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2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football
2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football
	Nevada on the field vs. BYU on September 25 at LaVell Edwards Stadium
WAC co-champion; Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl champion
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Boston College
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
Record	13–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (26th season);
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

The 2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 26th overall and 7th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).^[1]^[2] They finished the regular season 12–1 and 7–1 in WAC play to share the conference championship with Boise State and Hawaii. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13 to finish the season with a 13–1 record.

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2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1B`	Harrison Stewart	Fr
RB	`4E`	Reid Adams	Fr
WR	`4`	Brandon Wimberly	So
RB	`5`	Mike Ball	So
WR	`6J`	Thai Ivery Jr.	Fr
QB	`7`	Corbin Louks	Jr
WR	`9`	Moe Patterson	Sr
QB	`10`	Colin Kaepernick (C)	Sr
QB	`13`	Mason Magleby	Fr
WR	`14`	Chris Wellington	Sr
WR	`15`	Rishard Matthews	Jr
QB	`16`	Tyler Lantrip	Jr
QB	`17`	Cody Fajardo	Fr
WR	`18`	L.J. Washington	So
WR	`19`	Malcolm Sheperd	Sr
WR	`23`	Shane Anderson	Jr
RB	`25`	Stefphon Jefferson	Fr
RB	`29`	Lampford Mark	Jr
RB	`31`	Kevin Grimes	Sr
RB	`32`	Nick Hale	So
RB	`34`	Vai Taua	Sr
RB	`35`	Courtney Randall	Sr
TE	`43`	DeAndre Roberts	Fr
TE	`44`	Zach Sudfeld	Jr
OL	`59`	Kyle Papendorf	Fr
OL	`62`	John Bender	Sr
OL	`63`	Avery Poates	Fr
OL	`64`	Brandon Grinstead	Fr
OL	`65`	Matt Galas	Fr
OL	`66`	Kyle Roberts	Fr
OL	`67`	Jeff Meads	Jr
OL	`68`	Steve Werner	Jr
OL	`70`	Joel Bitonio	Fr
OL	`71`	Jordan Mudge	Jr
OL	`74`	Steve Haley	Jr
OL	`75`	Chris Barker	So
OL	`76`	Mike Mitchell	Fr
OL	`77`	Alex Pinto	So
OL	`78`	Jeff Nady	So
OL	`79`	Jose Acuna	Sr
WR	`80`	Lemar Durant	Fr
WR	`81`	Aaron Bradley	Fr
WR	`82`	Tray Session	Jr
WR	`83`	Joseph Huber	Fr
TE	`85`	Virgil Green	Sr
TE	`86`	Kolby Arendse	So
WR	`87`	Necho Beard	Fr
WR	`88`	Michael Wyman	Fr
OL	`89`	Stephen Jeffers	Fr
OL	`90`	Jordan Hanson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1D`	Christian Montanari	Fr
DB	`2`	Khalid Wooten	So
DB	`3E`	Gabe Lee	Fr
DB	`3`	Adam Liranzo	Sr
LB	`4J`	Brennan Locker	Jr
LB	`5I`	Ace Ward	Fr
DB	`6`	Doyle Miller	Sr
DB	`8`	Marlon Johnson	So
DL	`8I`	Orie Lupear	Fr
DB	`11`	Dean Faddis	So
LB	`12`	Kaelin Burnett	Jr
DB	`20`	Duke Williams	So
DB	`22`	Thaddeus Brown	So
DB	`24`	Charles Garrett	Fr
DB	`28`	Isaiah Frey	Jr
DB	`30`	Bubba Boudreaux	Jr
DB	`33`	Brandon Marshall	Jr
DB	`37`	Malik James	So
LB	`42`	DeAndre Boughton	Jr
DB	`45`	Evan Favors	Fr
LB	`47`	Brett Roy	Jr
DB	`49`	Aaron Brown	Fr
LB	`50`	Dray Bell	So
LB	`51`	Albert Rosette	So
LB	`52`	James-Michael Johnson	Jr
LB	`54`	Jeremiah Green	So
LB	`55`	Dontay Moch	Sr
LB	`58`	Ryan Coulson	Sr
DL	`72`	David Jamieson	Fr
DL	`91`	Scott Frisbie	Jr
DL	`92`	Mike Andrews	Jr
DL	`93`	Zack Madonick	Jr
DL	`94`	Brock Hekking	Fr
DL	`95`	Willie Faataualofa	Jr
DL	`96`	Jared Jackson	Sr
DL	`97`	Mark Avery	So
DL	`98`	Jack Reynoso	Fr
DL	`99`	Sam Foster	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`3G`	Jake Tyler	So
PK	`39`	Nick Rhodes	Jr
PK	`40`	Anthony Martinez	Fr
PK	`46`	Ricky Drake	Sr
P	`48`	Brad Langley	Sr
P	`69`	Jake Hurst	Jr

