2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a first-year member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by first-year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2000 record	2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Tormey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Earley (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (1st season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 31,545)

2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 TCU +		7	–	1					10	–	2
UTEP +		7	–	1					8	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					7	–	5
San Jose State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
Hawaii		2	–	6					3	–	9
SMU		2	–	6					3	–	9
Nevada		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1999 season 3–8 and 2–4 in the final BWC play to finish in sixth place and did not qualify for a bowl game. Head coach Jeff Tisdel resigned and was replaced by Chris Tormey.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 7–36	43,371
September 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 TCU	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN+	L 10–41	19,797
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 35–28	13,754
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Colorado State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 14–45	19,003
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)		L 7–38	27,578
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 21–58	41,128
October 21	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 30–49	17,555
October 28	9:00 a.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 7–21	14,747
November 4	12:00 p.m.	UTEP	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 22–45	15,249
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 17–37	33,731
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Rice	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 34–28	13,482
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 3–38	15,024
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Oregon

Nevada at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 0 0 7 • Ducks 5 10 7 14 36 Date: September 2, 2000 Location: Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Game start: 12:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 43,371 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 10–15 MPH Referee: Pat Flood TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 07:13 ORE Team 10–yard safety ORE 2–0 1 03:14 ORE Josh Frankel 43–yard field goal ORE 5–0 2 13:05 ORE Josh Frankel 35–yard field goal ORE 8–0 2 08:15 ORE Maurice Morris 66–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 15–0 2 05:05 NEV Nate Burleson 21–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) ORE 15–7 3 05:51 ORE Joey Harrington 1–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 22–7 4 13:10 ORE Adam Kennybrew 2–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 29–7 4 03:01 ORE Kenny Washington 4–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 36–7

TCU

TCU at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 22 Horned Frogs 14 14 13 0 41 Wolf Pack 7 0 3 0 10 Date: September 9, 2000 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 19,797 Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: None Referee: Frank White TV announcers (ESPN+): N/A

Scoring summary 1 12:26 TCU LaDainian Tomlinson 1–yard run (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 7–0 1 10:22 TCU LaVar Veale 85–yard punt return (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 14–0 1 02:06 NEV Adrien Dugas 1–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) TCU 14–7 2 12:24 TCU George Layne 28–yard run (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 21–7 2 07:43 TCU LaDainian Tomlinson 8–yard run (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 28–7 3 11:27 NEV Mike Phillips 29–yard field goal TCU 28–10 3 11:11 TCU LaTarence Dunbar 95–yard kickoff return (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 35–10 3 01:30 TCU LaDainian Tomlinson 43–yard run (Matt Schobel pass failed) TCU 41–10

at Wyoming

Nevada at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 0 10 3 22 35 Cowboys 14 7 0 7 28 Date: September 23, 2000 Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 8:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 13,754 Game weather: Temperature: 27 °F (−3 °C) • Weather: Cold and Scattered Snow • Wind: E 15 MPH Referee: Gene Semko TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 08:13 WYO Brett Ralph 35–yard run (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 7–0 1 00:29 WYO Brock Ralph 18–yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 14–0 2 13:29 NEV David Neill 28–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) WYO 14–7 2 12:13 WYO Brett Ralph 12–yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 21–7 2 00:00 NEV Mike Phillips 41–yard field goal WYO 21–10 3 02:31 NEV Mike Phillips 24–yard field goal WYO 21–13 4 13:12 NEV David Neill 1–yard run (Jermaine Brown pass) TIE 21–21 4 11:57 NEV Scott Asai 4–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 28–21 4 05:54 WYO Ryan McGuffey 5–yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) TIE 28–28 4 00:41 NEV Marquis Starks 16–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 35–28

