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.[1][2]

2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (7th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorKen Wilson (4th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(capacity: 29,993)
2007 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.at No. 20 Nebraska*
ABCL 10–5284,078
September 89:00 a.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 31–3617,653
September 156:00 p.m.Nicholls State*
ESPN PlusW 52–1715,233
September 291:00 p.m.UNLV*
W 27–2025,278
October 61:00 p.m.Fresno Statedagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 41–4918,503
October 145:00 p.m.at Boise State
ESPNL 67–69 4OT30,394
October 2012:00 p.m.at Utah State
KAME-TV/CSNWW 31–289,462
October 271:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 37–2111,960
November 25:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN2W 40–3812,268
November 168:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN2L 26–2822,437
November 241:00 p.m.at San Jose State
KAME-TV/NSNL 24–2712,678
December 11:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 49–109,113
December 221:30 p.m.at New Mexico*
ESPNL 0–2330,223
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Nebraska
Nevada at Nebraska
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1000 10
• No. 20 Cornhuskers 7 14247 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
104:16NUMarlon Lucky 16–yard pass from Sam Keller (Alex Henery kick)NU 7–0
213:58NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalNU 7–3
210:53NEVJonathon Amaya 80–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–7
206:40NUMarlon Lucky 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 14–10
202:22NUQuentin Castille 1–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 21–10
311:30NUMarlon Lucky 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 28–10
308:59NUMarlon Lucky 3–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 35–10
304:45NUAdi Kunalic 46–yard field goalNU 38–10
300:50NUQuentin Castille 2–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 45–10
408:31NUMajor Culbert 17–yard run (Alex Henery kick)NU 52–10
See also: 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

At Northwestern
Nevada at Northwestern
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 1707 31
• Wildcats 7 31016 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
110:27NWTonjua Jones 1–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick)NW 7–0
107:12NEVBrandon Fragger 14–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7
212:52NEVAdam Bishop 24–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–7
202:26NEVBrett Jaekle 37–yard field goalNEV 17–7
200:47NWAmado Villarreal 46–yard field goalNEV 17–10
200:00NEVKyle Sammons 48–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–10
311:18NWAmado Villarreal 29–yard field goalNEV 24–13
306:56NWBrandon Roberson 1–yard run (Amado Villarreal kick)NEV 24–20
411:14NWOmar Conteh 16–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick)NW 27–24
403:38NEVLuke Lippincott 27–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–27
400:21NWRoss Lane 13–yard pass from C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal kick)NW 34–31
400:00NWKevin Mims 3–yard safetyNW 36–31
See also: 2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Nicholls State
Nicholls State at Nevada
1 234Total
Colonels (Div. I FCS) 10 070 17
• Wolf Pack 0 31147 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
106:53NICHAlex Romero 32–yard field goalNICH 3–0
100:18NICHZack Morgan 42–yard run (Alex Romero kick)NICH 10–0
212:05NEVBrett Jaekle 45–yard field goalNICH 10–3
206:47NEVAdam Bishop 25–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 10–10
205:08NEVLuke Lippincott 16–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–10
202:36NEVMarko Mitchell 49–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–10
200:58NEVArthur King Jr. 52–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–10
310:49NEVAdam Bishop 17–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 38–10
308:24NICHBroderick Cole 14–yard run (Alex Romero kick)NEV 38–17
301:17NEVAdam Bishop 4–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 45–17
406:29NEVCourtney 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 234Total
Rebels 3 0710 20
• Wolf Pack 10 0017 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
110:22UNLVSergio Aguayo 22–yard field goalUNLV 3–0
103:50NEVBrett Jaekle 50–yard field goalTIE 3–3
101:02NEVMike McCoy 90–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–3
305:23UNLVFrank Summers 6–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick)TIE 10–10
413:24UNLVSergio Aguayo 42–yard field goalUNLV 13–10
408:54NEVBrett Jaekle 30–yard field goalTIE 13–13
403:02NEVAdam Bishop 15–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–13
401:02UNLVRyan Wolfe 30–yard pass from Travis Dixon (Sergio Aguayo kick)TIE 20–20
400:27NEVKyle 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 234Total
• Bulldogs 14 14147 49
Wolf Pack 3 10721 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
112:48NEVBrett Jaekle 22–yard field goalNEV 3–0
109:09FSRyan Mathews 3–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 7–3
108:10FSClifton Smith 67–yard punt return (Clint Stitser kick)FS 14–3
212:05NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalFS 14–6
205:22NEVMarko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 14–13
205:04FSRyan Mathews 54–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 21–13
201:45FSA. J. Jefferson 40–yard blocked field goal return (Clint Stitser kick)FS 28–13
314:42FSRyan Mathews 67–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 35–13
309:00NEVBrandon Fragger 10–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 35–20
302:36FSClifton Smith 15–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 42–20
412:35FSLonyae Miller 72–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 49–20
406:22NEVColin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 49–27
400:29NEVLuke Lippincott 36–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 49–34
400:03NEVAdam 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 234OTTotal
Wolf Pack 7 1471623 67
• Broncos 7 2131325 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
111:39BSUJeremy Avery 9–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 7–0
101:10NEVJunior Puloka 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7
214:25BSUIan Johnson 72–yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 14–7
206:05BSURyan Putnam 33–yard pass from Tanyon Bissell (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 21–7
204:27NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 21–14
202:33BSUSherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 28–14
201:15NEVMarko Mitchell 58–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 28–21
312:52NEVLuke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 28–28
308:01BSUKyle Brotzman 40–yard field goalBSU 31–28
413:18BSUKyle Brotzman 31–yard field goalBSU 34–28
412:03NEVMike McCoy 41–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick blocked)TIE 34–34
410:37BSUIan Johnson 32–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 41–34
410:12NEVColin Kaepernick 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 41–41
403:40NEVBrett Jaekle 35–yard field goalNEV 44–41
400:00BSUKyle Brotzman 27–yard field goalTIE 44–44
OT00:00NEVLuke Lippincott 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 51–44
OT00:00BSUSherman Blaser 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)TIE 51–51
OT00:00BSUJeremy Childs 25–yard pass from Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman kick)BSU 58–51
OT00:00NEVColin Kaepernick 25–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 58–58
OT00:00NEVBrett Jaekle 27–yard field goalNEV 61–58
OT00:00BSUKyle Brotzman 29–yard field goalTIE 61–61
OT00:00BSUIan Johnson 1–yard run (Jeremy Avery pass)BSU 69–61
OT00:00NEVLuke 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 234Total
• Wolf Pack 14 0107 31
Aggies 7 1407 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
108:38NEVMarko Mitchell 31–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
106:32NEVLuke Lippincott 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
100:53USULeon Jackson III 1–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)NEV 14–7
203:37USUDerrvin Speight 12–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)TIE 14–14
202:19USUKevin Robinson 70–yard punt return (Peter Caldwell kick)USU 21–14
309:26NEVLuke Lippincott 8–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 21–21
302:43NEVBrett Jaekle 24–yard field goalNEV 24–21
414:15USULeon Jackson III 10–yard run (Peter Caldwell kick)USU 28–24
407:18NEVMike 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 234Total
Vandals 0 777 21
• Wolf Pack 17 0020 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
110:49NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
103:55NEVBrett Jaekle 37–yard field goalNEV 10–0
102:56NEVEzra Butler 11–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–0
210:59IDAHOPeter Jorvik 10–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick)NEV 17–7
312:26IDAHOEric Greenwood 18–yard pass from Nathan Enderle (Tino Amancio kick)NEV 17–14
410:01NEVLuke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–14
404:22NEVMarko Mitchell 28–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–14
402:20IDAHODeonte Jackson 1–yard run (Tino Amanico kick)NEV 31–21
400:10NEVVai 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 234Total
• Wolf Pack 6 14020 40
Aggies 0 101414 38
Scoring summary
107:19NEVBrett Jaekle 34–yard field goalNEV 3–0
103:42NEVBrett Jaekle 41–yard field goalNEV 6–0
208:09NEVAdam Bishop 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 13–0
203:25NMSUPaul Young 37–yard field goalNEV 13–3
201:57NEVMarko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–3
200:32NMSUTonny Glynn 6–yard run (Paul Young kick)NEV 20–10
307:25NMSUKenneth Buckley 35–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NEV 20–17
300:46NMSUA.J. Harris 8–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NMSU 24–20
414:47NEVColin Kaepernick 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 27–24
410:06NMSUKenneth Buckley 25–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NMSU 31–27
407:13NEVColin Kaepernick 35–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 34–31
403:38NMSUA.J. Harris 32–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)NMSU 38–34
401:00NEVMike 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 234Total
• Warriors 5 1409 28
Wolf Pack 0 10106 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
109:27UHDan Kelly 45–yard field goalUH 3–0
103:24UHDavid Veikune 3–yard safetyUH 5–0
214:57UHJason Rivers 3–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (Dan Kelly kick)UH 12–0
213:13NEVLuke Lippincott 22–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)UH 12–7
205:13UHTyler Graunke 7–yard run (Dan Kelly kick)UH 19–7
200:53NEVBrett Jaekle 41–yard field goalUH 19–10
312:43NEVBrett Jaekle 42–yard field goalUH 19–13
302:43NEVColin Kaepernick 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–19
413:35UHRyan Grice-Mullen 22–yard pass from Tyler Graunke (pass failed)UH 25–19
408:27NEVLuke Lippincott 5–yard run (Colin Kaepernick pass failed)NEV 26–25
400:11UHDan Kelly 45–yard field goalUH 28–26
See also: 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team

