2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 23rd overall and 4th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football
New Mexico Bowl, L 0–23 vs. New Mexico
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Ken Wilson (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

2007 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Hawaii $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Boise State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Nevada		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Utah State		2	–	6					2	–	10
New Mexico State		1	–	7					4	–	9
Idaho		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 10–52	84,078
September 8	9:00 a.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 31–36	17,653
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN Plus	W 52–17	15,233
September 29	1:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)		W 27–20	25,278
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 41–49	18,503
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	ESPN	L 67–69 4OT	30,394
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KAME-TV/CSNW	W 31–28	9,462
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 37–21	11,960
November 2	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN2	W 40–38	12,268
November 16	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	L 26–28	22,437
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	KAME-TV/NSN	L 24–27	12,678
December 1	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 49–10	9,113
December 22	1:30 p.m.	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–23	30,223
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Nebraska

Nevada at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 10 0 0 10 • No. 20 Cornhuskers 7 14 24 7 52 Date: September 1, 2007 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 84,078 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and 51% Humidity • Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (ABC): Dan Fouts, Tim Brant and Todd Harris (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 04:16 NU Marlon Lucky 16–yard pass from Sam Keller (Alex Henery kick) NU 7–0 2 13:58 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NU 7–3 2 10:53 NEV Jonathon Amaya 80–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–7 2 06:40 NU Marlon Lucky 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 14–10 2 02:22 NU Quentin Castille 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 21–10 3 11:30 NU Marlon Lucky 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 28–10 3 08:59 NU Marlon Lucky 3–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 35–10 3 04:45 NU Adi Kunalic 46–yard field goal NU 38–10 3 00:50 NU Quentin Castille 2–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 45–10 4 08:31 NU Major Culbert 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick) NU 52–10

See also: 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

At Northwestern

Nevada at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 17 0 7 31 • Wildcats 7 3 10 16 36 Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Ryan Field Evanston, IL Game start: 11:07 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutes Game attendance: 17,653 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 5 MPH Referee: Bill McCabe TV announcers (BTN): Scott Graham and Derrick Walker

Scoring summary 1 10:27 NW Tonjua Jones 1–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick) NW 7–0 1 07:12 NEV Brandon Fragger 14–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 12:52 NEV Adam Bishop 24–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7 2 02:26 NEV Brett Jaekle 37–yard field goal NEV 17–7 2 00:47 NW Amado Villarreal 46–yard field goal NEV 17–10 2 00:00 NEV Kyle Sammons 48–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–10 3 11:18 NW Amado Villarreal 29–yard field goal NEV 24–13 3 06:56 NW Brandon Roberson 1–yard run (Amado Villarreal kick) NEV 24–20 4 11:14 NW Omar Conteh 16–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick) NW 27–24 4 03:38 NEV Luke Lippincott 27–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–27 4 00:21 NW Ross Lane 13–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick) NW 34–31 4 00:00 NW Kevin Mims 3–yard safety NW 36–31

See also: 2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Nicholls State

Nicholls State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels (Div. I FCS) 10 0 7 0 17 • Wolf Pack 0 31 14 7 52 Date: September 15, 2007 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 15,233 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Drew George TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Weekley and Jay Thomas

Scoring summary 1 06:53 NICH Alex Romero 32–yard field goal NICH 3–0 1 00:18 NICH Zack Morgan 42–yard run (Alex Romero kick) NICH 10–0 2 12:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 45–yard field goal NICH 10–3 2 06:47 NEV Adam Bishop 25–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 10–10 2 05:08 NEV Luke Lippincott 16–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–10 2 02:36 NEV Marko Mitchell 49–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–10 2 00:58 NEV Arthur King Jr. 52–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–10 3 10:49 NEV Adam Bishop 17–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–10 3 08:24 NICH Broderick Cole 14–yard run (Alex Romero kick) NEV 38–17 3 01:17 NEV Adam Bishop 4–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 45–17 4 06:29 NEV Courtney Randall 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 52–17

See also: 2007 Nicholls State Colonels football team

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 3 0 7 10 20 • Wolf Pack 10 0 0 17 27 Date: September 29, 2007 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 25,278 Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: N 6 MPH Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:22 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 22–yard field goal UNLV 3–0 1 03:50 NEV Brett Jaekle 50–yard field goal TIE 3–3 1 01:02 NEV Mike McCoy 90–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–3 3 05:23 UNLV Frank Summers 6–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) TIE 10–10 4 13:24 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 42–yard field goal UNLV 13–10 4 08:54 NEV Brett Jaekle 30–yard field goal TIE 13–13 4 03:02 NEV Adam Bishop 15–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–13 4 01:02 UNLV Ryan Wolfe 30–yard pass from Travis Dixon (Sergio Aguayo kick) TIE 20–20 4 00:27 NEV Kyle Sammons 43–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 27–20