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Rams 14 17 7 7 45 Wolf Pack 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 30, 2000 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 19,003 Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: W 10–15 MPH Referee: Ken Flaherty TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 14:42 NEV Nate Burleson 80–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 7–0 1 07:58 CSU Pete Rebstock 66–yard punt return (C.W. Hurst kick) TIE 7–7 1 04:30 CSU Cory Woolstenhulme 8–yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 14–7 2 12:50 CSU Cecil Sapp 13–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 21–7 2 03:11 CSU Rahsaan Sanders 3–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 28–7 2 00:03 CSU C.W. Hurst 36–yard field goal CSU 31–7 3 04:36 CSU Duan Ruff 7–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 38–7 4 14:05 NEV Tim Fleming 51–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) CSU 38–14 4 07:52 CSU Duan Ruff 1–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 45–14

at UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 0 0 0 7 • Rebels 14 7 10 7 38 Date: October 7, 2000 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:00 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 27,578 Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Balmy and Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 0–5 MPH Referee: Jim Harvey TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:08 UNLV Kevin Brown 1–yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 7–0 1 01:35 NEV Jermaine Brown 30–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:39 UNLV Nate Turner 37–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 14–7 2 00:01 UNLV Jason Thomas 1–yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 21–7 3 10:52 UNLV Jason Thomas 1–yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 28–7 3 07:21 UNLV Ray Cheetany 30–yard field goal UNLV 31–7 4 07:22 UNLV Nate Turner 19–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 38–7

at Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 6 8 21 • Bulldogs 27 17 7 7 58 Date: October 14, 2000 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 41,128 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:42 FS David Carr 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 7–0 1 08:33 FS Dante Marsh 27–yard interception (Asen Asparuhov kick failed) FS 13–0 1 04:47 FS Derrick Ward 2–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 20–0 1 02:37 FS Derrick Ward 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 27–0 2 11:49 NEV Scott Asai 4–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) FS 27–7 2 05:22 FS Asen Asparuhov 42–yard field goal FS 30–7 2 02:21 FS Bernard Berrian 88–yard punt return (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 37–7 2 00:49 FS Paris Gaines 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 44–7 3 14:03 FS Bernard Berrian 55–yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 51–7 3 05:30 NEV David Neill 10–yard run (pass failed) FS 51–13 4 05:05 NEV Nate Burleson 4–yard pass from David Neill (Nate Burleson pass) FS 51–21 4 01:37 FS Kendall Edwards 10–yard fumble recovery (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 58–21

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Spartans 7 8 6 28 49 Wolf Pack 9 0 7 14 30 Date: October 21, 2000 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 17,555 Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: Breezy Referee: Frank White TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:19 NEV Team 14–yard safety NEV 2–0 1 04:46 NEV Humphrey Garrett 26–yard fumble recovery (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 9–0 1 02:51 SJSU Marcus Arroyo 4–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) NEV 9–7 2 11:25 SJSU Jarmar Julien 1–yard run (Casey LeBlanc rush) SJSU 15–9 3 08:48 NEV Nate Burleson 24–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 16–15 3 04:24 SJSU Deonce Whitaker 2–yard run (rush failed) SJSU 21–16 4 11:07 SJSU Deonce Whitaker 3–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 28–16 4 08:43 NEV Nate Burleson 31–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) SJSU 28–23 4 08:01 SJSU Jarmar Julien 6–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 35–23 4 02:41 SJSU Jarmar Julien 4–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 42–23 4 01:34 NEV Mo Jones 22–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) SJSU 42–30 4 00:41 SJSU Jarmar Julien 4–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 49–30

at SMU

Nevada at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 7 0 7 • Mustangs 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 28, 2000 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 14,747 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clouds and 77% Humidity • Wind: S 10–12 MPH Referee: Gene Semko TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:32 SMU Johnnie Freeman 19–yard run (Jacob Crowley kick) SMU 7–0 2 00:21 SMU Johnnie Freeman 31–yard pass from David Page (Jacob Crowley kick) SMU 14–0 3 10:41 NEV Nate Burleson 44–yard pass from Brett Staninger (Mike Phillips kick) SMU 14–7 4 04:01 SMU Johnnie Freeman 20–yard pass from David Page (Jacob Crowley kick) SMU 21–7

