Oct. 4, 2004

RENO, Nev. - THIS WEEK: Nevada (2-3, 0-1 WAC) at Hawai`i (1-2, 1-1 WAC), Saturday, Oct. 9, 6:07 p.m. HT, Aloha Stadium (50,000/FieldTurf).

TELEVISION/RADIO: Charter Cable (Ch. 14 Reno/Sparks, Ch. 15 Carson City/Douglas County, Ch. 18 South Lake Tahoe), Rich Cellini and Chris Vargas will provide the TV commentary. The Wolf Pack Sports Network, with ESPN Radio 630 AM (Reno) servings as the flagship, features Dan Gustin and Billy Daniel calling the action. Stations in Sacramento, Elko and Grass Valley also carry the game on radio. (More TV and radio information is detailed later in this release).

GAMES' THEMES: The WAC slate begins full throttle this week as two teams looking to finish in the upper echelon of the conference face off. Nevada can even its conference mark while the Warriors can go above .500 in league play and over-all for the first time this season. One of the nation's top passing tandems (Hawai`i's Timmy Chang at QB and Chad Owens at WR) and one of the WAC's outstanding running backs (Nevada's Chance Kretschmer) will lead their teams.

THE SERIES: Hawai`i leads, 5-3, but the Pack won last year's meeting in Reno, 24-14. Two years ago in Honolulu, Hawai`i won 59-34. Nevada head coach Chris Ault has never faced Hawai'i nor Warriors' head coach June Jones. Ault did face Jones in 1976, his first year as head coach, when the Pack beat Jones' Portland State squad 35-22 in Reno. Jones was quarterback for the Vikings that year as a senior.

ABOUT HAWAI`I: The Warriors have struggled early with a home loss to Florida Atlantic and a road loss to Rice prior to beating Tulsa at Aloha Stadium last Saturday. June Jones is 40-27 in his sixth year at Hawai`i. Besides the WAC's second-leading career passer and Owens at wide receiver, they also feature Tanuvasa Moe on defense, who averages 9.0 tackles, and Lamar Broadway, who adds 7.5 an outing.

HAWAI`I CONNECTIONS: Nevada's Caleb Spencer, a sophomore wide receiver, hails from Oahu and Kamehameha High School. Nevada wide receivers' coach Kim McCloud played for the Warriors (1987-90).

MEDIA POLICY: All interviews should be arranged through the media services office. Player interviews may be conducted Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Coaches will be available every day but Fridays, either before or after practice. Please note that posted material in the fieldhouse is not for public consumption and is for team use only. We prefer 24-hour notice for all interview requests so we have time to arrange with the student-athlete or coach. Once practice has begun, all interviews must cease. If for some reason a player is late for a pre-determined interview and practice has started, that player is expected to forego the interview. Practices are at Wolf Pack Park and start at 3:15 p.m. except Mondays, which usually begin at 4:15 p.m. Road post-game interviews will be conducted outside the locker room.

HONORS WATCH LISTS: Harvey Dahl (Sr., OT, Fallon, Nev.) was selected to the pre-season Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy watch lists, which honor the top linemen each year. Damon Fine (Sr., PK, Indianapolis, Ind.) was named to the 30-man Lou Groza Award Watch List as the nation's top kicker. He was on the pre-season list in 2002. Chance Kretschmer (Sr., RB, Tonopah, Nev.) was named to the Doak Walker Award list as the nation's top running back for the third straight year by the SMU Athletic Forum.

WEEKLY LUNCHEON: Every Monday between Sept. 13-Nov. 22, Coach Ault and two selected players will speak to donors and the media at the Quarterback Club luncheons in the Pinion Room of the Peppermill Hotel/Casino. Doors open at 11:30 s.m. with the program starting just before noon. Cost is $12.50 per person. The remaining schedule is October 4-11-18-25, and November 8-15-22.

WEEKLY WAC TELECONFERENCE: The weekly WAC teleconference is every Monday throughout the season, beginning at 9:30 Pacific. Coach Ault is on at approximately 10:20 Pacific each week. Contact the WAC at 303-799-9221 for questions or details on how to participate in the conference call. A replay may be heard by calling 402-222-9904 after 2 p.m. Pacific the same day or access via the WAC's website at www.wacsports.com.

