NEV Colin Kaepernick 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 3 01:38 NEV Courtney Randall 15–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–14 3 00:00 FS Seyi Ajirotutu 3–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Kevin Goessling kick) NEV 31–21 4 08:40 NEV Vai Taua 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 38–21 4 08:28 FS A. J. Jefferson 92–yard kickoff return (Kevin Goessling kick)NEV 38–28 4 02:23 NEV Brett Jaekle 20–yard field goal NEV 41–28
San Jose State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 3 14 0 17 • Wolf Pack 3 14 14 10 41
Date: November 15, 2008Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 14,343Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 3 MPH Referee: Land ClarkTV announcers (None): None Scoring summary 1 06:03 NEV Brett Jaekle 35–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 06:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–0 2 01:02 NEV Vai Taua 57–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–0 2 00:22 SJSU Jared Strubeck 44–yard field goal NEV 17–3 3 12:16 NEV Courtney Randall 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–3 3 11:32 SJSU David Richmond 11–yard pass from Kyle Reed (Jared Strubeck kick)NEV 24–10 3 05:58 NEV Marko Mitchell 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–10 3 05:14 SJSU David Richmond 10–yard pass from Kyle Reed (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 31–17 4 12:51 NEV Brett Jaekle 33–yard field goal NEV 34–17 4 07:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 41–17
Boise State at Nevada (rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Broncos 14 10 7 10 41 Wolf Pack 0 3 21 10 34
Date: November 22, 2008Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutesGame attendance: 27,057Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: S 3 MPH Referee: Pete GautreauTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mark Johnson, Tom Scott and David Augusto (sideline) Scoring summary 1 07:05 BSU Richie Brockel 16–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 7–0 1 03:15 BSU Vinny Perretta 3–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 14–0 2 13:36 NEV Brett Jaekle 25–yard field goal BSU 14–3 2 06:22 BSU Kyle Brotzman 34–yard field goal BSU 17–3 2 02:06 BSU Austin Pettis 18–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 24–3 3 10:00 NEV Jerome Johnson 28–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 24–10 3 08:48 BSU Ian Johnson 66–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 31–10 3 06:24 NEV Vai Taua 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 31–17 3 05:14 NEV Josh Mauga 46–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 31–24 4 10:11 BSU Austin Pettis 10–yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 38–24 4 07:20 BSU Kyle Brotzman 50–yard field goal BSU 41–24 4 04:36 NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 41–31 4 02:36 NEV Brett Jaekle 25–yard field goal BSU 41–34
Nevada at Louisiana Tech 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 7 14 14 35 Bulldogs 7 10 14 0 31
Date: November 29, 2008Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 1:36 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutesGame attendance: 17,254Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill McCabeTV announcers (ESPNGP ): N/A Scoring summary 1 06:34 LATECH Shane Womack 26–yard pass from Ross Jenkins (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 7–0 2 13:21 NEV Chris Wellington 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 12:19 LATECH Daniel Porter 20–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 14–7 2 04:26 LATECH Brad Oestriecher 22–yard field goal LATECH 17–7 3 12:06 NEV Marko Mitchell 62–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)LATECH 17–14 3 11:27 LATECH Phillip Livas 44–yard pass from Ross Jenkins (Brad Oestriecher kick)LATECH 24–14 3 04:48 LATECH Patrick Jackson 4–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 31–14 3 01:26 NEV Marko Mitchell 18–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) LATECH 31–21 4 11:42 NEV Mike McCoy 27–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) LATECH 31–28 4 03:15 NEV Vai Taua 22–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–31
Nevada vs. Maryland (Humanitarian Bowl ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Terrapins 13 15 0 14 42 Wolf Pack 14 0 7 14 35
Scoring summary 1 13:59 MD Adrian Cannon 59–yard pass from Chris Turner (Obi Egekeze kick failed) MD 6–0 1 08:06 NEV Chris Wellington 1–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–6 1 07:53 MD Torrey Smith 99–yard kickoff return (Obi Egekeze kick)MD 13–7 1 00:46 NEV Vai Taua 17–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–13 2 14:50 MD Morgan Green 53–yard run (Obi Egekeze kick)MD 20–14 2 00:06 MD Ronnie Tyler 14–yard pass from Chris Turner (Davin Meggett pass)MD 28–14 3 05:58 NEV Vai Taua 17–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) MD 28–21 4 14:13 NEV Marko Mitchell 21–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jakle kick) TIE 28–28 4 12:21 MD Da'Rel Scott 49–yard run (Obi Egekezke kick)MD 35–28 4 07:44 MD Da'Rel Scott 2–yard run (Obi Egekezke kick) MD 42–28 4 02:19 NEV Colin Kaepernick 15–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) MD 42–35
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