88°F, clear, wind 18 mph from the southwest, gusts to 26 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Reno/Tahoe International Airport (KRNO), 6 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Grambling
Nevada
230
Total yards
629
212
Passing yards
223
5
Rushing yards
426
8.3
Yards per pass
6.3
0.1
Yards per rush
8.0
10
First downs
29
6–19
Third downs
6–14
0–3
Fourth downs
2–3
2
Turnovers
4
2–5
Penalties
7–73
19:01
Possession
17:25
Efficiency
Grambling
Nevada
38%
Success rate
43%
−0.01
EPA per play
0.06
1.16
Explosiveness
0.74
−0.52
Rushing EPA
−0.06
0.85
Passing EPA
0.14
50%
Passing-down success
33%
−0.44
First-down EPA
−0.07
0.06
Second-down EPA
0.26
0.99
Third-down EPA
−0.96
7%
Havoc by its defense
8%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Nevada 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Nevada drives left to right, Grambling right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
Q1 GramblingInterception, 3 plays, −10 yards
Q1 NevadaTouchdown run, 2 plays, 6 yards
Q1 GramblingMissed FG, 10 plays, 64 yards
Q1 NevadaPunt, 8 plays, 20 yards
Q1 GramblingPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
Q1 NevadaTouchdown run, 4 plays, 40 yards
Q1 GramblingTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 64 yards
Q2 NevadaResult not recorded, 2 plays, 3 yards
Play by play
1st quarter7 drives, then Nevada 14, Grambling 0
Grambling Interception, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 20
Greg Dillon rush for a loss of 9 yards to the Gramb 11, tackled by Jerome Johnson and Antoine Thompson.
15:00
2nd & 19 at own 11
Greg Dillon rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Gramb 10, tackled by Brandon Marshall.
13:35
3rd & 20 at own 10
Timeout Grambling State, clock 13:35.
13:35
3rd & 20 at own 10
Greg Dillon pass intercepted by Brandon Marshall at the Gramb 28, returned for 22 yards to the Gramb 6, tackled by Greg McGrue.
Nevada Touchdown run, 2 plays
13:35
1st & goal at opp 6
Luke Lippincott rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Gramb 7, tackled by Otis Young.
12:54
2nd & goal at opp 7
Colin Kaepernick rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Nevada 6, Grambling 0
12:54
Brett Jaekle extra point GOOD.Nevada 7, Grambling 0
12:54
Brett Jaekle kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback.
Grambling Missed FG, 10 plays
12:54
1st & 10 at own 20
Greg Dillon pass complete to Kenneth Batiste for 6 yards to the Gramb 26, tackled by Ryan Coulson and Uche Anyanwu.
12:54
2nd & 4 at own 26
Frank Warren rush for 3 yards to the Gramb 29, tackled by Uche Anyanwu.
12:54
3rd & 1 at own 29
Greg Dillon rush for 8 yards to the Gramb 37, tackled by Uche Anyanwu for a 1ST down.
12:54
1st & 10 at own 37
Greg Dillon sacked by Dontay Moch and Mundrae Clifton for a loss of 5 yards to the Gramb 32.
12:54
2nd & 15 at own 32
Greg Dillon pass complete to Terrance Dunn for 11 yards to the Gramb 43, tackled by Uche Anyanwu.
12:54
3rd & 4 at own 43
Greg Dillon pass complete to Dante Cheek for 40 yards to the Nevad 17, tackled by Antoine Thompson for a 1ST down.
12:54
1st & 10 at opp 17
Frank Warren rush for 4 yards to the Nevad 13, tackled by Jerome Johnson.
12:54
2nd & 6 at opp 13
Frank Warren rush for 3 yards to the Nevad 10, tackled by Uche Anyanwu and Jerome Johnson.
12:54
3rd & 3 at opp 10
Frank Warren rush for a loss of 6 yards to the Nevad 16, tackled by Brandon Marshall and Chris Slack.
7:56
4th & 9 at opp 16
Luis Leal 26 yard field goal BLOCKED, Mo Harvey for no gain, to the Nevad 38.
Nevada Punt, 8 plays
7:56
1st & 10 at own 38
Colin Kaepernick pass complete to Mike McCoy for 5 yards to the Nevad 43, tackled by Otis Young.
7:56
2nd & 5 at own 43
Luke Lippincott rush for 4 yards to the Nevad 47, tackled by Otis Young.