2004 Nevada Schedule
(2-3, 0-1 WAC)
Date	  Opponent	                Time/Result
Sept. 6	  at Louisiana Tech (ESPN2) n 	L, 38-21
Sept. 11  SACRAMENTO STATE	        W, 59-7
Sept. 18  BUFFALO	                W, 38-13
Sept. 25  at San Diego State (Charter)	L, 27-10
Oct. 2	  at UNLV (Charter)	        L, 48-13
Oct. 9	  at Hawai`i  n (Charter)       6:07 p.m. HT
Oct. 16	  RICE n                       6:05 p.m. PDT
Oct. 23	  TULSAn	                6:05 p.m. PDT
Nov. 6	  SAN JOSE STATE (Charter)n	6:07 p.m. PST 		     
Nov. 13   at SMU n (Charter)	        5:07 p.m. CST
Nov. 20	  at Fresno State (Charter)n	6:07 p.m. PST
Nov. 27	  BOISE STATEn                 1:05 p.m. PST
n Western Athletic Conference games
Bold CAPS indicates home games
TV games in parenthesis . Charter games on Ch. 14 in Reno/Sparks/Fallon,
Ch. 15 in Carson City/Douglas County and Ch. 18 in South Lake Tahoe.

RADIO VIA THE WEB AND TEAMLINE: There are other ways to follow the Pack if you can't get to Mackay Stadium or follow the team on the road. You can listen to the games via the official website www.nevadawolfpack.com and going to yahoo.com and then clicking on the audio/visual link. Nevada has aligned itself with Teamline for the fifth straight year and allows those to listen to the game from anywhere via the phone. Call 1-800-846-4700, 1116 for Nevada football. Long distance rates apply but decrease the longer one listens. All home games and most road games will have Gametracker via nevadawolfpack.com, allowing fans to watch the game via the web through live stats.

TICKET INFORMATION: Individual game tickets are $22 for reserved, $16 for end zone, and $14 for upper deck for the first five games (Sacramento State, Sept. 11, Buffalo, Sept. 18; Rice, Oct. 16; Tulsa, Oct. 23; and San Jose State, Nov. 6) and for the Boise State game, Nov. 27, tickets are $25 for reserved seats, $18 for end zone tickets, and $16 for upper deck as well as for "at risk" youth sponsorship tickets for that game. Season tickets are $115 for the six-game home slate for reserved seats, $80 for south end zone seats, $70 for general admission tickets in the upper deck while a family pack (two adults, two children) can be purchased for $160 and Nevada faculty and staff may buy season tickets for just $96. Group rates are also available. Senior citizens age 62 and over and youths 17 and under may receive a $2 discount on individual game tickets if purchased in advance of the game. Contact the ticket office at 348-PACK (7225) to place a ticket order or if you have ticket questions.

WAC BOWL ARRANGEMENTS: The WAC has tie-ins with four bowls, including the MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, Idaho, Dec. 27, noon MST, ESPN; the Silicon Valley Football Classic (San Jose, Calif., Dec. 30, 8 p.m. PST, ESPN2; the Sheraton Hawaii`i Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii`i (Dec. 24, 2:00 p.m. HST) on ESPN Regional; and the GMAC Bowl, Mobile, Ala. (Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m. CST) on ESPN. An ACC foe will play a WAC opponent at Bronco Stadium in the MPC Computers Bowl, a PAC-10 opponent will compete in the Silicon Valley Football Classic, a member of Conference USA will meet in the Sheraton Hawaii`i Bowl and another Conference USA member will face either a WAC or Mid-American Conference foe in the GMAC Bowl.

