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Kansas at Nevada

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Kansas beat Nevada 31–⁠24. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayKansas9–⁠4 in 2023
31
HomeNevada2–⁠10 in 2023
24

Final at Mackay Stadium, RenoTV: CBSSNAttendance 44,182

At kickoff
77°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Reno/Tahoe International Airport (KRNO), 6 km from the stadium, 25 minutes after kickoff
Official
Derek AndersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kansas7314731
Nevada0107724

Standouts

  • RushingDevin Neal17 carries, 89 yards, 3 TDKansas

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

Player stats

Kansas

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jalon Daniels21/2729800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devin Neal1789316
Daniel Hishaw Jr.948111
Dylan McDuffie51306
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mason Fairchild574029
Devin Neal159059
Luke Grimm455021
Quentin Skinner450024

Nevada

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brendon Lewis15/2211300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brendon Lewis1158220
Ashton Hayes1056035
Sean Dollars143817
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dalevon Campbell153053
Jamaal Bell521010
Spencer Curtis21409
Keleki Latu1909

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

Team stats

KansasNevada
441Total yards263
298Passing yards113
143Rushing yards150
11.0Yards per pass5.1
3.6Yards per rush4.1
24First downs14
7–⁠11Third downs7–⁠15
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers0
7–⁠53Penalties3–⁠30
31:51Possession28:09

Efficiency

KansasNevada
58%Success rate40%
0.42EPA per play0.10
1.13Explosiveness1.21
0.17Rushing EPA0.07
0.73Passing EPA0.16
25%Passing-down success22%
0.33First-down EPA−0.40
0.36Second-down EPA0.38
0.80Third-down EPA0.65

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

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

The line

Kansas −28.5, over/under 58.

