Hawai’i at Nevada

Saturday, November 5, 2005

Nevada beat Hawai’i 38–⁠28. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Nevada led the series 5–⁠3.

AwayHawai’i5–⁠7 in 2005
28
HomeNevada9–⁠3 in 2005
38

Final at Mackay Stadium, RenoAttendance 11,723

At kickoff
61°F, mostly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northwest, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Reno/Tahoe International Airport (KRNO), 6 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawai’i687728
Nevada71071438

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Hawai’i

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Colt Brennan29/4340931
Tyler Graunke1/3600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nate Ilaoa1056124
Mario Cox2805
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Davone Bess12171132
Ross Dickerson5110187
Nate Ilaoa424010
Chad Mock220012

Nevada

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jeff Rowe20/3620420
RushingCarYdsTDLong
B.J. Mitchell27150230
Robert Hubbard1188025
Tommy Haug322019
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Caleb Spencer568223
Nichiren Flowers760019
Anthony Pudewell127027
Adam Bishop322013
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Joe Garcia1140

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Hawai’iNevada
461Total yards440
447Passing yards225
46Rushing yards236
9.0Yards per pass5.7
2.4Yards per rush4.7
25First downs29
5–⁠12Third downs10–⁠18
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers0
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
14:16Possession22:20

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nevada 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nevada leads 14–⁠13 in 27 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Hawai’i 34, Nevada 13
2023Hawai’i 27, Nevada 14
2022Hawai’i 31, Nevada 16
2021Nevada 34, Hawai’i 17
2020Hawai’i 24, Nevada 21
2019Hawai’i 54, Nevada 3

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