WAC STATS LEADERS: Nichiren Flowers is second in receiving yards per game with 104.8 and ranks 11th in the NCAA in that category. He is second in receptions per game with 7.60 and ranks eighth in the NCAA. Damon Fine is tied for first in PAT kicking percentage (1.000), hitting all 18 attempts. Jeff Rowe is third in passing yards average with 200.8 yards per game and fifth in total offense with 192.8 yards per game. Rowe is fourth in pass efficiency with a 118.9 rating. Chance Kretschmer is seventh in rushing (81.2 yards p/game) and Flowers is 10th in all-purpose yards with 104.8 per game. Alex Rosenblum is seventh in punt return average (6.7) and Justin Bergendahl is eighth in punting average with a 36.2 listing. Fine is sixth in kick scoring 6.6 per game. He is also tied for fifth in field goals (1.0) and fourth in field goal percentage (.714). Chris Barry leads in fumbles recovered (.40) and tied for fifth in sacks with .80 p/game. Charles Wilson is sixth in tackles for loss with 1.50. Flowers also has the best one-game receiving yards total with 161 against Buffalo.

NEVADA IN WAC STATS: Nevada ranks second in total defense (334.6), passing defense (152.6) and in total offense (412.6), third in passing offense (271) and fourth in passing efficiency (121.4) and in scoring defense (26.6). The Pack lead (tie) in PAT kicking (1.000), rank second in first downs (122), third in pass efficiency defense(110.3) and fourth in opponents' third downs conversions (33.8) as well as in turnover margin (tie) with an even showing. The Wolf Pack also lead in kickoff coverage (17.5) and are third in time of possession (31:47).

NEVADA IN NATIONAL STATS: Nevada is 10th in pass defense, 19th in pass offense, and 30th in total offense.

NEVADA CAREER LEADERS IN THE WAC: Chance Kretschmer is 12th in rushing (3,375) and just four yards from 11th and 56 from 10th, ranks17th (30) in rushing TD's while Damon Fine ranks 12th (43) in field goals made and 27th (232) in points scored.

LAST WEEK IN THE WAC: UNLV 48, Nevada 13; Louisiana Tech 28, Fresno State 21; Boise State 38, SMU 20; San Jose State 70, Rice 63; UTEP 45, New Mexico State 0; Hawai`i 44, Tulsa 16.

THIS WEEK IN THE WAC: Nevada at Hawai`i, 6:07 p.m. HT (Charter Cable); Louisiana Tech at Auburn, 1:30 p.m. CT; San Jose State at Washington, 12:30 p.m. PT; SMU at Rice, 7 p.m. CT; UTEP at Fresno State, 7 p.m. PT.

NOTES FROM SACRAMENTO STATE: Chance Kretschmer rushed for over 100 yards for the first time this year and 14th in his career...The Pack had two rushers go over 100 yards with red-shirt freshman Drew Robinson topping that mark for the first time...Nevada went over 500 yards total offense for the first time since the Louisiana Tech game last year...Chris Ault improved to 18-2 in home openers...Nevada scored its most points since a 63-0 win over Cal Poly in 1998...Nevada never attempted a punt against the Hornets...Nevada improved to 4-2 on September 11 historically.

NOTES FROM BUFFALO: Walk-on Jimmy Wadhams started in place of Thomas Stevens, who has a sprained ankle. Nick Hawthrone, who missed the Sac State game after opening at strong safety at Louisiana Tech, missed the game. Shannon Sevor, a red-shirt freshman, made his second straight start at that position vs. the Bulls...Nichiren Flowers (Jr., Tulare, Calif.) had two TD receptions, 41 and 51 yards, respectively, in the first half and finished the game with nine catches for 161 yards and has 24 receptions for 342 yards on the season to lead Nevada. The 51-yarder is the longest play from scrimmage this year for Nevada...Chance Kretschmer had a 52-yard run, his longest of the year and the longest of any back this year. He went over 100 yards for the 15th time in his career and second straight game this year with a season-high 154 yards and now has 263 this season and 3,232 for his career...The 74-yard run by Buffalo's Chris McDuffie was the longest since a 76-yard pass play by Boise State against the Pack in the season finale last year...Jeff Rowe threw for over 200 yards for the second straight week and now has 649 yards passing this year with just one interception...Red-shirt freshman Jeremy Engstrom had his first career interception as did Shaun Tagatauli, a senior linebacker...There was some confusion as to which officials would work this game. A crew from the MAC (Mid-American Conference) worked the game and a WAC crew will work the return game in Buffalo in 2009.

