2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Boise State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7					4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 28th overall and 9th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004 and later resigned from coaching at the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were first–year members of the Mountain West Conference.^[1][2] They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Arizona.

The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2012, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.^[3]

The preseason poll was released on July 24, 2012. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	296 (27)
2	Nevada	244
3	Fresno State	231 (2)
4	Wyoming	213
5	San Diego State	173 (1)
6	Air Force	170
7	Hawaii	116
8	Colorado State	111
9	UNLV	63
10	New Mexico	33

The Wolf Pack had four players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; three from the offense and one from the defense.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 31–24	63,186
September 8	12:30 p.m.	South Florida*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 31–32	22,804
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern State (Div. I FCS)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 45–34	19,399
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	NBCSN	W 69–24	31,417
September 29	11:00 a.m.	at Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	LHN	W 34–21	14,210
October 6	4:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	W 35–28 OT	24,025
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	TWCSN/Charter	W 42–37	20,565
October 20	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 38–39 OT	22,242
October 26	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 31–48	24,277
November 10	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	NBCSN	L 36–52	22,104
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of the Wolves)	Charter/Comcast	W 31–24	17,290
December 1	12:30 p.m.	No. 25 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–27	30,017
December 15	10:00 a.m.	vs. Arizona*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 48–49	24,610
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1F Hasaan Henderson  Fr QB 1J Jacob Hollister Fr WR 1I Marquis Newell  Fr WR 1A Austin Rauh Fr WR 2F Nick Palko Fr RB 3D Drake Griffin Fr RB 3J Chris Solomon  Fr WR 3 Nigel Westbrooks  Jr TE 4H Cody Tuttle  Fr WR 4 Brandon Wimberly  Sr RB 6 Anthony Knight Fr WR 12 Richy Turner So QB 13 Devin Combs So QB 14 Tanner Roderick Fr QB 15 Tyler Stewart  Fr WR 16 Cody Hollister Fr QB 17 Cody Fajardo (C) So RB 20 Kendall Brock So RB 25 Stefphon Jefferson Jr WR 31 Randy Uzoma  Fr RB 32 Nick Hale Sr RB 33 Xavier Stephens  Fr RB 38 Nate Lytle So RB 39 Nate McLaurin So TE 44 Zach Sudfeld Sr TE 47 Jarred Gipson  Fr OL 57 Connor Talbott Fr OL 59 Kyle Papendorf So OL 62 Zach Brickell  So OL 63 Aisea Hansen  Fr OL 64 Abe Abdelkarim  Fr OL 65 Matt Galas So OL 66 Kyle Roberts So OL 67 Brent Roling  So OL 70 Joel Bitonio Jr OL 71 Salesa Faraimo  Fr OL 72 Jeremy Macauley  Fr OL 73 Sebastian Tretola Fr OL 74 Abel De Haro  So OL 75 Chris Barker Sr OL 76 Bryce Spring  Fr OL 77 Alex Pinto Sr OL 78 Jeff Nady Sr OL 79 Jacob Henry  Fr WR 80 Dominic Coulter Fr WR 81 Aaron Bradley So WR 82 Parker Vail So WR 83 Joseph Huber Jr WR 84 Jerico Richardson  Fr TE 85 Randy Horton So TE 86 Kolby Arendse Jr WR 87 Necho Beard So WR 88 Chance Early Fr OL 89 Stephen Jeffers Jr OL 92 Jordan Hanson So OL 96 Tyler Wilson  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1E L.J. Jackson  Fr DB 2 Khalid Wooten Sr LB 3H Trent Mahler  Fr DB 4F Soni Mailei Fr DB 5 Duke Williams Sr DB 8 Marlon Johnson Sr DB 9 Markus Smith Jr DL 10 Reggie Coates Fr LB 11 Burton De Koning Fr DB 18 Bryson Keeton Fr DB 19 Evan Favors So DB 23 Nigel Haikins Jr DB 24 Charles Garrett So LB 26 Dray Bell Sr DB 28 Bryan Lane Jr. Fr DB 29 Arthur Forrest II Jr LB 30 Zach Vallejo Jr DB 34 Ty Thompson Sr LB 35 Lorenzo Devers Fr LB 36 Danny DeCarlo Jr LB 40 Josh Wiley Jr LB 42 DeAndre Boughton Sr DB 43 Gabe Lee So DL 45 Cortez Woods Jr LB 48 Travis Hansen  Jr LB 49 Jordan Dobrich Fr LB 50 Jonathan McNeal So LB 51 Albert Rosette Sr LB 52 Trevor Taft Fr DL 53 Brock Hekking So LB 54 Jeremiah Green Sr DL 55 Rykeem Yates Fr LB 56 Alex Bertrando  Fr DL 58 Nolan Dambacher  Fr DL 90 Tyler Houk So DL 91 Jake Peppard So LB 93 Brian Guendling Fr DL 94 Lenny Jones Fr DL 95 Fred Lavulo Jr DL 97 Mark Avery Sr DL 98 Jack Reynoso Jr DL 99 Sam Foster Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 37 Chase Tenpenny Jr PK 46 Colin Ditsworth So PK 60 Allen Hardison Sr	Head coach Chris Ault Coordinators/assistant coaches Nick Rolovich – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Mike Bradeson – Defensive coordinator/safeties Ken Wilson – Associate head coach/defensive ends/linebackers Scott Baumgartner – Assistant coach Larry Lewis – Special teams coordinator/running backs James Ward – Cornerbacks Darren Hiller – Offensive line James Spady – Tight ends/assistant offensive Line Barry Sacks – Defensive tackles Mike Bethea – Graduate assistant (Defense) Rickey Thenarse – Graduate assistant (Offense) Support staff Dave Brown – Director of football operations Andy Vaughn – Director of player personnel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 2, 2021

