2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football
University of Nevada Wolf Pack 38, Fresno State University Bulldogs 35, Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada (69511812).jpg
Nevada on the field vs. Fresno State on November 26at Mackay Stadium
WAC co–champion
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 49–48 OT vs. UCF
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (5th season)
Offensive scheme Pistol
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
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

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 97:00 p.m. Washington State *
 ESPN L 21–5517,552
September 177:00 p.m. UNLV *
 ESPNU W 22–1423,457
September 243:00 p.m.at Colorado State *
 KREN-TV L 21–4229,101
October 14:00 p.m.at San Jose State
ABC W 30–2317,492
October 81:00 p.m. Idaho Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
KREN-TVW 62–1411,584
October 151:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
KREN-TVW 37–278,377
October 2912:00 p.m.at Boise State
KREN-TVL 14–4929,843
November 51:00 p.m. Hawaii
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
KREN-TVW 38–2811,723
November 121:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
KREN-TVW 48–247,345
November 1912:00 p.m.at Utah State
KREN-TVW 30–247,153
November 264:00 p.m.No. 16 Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
KREN-TVW 49–4117,765
December 245:30 p.m.vs. UCF *
 ESPN W 49–48 OT26,254
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Washington State

Washington State at Nevada
Team1234Total
•Cougars141321755
Wolf Pack0014721
Scoring summary
103:13WSU Eric Frampton 36–yard interception (Loren Langley kick)WSU 7–0
100:26WSU Troy Bienemann 18–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick)WSU 14–0
209:51WSULoren Langley 18–yard field goalWSU 17–0
203:33WSU Jason Hill 6–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick)WSU 24–0
200:22WSULoren Langley 28–yard field goalWSU 27–0
311:13NEVCaleb Spencer 21–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)WSU 27–7
310:27WSUJason Hill 22–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick)WSU 34–7
308:06WSU Michael Bumpus 87–yard punt return (Loren Langley kick)WSU 41–7
304:36WSU Brandon Gibson 44–yard pass from Josh Swogger (Graham Siderius kick)WSU 48–7
300:30NEVB.J. Mitchell 14–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)WSU 48–14
412:51NEVRobert Hubbard 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)WSU 48–21
407:12WSUDeMaundray Woolridge 1–yard run (Graham Siderius kick)WSU 55–21

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
Team1234Total
Rebels700714
•Wolf Pack9031022
Scoring summary
109:58NEVRobert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 6–0
103:12NEVBrett Jaekle 25–yard field goalNEV 9–0
102:01UNLV Shane Steichen 70–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick)NEV 9–7
302:35NEVBrett Jaekle 26–yard field goalNEV 12–7
408:09NEVBrett Jaekle 22–yard field goalNEV 15–7
402:33NEVRobert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 22–7
401:09UNLV Greg Estandia 16–yard pass from Shane Steichen (Sergio Aguayo kick)NEV 22–14

At Colorado State

Nevada at Colorado State
Team1234Total
Wolf Pack077721
•Rams21002142
  • 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
112:31CSUJohnny Walker 26–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick)CSU 7–0
105:47CSUGeorge Hill 23–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick)CSU 14–0
103:32CSUTristan Walker 2–yard run (Kevin Mark kick)CSU 21–0
209:35NEVB.J. Mitchell 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)CSU 21–7
302:47NEVKyle Sammons 43–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)CSU 21–14
414:33CSU Kyle Bell 1–yard run (Kevin Mark kick)CSU 28–14
406:43CSUMatt Bartz 6–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick)CSU 35–14
405:17NEVJack Darlington 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)CSU 35–21
404:05CSUDamon Morton 40–yard run (Kevin Mark kick)CSU 42–21

