# 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

## Preseason
### Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 22–23, 2013, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

### Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 22, 2013. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division.
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Fresno State | 243 (39) |
| 2 | San Diego State | 181 (1) |
| 3 | San Jose State | 172 (1) |
| 4 | Nevada | 135 |
| 5 | UNLV | 71 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 59 |
Mountain :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 245 (40) |
| 2 | Utah State | 204 (1) |
| 3 | Air Force | 143 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 116 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 90 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 63 |

### Preseason All–Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 UCLA* | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N | L 20–58 | 60,562 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | UC Davis (Div. I FCS)* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 36–7 | 27,052 |
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Florida State* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN | L 7–62 | 73,847 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | Campus Insiders/Oceanic PPV | W 31–9 | 23,240 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | W 45–42 | 24,545 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPN | L 44–51 $^{OT}$ | 22,475 |
| October 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 17–34 | 35,843 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | UNLV | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series) | ESPN3 | L 22–27 | 32,521 |
| November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPNU | L 23–41 | 41,031 |
| November 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | Campus Insiders | L 17–38 | 15,234 |
| November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPNU | W 38–16 | 20,737 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | BYU* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | L 23–28 | 21,540 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| • No. 21 Bruins | 7 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 58 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UCLA –21 | 67 |
| Statistics | Nevada | UCLA |
| First downs | 24 | 32 |
| Total yards | 353 | 647 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 345 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 302 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 33:53 | 26:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 19/32, 164 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Cody Fajardo | 22 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs |
| Nevada | Receiving | Richy Turner | 6 receptions, 47 yards |
| UCLA | Passing | Brett Hundley | 22/33, 274 yards, 2 TDs |
| UCLA | Rushing | Jordan James | 21 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Shaquelle Evans | 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |

### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies (Div. I FCS) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Wolf Pack | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NEV –19.5 | 60.5 |
| Statistics | UC Davis | Nevada |
| First downs | 11 | 30 |
| Total yards | 296 | 535 |
| Rushing yards | 118 | 267 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 268 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 24:53 | 35:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UC Davis | Passing | Jimmy Laughrea | 13/27, 178 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
| UC Davis | Rushing | Manusamoa Luuga | 13 carries, 81 yards |
| UC Davis | Receiving | Tom Hemmingsen | 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 18/21, 239 yards, 2 TDs |
| Nevada | Rushing | Kendall Brock | 27 carries, 116 yards, 2 TDs |
| Nevada | Receiving | Richy Turner | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • No. 10 Seminoles | 3 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 62 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| FS –36 | 62 |
| Statistics | Nevada | Florida State |
| First downs | 13 | 29 |
| Total yards | 214 | 617 |
| Rushing yards | 128 | 377 |
| Passing yards | 86 | 240 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:01 | 26:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Tyler Stewart | 7/15, 49 yards, 1 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Chris Solomon | 26 carries, 108 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Brandon Wimberly | 5 receptions, 23 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Passing | Jameis Winston | 15/18, 214 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Florida State | Rushing | Karlos Williams | 8 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Kenny Shaw | 6 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NEV –6 | 53 |
| Statistics | Hawaii | Nevada |
| First downs | 20 | 10 |
| Total yards | 376 | 340 |
| Rushing yards | 133 | 138 |
| Passing yards | 243 | 202 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:29 | 27:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Taylor Graham | 9/15, 77 yards |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Diocemy Saint Juste | 12 carries, 82 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Vasquez Haynes | 4 receptions, 43 yards |
| Nevada | Passing | Tyler Stewart | 14/20, 202 yards, 3 TDs |
| Nevada | Rushing | Kendall Brock | 15 carries, 69 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Kolby Arendse | 4 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TDs |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NEV –11.5 | 58 |
| Statistics | Air Force | Nevada |
| First downs | 18 | 35 |
| Total yards | 453 | 599 |
| Rushing yards | 375 | 210 |
| Passing yards | 78 | 389 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:57 | 32:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Air Force | Passing | Karson Roberts | 5/10, 55 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Air Force | Rushing | Karson Roberts | 23 carries, 161 yards, 2 TDs |
| Air Force | Receiving | Sam Gagliano | 2 receptions, 26 yards, 1 TD |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 38/54, 389 yards, 3 TDs |
| Nevada | Rushing | Kendall Brock | 21 carries, 88 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Aaron Bradley | 11 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
| • Aztecs | 7 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 51 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SDSU –6 | 61 |
| Statistics | Nevada | San Diego State |
| First downs | 33 | 21 |
| Total yards | 570 | 541 |
| Rushing yards | 177 | 255 |
| Passing yards | 393 | 286 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:37 | 26:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 33/51, 393 yards, 2 TDs |
| Nevada | Rushing | Kendall Brock | 25 carries, 112 yards, 3 TDs |
| Nevada | Receiving | Brandon Wimberly | 12 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Quinn Kaehler | 23/32, 286 yards, 3 TDs |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Adam Muema | 24 carries, 134 yards, 2 TDs |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Adam Roberts | 4 receptions, 80 yards |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| • Broncos | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| BSU –24 | 68 |
| Statistics | Nevada | Boise State |
| First downs | 27 | 26 |
| Total yards | 373 | 557 |
| Rushing yards | 165 | 407 |
| Passing yards | 208 | 150 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 37:23 | 22:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 22/29, 208 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Kendall Brock | 18 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Brandon Wimberly | 11 receptions, 121 yards |
| Boise State | Passing | Grant Hedrick | 18/21, 150 yards, 1 INT |
| Boise State | Rushing | Jay Ajayi | 24 carries, 222 yards, 3 TDs |
| Boise State | Receiving | Matt Miller | 5 receptions, 55 yards |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rebels | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| NEV –7 | 68 |
| Statistics | UNLV | Nevada |
| First downs | 29 | 18 |
| Total yards | 484 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 149 | 130 |
| Passing yards | 335 | 357 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:36 | 26:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Caleb Herring | 29/42, 335 yards, 3 TDs |
| UNLV | Rushing | Tim Cornett | 26 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Devante Davis | 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TDs |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 24/40, 357 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Don Jackson | 12 carries, 62 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Richy Turner | 8 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| • No. 16 Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 41 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| FSU –22 | 75 |
| Statistics | Nevada | Fresno State |
| First downs | 17 | 32 |
| Total yards | 424 | 647 |
| Rushing yards | 218 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 487 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:24 | 27:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 14/24, 206 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Cody Fajardo | 17 carries, 98 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Hasaan Henderson | 5 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Derek Carr | 39/55, 487 yards, 3 TDs |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Josh Quezada | 17 carries, 115 yards |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Josh Harper | 17 receptions, 253 yards, 2 TDs |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| • Rams | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 38 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| CSU –9 | 66 |
| Statistics | Nevada | Colorado State |
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Total yards | 411 | 570 |
| Rushing yards | 164 | 331 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 239 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:23 | 28:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 31/46, 247 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Cody Fajardo | 13 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Hasaan Henderson | 10 receptions, 110 yards |
| Colorado State | Passing | Garrett Grayson | 20/27, 239 yards, 1 INT |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Kapri Bibbs | 30 carries, 312 yards, 4 TDs |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Joe Hansley | 6 receptions, 63 yards |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SJSU –7 | 67 |
| Statistics | San Jose State | Nevada |
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 384 | 482 |
| Rushing yards | 58 | 276 |
| Passing yards | 326 | 206 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Jose State | Passing | David Fales | 28/43, 326 yards, 1 TD |
| San Jose State | Rushing | Thomas Tucker | 7 receptions, 49 yards |
| San Jose State | Receiving | Chandler Jones | 6 receptions, 77 yards |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 21/28, 206 yards, 1 TD |
| Nevada | Rushing | Cody Fajardo | 14 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Brandon Wimberly | 11 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cougars | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| BYU –16 | 65 |
| Statistics | BYU | Nevada |
| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Total yards | 492 | 363 |
| Rushing yards | 394 | 104 |
| Passing yards | 98 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 24:23 | 35:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Taysom Hill | 14/18, 98 yards, 2 TDs |
| BYU | Rushing | Jamaal Williams | 15 carries, 219 yards, 1 TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Skyler Ridley | 3 receptions, 27 yards |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 23/33, 259 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Kendall Brock | 14 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Brandon Wimberly | 10 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD |

## Players in the 2014 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Joel Bitonio | OL | 2 | 35 | Cleveland Browns |