2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Earley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Mills (2nd season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(capacity: 31,545)
2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Louisiana Tech $  7 –1   7 –5  
Fresno State  6 –2   11 –3  
Boise State  6 –2   8 –4  
Hawaii  5 –3   9 –3  
Rice  5 –3   8 –4  
SMU  4 –4   4 –7  
Nevada  3 –5   3 –8  
San Jose State  3 –5   3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7   2 –9  
Tulsa  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at BYU*
L 7–5256,286
September 82:00 p.m.at Colorado State*
L 18–3526,367
September 221:00 p.m.Hawaii
W 28–2015,876
October 61:00 p.m.UNLV*
L 12–2724,238
October 131:00 p.m.Louisiana Techdagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 42–4515,481
October 205:00 p.m.at Rice
L 30–33 OT11,390
October 275:00 p.m.at Boise State
L 7–4924,298
November 312:00 p.m.SMU
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 35–1413,858
November 10[n 1]3:30 p.m.at San Jose State
L 45–647,882
November 1712:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–6118,412
November 246:00 p.m.at UTEP
W 48–3119,892

Game summaries

At BYU
Nevada at BYU
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 007 7
• Cougars 10 28140 52
  • Date: September 1, 2001
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 56,286
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
111:59BYULuke Staley 8–yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7–0
102:00BYUMatt Payne 27–yard field goalBYU 10–0
213:09BYULuke Staley 44–yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 17–0
210:59BYUBrian McDonald 5–yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 24–0
203:55BYUReno Mahe 12–yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 31–0
200:39BYUBrian McDonald 1–yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 38–0
312:48BYURod Wilkerson 53–yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick)BYU 45–0
306:02BYUCharlie Peterson 2–yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 52–0
406:52NEVZack Threadgill 10–yard run (Damon Fine kick)BYU 52–7
See also: 2001 BYU Cougars football team

At Colorado State
Nevada at Colorado State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 738 18
• Rams 7 7714 35
  • Date: September 8, 2001
  • Location: Hughes Stadium
    Fort Collins, CO
  • Game start: 3:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 26,367
  • Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
107:25CSUDallas Davis 5–yard run (Kent Naughton kick)CSU 7–0
211:03NEVChance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick)TIE 7–7
209:13CSUDuan Ruff 3–yard run (Kent Naughton kick)CSU 14–7
309:54CSUD.J. Busch 1–yard run (Kent Naughton kick)CSU 21–7
300:17NEVDamon Fine 36–yard field goalCSU 21–10
412:44CSUPete Rebstock 38–yard pass from D.J. Busch (Kent Naughton kick)CSU 28–10
402:10CSUChris Pittman 35–yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Kent Naughton kick)CSU 35–10
400:20NEVMo Jones 23–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Chance Kretschmer pass)CSU 35–18
See also: 2001 Colorado State Rams football team

Hawaii
Hawaii at Nevada
1 234Total
Warriors 10 307 20
• Wolf Pack 7 6123 28
  • Date: September 22, 2001
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: N/A
  • Game attendance: 15,876
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 2 MPH
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
111:43UHJustin Ayat 18–yard field goalUH 3–0
108:18NEVJermaine Brown 17–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–3
104:32UHChannon Harris 1–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 10–7
208:21NEVDamon Fine 24–yard field goalTIE 10–10
201:23UHJustin Ayat 30–yard field goalUH 13–10
200:08NEVDamon Fine 40–yard field goalTIE 13–13
312:09NEVNate Burleson 9–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 19–13
302:27NEVJermaine Brown 7–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 25–13
409:14UHChad Owens 5–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)NEV 25–20
402:55NEVDamon Fine 22–yard field goalNEV 28–20
See also: 2001 Hawaii Warriors football team