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State
Team1234Total
•Wolf Pack13701030
Spartans0173323
Scoring summary
111:44NEVKyle Sammons 16–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 6–0
100:00NEVB.J. Mitchell 13–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 13–0
214:10NEVNick Hawthrone 40–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 20–0
211:21SJSU John Broussard 19–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)NEV 20–7
210:01SJSUJared Strubeck 44–yard field goalNEV 20–10
200:13SJSU Rufus Skillern 28–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)NEV 20–17
303:14SJSUJared Strubeck 27–yard field goalTIE 20–20
408:51NEVBrett Jaekle 32–yard field goalNEV 23–20
406:25SJSUJared Strubeck 39–yard field goalTIE 23–23
403:39NEVRobert Hubbard 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 30–23

Idaho

Idaho at Nevada
Team1234Total
Vandals060814
•Wolf Pack1414142062
  • 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
109:59NEVB.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
106:07NEVB.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
206:12NEVCaleb Spencer 20–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0
202:25NEVAdam Bishop 2–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–0
200:59IDAHODaniel Smith 7–yard pass from Steven Wichman (Mike Barrow kick blocked)NEV 28–6
313:37NEVB.J. Mitchell 56–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–6
307:53NEVB.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–6
412:32NEVCaleb Spencer 13–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Alex Rosenblum kick failed)NEV 48–6
407:57NEVNick Hawthrone 90–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 55–6
402:22NEVDeAngelo Wilson 47–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 62–6
400:53IDAHOWes Williams 31–yard pass from Steven Wichman (Wendell Octave pass)NEV 62–14

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada
Team1234Total
Bulldogs7140627
•Wolf Pack140101337
  • 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
110:20NEV Nichiren Flowers 7–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
104:00NEVTommy Haug 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
102:59LATECH Jonathan Holland 41–yard pass from Matt Kubik (Danny Horwedel kick)NEV 14–7
209:14LATECHEddie White 0–yard fumble recovery (Danny Horwedel kick)TIE 14–14
202:32LATECHFreddie Franklin 1–yard run (Danny Horwedel kick)LATECH 21–14
309:12NEVJeff Rowe 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 21–21
301:39NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalNEV 24–21
413:55LATECHPatrick Jackson 3–yard run (Danny Horwedel kick)LATECH 27–24
409:39NEVBrett Jaekle 30–yard field goalTIE 27–27
403:12NEVBrett Jaekle 21–yard field goalNEV 30–27
400:51NEVJeff Rowe 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 37–27

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)
Team1234Total
Wolf Pack070714
•Broncos71421749
  • 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
110:24BSU Jared Zabransky 1–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 7–0
213:37BSU Legedu Naanee 1–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 14–0
208:33BSUJeff Carpenter 14–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 21–0
202:10NEVCaleb Spencer 43–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 21–7
311:25BSU Antwaun Carter 6–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 28–7
305:58BSU Ian Johnson 2–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 35–7
303:56BSULegedu Naanee 39–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 42–7
412:40BSUAntwaun Carter 10–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 49–7
400:35NEVRobert Hubbard 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 49–14

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada
Team1234Total
Warriors687728
•Wolf Pack71071438
  • 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
103:17UH Nate Ilaoa 3–yard run (Dan Kelly kick blocked)UH 6–0
100:03NEVCaleb Spencer 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–6
211:39UHRoss Dickerson 4–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Jordan Slye pass)UH 14–7
204:05NEVBrett Jaekle 27–yard field goalUH 14–10
202:11NEVB.J. Mitchell 30–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–14
311:04NEVCaleb Spencer 14–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–14
308:06UH Ryan Grice-Mullen 22–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick)NEV 24–21
411:34NEVB.J. Mitchell 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–21
408:07NEVJeff Rowe 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 38–21
406:52UH Davone Bess 24–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick)NEV 38–28