At San Jose State
Nevada at San Jose State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 1700 24
• Spartans 7 3710 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
106:13SJSUKevin Jurovich 33–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)SJSU 7–0
103:27NEVMarko Mitchell 64–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7
209:14NEVBrandon Fragger 9–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–7
206:29SJSUJared Strubeck 20–yard field goalNEV 14–10
203:21NEVMarko Mitchell 59–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–10
200:00NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalNEV 24–10
307:08SJSUBrian Elledge 3–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)NEV 24–17
414:47SJSUJared Strubeck 39–yard field goalNEV 24–20
411:42SJSUJacob 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 234Total
Bulldogs 0 370 10
• Wolf Pack 14 7217 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
112:49NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
102:03NEVKyle Sammons 16–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
205:38NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0
201:42LATECHDanny Horwedel 20–yard field goalNEV 21–3
313:25NEVKyle Sammons 74–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–3
307:45NEVLuke Lippincott 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–3
303:01NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–3
302:50LATECHPhillip Livas 78–yard kickoff return (Danny Horwedel kick)NEV 42–10
413:27NEVLuke 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 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 000 0
• Lobos 14 603 23
Scoring summary
113:38NMMarcus Smith 66–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick)NM 7–0
102:22NMTravis Brown 39–yard pass from Donovan Porterie (John Sullivan kick)NM 14–0
206:07NMJohn Sullivan 53–yard field goalNM 17–0
202:48NMJohn Sullivan 45–yard field goalNM 20–0
404:18NMJohn Sullivan 37–yard field goalNM 23–0
See also: 2007 New Mexico Lobos football team and 2007 New Mexico Bowl

References
  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 138. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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