UNLV
UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
1 234Total
• Rebels 0 01017 27
Wolf Pack 3 306 12
  • Date: October 6, 2001
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,238
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 10–15 MPH
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
112:40NEVDamon Fine 25–yard field goalNEV 3–0
200:00NEVDamon Fine 58–yard field goalNEV 6–0
308:58UNLVJoe Haro 4–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 7–6
302:53UNLVDillon Pieffer 27–yard field goalUNLV 10–6
413:13UNLVDominique Dorsey 9–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 17–6
407:23NEVChance Kretschmer 9–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed)UNLV 17–12
403:26UNLVDillon Pieffer 41–yard field goalUNLV 20–12
400:08UNLVJason Thomas 3–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 27–12
See also: 2001 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech at Nevada
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 7 141410 45
Wolf Pack 14 1477 42
  • Date: October 13, 2001
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,481
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
112:58NEVNate Burleson 26–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–0
110:20LATECHDelwyn Daigre 33–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee)TIE 7–7
106:57NEVAdrien Dugas 8–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 14–7
212:11NEVMarlon McLaughlin 73–yard punt return (Damon Fine kick)NEV 21–7
206:50LATECHLuke McCown 3–yard run (Josh Scobee kick)NEV 21–14
203:35NEVChance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 28–14
201:09LATECHJohn Simon 3–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick)NEV 28–21
314:04LATECHMajor Richmond 29–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick)TIE 28–28
304:37LATECHJoe Smith 1–yard run (Josh Scobee kick)LATECH 35–28
302:12NEVDavid Neill 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick)TIE 35–35
414:52LATECHCorey Berlin 11–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick)LATECH 42–35
401:27NEVDavid Neill 10–yard run (Damon Fine kick)TIE 42–42
400:05LATECHJosh Scobee 30–yard field goalLATECH 45–42
See also: 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Rice
Nevada at Rice
1 234OTTotal
Wolf Pack 3 68103 30
• Owls 0 71376 33
  • Date: October 20, 2001
  • Location: Rice Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,390
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy and 68% Humidity • Wind: S/SE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
110:48NEVDamon Fine 35–yard field goalNEV 3–0
214:16NEVDamon Fine 18–yard field goalNEV 6–0
209:43RICELeroy Bradley 64–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brandon Skeen kick)RICE 7–6
200:00NEVDamon Fine 19–yard field goalNEV 9–7
310:19RICERobbie Beck 1–yard run (Brandon Skeen kick)RICE 14–9
304:30RICEKyle Herm 1–yard run (Brandon Skeen kick failed)RICE 20–9
302:49NEVChance Kretschmer 13–yard run (Erick Streelman pass)RICE 20–17
411:40NEVDamon Fine 45–yard field goalTIE 20–20
402:04RICERobbie Beck 9–yard run (Brandon Skeen kick)RICE 27–20
401:32NEVTim Fleming 49–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)TIE 27–27
OT15:00NEVDamon Fine 27–yard field goalNEV 30–27
OT15:00RICERobbie Beck 25–yard runRICE 33–30
See also: 2001 Rice Owls football team

At Boise State
Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 700 7
• Broncos 21 14140 49
  • Date: October 27, 2001
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,298
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NE 8 MPH
  • Referee: Drew George
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
110:49BSURyan Dinwiddie 8–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 7–0
106:45BSUDavid Mikell 1–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 14–0
104:47BSUJay Swillie 9–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 21–0
208:19BSUJeb Putzier 57–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 28–0
205:02NEVAaron Carter 32–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)BSU 28–7
200:04BSUJeb Putzier 8–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 35–7
313:10BSUBrock Forsey 28–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 42–7
307:35BSUDavid Mikell 64–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick)BSU 49–7
See also: 2001 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

SMU
SMU at Nevada
1 234Total
Mustangs 0 806 14
• Wolf Pack 7 1783 35
  • Date: November 3, 2001
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,858
  • Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear and Light Breeze • Wind: Slight
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
103:54NEVAaron Carter 31–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–0
213:40NEVPaul Jolley 15–yard fumble recovery (Damon Fine kick)NEV 14–0
211:10NEVChance Kretschmer 11–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 21–0
205:50NEVDamon Fine 20–yard field goalNEV 24–0
200:21SMUDavid Page 1–yard run (ShanDerrick Charles rush)NEV 24–8
312:00NEVErick Streelman 9–yard pass from David Neill (Nate Burleson pass)NEV 32–8
414:52NEVDamon Fine 43–yard field goalNEV 35–8
408:43SMUKelan Luker 2–yard run (pass failed)NEV 35–14
See also: 2001 SMU Mustangs football team