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 Kansas 97%, Nevada 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Nevada end zoneKansas end zoneQ1 NevadaPunt, 6 playsQ1 KansasTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 KansasPunt, 6 playsQ1 NevadaField goal, 9 playsQ2 KansasField goal, 13 playsQ2 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ2 KansasPunt, 3 playsQ2 NevadaTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 KansasEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ3 KansasResult not recorded, 5 playsQ3 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ3 KansasTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 NevadaTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 KansasTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 NevadaTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 KansasPunt, 7 playsQ4 KansasTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NevadaTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 KansasResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Nevada drives left to right, Kansas right to left.
  1. Q1 NevadaPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  2. Q1 KansasTouchdown, 9 plays, 72 yards
  3. Q1 KansasPunt, 6 plays, −10 yards
  4. Q1 NevadaField goal, 9 plays, 24 yards
  5. Q2 KansasField goal, 13 plays, 47 yards
  6. Q2 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  7. Q2 KansasPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  8. Q2 NevadaTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 KansasEnd of half, 5 plays, 26 yards
  10. Q3 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q3 KansasResult not recorded, 5 plays, −35 yards
  12. Q3 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  13. Q3 KansasTouchdown, 11 plays, 81 yards
  14. Q3 NevadaTouchdown, 4 plays, 62 yards
  15. Q3 KansasTouchdown, 2 plays, 72 yards
  16. Q3 NevadaTouchdown, 14 plays, 72 yards
  17. Q4 KansasPunt, 7 plays, 37 yards
  18. Q4 KansasTouchdown, 9 plays, 72 yards
  19. Q4 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  20. Q4 NevadaTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 22 yards
  21. Q4 KansasResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Kansas 7, Nevada 0
Kansas Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Killam kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jalon Daniels pass complete to Lawrence Arnold for 5 yds to the KU 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Jalon Daniels pass complete to Mason Fairchild for 6 yds to the KU 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Jason Bean run for a loss of 2 yards to the KU 34
15:002nd & 12 at own 34Devin Neal run for 6 yds to the KU 40
15:003rd & 6 at own 40Jalon Daniels pass complete to Luke Grimm for 12 yds to the NEV 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 48Jalon Daniels pass complete to Mason Fairchild for 20 yds to the NEV 28 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 28Devin Neal run for 8 yds to the NEV 20
15:002nd & 2 at opp 20Jalon Daniels pass complete to Lawrence Arnold for 17 yds to the NEV 3 for a 1ST down
9:461st & goal at opp 3Devin Neal run for 3 yds for a TD (Seth Keller KICK)Kansas 7, Nevada 0
Nevada Punt, 6 plays
9:461st & 10 at own 35Tabor Allen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:461st & 10 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jamaal Bell for 5 yds to the NEV 30
9:462nd & 5 at own 30Sean Dollars run for 4 yds to the NEV 34
9:463rd & 1 at own 34Sean Dollars run for 2 yds to the NEV 36 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at own 36Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Sean Dollars, broken up by Mello Dotson
9:462nd & 10 at own 36Ashton Hayes run for 6 yds to the NEV 42
6:314th & 8 at own 38Matt Freem punt for 62 yds
Kansas Punt, 6 plays
6:311st & 10 at own 20Jalon Daniels pass incomplete to Quentin Skinner for a 1ST down Nevada Penalty, Defensive pass interference (KK Meier) to the KU 35 for a 1ST down
6:311st & 10 at own 35
6:312nd & 10 at own 35Jalon Daniels pass complete to Luke Grimm Kansas Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the KU 30
6:312nd & 15 at own 30pass incomplete to Quentin Skinner
6:313rd & 15 at own 30Jalon Daniels pass complete to Lawrence Arnold Kansas Penalty, Offensive holding (Ar’maj Reed-Adams) to the KU 20
6:313rd & 25 at own 20Jalon Daniels sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the KU 10
3:494th & 35 at own 10Damon Greaves punt for 38 yds
Nevada Field goal, 9 plays
3:491st & 10 at opp 48Jamaal Bell run for 1 yd to the KU 47
3:492nd & 9 at opp 47Ashton Hayes run for 2 yds to the KU 45
3:493rd & 7 at opp 45Brendon Lewis run for 17 yds to the KU 28 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at opp 28Sean Dollars run for 3 yds to the KU 25
3:492nd & 7 at opp 25for a 1ST down Kansas Penalty, face mask (13 yards) (JB Brown) to the KU 12 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at opp 12Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jamaal Bell for a loss of 11 yards Brendon Lewis fumbled, recovered by NEV Jamaal Bell
3:492nd & 21 at opp 23Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for a loss of 1 yard Brendon Lewis fumbled, recovered by NEV
Q2 15:003rd & 22 at opp 24pass incomplete to Sean Dollars
Q2 14:494th & 22 at opp 24Brandon Talton 42 yd FG GOODKansas 7, Nevada 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 10
Kansas Field goal, 13 plays