UTEP

UTEP at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Miners 28 7 3 7 45 Wolf Pack 0 7 9 6 22 Date: November 4, 2000 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 15,249 Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: High Clouds • Wind: Slight Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:37 UTEP Brian Natkin 3–yard pass from Rocky Perez (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 7–0 1 09:08 UTEP Lee Mays 43–yard pass from Rocky Perez (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 14–0 1 07:50 UTEP Rocky Perez 1–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 21–0 1 01:38 UTEP Rocky Perez 1–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 28–0 2 04:59 NEV T. W. Cunningham 16–yard pass from Brett Staninger (Mike Phillips kick) UTEP 28–7 2 00:22 UTEP Javier Sanchez 1–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 35–7 3 07:23 UTEP Rocky Bishop 35–yard field goal UTEP 38–7 3 04:02 NEV Jesse Twist 2–yard run (Brett Staninger pass failed) UTEP 38–13 3 00:32 NEV Mike Phillips 20–yard field goal UTEP 38–16 4 11:07 NEV Nate Burleson 31–yard pass from Brett Staninger (pass failed) UTEP 38–22 4 00:14 UTEP Javier Sanchez 3–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 45–22

at Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 10 0 7 17 • Warriors 3 14 7 13 37 Date: November 11, 2000 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes Game attendance: 33,731 Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: TR 10–25 MPH Referee: Jim Harvey TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 00:43 UH Eric Hannum 42–yard field goal UH 3–0 2 11:34 NEV Mike Phillips 37–yard field goal TIE 3–3 2 07:19 NEV Mo Jones 22–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 10–3 2 06:18 UH Ashley Lelie 45–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Eric Hannum kick) TIE 10–10 2 02:17 UH James Fenderson 2–yard run (Eric Hannum kick) UH 17–10 3 02:01 UH James Fenderson 3–yard run (Eric Hannum kick) UH 24–10 4 09:54 UH Ashley Lelie 8–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Eric Hannum pass failed) UH 30–10 4 04:35 NEV Tim Fleming 19–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) UH 30–17 4 01:40 UH Thero Mitchell Jr. 26–yard run (Eric Hannum kick) UH 37–17

Rice

Rice at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 0 7 14 28 • Wolf Pack 14 10 0 10 34 Date: November 18, 2000 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 13,482 Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: None Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 11:26 NEV Marquis Starks 10–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 7–0 1 06:43 NEV Marquis Starks 4–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 14–0 1 03:04 RICE Robbie Beck 3–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 14–7 2 00:53 NEV Mike Phillips 30–yard field goal NEV 17–7 2 00:08 NEV David Neill 9–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 24–7 3 07:02 RICE Kyle Herm 1–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 24–14 4 11:16 RICE Jamie Tyler 4–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 24–21 4 07:50 NEV Nate Burleson 14–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 31–21 4 02:35 RICE Jamie Tyler 3–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 31–28 4 01:02 NEV Mike Phillips 42–yard field goal NEV 34–28

at Tulsa

Nevada at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 0 3 • Golden Hurricane 14 10 0 14 38 Date: November 25, 2000 Location: Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 50 minutes Game attendance: 15,024 Game weather: N/A Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:06 TULSA Donald Shoals 15–yard pass from Josh Blankenship (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 7–0 1 03:09 TULSA Ken Bohanon 1–yard run (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 14–0 2 09:32 TULSA Donald Shoals 9–yard pass from Josh Blankenship (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 21–0 2 05:32 TULSA Chris Earnest 30–yard field goal TULSA 24–0 3 13:03 NEV Mike Phillips 34–yard field goal TULSA 24–3 4 13:43 TULSA Ken Bohanon 2–yard run (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 31–3 4 06:10 TULSA Keith Carey 7–yard pass from Michael Wall (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 38–3

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.