NOTES FROM SAN DIEGO STATE: Jeff Rowe passed for over 200 yards for the third straight game...Kevin Stanley had his first interception in a Nevada uniform...Paul Pratt led the defense with nine tackles, five of them solos, had a forced fumble and a pass breakup...Caleb Spencer has his best day as a member of the Pack with 10 catches for 103 yards...Damon Fine had his first field goal attempt blocked in his four-year career at Nevada and converted one of two for the game. He continued his string of 17 consecutive PAT's and 24 straight dating to the Louisiana Tech game last year.

NOTES FROM UNLV: Several starter changes took place for the UNLV game: - senior Talib Wise got his first start at one of the wide receiver positions over fellow senior Dell McGee. Junior Roosevelt Cooks started at middle linebacker but with the 3-4 alignment, senior Shaun Tagatauli became the fourth and second inside linebacker. Junior Kevin Stanley opened at cornerback over fellow junior Roderick Stallings and sophomore Nick Hawthrone regained his starting role at strong safety in place of red-shirt freshman Shannon Sevor...Damon Fine is now fourth in career PAT's with 103 and is zeroing in on Fernando Serrano in third with 106. He is now alone in third with 43 career field goals with his two tonight and is still perfect on PAT's with 18 of 18 this year...Chance Kretschmer now has 406 yards on the year and 3,375 for his career...Chris Barry recovered his second fumble of the year to tie Charles Wilson for the team lead. He injured his ankle in the second quarter and didn't play in the second half..B.J. Mitchell carried for a season-long run of 22 yards in the second quarter. He had a 24-yarder last year for his career-best...Alex Rosenblum had 22-yard punt return in the third quarter, his longest return of the year and the longest by any Wolf Pack player this season...The series is now tied at 15 games apiece. Ault is now 7-7 in Battles for the Fremont Cannon as head coach at Nevada. The rivlary hasn't been tied since 1994 when the series was 10-10. It is the first time the Pack has lost five straight to UNLV. It was also the largest losing margin to the Rebels by an Ault-coached team and second the worst loss in the series. The 35-point loss is the second biggest in Ault's 20-year coaching career.

ACTIVE PLAYERS MOVING UP CAREER CHARTS AT NEVADA:
Career Field Goals Made
1. 	Marty Zendejas, 1984-87		72
2.	Tony Zendejas, 1981-83		70
3.	Damon Fine, 2001-		43
Career PAT's
1. 	Marty Zendejas, 1984-87		165
2.	Damon Shea, 1995-97		157
3.	Fernando Serrano, 1977-79	106
4.	Damon Fine, 2001-		103
Career Kick Scoring
1. 	Marty Zendejas, 1984-87		385
2.	Tony Zendejas, 1981-83		300
3.	Damon Shea, 1995-97		274
4.	Damon Fine, 2001-		232
Career Rushing Yards
1.	Frank Hawkins, 1977-80		5,333
2.	Charvez Foger, 1985-88		4,484
3.	Chris Lemon, 1996-99		4,246
4.	Chance Kretschmer, 2001-	3,375
Career Rushing Attempts
1.	Frank Hawkins, 1977-80		947
3.	Charvez Foger, 1985-88		866
4.	Chance Kretschmer, 2001-	648
Career Touchdowns
1. 	Charvez Foger, 1985-88		60
2.	Chris Lemon, 1996-99		56
3.	Frank Hawkins, 1977-80		44
T4.	Trevor Insley, 1996-99		35
T4.	Bryan Reeves, 1991-93		35
6. 	Chance Kretschmer, 2001-	30
Career Rushing Touchdowns
1. Chris Lemon, 1996-99			53
2. Charvez Foger, 1985-88		52
3. Frank Hawkins, 1977-80		39
4. Chance Kretschmer, 2001-		30

NEVADA LEADS IN NOT BEING SHUTOUT: Current streaks of not being shutout by I-A schools shows the Wolf Pack at the top of the list. As a I-A school, Nevada still ranks 11th with 143 consecutive games without being shutout (the other 142 games came as a I-AA member). Nevada was last shutout Sept. 27, 1980 at Weber State, 10-0. Here is the top 10 list.