At New Mexico State

Nevada at New Mexico State
Team1234Total
•Wolf Pack102131448
Aggies01001424
  • 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
108:02NEVBrett Jaekle 29–yard field goalNEV 3–0
103:26NEV Anthony Pudewell 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–0
213:08NMSUA.J. Harris 16–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick)NEV 10–7
201:57NEVB.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–7
201:22NEVCaleb Spencer 64–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–7
200:36NEVCraig Bailey 40–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–7
200:02NMSUConor Foley 22–yard field goalNEV 31–10
300:28NEVBrett Jaekle 29–yard field goalNEV 34–10
413:58NMSUA.J. Harris 41–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick)NEV 34–17
407:53NEVB.J. Mitchell 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 41–17
405:04NMSUA.J. Harris 43–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick)NEV 41–24
402:20NEVRobert Hubbard 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 48–24

At Utah State

Nevada at Utah State
Team1234Total
•Wolf Pack779730
Aggies0314724
  • 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
110:48NEV Anthony Pudewell 14–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
210:39USUJustin Hamblin 31–yard field goalNEV 7–3
208:11NEVRobert Hubbard 41–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–3
308:53NEVJeff Rowe 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 20–3
308:40USUTony Pennyman 99–yard kickoff return (Justin Hamblin kick)NEV 20–10
305:58NEVBrett Jaekle 33–yard field goalNEV 23–10
304:24USU Kevin Robinson 11–yard pass from Jerod Walker (Justin Hamblin kick)NEV 23–17
406:57NEVMike McCoy 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 30–17
406:07USUTony Pennyman 34–yard pass from Jerod Walker (Justin Hamblin kick)NEV 30–24

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada
Team1234Total
Bulldogs31331635
•Wolf Pack101401438
  • 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
110:41NEVBrett Jaekle 40–yard field goalNEV 3–0
103:58NEV Jeff Rowe 10–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 10–0
102:40FSKyle Zimmerman 34–yard field goalNEV 10–3
214:31NEVRobert Hubbard 20–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–3
209:29FSJermaine Jamison 5–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Kyle Zimmerman kick)NEV 17–10
206:29NEVRobert Hubbard 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–10
200:40FSJoe Fernandez 20–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Kyle Zimmerman kick)NEV 24–17
308:46FSKyle Zimmerman 38–yard field goalNEV 24–20
412:29FSPaul Williams 3–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Jermaine Jamison pass)FS 27–24
408:12NEVRobert Hubbard 13–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–27
401:29NEV Nichiren Flowers 12–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 38–27
400:54FSMatt Rivera 3–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Joe Fernandez pass)NEV 38–35

Vs. UCF

Nevada vs. UCF
(Hawaii Bowl)
Team1234OTTotal
•Wolf Pack721014749
Golden Knights1731210648
Scoring summary
113:20UCF Brandon Marshall 51–yard pass from Steven Moffett (Matt Prater kick)UCF 7–0
109:24UCF Kevin Smith 78–yard run (Matt Prater kick)UCF 14–0
108:33NEVRobert Hubbard 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)UCF 14–7
104:08UCFMatt Prater 47–yard field goalUCF 17–7
211:32NEVB.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)UCF 17–14
207:37NEVB.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–17
205:01NEVRobert Hubbard 24–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–17
200:56UCFMatt Prater 38–yard field goalNEV 28–20
308:19UCFBrandon Marshall 29–yard pass from Steven Moffett (pass failed)NEV 28–26
301:51UCFKevin Smith 3–yard run (Steven Moffett pass failed)UCF 32–28
413:02NEVRobert Hubbard 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–32
403:18NEVTravis Branzell 7–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–32
401:32UCFMatt Prater 46–yard field goalNEV 42–35
400:55UCFBrandon Marshall 16–yard pass from Steven Moffett (Matt Prater kick)TIE 42–42
OT15:00NEVJeff Rowe 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 49–42
OT15:00UCFKevin Smith 19–yard run (Matt Prater kick failed)NEV 49–48

References

  1. ↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2005". ESPN . Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2005 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2005 Football Schedule". Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2025 Nevada Football Record Book" (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. p. 35. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
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