Head coach

Chris Ault

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Andy Buh – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Ken Wilson – Associate head coach/defensive Ends/linebackers
Scott Baumgartner – Assistant coach
James Ward – Cornerbacks
Cameron Norcross – Offensive line/run game coordinator
Jim Mastro – Running backs/recruiting coordinator
James Spady – Tight ends/Assistant Offensive Line
Barry Sacks – Defensive tackles
Mike Bradeson – Safeties
Casey Moore – Quality control/graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2021

Game summaries

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington (Div. I FCS)*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 49–24	16,313^[3]
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Colorado State*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 51–6	18,098^[4]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	California*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	W 52–31	28,809^[5]
September 25	3:00 p.m.	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	MWSN	W 27–13	61,471^[6]
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	No. 25	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	MWSN	W 44–26	28,958^[7]
October 9	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	No. 21	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 35–13	20,636^[8]
October 16	8:30 p.m.	at Hawaii	No. 19	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	KAME-TV/WSN^{[dead link]}/Oceanic PPV	L 21–27	42,031^[9]
October 30	7:30 p.m.	Utah State		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 56–42	11,558^[10]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	No. 25	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KAME-TV/WSN	W 63–17	11,247^[11]
November 13	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	No. 21	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN	W 35–34	37,116^[12]
November 20	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	No. 19	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 52–6	10,906^[13]
November 26	7:15 p.m.	No. 3 Boise State	No. 19	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–31 ^OT	30,712^[14]
December 4	12:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	No. 14	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	KAME-TV/WSN	W 35–17	18,562^[15]
January 9, 2011	6:00 p.m.	vs. Boston College*	No. 13	AT&T Park San Francisco, CA (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–13	41,063^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Statistics	Eastern Washington	Nevada
First downs	20	24
Total yards	432	553
Rushing yards	162	214
Passing yards	270	339
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	25:49	34:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Bo Levi Mitchell	19/35, 253 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Taiwan Jones	12 carries, 145 yards
	Receiving	Taiwan Jones	2 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	26/37, 306 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Colin Kaepernick	11 carries, 60 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Virgil Green	7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TDs

Statistics	Colorado State	Nevada
First downs	18	33
Total yards	272	631
Rushing yards	78	376
Passing yards	194	255
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:46	33:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing	Pete Thomas	23/36, 194 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Leonard Mason	8 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Tyson Liggett	7 receptions, 46 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	21/29, 241 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Colin Kaepernick	11 carries, 161 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	6 receptions, 87 yards

2010_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team

2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Schedule

Rankings

Personnel

Depth chart

Game summaries

Eastern Washington

Colorado State

California

At BYU

At UNLV

San Jose State

At Hawaii

Utah State

At Idaho

At Fresno State

New Mexico State

Boise State

At Louisiana Tech

Vs. Boston College (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)

Players in the 2010 CFL Draft

Players in the 2011 NFL Draft

References

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2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football

Nevada on the field vs. BYU on September 25 at LaVell Edwards Stadium
WAC co-champion Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl champion
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Boston College
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
Record	13–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (26th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Nevada +	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 9 Boise State +	7	–	1	12	–	1
Hawaii +	7	–	1	10	–	4
Fresno State	5	–	3	8	–	5
Louisiana Tech	4	–	4	5	–	7
Idaho	3	–	5	6	–	7
Utah State	2	–	6	4	–	8
New Mexico State	1	–	7	2	–	10
San Jose State	0	–	8	1	–	12

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	25	21	19	RV	RV	25	21	19	19	14	13	11
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	21	RV	RV	23	21	18	19	17	15	13
Harris	Not released						20	25	24	23	21	18	19	15	14	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	24	23	21	18	19	17	15	Not released

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Kevin Riley	23/37, 277 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Shane Vereen	19 carries, 198 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Marvin Jones	12 receptions, 161 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	10/15, 181 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Vai Taua	25 carries, 151 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing	Jordan LaSecla	14/33, 145 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Lamon Muldrow	21 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Jalal Beauchman	4 receptions, 55 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	20/27, 273 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vai Taua	16 carries, 196 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Wimberly	3 receptions, 55 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Diondre Borel	24/38, 399 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Derrvin Speight	17 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Kellen Bartlett	5 receptions, 121 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	10/15, 190 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Colin Kaepernick	8 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	2 receptions, 63 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Andrew Manley	19/39, 220 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Robert Clay	13 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Taveon Rogers	4 receptions, 94 yards
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	15/27, 251 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Vai Taua	22 carries, 111 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Vai Taua	1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Kellen Moore	20/31, 348 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Doug Martin	24 carries, 152 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Titus Young	6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Nevada	Passing	Colin Kaepernick	19/35, 259 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Vai Taua	32 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rishard Matthews	10 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD

Player	Position	Round	Pick	CFL Club
John Bender	OL	3	17	Calgary Stampeders