 Team			Games Since Last Shutout
 1. Nevada              285 (includes I-AA prior to 1992)
 2. Texas               281
 3. Washington          268
 4. Michigan            252
 5. Washington State    231
 6. Oregon              222
 7. Florida State       201
 8. Florida             195
 9. Colorado	       	187
10. TCU                 145
11. Nevada 		143 (I-A total)

AULT MOVING UP LIST: Chris Ault is sixth among active Division I-A coaches with a 165-66-1 mark and seventh in winning percentage (.713). He is the winningest coach in Nevada history.

HEAD COACH Chris Ault: One might say it's back to the future as Hall-of-Fame football coach Chris Ault again has taken the reins of Nevada football with expectations for greatness. On December 3, 2003, President John Lilley appointed Ault as head football coach, and Ault relinquished his athletics director duties he held for nearly 19 years. It is rare for a Hall-Fame coach to return to the sidelines but that is exactly what Ault has done as he begins his third tenure at his alma mater. In 20 years as head coach, he has amassed a 165-66-1 ledger (a .713 winning percentage), won seven conference championships and went on to post-season play eight times. As Nevada's winningest coach with more than four times as many wins as any other Wolf Pack coach, he has the distinction of being the first coach to guide a team to a bowl berth in its first year as an NCAA1-A program. Ault guided the Pack in 1992 to a Big West Conference championships and a berth in the inaugural Las Vegas Bowl. He engineered the greatest comeback in NCAA history (35 points vs. Weber St. in 1991) and directed 25 second half come-from-behind victories. Ault was hired in 1976 to resurrect a once proud football program. Over the next 17 years in his first tour of duty, he guided the program from a non-conference, NCAA II affiliation into the Big Sky Conference and I-AA domination to I-A distinction in the Big West and a bowl berth in their first year at college football's highest level. After a one-year hiatus from football in 1993 and serving only as athletics director after holding both posts for seven years, he returned to the sidelines for the 1994 and 1995 seasons, promptly winning back-to-back Big West Conference titles and a second appearance in a bowl game with the 1995 Las Vegas Bowl, before stepping aside again. That success on the field was culminated in the summer of 2002 when he was inducted into the College Football Hall-of-Fame in South Bend, Ind. At age 55 when he was enshrined, Ault was one of the youngest coaches to ever be elected to the hall-of-fame and the only Nevada coach so honored. Ault's association with the University dates to 1965 when the San Bernardino, Calif., native came here as a quarterback. Nearly four decades later, he has left his mark in the records book as a quarterback, championship coach and respected administrator. Voted Northern Nevada Coach-of-the-Century in 1999 by the Reno-Gazette Journal, a year earlier he was named Nevada's Football Coach-of-the-Century as part of the 100 years of Wolf Pack football celebration. Among his many coaching honors are being included in Sports Illustrated's list of the 50 greatest sports figures of the 20th century from the state of Nevada in 1999 and being elected into four halls-of-fame: UNLV's as part of the 1974 undefeated team, serving as an assistant coach (1991); the University of Nevada's as head football coach (1993), Pacific High School's as a prep standout athlete, San Bernardino, Calif. (1997); and the creme-de-la-creme, the College Football Hall-of-Fame as a head football coach (2002). His attention to detail and fierce competitiveness led the University administration to name him athletics director in addition to his head coaching duties in the summer of 1986. He held just the athletics director title from 1996 through 2004. Nevada's growth under Ault as athletics director resulted in more than $60 million raised from various sources for athletics facilities improvements and additions. Ault received his bachelor's in Education from Nevada in 1968 and earned his master's in Administration in 1971. He has been married to Kathy for 38 years. They have three children, all who attended Nevada - Lisa, Chris Jr., and Amy -- as well as eight grandchildren.