Nevada at California

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 0 7 10 31 Golden Bears 0 7 10 7 24 Date: September 1, 2012 Location: California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Game start: 12:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 63,186 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 2–4 MPH Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (P12N): Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Coy Wire (analyst) and Brooke Olzendam (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A[5]

Statistics	Nevada	California
First downs	27	21
Total yards	450	364
Rushing yards	220	113
Passing yards	230	251
Turnovers	7	5
Time of possession	35:06	24:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	25/32, 230 yards
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	34 carries, 147 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	7 receptions, 83 yards
California	Passing	Zach Maynard	17/30, 245 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	C. J. Anderson	14 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Keenan Allen	6 receptions, 67 yards

South Florida at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulls 6 7 7 12 32 Wolf Pack 21 0 7 3 31 Date: September 8, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 22,804 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 1 MPH Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (CBSSN): James Bates (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Lauren Gardner (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A[6]

Statistics	South Florida	Nevada
First downs	26	30
Total yards	572	549
Rushing yards	209	278
Passing yards	363	271
Turnovers	2	7
Time of possession	26:20	33:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	B. J. Daniels	22/40, 363 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Lindsey Lamar	8 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Andre Davis	12 receptions, 191 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	27/38, 271 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	30 carries, 135 yards
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	5 receptions, 67 yards

Northwestern State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Demons (Div. I FCS) 3 10 7 14 34 • Wolf Pack 7 10 14 14 45 Date: September 15, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 19,399 Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Hot and Sunny • Wind: WSW 17 MPH Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (None): None

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A[7]

Statistics	Northwestern State	Nevada
First downs	31	37
Total yards	585	655
Rushing yards	228	418
Passing yards	357	237
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Brad Henderson	28/53, 357 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Brad Henderson	11 carries, 102 yards
	Receiving	Louis Hollier	8 receptions, 107 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	21/33, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	27 carries, 247 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	8 receptions, 82 yards

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 20 21 14 69 Warriors 3 14 0 7 24 Date: September 22, 2012 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 4:37 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 31,417 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 17 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (NBCSN): Paul Burmeister (play–by–play), Rod Woodson (analyst) and Anthony Herron (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7	61[8]

Statistics	Nevada	Hawaii
First downs	30	20
Total yards	575	378
Rushing yards	355	144
Passing yards	220	234
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	28:03	31:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	14/20, 220 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	31 carries, 170 yards, 6 TDs
	Receiving	Stefphon Jefferson	3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Hawaii	Passing	Sean Schroeder	22/40, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Will Gregory	16 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Ostrowski	7 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD

Nevada at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 13 14 0 34 Bobcats 7 14 0 0 21 Date: September 29, 2012 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 14,210 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Light Rain • Wind: SSE 10 MPH Referee: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (LHN): Dave Armstrong (play–by–play) and Kelly Stouffer (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –20	63[9]

Statistics	Nevada	Texas State
First downs	31	18
Total yards	559	254
Rushing yards	273	68
Passing yards	286	186
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	33:45	26:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	21/34, 286 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	40 carries, 178 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	6 receptions, 135 yards
Texas State	Passing	Shaun Rutherford	15/22, 143 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Marcus Curry	8 receptions, 33 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Andy Erickson	8 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

Wyoming at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total Cowboys 7 7 7 7 0 28 • Wolf Pack 7 14 0 7 7 35 Date: October 6, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 24,025 Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ENE 6 MPH Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (Campus Insiders): Ryan Radtke (play–by–play) and Chris Vargas (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –20	68[10]

Statistics	Wyoming	Nevada
First downs	22	27
Total yards	350	565
Rushing yards	143	127
Passing yards	207	438
Turnovers	4	4
Time of possession	33:43	26:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Brett Smith	21/34, 197 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brett Smith	15 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dominic Rufran	5 receptions, 43 yards
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	19/26, 221 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	23 carries, 78 yards
	Receiving	Richy Turner	7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 14 7 21 42 Rebels 14 17 0 6 37 Date: October 13, 2012 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 12:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 20,565 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny and 34% Humidity • Wind: ENE 3 MPH Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (TWCSN/Charter): Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Jay Leeuwenburg (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –14	62[11]

Statistics	Nevada	UNLV
First downs	33	26
Total yards	496	436
Rushing yards	329	193
Passing yards	167	243
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:40	28:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Devin Combs	14/19, 167 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	34 carries, 185 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Richy Turner	7 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
UNLV	Passing	Nick Sherry	21/35, 243 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tim Cornett	20 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcus Sullivan	5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

