2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 21st overall and 2nd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the field vs. Fresno State on November 26, 2005 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada
WAC co–champion Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 49–48 ^OT vs. UCF
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2005 record	9–3 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Ault (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (12th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Barry Sacks (4th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 31,545)

2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Boise State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Nevada +		7	–	1					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					7	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Hawaii		4	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Utah State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Idaho		2	–	6					2	–	9
New Mexico State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2004 season 5–7 and 3–5 in WAC play to finish in a three–way tie in sixth place and did not qualify for a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	7:00 p.m.	Washington State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN	L 21–55	17,552
September 17	7:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	ESPNU	W 22–14	23,457
September 24	3:00 p.m.	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	KREN-TV	L 21–42	29,101
October 1	4:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ABC	W 30–23	17,492
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KREN-TV	W 62–14	11,584
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KREN-TV	W 37–27	8,377
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	KREN-TV	L 14–49	29,843
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KREN-TV	W 38–28	11,723
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	KREN-TV	W 48–24	7,345
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KREN-TV	W 30–24	7,153
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KREN-TV	W 49–41	17,765
December 24	5:30 p.m.	vs. UCF*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–48 ^OT	26,254
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Washington State

Washington State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 14 13 21 7 55 Wolf Pack 0 0 14 7 21 Date: September 9, 2005 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 17,552 Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Broken Sky • Wind: W 10–15 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich and Stacey Dales (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 03:13 WSU Eric Frampton 36–yard interception (Loren Langley kick) WSU 7–0 1 00:26 WSU Troy Bienemann 18–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) WSU 14–0 2 09:51 WSU Loren Langley 18–yard field goal WSU 17–0 2 03:33 WSU Jason Hill 6–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) WSU 24–0 2 00:22 WSU Loren Langley 28–yard field goal WSU 27–0 3 11:13 NEV Caleb Spencer 21–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) WSU 27–7 3 10:27 WSU Jason Hill 22–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) WSU 34–7 3 08:06 WSU Michael Bumpus 87–yard punt return (Loren Langley kick) WSU 41–7 3 04:36 WSU Brandon Gibson 44–yard pass from Josh Swogger (Graham Siderius kick) WSU 48–7 3 00:30 NEV B.J. Mitchell 14–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) WSU 48–14 4 12:51 NEV Robert Hubbard 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) WSU 48–21 4 07:12 WSU DeMaundray Woolridge 1–yard run (Graham Siderius kick) WSU 55–21

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 0 0 7 14 • Wolf Pack 9 0 3 10 22 Date: September 17, 2005 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:09 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes Game attendance: 23,457 Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Karl Richins TV announcers (ESPNU): Beth Mowins and David Diaz-Infante

Scoring summary 1 09:58 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 6–0 1 03:12 NEV Brett Jaekle 25–yard field goal NEV 9–0 1 02:01 UNLV Shane Steichen 70–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) NEV 9–7 3 02:35 NEV Brett Jaekle 26–yard field goal NEV 12–7 4 08:09 NEV Brett Jaekle 22–yard field goal NEV 15–7 4 02:33 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 22–7 4 01:09 UNLV Greg Estandia 16–yard pass from Shane Steichen (Sergio Aguayo kick) NEV 22–14

at Colorado State

Nevada at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21 • Rams 21 0 0 21 42 Date: September 24, 2005 Location: Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 4:10 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 29,101 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 1 MPH Referee: Bill McCabe TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 12:31 CSU Johnny Walker 26–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 7–0 1 05:47 CSU George Hill 23–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 14–0 1 03:32 CSU Tristan Walker 2–yard run (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 21–0 2 09:35 NEV B.J. Mitchell 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) CSU 21–7 3 02:47 NEV Kyle Sammons 43–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) CSU 21–14 4 14:33 CSU Kyle Bell 1–yard run (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 28–14 4 06:43 CSU Matt Bartz 6–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 35–14 4 05:17 NEV Jack Darlington 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) CSU 35–21 4 04:05 CSU Damon Morton 40–yard run (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 42–21

at San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 13 7 0 10 30 Spartans 0 17 3 3 23 Date: October 1, 2005 Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 4:10 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 17,492 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N 13 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (ABC): Terry Gannon, Jamal Anderson and Dave LaMont (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:44 NEV Kyle Sammons 16–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 6–0 1 00:00 NEV B.J. Mitchell 13–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 13–0 2 14:10 NEV Nick Hawthrone 40–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–0 2 11:21 SJSU John Broussard 19–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 20–7 2 10:01 SJSU Jared Strubeck 44–yard field goal NEV 20–10 2 00:13 SJSU Rufus Skillern 28–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 20–17 3 03:14 SJSU Jared Strubeck 27–yard field goal TIE 20–20 4 08:51 NEV Brett Jaekle 32–yard field goal NEV 23–20 4 06:25 SJSU Jared Strubeck 39–yard field goal TIE 23–23 4 03:39 NEV Robert Hubbard 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 30–23