GAME RECAP - GAME 1, September 6, 2004:

Nevada Falls To Louisiana Tech, 38 - 21

RUSTON, La. -- (AP) Jeff Rowe completed 18-of-32 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan Moats rushed for 257 yards, including three touchdowns, as Louisiana Tech beat Nevada 38-21 on Labor Day. Moats averaged 7.8 yards per carry and scored on a 12-yard run in the first quarter and a 3-yard run in the second. He sprinted 45 yards for another score in the third. Tech had 396 total yards rushing. Danny Wilson scored on a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter, and quarterback Matt Kubik ran four times for 42 yards and Danny Wilson ran four times for 35 yards. The Tech defense held Nevada to just 7 yards rushing and sacked quarterback Jeff Rowe seven times in the opening game for both Western Athletic Conference schools. Rowe completed 18-of-32 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns. He hit Caleb Spencer for an 11-yard TD pass in the third and Dell McGee caught an 11-yard score in the fourth. B.J. Mitchell led Nevada rushers with 37 yards on 11 carries. Nevada's Talib Wise caught a 26-yard TD pass from Travis Moore with 1:58 remaining in the game.

GAME RECAP - GAME 2, September 11, 2004:

Nevada Thumps Sacramento State, 59-7

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Jeff Rowe passed for 234 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday to lead Nevada to a 59-7 victory over Sacramento State. Freshman Drew Robinson rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown and Chance Kretschmer ran for 102 yards for the Wolf Pack (1-1), who sacked Sacramento State quarterback Ryan Leadingham six times and did not punt during the game. Leadingham completed 9-of-17 passes for 78 yards and Tyronne Gross rushed for a team-high 42 yards for Sacramento State (0-1), a Division I-AA school that suffered its eighth consecutive loss dating to last season. Kretschmer, who led the NCAA in rushing as a freshman in 2001, rushed for 90 yards in the first half en route to his 14th career game rushing over 100 yards in the home opening debut for Chris Ault, back for his third stint as Nevada coach after serving as athletic director the last eight years. Rowe, a sophomore from Reno, completed 20-of-28 pass attempts, including 11 in a row during one stretch before he left in the third quarter. Chris Barry had two sacks and Roderick Stallings blocked a punt to set up Robinson's 25-yard TD run to put Nevada ahead 52-0 with 13:15 remaining. Brad Treadway threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Mel Cukovich for the Hornets' only score with 2:13 left in the game. Nevada's opening drive was the only time it failed to score. After both teams missed field goals, offensive tackle Adam Kiefer recovered B.J. Mitchell's fumble in the end zone and Damon Fine made the extra point to put Nevada ahead 7-0. Rowe threw a 4-yard TD pass to Tony Moll, then ran 11 yards for a touchdown himself to make it 21-0 1:44 before the half. The Wolf Pack got the ball back with 49 seconds left on their own 41 and Rowe threw consecutive passes of 20 yards to Caleb Spencer, 17 to Talib Wise and 16 to Trevor Brackett before he hit Spencer with a 6-yard pass for a touchdown and a 28-0 halftime lead. His backup, Travis Moore, threw a 12-yard TD pass to Del McGee to put Nevada ahead 45-0 late in the third quarter. Nevada receiver Nichiren Flowers caught 9 balls for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Chance Kretschmer rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown to lead the Pack.

GAME RECAP - GAME 3, September 18, 2004:

Nevada Rides Bulls, 38-13

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada (2-1) was up just 14-13 with 6:56 left in the third quarter after Bulls (0-3) kicker Michael Baker hit the second of his two third-quarter field goals. But Chance Kretschmer answered with a 52-yard run two possessions later that set up his 1-yard score. That gave the Wolf Pack a 21-13 lead with 2:29 left in the third quarter. The Wolf Pack added a Damon Fine field goal in the fourth quarter, as well as a 6-yard run from quarterback Jeff Rowe, who completed 16-of-32 passes for 234 yards, and an 18-yard run by running back Drew Robinson to give the game its final score. The Wolf Pack, which managed just 18 yards in the first quarter, opened up its offense in the second quarter. Nevada took a 14-7 lead with 3:03 to play before halftime when Rowe hit Flowers, to catch a 51-yard pass. Nevada had tied the score at 7 four minutes before when Rowe hit Flowers on a 41-yard pass to cap an 11-play, 95-yard drive with 7:07 before half. Flowers finished the first half with eight catches worth 148 yards and Rowe completed 11-of-21 throws for 177 yards. Buffalo was the first to score, polishing off a five-play, 37-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run by running back Jared Patterson. That gave Buffalo a 7-0 lead with 3:57 left in first quarter. The Bulls, who made the longest trip in school history for the game, finished with 288 yards of offense. Running back Chris McDuffie led the Bulls with 132 yards rushing on 14 carries. Nevada finished with 446 yards of total offense.

