American college football season
The 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
Preseason
Head coach Jay Norvell at the 2017 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 25, 2017
The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2017, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.[3]
The preseason poll was released on July 25, 2017. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division.[4]
West
| Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
| 1 |
San Diego State |
168 (28)
|
| 2 |
Hawaii |
135
|
| 3 |
UNLV |
105
|
| 4 |
Nevada |
79
|
| 5 |
San Jose State |
54
|
| 6 |
Fresno State |
47
|
Mountain
| Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
| 1 |
Boise State |
161 (21)
|
| 2 |
Colorado State |
135 (6)
|
| 3 |
Wyoming |
114 (1)
|
| 4 |
Air Force |
82
|
| 5 |
New Mexico |
68
|
| 6 |
Utah State |
28
|
Preseason All–Mountain West Team
The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the offense and one from the defense.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northwestern* | | BTN | L 20–31 | 33,018 |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Toledo* | | ESPN3 | L 24–37 | 18,617 |
| September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Idaho State (Div. I FCS)* | | AT&T RM | L 28–30 | 16,394 |
| September 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Washington State* | | P12N | L 7–45 | 30,317 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | | AT&T RM | L 21–41 | 27,434 |
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawaii | | CBSSN | W 35–21 | 16,566 |
| October 14 | 7:15 p.m. | at Colorado State | | ESPN2 | L 42–44 | 36,765 |
| 6:30 p.m. | Air Force | | CBSSN | L 42–45 | 16,789 |
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Boise State | | ESPNU | L 14–41 | 30,858 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State | | ESPN3 | W 59–14 | 14,604 |
| November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | | CBSSN | L 23–42 | 29,265 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | UNLV | | AT&T RM | W 23–16 | 17,359 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Personnel
Game summaries
At Northwestern
Nevada at Northwestern
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack |
7 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
20 |
| • Wildcats |
7 |
0 | 10 | 14 |
31 |
- Date: September 2, 2017
- Location: Ryan Field
Evanston, IL - Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
- Game attendance: 33,018
- Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 5 MPH
- Referee: Timothy O'Dey
- TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play–by–play), Chuck Long (analyst) and Michelle McMahon (sideline)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| NU –24 |
60.5[6]
|
| Statistics |
Nevada |
Northwestern
|
| First downs |
19 |
27
|
| Total yards |
341 |
508
|
| Rushing yards |
142 |
156
|
| Passing yards |
199 |
352
|
| Turnovers |
3 |
2
|
| Time of possession |
21:05 |
38:55
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
16/37, 199 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Jaxson Kincaide |
15 carries, 86 yards
|
| Receiving |
McLane Mannix |
2 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
|
| Northwestern |
Passing |
Clayton Thorson |
28/38, 352 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Justin Jackson |
30 carries, 109 yards
|
| Receiving |
Ben Skowronek |
8 receptions, 123 yards
|
Toledo
Toledo at Nevada
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rockets |
10 |
10 | 14 | 3 |
37 |
| Wolf Pack |
3 |
7 | 14 | 0 |
24 |
- Date: September 9, 2017
- Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV - Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
- Game attendance: 18,617
- Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: None
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play–by–play) and Jay Taylor (analyst)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| TOLEDO –10.5 |
67.5[7]
|
| Statistics |
Toledo |
Nevada
|
| First downs |
28 |
22
|
| Total yards |
426 |
386
|
| Rushing yards |
194 |
109
|
| Passing yards |
232 |
277
|
| Turnovers |
0 |
3
|
| Time of possession |
40:14 |
19:46
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Toledo |
Passing |
Logan Woodside |
19/27, 232 yards, 2 TDs
|
| Rushing |
Terry Swanson |
27 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs
|
| Receiving |
Cody Thompson |
8 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
19/37, 277 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Jaxson Kincaide |
12 carries, 63 yards
|
| Receiving |
McLane Mannix |
6 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD
|
Idaho State
Idaho State at Nevada
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bengals (Div. I FCS) |
10 |
13 | 7 | 0 |
30 |
| Wolf Pack |
0 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
28 |
- Date: September 16, 2017
- Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV - Game start: 4:08 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
- Game attendance: 16,394
- Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: E 7 MPH
- Referee: Stephen Baron
- TV announcers (AT&T RM): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| NEV –33.5 |
N/A[8]
|
| Statistics |
Idaho State |
Nevada
|
| First downs |
18 |
25
|
| Total yards |
383 |
423
|
| Rushing yards |
114 |
218
|
| Passing yards |
269 |
205
|
| Turnovers |
1 |
9
|
| Time of possession |
24:34 |
35:26
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Idaho State |
Passing |
Tanner Gueller |
19/38, 269 yards, 2 TDs
|
| Rushing |
James Madison |
17 carries, 84 yards
|
| Receiving |
Michael Dean |