Idaho

Idaho at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 6 0 8 14 • Wolf Pack 14 14 14 20 62 Date: October 8, 2005 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 11,584 Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: NW 5–10 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 09:59 NEV B.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 06:07 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:12 NEV Caleb Spencer 20–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 2 02:25 NEV Adam Bishop 2–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 00:59 IDAHO Daniel Smith 7–yard pass from Steven Wichman (Mike Barrow kick blocked) NEV 28–6 3 13:37 NEV B.J. Mitchell 56–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–6 3 07:53 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–6 4 12:32 NEV Caleb Spencer 13–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Alex Rosenblum kick failed) NEV 48–6 4 07:57 NEV Nick Hawthrone 90–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 55–6 4 02:22 NEV DeAngelo Wilson 47–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 62–6 4 00:53 IDAHO Wes Williams 31–yard pass from Steven Wichman (Wendell Octave pass) NEV 62–14

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 14 0 6 27 • Wolf Pack 14 0 10 13 37 Date: October 15, 2005 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 8,377 Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: NNW 15–25 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 10:20 NEV Nichiren Flowers 7–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 04:00 NEV Tommy Haug 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 1 02:59 LATECH Jonathan Holland 41–yard pass from Matt Kubik (Danny Horwedel kick) NEV 14–7 2 09:14 LATECH Eddie White 0–yard fumble recovery (Danny Horwedel kick) TIE 14–14 2 02:32 LATECH Freddie Franklin 1–yard run (Danny Horwedel kick) LATECH 21–14 3 09:12 NEV Jeff Rowe 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 21–21 3 01:39 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NEV 24–21 4 13:55 LATECH Patrick Jackson 3–yard run (Danny Horwedel kick) LATECH 27–24 4 09:39 NEV Brett Jaekle 30–yard field goal TIE 27–27 4 03:12 NEV Brett Jaekle 21–yard field goal NEV 30–27 4 00:51 NEV Jeff Rowe 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 37–27

at Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 0 7 14 • Broncos 7 14 21 7 49 Date: October 29, 2005 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 1:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 29,843 Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 10:24 BSU Jared Zabransky 1–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 7–0 2 13:37 BSU Legedu Naanee 1–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 14–0 2 08:33 BSU Jeff Carpenter 14–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 21–0 2 02:10 NEV Caleb Spencer 43–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 21–7 3 11:25 BSU Antwaun Carter 6–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 28–7 3 05:58 BSU Ian Johnson 2–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 35–7 3 03:56 BSU Legedu Naanee 39–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 42–7 4 12:40 BSU Antwaun Carter 10–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 49–7 4 00:35 NEV Robert Hubbard 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 49–14

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 6 8 7 7 28 • Wolf Pack 7 10 7 14 38 Date: November 5, 2005 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 11,723 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 3–5 MPH Referee: Bill McCabe TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 03:17 UH Nate Ilaoa 3–yard run (Dan Kelly kick blocked) UH 6–0 1 00:03 NEV Caleb Spencer 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–6 2 11:39 UH Ross Dickerson 4–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Jordan Slye pass) UH 14–7 2 04:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal UH 14–10 2 02:11 NEV B.J. Mitchell 30–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–14 3 11:04 NEV Caleb Spencer 14–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 3 08:06 UH Ryan Grice-Mullen 22–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) NEV 24–21 4 11:34 NEV B.J. Mitchell 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–21 4 08:07 NEV Jeff Rowe 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–21 4 06:52 UH Davone Bess 24–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) NEV 38–28