7:56
3rd & 1 at own 47
Luke Lippincott rush for no gain to the Nevad 47, tackled by Derrick Johnson.
7:56
4th & 1 at own 47
Luke Lippincott rush for 2 yards to the Nevad 49, tackled by Luis Leal for a 1ST down.
7:56
1st & 10 at own 49
Colin Kaepernick pass complete to Marko Mitchell for 12 yards to the Gramb 39, tackled by Kenneth Anio Jr. for a 1ST down.
7:56
1st & 10 at opp 39
Colin Kaepernick sacked by Melvin Matthews for a loss of 12 yards to the Nevad 49.
7:56
2nd & 22 at own 49
Colin Kaepernick pass complete to Mike McCoy for 9 yards to the Gramb 42, tackled by Keefe Hall.
7:56
3rd & 13 at opp 42
Colin Kaepernick pass incomplete to Luke Lippincott.
7:56
4th & 13 at opp 42
Brad Langley punt for 42 yards for a touchback.
Grambling Punt, 3 plays
7:56
1st & 10 at own 20
Cornelius Walker rush for no gain to the Gramb 20, tackled by Jerome Johnson.
3:12
2nd & 10 at own 20
Greg Dillon sacked by Dontay Moch for a loss of 8 yards to the Gramb 20, Grambling penalty 0 yard intentional grounding on Greg Dillon accepted.
7:56
3rd & 18 at own 12
Greg Dillon pass incomplete, broken up by Dontay Moch.
7:56
4th & 18 at own 12
Dezmond Spivey punt for 28 yards, downed at the Gramb 40.
Nevada Touchdown run, 4 plays
5:10
1st & 10 at opp 40
Colin Kaepernick rush for 2 yards to the Gramb 38, tackled by Derrick Johnson.
5:10
2nd & 8 at opp 38
Colin Kaepernick pass complete to Mike McCoy for 10 yards to the Gramb 28 for a 1ST down.
5:10
1st & 10 at opp 28
Colin Kaepernick pass complete to Luke Lippincott for 9 yards to the Gramb 19, tackled by T.J. McCord.
3:12
2nd & 1 at opp 19
Colin Kaepernick rush for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Nevada 13, Grambling 0
3:12
Brett Jaekle extra point GOOD.Nevada 14, Grambling 0
3:12
Brett Jaekle kickoff for 70 yards returned by Desmond Lenard, tackled by Kevin Grimes and Jonathan Ott for 17 yards to the Gramb 17, tackled by Kevin Grimes and Jonathan Ott.
Grambling Turnover on downs, 9 plays
3:12
1st & 10 at own 17
Frank Warren rush for no gain to the Gramb 17, tackled by Dontay Moch and Josh Mauga.
3:12
2nd & 10 at own 17
Nevada penalty 15 yard pass interference on Antoine Thompson accepted, no play.
3:12
1st & 10 at own 32
Frank Warren rush for 1 yard to the Gramb 33, tackled by Mike Bethea.
3:12
2nd & 9 at own 33
Frank Warren rush for 2 yards to the Gramb 35, tackled by Mike Bethea.
3:12
3rd & 7 at own 35
Greg Dillon pass complete to Nick Lewis for 26 yards to the Nevad 39 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
3:12
1st & 10 at opp 39
Van Phillips rush for 11 yards to the Nevad 28, tackled by Doyle Miller for a 1ST down.
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 28
Frank Warren rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Nevad 30, tackled by Jerome Johnson.
Q2 15:00
2nd & 12 at opp 30
Greg Dillon pass complete to Nick Lewis for 9 yards to the Nevad 21, tackled by Mike Evans.
Q2 15:00
3rd & 3 at opp 21
Greg Dillon rush for 1 yard to the Nevad 20, tackled by Kevin Basped.
Q2 15:00
4th & 2 at opp 20
Cornelius Walker rush for 1 yard to the Nevad 19, tackled by Brandon Marshall and Ryan Coulson.
2nd quarter1 drive, then Nevada 21, Grambling 0
Nevada Result not recorded, 2 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 20
Vai Taua rush for 3 yards to the Nevad 23, tackled by Jeffrey Jack and Derrick Johnson.
15:00
2nd & 7 at own 23
Colin Kaepernick pass incomplete to Chris Wellington.
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
RushingVai Taua12 carries, 103 yards, 2 TDNevada
Grambling
Nevada