San Diego State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Aztecs 0 6 8 17 8 39 Wolf Pack 3 7 14 7 7 38 Date: October 20, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 22,242 Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 14 MPH Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (CBSSN): James Bates (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Lauren Gardner (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –7	67[12]

Statistics	San Diego State	Nevada
First downs	26	29
Total yards	349	480
Rushing yards	152	176
Passing yards	197	304
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:37	29:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Adam Dingwell	14/23, 177 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Walter Kazee	15 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dominique Sandifer	5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	29/40, 304 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	32 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs

Nevada at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 14 7 3 31 • Falcons 10 21 7 10 48 Date: October 26, 2012 Location: Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Game start: 6:04 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 24,277 Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSE 9 MPH Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (CBSSN): Brad Johansen (play–by–play), Doug Chapman (analyst) and Tammy Blackburn (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –4	66[13]

Statistics	Nevada	Air Force
First downs	21	36
Total yards	380	600
Rushing yards	169	461
Passing yards	211	139
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	25:23	34:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	15/27, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	20 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	6 receptions, 79 yards
Air Force	Passing	Connor Dietz	6/7, 139 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Wes Cobb	30 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Donald Strickland	2 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 14 23 8 52 Wolf Pack 7 14 0 15 36 Date: November 10, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 22,104 Game weather: Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Cold and Partly Cloudy • Wind: Slight Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (NBCSN): Todd Harris (play–by–play) and Anthony Herron (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
FS –3.5	71[14]

Statistics	Fresno State	Nevada
First downs	26	27
Total yards	500	404
Rushing yards	280	190
Passing yards	220	214
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Derek Carr	17/35, 220 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Robbie Rouse	36 carries, 261 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Davante Adams	9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	21/39, 214 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Richy Turner	6 receptions, 73 yards

Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 14 10 0 31 Lobos 14 3 7 0 24 Date: November 17, 2012 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 1:36 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 42 minutes Game attendance: 17,290 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 5 MPH Referee: Alan Eck TV announcers (Charter/Comcast): Rich Cellini (play–by–play), Ted Sundquist (analyst) and J. P. Murrieta (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –10	65[15]

Statistics	Nevada	New Mexico
First downs	22	14
Total yards	491	352
Rushing yards	358	352
Passing yards	133	0
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	29:40	30:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	18/27, 133 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Fajardo	20 carries, 186 yards
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	3 receptions, 42 yards
New Mexico	Passing	Cole Gautsche	0/2
	Rushing	Kasey Carrier	18 carries, 145 yards
	Receiving	N/A	N/A

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Broncos 7 10 7 3 27 Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21 Date: December 1, 2012 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 30,017 Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 30 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) and Jeannine Edwards (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
BSU –8	54[16]

Statistics	Boise State	Nevada
First downs	22	23
Total yards	434	430
Rushing yards	215	227
Passing yards	219	203
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Joe Southwick	19/26, 199 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	D. J. Harper	24 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Matt Miller	7 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	14/20, 203 yards
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	28 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Zach Sudfeld	3 receptions, 67 yards

Nevada vs. Arizona
(New Mexico Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 21 10 14 3 48 • Wildcats 7 21 0 21 49 Date: December 15, 2012 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 11:01 a.m. MST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 24,610 Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 10 MPH Referee: Brad Allen TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Danny Kanell (analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ARIZ –9	80[17]

Statistics	Nevada	Arizona
First downs	39	31
Total yards	659	578
Rushing yards	403	196
Passing yards	256	382
Turnovers	6	3
Time of possession	39:10	20:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Cody Fajardo	22/31, 256 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Stefphon Jefferson	34 carries, 180 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Richy Turner	6 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Arizona	Passing	Matt Scott	28/47, 382 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Ka'Deem Carey	28 carries, 172 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Austin Hill	8 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TDs

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Duke Williams	DB	4	105	Buffalo Bills
Khalid Wooten	DB	6	202	Tennessee Titans

The 2012 Team Awards were handed out December 9, 2012.^[18]

Golden Helmet Award (MVP)

• Albert Rosette, senior linebacker

Outstanding Offensive Player

• Stefphon Jefferson, junior running back

Outstanding Defensive Player

• Duke Williams, senior safety

Outstanding Special Teams Player

• Khalid Wooten, senior punt returner

Nevadatude Award (best representative of the beliefs and ideals of the program)

• Zach Sudfeld, senior tight end

Basalite Big Blocker (given the offensive lineman who grades out the best in victories)

• Matt Galas – UNLV
• Joel Bitonio – Northwestern State, Hawaii, Wyoming
• Jeff Nady – Cal, Texas State, New Mexico

Blackout Award (big hitter)

• Duke Williams, senior safety

Fireman's Award (stepping up in a time of need)

• Devin Combs, sophomore quarterback

Full-speed, Effort and Habit Awards (scout team players of the year)

• Offense: Chris Solomon, freshman running back
• Defense: Gabe Lee, sophomore defensive back