at New Mexico State

Nevada at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 21 3 14 48 Aggies 0 10 0 14 24 Date: November 12, 2005 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 2:00 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 7,345 Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 7 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 08:02 NEV Brett Jaekle 29–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 03:26 NEV Anthony Pudewell 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–0 2 13:08 NMSU A.J. Harris 16–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick) NEV 10–7 2 01:57 NEV B.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 2 01:22 NEV Caleb Spencer 64–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–7 2 00:36 NEV Craig Bailey 40–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–7 2 00:02 NMSU Conor Foley 22–yard field goal NEV 31–10 3 00:28 NEV Brett Jaekle 29–yard field goal NEV 34–10 4 13:58 NMSU A.J. Harris 41–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick) NEV 34–17 4 07:53 NEV B.J. Mitchell 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 41–17 4 05:04 NMSU A.J. Harris 43–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick) NEV 41–24 4 02:20 NEV Robert Hubbard 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 48–24

at Utah State

Nevada at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 7 9 7 30 Aggies 0 3 14 7 24 Date: November 19, 2005 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes Game attendance: 7,153 Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 10:48 NEV Anthony Pudewell 14–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 10:39 USU Justin Hamblin 31–yard field goal NEV 7–3 2 08:11 NEV Robert Hubbard 41–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–3 3 08:53 NEV Jeff Rowe 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 20–3 3 08:40 USU Tony Pennyman 99–yard kickoff return (Justin Hamblin kick) NEV 20–10 3 05:58 NEV Brett Jaekle 33–yard field goal NEV 23–10 3 04:24 USU Kevin Robinson 11–yard pass from Jerod Walker (Justin Hamblin kick) NEV 23–17 4 06:57 NEV Mike McCoy 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 30–17 4 06:07 USU Tony Pennyman 34–yard pass from Jerod Walker (Justin Hamblin kick) NEV 30–24

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 13 3 16 35 • Wolf Pack 10 14 0 14 38 Date: November 26, 2005 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:21 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 17,765 Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: 15–23 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (KREN-TV): N/A

Scoring summary 1 10:41 NEV Brett Jaekle 40–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 03:58 NEV Jeff Rowe 10–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–0 1 02:40 FS Kyle Zimmerman 34–yard field goal NEV 10–3 2 14:31 NEV Robert Hubbard 20–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–3 2 09:29 FS Jermaine Jamison 5–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Kyle Zimmerman kick) NEV 17–10 2 06:29 NEV Robert Hubbard 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–10 2 00:40 FS Joe Fernandez 20–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Kyle Zimmerman kick) NEV 24–17 3 08:46 FS Kyle Zimmerman 38–yard field goal NEV 24–20 4 12:29 FS Paul Williams 3–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Jermaine Jamison pass) FS 27–24 4 08:12 NEV Robert Hubbard 13–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–27 4 01:29 NEV Nichiren Flowers 12–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–27 4 00:54 FS Matt Rivera 3–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Joe Fernandez pass) NEV 38–35

vs. UCF

Nevada vs. UCF
(Hawaii Bowl)

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Wolf Pack 7 21 0 14 7 49 Golden Knights 17 3 12 10 6 48 Date: December 24, 2005 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 3:37 p.m. Elapsed time: 4 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 26,254 Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: NE 5–10 MPH Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Barnett, Craig James and Suzy Shuster (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:20 UCF Brandon Marshall 51–yard pass from Steven Moffett (Matt Prater kick) UCF 7–0 1 09:24 UCF Kevin Smith 78–yard run (Matt Prater kick) UCF 14–0 1 08:33 NEV Robert Hubbard 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UCF 14–7 1 04:08 UCF Matt Prater 47–yard field goal UCF 17–7 2 11:32 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UCF 17–14 2 07:37 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–17 2 05:01 NEV Robert Hubbard 24–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–17 2 00:56 UCF Matt Prater 38–yard field goal NEV 28–20 3 08:19 UCF Brandon Marshall 29–yard pass from Steven Moffett (pass failed) NEV 28–26 3 01:51 UCF Kevin Smith 3–yard run (Steven Moffett pass failed) UCF 32–28 4 13:02 NEV Robert Hubbard 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–32 4 03:18 NEV Travis Branzell 7–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–32 4 01:32 UCF Matt Prater 46–yard field goal NEV 42–35 4 00:55 UCF Brandon Marshall 16–yard pass from Steven Moffett (Matt Prater kick) TIE 42–42 OT 15:00 NEV Jeff Rowe 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–42 OT 15:00 UCF Kevin Smith 19–yard run (Matt Prater kick failed) NEV 49–48

References

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