At San Jose State
Nevada at San Jose State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 6 19146 45
• Spartans 10 28197 64
  • Date: November 10, 2001[n 1]
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
  • Game attendance: 7,882
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Cool and Some Rain • Wind: N 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
112:36NEVDamon Fine 33–yard field goalNEV 3–0
109:50SJSUTuati Wooden 18–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 7–3
106:37NEVDamon Fine 37–yard field goalSJSU 7–6
102:22SJSUNick Gilliam 27–yard field goalSJSU 10–6
214:43SJSUEdell Shepherd 38–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 17–6
211:20NEVChance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed)SJSU 17–12
209:55SJSUEdell Shepherd 57–yard pass from Charles Pauley (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 24–12
203:03SJSUJarmar Julien 1–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 31–12
201:51NEVMo Jones 30–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)SJSU 31–19
200:53SJSUJarmar Julien 1–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 38–19
200:16NEVAaron Carter 39–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick failed)SJSU 38–25
311:32NEVDavid Neill 16–yard run (Damon Fine kick)SJSU 38–32
308:04SJSUJarmar Julien 14–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick failed)SJSU 44–32
304:23SJSUEdell Shepherd 32–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (pass failed)SJSU 50–32
303:29SJSUTuati Wooden 29–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 57–32
301:57NEVChance Kretschmer 6–yard run (Damon Fine kick)SJSU 57–39
405:30NEVChance Kretschmer 1–yard run (David Neill pass failed)SJSU 57–45
403:30SJSUCharles Pauley 78–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick)SJSU 64–45
See also: 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

Fresno State
Fresno State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 10 162114 61
Wolf Pack 14 000 14
  • Date: November 17, 2001
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,412
  • Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Rolling Clouds • Wind: 15–30 MPH
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
111:51NEVMo Jones 26–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick)NEV 7–0
111:20FSBernard Berrian 63–yard pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick)TIE 7–7
105:07NEVChance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 14–7
100:37FSAsen Asparuhov 46–yard field goalNEV 14–10
214:15FSAsen Asparuhov 32–yard field goalNEV 14–13
204:36FSBernard Berrian 36–yard pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 20–14
201:10FSParis Gaines 11–yard pass from David Carr (pass failed)FS 26–14
313:28FSDeandre Gilbert 25–yard pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 33–14
304:57FSParis Gaines 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 40–14
303:24FSBernard Berrian 70–yard punt return (Asen Asparuhov kick)FS 47–14
406:26FSJosh Levi 3–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick)FS 54–14
401:20FSTherrian Fontenot 8–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick)FS 61–14
See also: 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At UTEP
Nevada at UTEP
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 7 7277 48
Miners 10 777 31
  • Date: November 24, 2001
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,892
  • Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
112:23UTEPHoward Jackson 21–yard run (Keith Robinson kick)UTEP 7–0
107:25UTEPKeith Robinson 24–yard field goalUTEP 10–0
101:33NEVChance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick)UTEP 10–7
208:21NEVChance Kretschmer 8–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 14–10
204:36UTEPJoey Knapp 2–yard pass from Wesley Phillips (Keith Robinson kick)UTEP 17–14
314:09NEVChance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed)NEV 20–17
311:08NEVChance Kretschmer 48–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 27–17
305:18NEVChance Kretschmer 11–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed)NEV 33–17
300:11NEVErick Streelman 15–yard pass from David Neill (Erick Streelman pass)NEV 41–17
300:00UTEPHoward Jackson 100–yard kickoff return (Keith Robinson kick)NEV 41–24
406:19UTEPJustin Hunt 2–yard pass from Wesley Phillips (Keith Robinson kick)NEV 41–31
402:18NEVChance Kretschmer 9–yard run (Damon Fine kick)NEV 48–31
See also: 2001 UTEP Miners football team

Notes
  1. The game against San Jose State was originally going to be played on September 22 but was re-scheduled.[3]

References
  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. "San Jose State-Nevada Football Game Rescheduled for November 10". San Jose State University. September 17, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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