Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order they were released
The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise , Nevada .
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in first place in the MW West Division.
West Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Nevada 141 (19) 2 San Jose State 121 (5) 3 San Diego State 96 4 Fresno State 85 (1) 5 Hawaii 56 6 UNLV 26
Mountain Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Boise State 148 (23) 2 Wyoming 115 (2) 3 Air Force 104 4 Colorado State 72 5 Utah State 47 6 New Mexico 39
Preseason All-Mountain West Team The Wolf Pack had four players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; three from the offense and one from the specialists.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 7:30 p.m. at California * FS1 W 22–1735,117 September 11 7:30 p.m. Idaho State * KNSN-TV /Stadium W 49–1023,965 September 18 11:00 a.m. at Kansas State * ESPN+ L 17–3848,768 October 2 12:30 p.m. at Boise State FS1 W 41–3137,426 October 9 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State * CBSSN W 55–2821,448 October 16 7:30 p.m. Hawaii CBSSN W 34–1722,098 October 23 4:00 p.m. at Fresno State FS1 L 32–3433,012 7:00 p.m. UNLV CBSSN W 51–2028,960 November 6 7:00 p.m. San Jose State FS2 W 27–2417,770 November 13 7:30 p.m. at No. 22 San Diego State CBSSN L 21–2311,821 6:00 p.m. Air Force FS1 L 39–41 3OT 15,206 November 27 6:00 p.m. at Colorado State CBSSN W 52–1017,465 8:00 a.m. vs. Western Michigan * ESPN L 24–5222,321
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV — — — — — — RV — — — — — Coaches RV RV RV RV — RV RV — — — RV — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Personnel
Depth chart Defense
FS Christian Swint OR JoJuan Claiborne ⋅ ⋅
SS Tyson Williams Jayce Godley Emany Johnson
CB Berdale Robins OR Jaden Dedman ⋅ ⋅
DE DT DT DE Kameron Toomer Zak Mahannah Dom Peterson Sam Hammond Jack Powers Christopher Love Amir Johnson Daniel Grzesiak ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB A.J. King OR Mikael Bradford ⋅ ⋅
Offense
H Melquan Stovall Jamaal Bell ⋅
LT LG C RG RT Jacob Gardner Jermaine Ledbetter Tyler Orsini Zac Welch Aaron Frost Moses Landis Gray Davis ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
RB Toa Taua OR Devonte Lee Avery Morrow ⋅
Special teams PK Brandon Talton P Julian Diaz KR Jamaal Bell Melquan Stovall PR Romeo Doubs LS Austin Ortega H Hamish McClure
Game summaries
At California Nevada at California 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 13 9 0 22 Golden Bears 14 0 0 3 17
Scoring summary 1 05:47 CAL Damien Moore 1–yard run (Dario Longhetto kick)(15 plays, 63 yards, 9:05) CAL 7–0 00:03 CAL Nikko Remigio 2–yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick)(9 plays, 72 yards, 4:08) CAL 14–0 2 10:50 NEV Brandon Talton 44–yard field goal(9 plays, 56 yards, 4:10) CAL 14–3 06:15 NEV Romeo Doubs 43–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(5 plays, 68 yards, 1:57) CAL 14–10 00:02 NEV Brandon Talton 35–yard field goal(7 plays, 23 yards, 0:44) CAL 14–13 3 12:00 NEV Elijah Cooks 16–yard pass from Carson Strong (pass failed)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52) NEV 19–14 06:26 NEV Brandon Talton 49–yard field goal(9 plays, 25 yards, 3:40) NEV 22–14 4 12:59 CAL Dario Longhetto 24–yard field goal(9 plays, 64 yards, 3:10) NEV 22–17
Pregame line Over/under CAL –3 52.5
Statistics Nevada California First downs 19 17 Total yards 373 330 Rushing yards 61 153 Passing yards 312 177 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Carson Strong 22/39, 312 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Toa Taua 10 carries, 37 yards Receiving Tory Horton 3 receptions, 94 yards California Passing Chase Garbers 25/38, 177 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Damien Moore 15 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 2 receptions, 35 yards
Idaho State Idaho State at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 7 0 3 0 10 • Wolf Pack 14 7 7 21 49