14:491st & 10 at own 35Matthew Killam kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:491st & 10 at own 25Devin Neal run for 10 yds to the KU 35 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at own 35pass incomplete to Luke Grimm
14:492nd & 10 at own 35Devin Neal run for 2 yds to the KU 37
14:493rd & 8 at own 37Jalon Daniels pass complete to Luke Grimm for 9 yds to the KU 46 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at own 46Kansas Penalty, false start (Mason Fairchild) to the KU 41
13:141st & 15 at own 41Jalon Daniels pass complete to Lawrence Arnold for 10 yds to the NEV 49
13:142nd & 5 at opp 49Devin Neal run for 6 yds to the NEV 43 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 43Jalon Daniels pass complete to Tanaka Scott for 8 yds to the NEV 35
13:142nd & 2 at opp 35Jalon Daniels pass incomplete to Luke Grimm, broken up by Jaden Dedman
13:143rd & 2 at opp 35Devin Neal run for 6 yds to the NEV 29 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 29pass incomplete to Trevor Kardell
13:142nd & 10 at opp 29Dylan McDuffie run for 5 yds to the NEV 24
9:443rd & 5 at opp 24Jalon Daniels run for a loss of 4 yards to the NEV 28
8:554th & 9 at opp 28Seth Keller 44 yd FG GOODKansas 10, Nevada 3
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
8:551st & 10 at own 35Tabor Allen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:551st & 10 at own 25Sean Dollars run for 7 yds to the NEV 32
8:552nd & 3 at own 32
8:553rd & 3 at own 32Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for a loss of 2 yards to the NEV 30
6:524th & 5 at own 30Matt Freem punt for 46 yds
Kansas Punt, 3 plays
6:521st & 10 at own 24Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 2 yds to the KU 26
6:522nd & 8 at own 26Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 5 yds to the KU 31
6:523rd & 3 at own 31pass incomplete to Devin Neal
5:204th & 3 at own 31Damon Greaves punt for 47 yds
Nevada Touchdown, 10 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 22Brendon Lewis pass complete to Isaah Crocker for 3 yds to the NEV 25
5:202nd & 7 at own 25Ashton Hayes run for 10 yds to the NEV 35 Kansas Penalty, Defensive holding (Caleb Taylor) to the NEV 45
4:411st & 10 at own 45Sean Dollars run for 2 yds to the NEV 47
4:412nd & 8 at own 47Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the KU 49
4:413rd & 4 at opp 49Brendon Lewis pass complete to Spencer Curtis for 9 yds to the KU 40 for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at opp 40Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jamaal Bell for 10 yds to the KU 30 for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at opp 30Sean Dollars run for 6 yds to the KU 24
4:412nd & 4 at opp 24Sean Dollars run for 1 yd to the KU 23
4:413rd & 3 at opp 23Brendon Lewis run for 20 yds to the KU 3 for a 1ST down
0:251st & goal at opp 3Sean Dollars 3 Yd Run (Brandon Talton Kick)Tied at 10
Kansas End of half, 5 plays
0:251st & 10 at own 35Matthew Killam kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:251st & 10 at own 25Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 11 yds to the KU 36 for a 1ST down
0:191st & 10 at own 36Jalon Daniels pass complete to Lawrence Arnold for 8 yds to the KU 44
0:192nd & 2 at own 44Jalon Daniels run for 1 yd to the KU 45
0:073rd & 1 at own 45Jalon Daniels pass complete to Quentin Skinner for 6 yds to the NEV 49 for a 1ST down
0:041st & 10 at opp 49Jalon Daniels pass incomplete to Mason Fairchild, broken up by Aedan Seiuli Kansas Penalty, Offensive holding (Ar’maj Reed-Adams) to the KU 35
3rd quarter7 drives, then Kansas 24, Nevada 17
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tabor Allen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Sean Dollars run for 4 yds to the NEV 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Spencer Curtis, broken up by O.J. Burroughs
14:124th & 6 at own 29Matt Freem punt for 41 yds
Kansas Result not recorded, 5 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 30Devin Neal run for 3 yds to the KU 33
14:122nd & 7 at own 33Jalon Daniels pass complete to Mason Fairchild for 3 yds to the KU 36
14:123rd & 4 at own 36Jalon Daniels pass complete to Luke Grimm for 21 yds to the NEV 43 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at opp 43Devin Neal run for 8 yds to the NEV 35
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
11:421st & 10 at own 39Ashton Hayes run for 1 yd to the NEV 40
11:422nd & 9 at own 40Brendon Lewis sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the NEV 39
11:423rd & 10 at own 39Brendon Lewis run for 2 yds to the NEV 41
9:484th & 8 at own 41Matt Freem punt for 43 yds
Kansas Touchdown, 11 plays
9:481st & 10 at own 16Kansas Penalty, false start (Tanaka Scott) to the KU 11
9:481st & 15 at own 11Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 5 yds to the KU 16
9:482nd & 10 at own 16Jalon Daniels pass complete to Quentin Skinner for 11 yds to the KU 27 for a 1ST down
9:481st & 10 at own 27Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 5 yds to the KU 32
9:482nd & 5 at own 32Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 8 yds to the KU 40 for a 1ST down
9:481st & 10 at own 40Jalon Daniels pass complete to Luke Grimm for 13 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
9:481st & 10 at opp 47Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 7 yds to the NEV 40
7:432nd & 3 at opp 40Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 4 yds to the NEV 36 Daniel Hishaw Jr. fumbled, recovered by KU Jared Casey for a 1ST down
7:131st & 10 at opp 36Jalon Daniels pass complete to Lawrence Arnold for 6 yds to the NEV 30
7:132nd & 4 at opp 30Jalon Daniels pass complete to Mason Fairchild for 29 yds to the NEV 1 for a 1ST down