GAME RECAP - GAME 4, September 25, 2004:

Wolf Pack Fall To SDSU, 27-10

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Matt Dlugolecki passed for 262 yards and two touchdowns, as San Diego State topped Nevada 27-10 Saturday night. The Aztecs, who held a 17-3 halftime lead, recorded their fourth-straight home victory for the first time since 1998-99. Nevada (2-2) came into the game averaging 39.3 points per game this season, 17th best in the nation. But the Wolf Pack needed a late touchdown to avoid being held to its lowest total in 284 games. After a scoreless third quarter, San Diego State (2-1) increased its lead to 24-3 on a 19-yard touchdown reception by Ramal Porter with 9:30 left in the game. It came two plays after an interception by Marviel Underwood as part of a quick exchange of turnovers. Nevada's Chris Barry first recovered a fumble at the Wolf Pack 21. But two plays later, Underwood had his interception off a deflection to give the Aztecs the ball at Nevada 25. The Wolf Pack, down 27-3, scored with 53 seconds left on a 3-yard touchdown run by Chance Kretschmer. Nevada starting quarterback Jeff Rowe, who was pulled late in the fourth quarter, went 19-for-40 for 204 yards with two interceptions. Dlugolecki completed 23 of 40 attempts with two interceptions. Jeff Webb helped lead the Aztecs with nine catches for 101 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

GAME RECAP - GAME 5, October 2, 2004:

Nevada Loses Battle for Fremont Cannon, 48-13, To UNLV

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Dominique Dorsey ran for 141 yards on 21 carries to lead UNLV past Nevada 48-13 Saturday night. UNLV (1-4), whose coach John Robinson announced this week that he will retire at the end of the season, scored 35 unanswered second-half points-28 in the fourth quarter-as the Rebels beat the Wolf Pack for the fifth-straight year. Earvin Johnson caught two touchdown passes from UNLV quarterback Kurt Nantkes, who went 11-for-19 for 128 yards, and Erick Jackson ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns for the Rebels. Travis Moore went 17-for-28 for 169 yards with one interception for Nevada (2-3). Jeff Rowe filled in at quarterback for Nevada at times during the final three quarters, throwing for 151 yards on 15-of-24 completions with two interceptions. Nichiren Flowers rushed for 105 yards on nine carries and scored a touchdown for the Wolf Pack. Leading 13-6 at halftime, UNLV pulled away in the second half with two 1-yard touchdown runs from Dyante Perkins, the first coming with 8:41 left in the third quarter and the other with 12:51 left in the game. The first touchdown was set up by a 41-yard run by Dorsey to the Nevada 10. The Rebels broke a 6-6 tie in the second quarter when Nantkes found Johnson in the end zone from 11 yards with 2:14 until halftime.