5 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Kaymen Cureton |
19/33, 205 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Jaxson Kincaide |
15 carries, 96 yards
|
| Receiving |
McLane Mannix |
7 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
|
At Washington State
Nevada at Washington State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
| • No. 18 Cougars |
14 |
21 | 3 | 7 |
45 |
- Date: September 23, 2017
- Location: Martin Stadium
Pullman, WA - Game start: 3:01 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
- Game attendance: 30,317
- Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: 0–5 MPH
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play–by–play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Jill Savage (sideline)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| WSU –28.5 |
66[9]
|
| Statistics |
Nevada |
Washington State
|
| First downs |
13 |
31
|
| Total yards |
151 |
560
|
| Rushing yards |
46 |
55
|
| Passing yards |
105 |
505
|
| Turnovers |
0 |
3
|
| Time of possession |
21:14 |
38:46
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
David Cornwell |
13/25, 97 yards, 3 INTs
|
| Rushing |
Blake Wright |
5 carries, 37 yards
|
| Receiving |
Wyatt Demps |
6 receptions, 39 yards
|
| Washington State |
Passing |
Luke Falk |
36/47, 478 yards, 5 TDs
|
| Rushing |
Jamal Morrow |
11 carries, 73 yards
|
| Receiving |
Tavares Martin |
4 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs
|
At Fresno State
Nevada at Fresno State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
| • Bulldogs |
10 |
21 | 7 | 3 |
41 |
- Date: September 30, 2017
- Location: Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, CA - Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
- Game attendance: 27,434
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WNW 11 MPH
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (AT&T RM): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play), Sherdrick Bonner (analyst) and Brad Thompson (sideline)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| FS –7.5 |
59.5[10]
|
| Statistics |
Nevada |
Fresno State
|
| First downs |
16 |
22
|
| Total yards |
314 |
504
|
| Rushing yards |
61 |
192
|
| Passing yards |
253 |
312
|
| Turnovers |
0 |
6
|
| Time of possession |
22:52 |
37:08
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
31/48, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
5 carries, 26 yards
|
| Receiving |
Wyatt Demps |
10 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
|
| Fresno State |
Passing |
Marcus McMaryion |
24/32, 296 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Ronnie Rivers |
12 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
KeeSean Johnson |
7 receptions, 104 yards, 3 TDs
|
Hawaii
Hawaii at Nevada
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors |
7 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
| • Wolf Pack |
7 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
35 |
- Date: October 7, 2017
- Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV - Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
- Game attendance: 16,566
- Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear and Perfect • Wind: W 12 MPH
- Referee: Michael VanderVelde
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Jordan Daigle (sideline)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| UH –3.5 |
62.5[11]
|
| Statistics |
Hawaii |
Nevada
|
| First downs |
20 |
26
|
| Total yards |
477 |
566
|
| Rushing yards |
248 |
268
|
| Passing yards |
229 |
298
|
| Turnovers |
3 |
4
|
| Time of possession |
29:01 |
30:59
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Hawaii |
Passing |
Dru Brown |
18/27, 229 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Diocemy Saint Juste |
25 carries, 241 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
John Ursua |
9 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
25/32, 278 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
19 carries, 216 yards
|
| Receiving |
Wyatt Demps |
7 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TDs
|
At Colorado State
Nevada at Colorado State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack |
14 |
7 | 21 | 0 |
42 |
| • Rams |
14 |
14 | 10 | 6 |
44 |
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| CSU –24.5 |
65.5[12]
|
| Statistics |
Nevada |
Colorado State
|
| First downs |
23 |
23
|
| Total yards |
564 |
608
|
| Rushing yards |
56 |
224
|
| Passing yards |
508 |
384
|
| Turnovers |
1 |
3
|
| Time of possession |
30:50 |
29:10
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
23/40, 428 yards, 4 TDs
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
14 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
McLane Mannix |
7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD
|
| Colorado State |
Passing |
Nick Stevens |
26/37, 384 yards, 4 TDs
|
| Rushing |
Dalyn Dawkins |
17 carries, 191 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
Michael Gallup |
13 receptions, 263 yards, 3 TDs
|
Air Force
Air Force at Nevada
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Falcons |
7 |
21 | 7 | 10 |
45 |
| Wolf Pack |
14 |
6 | 8 | 14 |
42 |
- Date:
- Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV - Game start: 6:37 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes
- Game attendance: 16,789
- Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: W 12 MPH
- Referee: Kevin Boitmann
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (sideline)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| AF –6 |
64[13]
|
| Statistics |
Air Force |
Nevada
|
| First downs |
36 |
21
|
| Total yards |
591 |
424
|
| Rushing yards |
550 |
157
|
| Passing yards |