See also: 2007 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 14 14 14 7 49 Wolf Pack 3 10 7 21 41 Date: October 6, 2007 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes Game attendance: 18,503 Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 12:48 NEV Brett Jaekle 22–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 09:09 FS Ryan Mathews 3–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 7–3 1 08:10 FS Clifton Smith 67–yard punt return (Clint Stitser kick) FS 14–3 2 12:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal FS 14–6 2 05:22 NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 14–13 2 05:04 FS Ryan Mathews 54–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 21–13 2 01:45 FS A. J. Jefferson 40–yard blocked field goal return (Clint Stitser kick) FS 28–13 3 14:42 FS Ryan Mathews 67–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 35–13 3 09:00 NEV Brandon Fragger 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 35–20 3 02:36 FS Clifton Smith 15–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 42–20 4 12:35 FS Lonyae Miller 72–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 49–20 4 06:22 NEV Colin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 49–27 4 00:29 NEV Luke Lippincott 36–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 49–34 4 00:03 NEV Adam Bishop 34–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 49–41

See also: 2007 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 OT Total Wolf Pack 7 14 7 16 23 67 • Broncos 7 21 3 13 25 69 Date: October 14, 2007 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 6:02 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 56 minutes Game attendance: 30,394 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Frank White TV announcers (ESPN): Eric Collins, Bill Curry and Dave Ryan (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:39 BSU Jeremy Avery 9–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 7–0 1 01:10 NEV Junior Puloka 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 14:25 BSU Ian Johnson 72–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 14–7 2 06:05 BSU Ryan Putnam 33–yard pass from Tanyon Bissell (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 21–7 2 04:27 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 21–14 2 02:33 BSU Sherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 28–14 2 01:15 NEV Marko Mitchell 58–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 28–21 3 12:52 NEV Luke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 28–28 3 08:01 BSU Kyle Brotzman 40–yard field goal BSU 31–28 4 13:18 BSU Kyle Brotzman 31–yard field goal BSU 34–28 4 12:03 NEV Mike McCoy 41–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick blocked) TIE 34–34 4 10:37 BSU Ian Johnson 32–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 41–34 4 10:12 NEV Colin Kaepernick 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 41–41 4 03:40 NEV Brett Jaekle 35–yard field goal NEV 44–41 4 00:00 BSU Kyle Brotzman 27–yard field goal TIE 44–44 OT 00:00 NEV Luke Lippincott 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 51–44 OT 00:00 BSU Sherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick) TIE 51–51 OT 00:00 BSU Jeremy Childs 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 58–51 OT 00:00 NEV Colin Kaepernick 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 58–58 OT 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal NEV 61–58 OT 00:00 BSU Kyle Brotzman 29–yard field goal TIE 61–61 OT 00:00 BSU Ian Johnson 1–yard run (Jeremy Avery pass) BSU 69–61 OT 00:00 NEV Luke Lippincott 7–yard run (Colin Kaepernick pass failed) BSU 69–67

See also: 2007 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

At Utah State

Nevada at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 0 10 7 31 Aggies 7 14 0 7 28 Date: October 20, 2007 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes Game attendance: 9,462 Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Cold, Rain and Snow flurry • Wind: SW 7 MPH Referee: Drew George TV announcers (KAME-TV/CSNW): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas

Scoring summary 1 08:38 NEV Marko Mitchell 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 06:32 NEV Luke Lippincott 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 1 00:53 USU Leon Jackson III 1–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) NEV 14–7 2 03:37 USU Derrvin Speight 12–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) TIE 14–14 2 02:19 USU Kevin Robinson 70–yard punt return (Peter Caldwell kick) USU 21–14 3 09:26 NEV Luke Lippincott 8–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 21–21 3 02:43 NEV Brett Jaekle 24–yard field goal NEV 24–21 4 14:15 USU Leon Jackson III 10–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick) USU 28–24 4 07:18 NEV Mike McCoy 32–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–28

See also: 2007 Utah State Aggies football team

Idaho

Idaho at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 7 7 7 21 • Wolf Pack 17 0 0 20 37 Date: October 27, 2007 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 11,960 Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:49 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 03:55 NEV Brett Jaekle 37–yard field goal NEV 10–0 1 02:56 NEV Ezra Butler 11–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–0 2 10:59 IDAHO Peter Jorvik 10–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 17–7 3 12:26 IDAHO Eric Greenwood 18–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 17–14 4 10:01 NEV Luke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 4 04:22 NEV Marko Mitchell 28–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–14 4 02:20 IDAHO Deonte Jackson 1–yard run (Tino Amanico kick) NEV 31–21 4 00:10 NEV Vai Taua 11–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 37–21