Date: September 11, 2021Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutesGame attendance: 23,965Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 11 MPH Referee: Timothy DavisTV announcers (KNSN-TV /Stadium ): Noah Coslov (play–by–play) and Jordan Palmer (analyst) Scoring summary 1 08:33 NEV Cole Turner 6–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 6:27) NEV 7–0 04:17 ISU Oshea Trujillo 1–yard run (Kevin Ryan kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16) TIE 7–7 00:59 NEV Elijah Cooks 12–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(6 plays, 90 yards, 3:13) NEV 14–7 2 00:43 NEV Elijah Cooks 12–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(7 plays, 78 yards, 2:34) NEV 21–7 3 09:56 ISU Kevin Ryan 42–yard field goal(12 plays, 50 yards, 5:04) NEV 21–10 01:43 NEV Devonte Lee 2–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:15) NEV 28–10 4 11:03 NEV Devonte Lee 15–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(7 plays, 90 yards, 3:05) NEV 35–10 09:41 NEV Dom Peterson 12–yard fumble recovery (Brandon Talton kick) NEV 42–10 04:45 NEV Harry Ballard 43–yard pass from Nate Cox (Brandon Talton kick)(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:25) NEV 49–10
Pregame line Over/under NEV –35 56.5
Statistics Idaho State Nevada First downs 18 26 Total yards 283 586 Rushing yards 141 145 Passing yards 142 441 Turnovers 5 0 Time of possession 32:49 27:11
Team Category Player Statistics Idaho State Passing Tyler Vander Waal 10/17, 107 yards Rushing Malakai Rango 10 carries, 72 yards Receiving Xavier Guillory 5 receptions, 54 yards Nevada Passing Carson Strong 34/43, 381 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Toa Taua 9 carries, 103 yards Receiving Elijah Cooks 7 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TDs
At Kansas State Nevada at Kansas State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 0 10 0 17 • Wildcats 7 10 0 21 38
Date: September 18, 2021Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutesGame attendance: 48,768Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 6 MPH Referee: David AlvarezTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Shawn Kenney (play–by–play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Shane Sparks (sideline) Scoring summary 1 14:16 KSU Daniel Imatorbhebhe 68–yard pass from Will Howard (Taiten Winkel kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:44) KSU 7–0 00:08 NEV Devonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(8 plays, 74 yards, 2:31) TIE 7–7 2 11:42 KSU Joe Ervin 22–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:26) KSU 14–7 02:08 KSU Taiten Winkel 37–yard field goal(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:37) KSU 17–7 3 10:35 NEV Brandon Talton 46–yard field goal(8 plays, 47 yards, 4:06) KSU 17–10 04:08 NEV Elijah Cooks 14–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(9 plays, 42 yards, 5:07) TIE 17–17 4 14:54 KSU Deuce Vaughn 11–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:14) KSU 24–17 06:12 KSU Will Howard 2–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick)(11 plays, 62 yards, 6:09) KSU 31–17 01:12 KSU Will Howard 1–yard run (Taiten Winkel kick)(8 plays, 31 yards, 4:11) KSU 38–17
Pregame line Over/under NEV –1.5 51.5
Statistics Nevada Kansas State First downs 14 22 Total yards 331 398 Rushing yards 25 269 Passing yards 306 129 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Carson Strong 27/40, 262 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Devonte Lee 10 carries, 24 yards, 1 TD Receiving Romeo Doubs 7 receptions, 121 yards Kansas State Passing Will Howard 7/10, 123 yards, 1 TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 23 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD Receiving Daniel Imatorbhebhe 1 reception, 68 yards, 1 TD
At Boise State Nevada at Boise State (Rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 10 18 3 41 Broncos 14 7 3 7 31