41 |
267
|
| Turnovers |
5 |
1
|
| Time of possession |
41:20 |
18:40
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Air Force |
Passing |
Arion Worthman |
4/7, 41 yards, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Tim McVey |
18 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
Marcus Bennett |
2 receptions, 28 yards
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
17/33, 239 yards, 2 TDs
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
14 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
Brendan O'Leary–Orange |
3 receptions, 90 yards
|
At Boise State
Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
| • Broncos |
10 |
21 | 7 | 3 |
41 |
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| BSU –20 |
61[14]
|
| Statistics |
Nevada |
Boise State
|
| First downs |
17 |
24
|
| Total yards |
302 |
479
|
| Rushing yards |
142 |
140
|
| Passing yards |
160 |
339
|
| Turnovers |
0 |
2
|
| Time of possession |
28:31 |
31:29
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
24/37, 160 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
17 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
Wyatt Demps |
6 receptions, 61 yards
|
| Boise State |
Passing |
Brett Rypien |
20/27, 258 yards, 2 TDs
|
| Rushing |
Alexander Mattison |
12 carries, 64 yards, 2 TDs
|
| Receiving |
Cedrick Wilson Jr. |
5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
|
San Jose State
San Jose State at Nevada
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
| • Wolf Pack |
14 |
24 | 14 | 7 |
59 |
- Date: November 11, 2017
- Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV - Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
- Game attendance: 14,604
- Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Cool and Sunny • Wind: SE 2 MPH
- Referee: Daniel Romeo
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenney (play–by–play) and Al Groh (analyst)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| NEV –18 |
67[15]
|
| Statistics |
San Jose State |
Nevada
|
| First downs |
23 |
20
|
| Total yards |
302 |
441
|
| Rushing yards |
173 |
176
|
| Passing yards |
129 |
265
|
| Turnovers |
5 |
0
|
| Time of possession |
30:16 |
29:44
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| San Jose State |
Passing |
Montel Aaron |
9/18, 108 yards, 3 INTs
|
| Rushing |
Tyler Nevens |
21 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
Tre Hartley |
2 receptions, 50 yards
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
16/23, 232 yards, 3 TDs
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
20 carries, 79 yards
|
| Receiving |
Wyatt Demps |
7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs
|
At San Diego State
Nevada at San Diego State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack |
10 |
7 | 0 | 6 |
23 |
| • Aztecs |
14 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
42 |
- Date: November 18, 2017
- Location: SDCCU Stadium
San Diego, CA - Game start: 7:39 p.m. PST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
- Game attendance: 29,265
- Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: Calm
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play–by–play), Jay Feely (analyst) and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
|
|
|
|
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| SDSU –17 |
55.5[16]
|
| Statistics |
Nevada |
San Diego State
|
| First downs |
18 |
25
|
| Total yards |
448 |
494
|
| Rushing yards |
34 |
289
|
| Passing yards |
414 |
205
|
| Turnovers |
2 |
2
|
| Time of possession |
26:11 |
33:49
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
33/54, 414 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
13 carries, 18 yards
|
| Receiving |
Brendan O'Leary–Orange |
11 receptions, 214 yards, 3 TDs
|
| San Diego State |
Passing |
Christian Chapman |
15/23, 205 yards, 1 TD
|
| Rushing |
Rashaad Penny |
24 carries, 222 yards, 2 TDs
|
| Receiving |
Mikah Holder |
5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
|
UNLV
| Pregame line |
Over/under
|
| NEV –3 |
70.5[17]
|
| Statistics |
UNLV |
Nevada
|
| First downs |
22 |
18
|
| Total yards |
324 |
411
|
| Rushing yards |
164 |
117
|
| Passing yards |
160 |
294
|
| Turnovers |
3 |
3
|
| Time of possession |
36:30 |
23:30
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| UNLV |
Passing |
Armani Rogers |
12/23, 160 yards
|
| Rushing |
Lexington Thomas |
15 carries, 63 yards
|
| Receiving |
Brandon Presley |
4 receptions, 59 yards
|
| Nevada |
Passing |
Ty Gangi |
24/33, 266 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
|
| Rushing |
Kelton Moore |
23 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
|
| Receiving |
McLane Mannix |
7 receptions, 109 yards
|
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
References
- ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule
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- ^ "Boise State, San Diego State Picked to Win 2017 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. July 25, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team". Mountain West Conference. July 25, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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- ^ "Toledo Rockets vs Nevada Wolf Pack". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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- ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs Boise State Broncos". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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- Evans Field (1896–1905)
- Mackay Field and Stadium (I) (1915–1965)
- Mackay Stadium (1966–present)
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