See also: 2007 Idaho Vandals football team

At New Mexico State

Nevada at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 6 14 0 20 40 Aggies 0 10 14 14 38 Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 6:04 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 12,268 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 2 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 07:19 NEV Brett Jaekle 34–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 03:42 NEV Brett Jaekle 41–yard field goal NEV 6–0 2 08:09 NEV Adam Bishop 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 13–0 2 03:25 NMSU Paul Young 37–yard field goal NEV 13–3 2 01:57 NEV Marko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–3 2 00:32 NMSU Tonny Glynn 6–yard run (Paul Young kick) NEV 20–10 3 07:25 NMSU Kenneth Buckley 35–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NEV 20–17 3 00:46 NMSU A.J. Harris 8–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NMSU 24–20 4 14:47 NEV Colin Kaepernick 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 27–24 4 10:06 NMSU Kenneth Buckley 25–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NMSU 31–27 4 07:13 NEV Colin Kaepernick 35–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 34–31 4 03:38 NMSU A.J. Harris 32–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick) NMSU 38–34 4 01:00 NEV Mike McCoy 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 40–38

See also: 2007 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Warriors 5 14 0 9 28 Wolf Pack 0 10 10 6 26 Date: November 16, 2007 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 8:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 22,437 Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill McCabe TV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:27 UH Dan Kelly 45–yard field goal UH 3–0 1 03:24 UH David Veikune 3–yard safety UH 5–0 2 14:57 UH Jason Rivers 3–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (Dan Kelly kick) UH 12–0 2 13:13 NEV Luke Lippincott 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 12–7 2 05:13 UH Tyler Graunke 7–yard run (Dan Kelly kick) UH 19–7 2 00:53 NEV Brett Jaekle 41–yard field goal UH 19–10 3 12:43 NEV Brett Jaekle 42–yard field goal UH 19–13 3 02:43 NEV Colin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–19 4 13:35 UH Ryan Grice-Mullen 22–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (pass failed) UH 25–19 4 08:27 NEV Luke Lippincott 5–yard run (Colin Kaepernick pass failed) NEV 26–25 4 00:11 UH Dan Kelly 45–yard field goal UH 28–26

See also: 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 17 0 0 24 • Spartans 7 3 7 10 27 Date: November 24, 2007 Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 12,678 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Drew George TV announcers (KAME-TV/NSN): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas

Scoring summary 1 06:13 SJSU Kevin Jurovich 33–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) SJSU 7–0 1 03:27 NEV Marko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 09:14 NEV Brandon Fragger 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7 2 06:29 SJSU Jared Strubeck 20–yard field goal NEV 14–10 2 03:21 NEV Marko Mitchell 59–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–10 2 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NEV 24–10 3 07:08 SJSU Brian Elledge 3–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 24–17 4 14:47 SJSU Jared Strubeck 39–yard field goal NEV 24–20 4 11:42 SJSU Jacob French 13–yard run (Jared Strubeck kick) SJSU 27–24

See also: 2007 San Jose State Spartans football team

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 10 • Wolf Pack 14 7 21 7 49 Date: December 1, 2007 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 9,113 Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 15–20 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 12:49 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 02:03 NEV Kyle Sammons 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 05:38 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 2 01:42 LATECH Danny Horwedel 20–yard field goal NEV 21–3 3 13:25 NEV Kyle Sammons 74–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–3 3 07:45 NEV Luke Lippincott 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–3 3 03:01 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–3 3 02:50 LATECH Phillip Livas 78–yard kickoff return (Danny Horwedel kick) NEV 42–10 4 13:27 NEV Luke Lippincott 11–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–10

See also: 2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At New Mexico

Nevada at New Mexico
(New Mexico Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 0 0 0 • Lobos 14 6 0 3 23 Date: December 22, 2007 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 2:36 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 30,223 Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Weather: 0% Chance of Precipitation • Wind: WSW 7 MPH Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Barnett, Rod Gilmore and Dave Ryan (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:38 NM Marcus Smith 66–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick) NM 7–0 1 02:22 NM Travis Brown 39–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick) NM 14–0 2 06:07 NM John Sullivan 53–yard field goal NM 17–0 2 02:48 NM John Sullivan 45–yard field goal NM 20–0 4 04:18 NM John Sullivan 37–yard field goal NM 23–0

See also: 2007 New Mexico Lobos football team and 2007 New Mexico Bowl