DEPTH CHART
Offense
	Y	83	-	Anthony Pudewell, 6-3, 240, So.-1V-RS
		88	-	Adam Bishop, 6-4, 240, Fr.-RS
	ST	68	-	Adam Kiefer, 6-4, 300, Jr.-2V-RS
		64	-	Adam Garcia, 6-4, 285, So.-1V-RS
	SG	62	-	Chris Hines, 6-2, 285, Sr.-3V
		70	-	Barrett Reznick, 6-0, 280, So.-1V-RS
	C	76	-	Jimmy Wadhams, 6-3, 285, So.-Sq.-RS
		79	-	Thomas Stevens, 6-3, 310, Jr.-TR
	WG	67	-	John Tennert, 6-2, 295, Sr.-3V-RS
		51	-	George Yarno, 6-0, 270, Fr.-RS
	WT	74	-	Harvey Dahl, 6-5, 305, Sr.-3V
		61	-	Dominic Green, 6-3, 280, Fr.-HS
	F	87	-	Caleb Spencer, 6-1, 180, So.-TR
		89	-	Mike McCoy, 6-0, 180, Fr.-HS
	RB	23	-	Chance Kretschmer, 6-1, 210, Sr.-3V-RS
		8	-	B.J. Mitchell, 5-8, 205, Jr.-2V
		25	-	Drew Robinson, 5-11, 195, Fr.-RS
	QB	3	-	Jeff Rowe, 6-5, 220, So.-1V-RS
		12	-	Travis Moore, 6-2, 215, So.-1V-RS
		7	-	Andy Heiser, 6-1, 180, Sr.-3V-RS
	X	84	-	Nichiren Flowers, 6-3, 210, Jr.-2V-RS
		80	-	Alex Rosenblum, 5-9, 185, So.-1V
	Z 	13	-	Talib Wise, Sr.-6-0, 200, Sr.-1V
		5	-	Dell McGee, 6-0, 185, Sr.-1V-TR

Kicking-Punting Specialists
	PK	36	-	Damon Fine, 5-6, 150, Sr.-3V-RS
		69	-	Justin Bergendahl, 6-2, 210, Jr.-TR
	KO	36	-	Damon Fine, 5-6, 150, Sr.-3V-RS
		69	-	Justin Bergendahl, 6-2, 210, Jr.-TR

	P	69	-	Justin Bergendahl, 6-2, 210, Jr.-TR
		36	-	Damon Fine, 5-6, 150, Sr.-3V-RS

Defense
	E	90	-	Craig Bailey, 6-4, 260, Jr.-2V-RS
		50	-	Cory Fagan, 6-4, 245, Jr.-TR
	T	95	-	Chris Barry, 6-3, 285, Sr.-3V-RS
		57	-	Matt Hines, 6-1, 285, Fr.-RS
	T	56	-	Ezra Butler, 6-2, 285, Fr.-RS
		94	-	Matt Swan, 6-4, 255, Jr.-TR
	E	91	-	J.J. Milan, 6-4, 260, Jr.-2V
		48	-	Erics Clark, 6-5, 250, Fr.-RS
	SAM	9	-	Jamaal Jackson, 5-11, 225, Jr.-2V-RS
		45	-	Scott Garrison, 5-11, 230, So.-1V-RS
        MIKE	44	-	Jeremy Engstrom, 6-1, 235, Fr.-RS
		31	-	Kevin Porter, 6-0, 225, Fr.-RS
	WOLF	26	-	Roosevelt Cooks, 5-10, 215, Jr.-TR
		4	-	Shaun Tagatauli, 6-0, 230, Sr.-1V-TR-RS
	CB	35	-	Paul Pratt, 5-10, 185, So.-1V
		20	-	Luke Lippincott, 6-2, 200, Fr.-HS
	SS	28	-	Nick Hawthrone, 6-0, 200, So.-1V-RS
		18	-	Shannon Sevor, 5-10, 195, Fr.-RS
	 FS	39	-	Keone Kauo, 5-11, 190, Sr.-3V
		14	-	Zach Walker, 5-10, 185, Fr.-RS
	CB	33	-	Kevin Stanley, 6-0, 175, Jr.-TR
		29	-	Roderick Stallings, 5-10, 195, Jr.-TR

Return-Snap-Hold Specialists
KOR		1	-	Jarred Belser, 5-8, 180, Fr.-RS
		6	-	Trevor Brackett, 6-1, 185, Jr.-TR
PR		80	-	Alex Rosenblum, 5-9, 185, So.-1V
		33	-	Kevin Stanley, 6-0, 175, Jr.-TR
LS		91	-	J.J. Milan, 6-4, 260, Jr.-2V
		82	-	Travis Branzell, 6-3, 240, So.-1V-RS
SS		82	-	Travis Branzell, 6-3, 240, So.-1V-RS
		91	-	J.J. Milan, 6-4, 260, Jr.-2V
Hold	        7	-	Andy Heiser, 6-1, 180, Sr.-3V-RS
		12	-	Travis Moore, 6-2, 215, So.-1V-RS