2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football

WAC Co-Champions Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Champions
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl vs. Boston College, W 20–13
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
2010 record	13–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (26th overall, 7th straight year)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 29,993)

2010 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#11 Nevada +		7	–	1		13	–	1
#9 Boise State +		7	–	1		12	–	1
Hawaii +		7	–	1		10	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3		8	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	4		5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5		6	–	7
Utah State		2	–	6		4	–	8
New Mexico State		1	–	7		2	–	10
San Jose State		0	–	8		1	–	12

+ – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by head coach Chris Ault in his 26th season overall and 7th since taking over the head coaching job for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 12–1, 7–1 in WAC play to share the conference championship with Boise State and Hawaiʻi. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13 to finish the season with a 13–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 PM	Eastern Washington*		Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		W 49–24	16,313^[1]
September 11	7:30 PM	Colorado State*		Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 51–6	18,098^[2]
September 17	7:00 PM	California*		Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	ESPN2	W 52–31	28,809^[3]
September 25	3:00 PM	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	The Mtn.	W 27–13	61,471^[4]
October 2	7:00 PM	at UNLV*	No. 25	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Fremont Cannon)	The Mtn.	W 44–26	28,958^[5]
October 9	1:00 PM	San Jose State	No. 21	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 35–13	20,636^[6]
October 16	8:30 PM	at Hawai'i	No. 19	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	WSN	L 21–27	42,031^[7]
October 30	7:30 PM	Utah State		Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 56–42	11,558^[8]
November 6	2:00 PM	at Idaho	No. 25	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	WSN	W 63–17	11,247^[9]
November 13	7:30 PM	at Fresno State	No. 21	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN	W 35–34	37,116^[10]
November 20	1:00 PM	New Mexico State	No. 19	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		W 52–6	10,906^[11]
November 26	7:15 PM	No. 3 Boise State	No. 19	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–31 ^OT	30,712^[12]
December 4	12:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	No. 14	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	WSN	W 35–17	18,562^[13]
January 9	6:00 PM	vs. Boston College*	No. 13	AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–13	41,063^[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP			RV	RV	25	21	19	RV	RV	25	21	19	19	14	13	11
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	21	RV	RV	23	21	18	19	17	15	13
Harris	Not released						20	25	24	23	21	18	19	15	14
BCS	Not released								24	23	21	18	19	17	15

Season summary

Boise State

#4 Boise State at #19 Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Boise St	3	21	0	7	0	31
• Nevada	0	7	7	17	3	34

Date: November 26
Location: Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
Game start: 10:15 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

Q1	6:28	BSU	Kyle Brotzman 33 yard field goal	BSU 3–0

Q2	12:38	BSU	Doug Martin 4 yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)	BSU 10–0

Q2	5:47	BSU	Titus Young 26 yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick)	BSU 17–0

Q2	4:20	NEV	Vai Taua 5 yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)	BSU 17–7

Q2	2:59	BSU	Doug Martin 51 yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)	BSU 24–7

Q3	1:23	NEV	Colin Kaepernick 18 yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)	BSU 24–14

Q4	13:01	NEV	Rishard Matthews 44 yard run (Anthony Martinez kick)	BSU 24–21

Q4	5:14	NEV	Anthony Martinez 24 yard field goal	Tie 24–24

Q4	4:53	BSU	Doug Martin 79 yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick)	BSU 31–24

Q4	:13	NEV	Rishard Matthews 7 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez kick)	Tie 31–31

OT		NEV	Anthony Martinez 34 yard field goal	NEV 34-31

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NFL Draft

2nd Round, 36th Overall Pick by the San Francisco 49ers—Sr. QB Colin Kaepernick

3rd Round, 66th Overall Pick by the Cincinnati Bengals—Sr. LB Dontay Moch

7th Round, 204th Overall Pick by the Denver Broncos—Sr. TE Virgil Green

References

↑ "Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
↑ "Colorado State Rams vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
↑ "California Golden Bears vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
↑ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
↑ "Utah State Aggies vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Fresno State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
↑ "New Mexico State Aggies vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
↑ "Boise State Broncos vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Jan-19.

Nevada Wolf Pack football

Venues	Mackay Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State UNLV (Fremont Cannon)

Culture & lore	Alphie and Wolfie Jr. "Hail to our Sturdy Team" Pride of the Sierra

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Western Athletic Conference football champions

New Mexico (1962) Arizona State (1963) Arizona & New Mexico & Utah (1964) BYU (1965) Wyoming (1966) Wyoming (1967) Wyoming (1968) Arizona State (1969) Arizona State (1970) Arizona State (1971) Arizona State (1972) Arizona & Arizona State (1973) BYU (1974) Arizona State (1975) BYU & Wyoming (1976) Arizona State & BYU (1977) BYU (1978) BYU (1979) BYU (1980) BYU (1981) BYU (1982) BYU (1983) BYU (1984) Air Force & BYU (1985) San Diego State (1986) Wyoming (1987) Wyoming (1988) BYU (1989) BYU (1990) BYU (1991) BYU & Fresno State & Hawaii (1992) BYU & Fresno State & Wyoming (1993) Colorado State (1994) Air Force & BYU & Colorado State & Utah (1995) BYU (1996) Colorado State (1997) Air Force (1998) Hawaii & Fresno State & TCU (1999) TCU & UTEP (2000) Louisiana Tech (2001) Boise State (2002) Boise State (2003) Boise State (2004) Boise State & Nevada (2005) Boise State (2006) Hawaii (2007) Boise State (2008) Boise State (2009) Boise State & Hawaii & Nevada (2010) Louisiana Tech (2011) Utah State (2012)

National championships in bold

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