Date: October 2, 2021Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutesGame attendance: 37,426Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/AReferee: Brandon CruseTV announcers (FS1 ): Alex Faust (play–by–play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:36 NEV Cole Turner 7–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:17) NEV 7–0 07:47 BSU Stefan Cobbs 25–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick)(9 plays, 81 yards, 2:43) TIE 7–7 04:54 NEV Brandon Talton 38–yard field goal(9 plays, 54 yards, 2:53) NEV 10–7 00:53 BSU Khalil Shakir 23–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick)(8 plays, 73 yards, 3:55) BSU 14–10 2 12:26 NEV Devonte Lee 2–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(10 plays, 57 yards, 3:21) NEV 17–14 02:28 BSU Stefan Cobbs 5–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick)(3 plays, 40 yards, 1:19) BSU 21–17 00:00 NEV Brandon Talton 37–yard field goal(11 plays, 56 yards, 2:22) BSU 21–20 3 12:55 NEV Toa Taua 12–yard run (Romeo Doubs pass)(3 plays, 18 yards, 1:55) NEV 28–21 08:59 BSU Jonah Dalmas 31–yard field goal(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:56) NEV 28–24 06:01 NEV Brandon Talton 33–yard field goal(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:58) NEV 31–24 02:40 NEV Toa Taua 22–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)(3 plays, 60 yards, 0:48) NEV 38–24 4 10:42 NEV Brandon Talton 38–yard field goal(4 plays, 8 yards, 1:55) NEV 41–24 03:15 BSU Octavius Evans 4–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick)(15 plays, 80 yards, 4:54) NEV 41–31
Pregame line Over/under BSU –3.5 59
Statistics Nevada Boise State First downs 18 24 Total yards 393 410 Rushing yards 130 22 Passing yards 263 388 Turnovers 0 6 Time of possession 28:01 31:59
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Carson Strong 25/38, 263 yards, 1 TD Rushing Toa Taua 12 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Justin Lockhart 5 receptions, 94 yards Boise State Passing Hank Bachmeier 34/47, 388 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Cyrus Habibi–Likio 10 carries, 46 yards Receiving Stefan Cobbs 10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs
New Mexico State New Mexico State at Nevada 1 2 Total Aggies 0 Wolf Pack 0
Pregame line Over/under NEV –31.5 61.5
Statistics New Mexico State Nevada First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving
Hawaii Hawaii at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 7 10 0 0 17 • Wolf Pack 3 17 14 0 34
Date: October 16, 2021Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:30 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:40Game attendance: 22,098Referee: M. VanderveldeTelevision network: CBSSN
Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A
Statistics Hawaii Nevada First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Hawaii Passing Rushing Receiving Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving
At Fresno State Nevada at Fresno State 1 2 Total Wolf Pack 0 Bulldogs 0
Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A
Statistics Nevada Fresno State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving Fresno State Passing Rushing Receiving
UNLV Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A
Statistics UNLV Nevada First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics UNLV Passing Rushing Receiving Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving
San Jose State San Jose State at Nevada 1 2 Total Spartans 0 Wolf Pack 0
Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A
Statistics San Jose State Nevada First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics San Jose State Passing Rushing Receiving Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 22 San Diego State Nevada at San Diego State 1 2 Total Wolf Pack 0 No. 22 Aztecs 0
Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A
Statistics Nevada San Diego State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving San Diego State Passing Rushing Receiving
Air Force Air Force at Nevada 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 17 7 0 24 Wolf Pack 3 0 7 14 24
Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A
Statistics Air Force Nevada First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Air Force Passing Rushing Receiving Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving
At Colorado State Nevada at Colorado State 1 2 Total Wolf Pack 0 Rams 0
Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A
Statistics Nevada Colorado State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Rushing Receiving Colorado State Passing Rushing Receiving
References
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