# 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Ken Wilson in his second year as Nevada's head coach. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada. Wilson was fired a week after the season ended. The Nevada Wolf Pack football team drew an average home attendance of 16,998 in 2023.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 USC* | LA Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | P12N | L 14–66 | 62,916 |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | KNSN-TV | L 6–33 | 19,852 |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Kansas* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | L 24–31 | 16,890 |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 19,257 |
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Fresno State | Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA | FS1 | L 9–27 | 39,246 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | UNLV | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (Fremont Cannon) | KNSN-TV | L 27–45 | 24,578 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS2 | W 6–0 | 27,122 |
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | W 34–24 | 13,083 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | SPEC PPV | L 14–27 | 15,540 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | MW Network | L 24–41 | 17,760 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | MW Network | L 20–30 | 20,121 |
| November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | L 6–42 | 12,044 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at No. 6 USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 6 Trojans | 21 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 66 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: September 2, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 62,916
* Referee: Christopher Wiggins
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | NEV | USC |
| First downs | 12 | 28 |
| Total yards | 360 | 668 |
| Rushes/yards | 38–49 | 20–215 |
| Passing yards | 311 | 453 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–0 | 25–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 18/29, 182 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Sean Dollars | 9 carries, 33 yards, TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Jamaal Bell | 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 18/24, 319 yards, 5 TD |
| USC | Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 7 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 3 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs |

### No. 7 (FCS) Idaho

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Vandals | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
* Date: September 9, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 19,852
* TV: KNSN-TV

### Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada
* Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
* Game time: 9:30 pm CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,890
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor
* Gamebook
| Statistics | KU | UN |
| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 67–441 | 59–263 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–143 | 37–150 |
| Passing yards | 298 | 113 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–27–0 | 15–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:51 | 28:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 21/27 298 yards |
| Kansas | Rushing | Devin Neal | 17 carries 89 yards 3 TDs |
| Kansas | Receiving | Mason Fairchild | 5 receptions 74 yards |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 15/22 113 carries |
| Nevada | Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 11 carries 58 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 1 reception 53 yards |

### at Texas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 19,257
* Referee: Javarro Edwards
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland, and Koral Riggs
* Box score, Recap
Statistics
| Statistics | NEV | TXST |
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Total yards | 353 | 574 |
| Rushing yards | 159 | 276 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 298 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:25 | 28:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 21/32, 151 yards, INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Brandon Lewis | 12 rushes, 89 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Isaiah Essissima | 2 receptions, 67 yards |
| Texas State | Passing | TJ Finley | 25/31, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Texas State | Rushing | Ismail Mahdi | 21 rushes, 216 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas State | Receiving | Kole Wilson | 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD |

### at No. 25 Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| No. 25 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California
* Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NW 7mph
* Game attendance: 39,246
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
* Pregame line: Fresno State −24.5
| Statistics | NEV | FRES |
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 66–220 | 59–410 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–53 | 25–141 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 269 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–35–2 | 26–34–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | AJ Bianco | 9/14, 97 yards, TD |
| Nevada | Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 15 carries, 31 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Spencer Curtis | 8 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 26/34, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Malik Sherrod | 12 carries, 123 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Jaelen Gill | 8 receptions, 126 yards 2 TD |

### UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
* Date: October 14, 2023
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,578
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | UNLV | NEV |
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 518 | 474 |
| Rushing yards | 48–259 | 37–187 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 287 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–24–0 | 16–31–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:41 | 27:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 19/24, 259 yards, 2 TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Donavyn Lester | 10 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 16/31, 287 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 15 carries, 115 yards, TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |

### at San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
* Game attendance: 27,122
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
| Statistics | Nevada | San Diego State |
| First downs | 26 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 61–242 | 53–204 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–144 | 39–157 |
| Passing yards | 242 | 204 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 9–22–0 | 6–14–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:14 | 29:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 9–22, 98 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Sean Dollars | 11 carries, 49 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 1 reception, 44 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 6–14, 47 yards |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 14 carries, 52 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mekhi Shaw | 1 reception, 19 yards |

### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
* Date: November 4, 2023
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 15,540
* TV: SPEC PPV

### at Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Rams | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: November 18th
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/12:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 20,121
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* TV: MWN
| Statistics | Nevada | Colorado State |
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 73–327 | 65–414 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–133 | 34–169 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 245 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–30–2 | 15–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:30 | 24:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 18/24, 169 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Sean Dollars | 20 carries, 69 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 5 receptions, 72 yards |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 15/30, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Justin Marshall | 19 carries, 98 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Tory Horton | 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD |

### Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 7:08 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Clear, 33 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 12,044
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross
Game information :
First quarter
WYO – Andrew Peasley 43-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 6:32. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:05.
WYO – Will Pelissier 34-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 3:29. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 1:27.
Second quarter
NEV – Brandon Talton 40-yard field goal, 13:28. Cowboys 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 5:01.
WYO – Wyatt Ekeler 38-yard interception (John Hoyland kick), 9:54. Cowboys 21–3.
NEV – Brandon Talton 47-yard field goal, 2:23. Cowboys 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:46.
Third quarter
WYO – Ayir Asante 9-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 11:43. Cowboys 28–6. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 3:05.
WYO – Harrison Waylee 2-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 7:09. Cowboys 35–6. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:54.
Fourth quarter
WYO – Andrew Peasley 3-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 12:56. Cowboys 42–6. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:19.
Top passers
WYO – Andrew Peasley – 12/18, 165 yards, 2 TD
NEV – Shane Illingworth – 15/27, 175 yards, INT
Top rushers
WYO – Andrew Peasley – 9 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD
NEV – Sean Dollars – 8 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
WYO – Wyatt Wieland – 4 receptions, 43 yards
NEV – Spencer Curtis – 5 receptions, 70 yards :