Wyoming at Nevada
Saturday, October 22, 2016 Share
Wyoming beat Nevada 42–34. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Wyoming led the series 4–3.
Final at Mackay Stadium, RenoTV: ESPN2Attendance 18,877
- At kickoff
- 63°F, mostly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Reno/Tahoe International Airport (KRNO), 6 km from the stadium, 25 minutes after kickoff
- Officials
- Referee Kevin Hassell; umpire Apollo Martin; head linesman Mark Estermyer; line judge David Young; side judge Mark Graves; field judge Gabriel DeLeon; back judge Bobby Lynn; center judge Bill BishopGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Nevada | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
Standouts
RushingBrian Hill29 carries, 289 yards, 3 TDWyoming2nd-best rushing day of Week 8- ReceivingTanner Gentry4 catches, 109 yardsWyoming
DefenseLogan Wilson9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss, 1 INTWyoming
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Player stats
Wyoming
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 9/13 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Conway | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hill | 29 | 289 | 3 | 56 |
| Josh Allen | 14 | 52 | 2 | 17 |
| Shaun Wick | 9 | 45 | 0 | 13 |
| Austin Conway | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Gentry | 4 | 109 | 0 | 54 |
| Austin Conway | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Brian Hill | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Jake Maulhardt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wingard | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Hull | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Wilson | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Epps | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Prosser | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Nevada
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Gangi | 27/43 | 300 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler Stewart | 4/5 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Butler | 14 | 73 | 2 | 15 |
| Ty Gangi | 10 | 35 | 1 | 17 |
| Jaxson Kincaide | 5 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyler Stewart | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Demps | 8 | 97 | 0 | 23 |
| Hasaan Henderson | 7 | 89 | 0 | 20 |
| Jarred Gipson | 3 | 47 | 1 | 27 |
| James Butler | 6 | 43 | 0 | 15 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asauni Rufus | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Paulhus | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Reed | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaden Sawyer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Silva | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| Wyoming | Nevada | |
|---|---|---|
| 540 | Total yards | 479 |
| 149 | Passing yards | 347 |
| 391 | Rushing yards | 132 |
| 9.9 | Yards per pass | 7.1 |
| 7.1 | Yards per rush | 4.1 |
| 27 | First downs | 32 |
| 9–13 | Third downs | 12–18 |
| 1–1 | Fourth downs | 0–0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6–67 | Penalties | 7–75 |
| 31:41 | Possession | 28:19 |
| 2 | Sacks (by defense) | 3 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Nevada 53% to win. Wyoming won as Elo’s underdog.
The line
Wyoming −3, over/under 53.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Wyoming 58%, Nevada 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
The series
Every Wyoming–Nevada gameWyoming leads 6–5 in 11 meetings, counting the four since this game.
| 2025 | Nevada 13, Wyoming 7 | |
| 2023 | Wyoming 42, Nevada 6 | |
| 2020 | Nevada 37, Wyoming 34 | |
| 2019 | Wyoming 31, Nevada 3 | |
| 2016 | Wyoming 42, Nevada 34 | |
| 2015 | Wyoming 28, Nevada 21 |
Around this game
Wyoming
- Next gamevs. Boise StateOct. 29, 2016
- SeasonWyoming in 2016
- ProgramWyoming history and records
Nevada
- Next gameat New MexicoNov. 5, 2016
- SeasonNevada in 2016
- ProgramNevada history and records