7:131st & goal at opp 1
5:072nd & goal at opp 1Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Seth Keller KICK)Kansas 17, Nevada 10
Nevada Touchdown, 4 plays
5:071st & 10 at own 35Tabor Allen kickoff for 63 yds
5:071st & 10 at own 35Sean Dollars run for 4 yds to the NEV 39
5:072nd & 6 at own 39Brendon Lewis pass complete to Dalevon Campbell for 53 yds to the KU 8 for a 1ST down Kansas Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Mello Dotson) to the KU 8 for a 1ST down
5:071st & goal at opp 8Sean Dollars run for 2 yds to the KU 6
3:332nd & goal at opp 6Brendon Lewis run for 6 yds for a TD (Brandon Talton KICK)Tied at 17
Kansas Touchdown, 2 plays
3:331st & 10 at own 35Matthew Killam kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:331st & 10 at own 25Nevada Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Davion Blackwell) to the KU 40 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at own 40Jalon Daniels pass complete to Devin Neal for 59 yds to the NEV 1 for a 1ST down
3:001st & goal at opp 1Devin Neal run for 1 yd for a TD (Seth Keller KICK)Kansas 24, Nevada 17
Nevada Touchdown, 14 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 35Tabor Allen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:001st & 10 at own 25Ashton Hayes run for 6 yds to the NEV 31
3:002nd & 4 at own 31Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the NEV 35 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at own 35Ashton Hayes run for a loss of 3 yards to the NEV 32
3:002nd & 13 at own 32Brendon Lewis pass complete to John Jackson III for 7 yds to the NEV 39
3:003rd & 6 at own 39Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for 5 yds to the NEV 44
3:004th & 1 at own 44Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Dalevon Campbell for a 1ST down Kansas Penalty, off-side (Austin Booker) to the NEV 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 49Ashton Hayes run for a loss of 5 yards to the NEV 44
Q4 15:002nd & 15 at own 44Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jamaal Bell for 8 yds to the KU 48
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 48Brendon Lewis run for 7 yds to the KU 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 41Ashton Hayes run for 5 yds to the KU 36
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 36Ashton Hayes run for 35 yds to the KU 1 Ashton Hayes fumbled, recovered by NEV Spencer Curtis for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 1Ashton Hayes run for a loss of 1 yard to the KU 2
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 2
Q4 10:373rd & goal at opp 2Brendon Lewis run for 2 yds for a TD (Brandon Talton KICK)Tied at 24
4th quarter5 drives, then Kansas 31, Nevada 24
Kansas Touchdown, 9 plays
10:371st & 10 at own 35Matthew Killam kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:371st & 10 at own 25Dylan McDuffie run for 6 yds to the KU 31
10:372nd & 4 at own 31Jalon Daniels pass complete to Quentin Skinner for 9 yds to the KU 40 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at own 40Jalon Daniels pass complete to Doug Emilien for 6 yds to the KU 46
10:372nd & 4 at own 46Jalon Daniels pass complete to Quentin Skinner for 24 yds to the NEV 30 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 30
10:372nd & 10 at opp 30Jalon Daniels run for 5 yds to the NEV 25
10:373rd & 5 at opp 25Jalon Daniels pass complete to Mason Fairchild for 16 yds to the NEV 9 for a 1ST down
10:371st & goal at opp 9Devin Neal run for 6 yds to the NEV 3
6:202nd & goal at opp 3Devin Neal run for 3 yds for a TD (Seth Keller KICK)Kansas 31, Nevada 24
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 35Tabor Allen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:201st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete
6:202nd & 10 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass complete to Spencer Curtis for 5 yds to the NEV 30
6:203rd & 5 at own 30Brendon Lewis run for 1 yd to the NEV 31 Brendon Lewis fumbled, recovered by NEV
5:194th & 4 at own 31Matt Freem punt for 41 yds
Kansas Punt, 7 plays
5:191st & 10 at own 28Jalon Daniels run for 8 yds to the KU 36
5:192nd & 2 at own 36Devin Neal run for 1 yd to the KU 37
5:193rd & 1 at own 37Devin Neal run for 7 yds to the KU 44 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at own 44Devin Neal run for 16 yds to the NEV 40 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at opp 40Dylan McDuffie run for 1 yd to the NEV 39
2:252nd & 9 at opp 39Devin Neal run for 3 yds to the NEV 36
2:183rd & 6 at opp 36Dylan McDuffie run for 1 yd to the NEV 35
2:004th & 5 at opp 35Damon Greaves punt for 34 yds Nevada Penalty, Offensive holding (Jaden Dedman) to the NEV 1
Nevada Turnover on downs, 7 plays
2:001st & 10 at own 1
2:002nd & 10 at own 1Brendon Lewis pass complete to Keleki Latu for 9 yds to the NEV 10
2:003rd & 1 at own 10Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for 4 yds to the NEV 14 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 14pass incomplete to Keleki Latu
2:002nd & 10 at own 14Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jamaal Bell for 9 yds to the NEV 23
2:003rd & 1 at own 23Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Tooni Ikahihifo Jr., broken up by Mello Dotson
0:444th & 1 at own 23Jamaal Bell run for a loss of 3 yards to the NEV 20
Kansas Result not recorded, 1 play
0:441st & 10 at opp 20Jalon Daniels run for a loss of 1 yard to the NEV 20

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.

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