Nevada at New Mexico State

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Nevada beat New Mexico State 48–⁠24. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Nevada led the series 8–⁠1.

AwayNevada9–⁠3 in 2005
48
HomeNew Mexico State0–⁠12 in 2005
24

Final at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las CrucesAttendance 7,345

At kickoff
70°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Las Cruces Municipal Airport (KLRU), 17 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nevada102131448
New Mexico State01001424

Standouts

Player stats

Nevada

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jeff Rowe22/3427131
RushingCarYdsTDLong
B.J. Mitchell34193216
Robert Hubbard1275019
Jeff Rowe319017
Tommy Haug1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Caleb Spencer5114164
Mike McCoy241023
Anthony Pudewell434110
Robert Hubbard42319

New Mexico State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Royal Gill33/4735730
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justine Buries1463019
Paul Dombrowski1202
Jeremiah Williams1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Paul Dombrowski12101022
A.J. Harris3100343
Tim Tolbert559033
Nick Cleaver430010
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
John Howell1170

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

Team stats

NevadaNew Mexico State
560Total yards398
271Passing yards382
289Rushing yards41
8.0Yards per pass7.6
5.8Yards per rush2.2
31First downs21
9–⁠15Third downs5–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠2
3Turnovers4
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
23:01Possession13:05

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nevada 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nevada leads 15–⁠2 in 17 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Nevada 23, New Mexico State 12
2021Nevada 55, New Mexico State 28
2011Nevada 48, New Mexico State 34
2010Nevada 52, New Mexico State 6
2009Nevada 63, New Mexico State 20
2008New Mexico State 48, Nevada 45

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