2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football
University of Nevada Wolf Pack 28, Colorado State University Rams 10, Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada (245677457).jpg
Nevada on the field vs. Colorado State on September 16 at Mackay Stadium
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (6th season)
Offensive scheme Pistol
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
←  2005
2007  →
2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Boise State $ 8–0  13–0 
Hawaii  7–1  11–3 
San Jose State  5–3  9–4 
Nevada  5–3  8–5 
Fresno State  4–4  4–8 
Idaho  3–5  4–8 
New Mexico State  2–6  4–8 
Louisiana Tech  1–7  3–10 
Utah State  1–7  1–11 
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 22nd overall and 3rd 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 15:00 p.m.at Fresno State
ESPNL 19–2839,269
September 97:00 p.m.at No. 25 Arizona State *
 KREN-TV/FSNAZ L 21–5254,232
September 166:00 p.m. Colorado State *
 WSN [ dead link ]W 28–1018,883
September 225:00 p.m. Northwestern *
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
 ESPN2 W 31–2116,176
September 307:00 p.m.at UNLV *
 MWSN W 31–337,179
October 79:00 p.m.at Hawaii
KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV L 34–4133,761
October 214:00 p.m. San Jose State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
 ABC W 23–719,636
October 281:00 p.m. New Mexico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 48–2111,582
November 42:00 p.m.at Idaho
KREN-TVW 45–715,013
November 111:00 p.m. Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 42–08,584
November 185:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
WSNW 42–09,383
November 251:00 p.m.No. 12 Boise State
ESPN2L 7–3825,506
December 314:30 p.m.vs. Miami (FL) *
 ESPN L 20–2128,654
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[1] [2] [3] [4]

Game summaries

At Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State
Team1234Total
Wolf Pack066719
•Bulldogs777728
Scoring summary
104:54FSJoe Fernandez 6–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Clint Stitser kick)FS 7–0
207:17FS Dwayne Wright 1–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 14–0
200:37NEVMike McCoy 23–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick blocked)FS 14–6
312:58FSDwayne Wright 40–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 21–6
305:24NEVMike McCoy 21–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 21–13
414:15NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)FS 21–19
406:55FSDwayne Wright 9–yard run (Clint Stitser kick)FS 28–19

At Arizona State

Nevada at Arizona State
Team1234Total
Wolf Pack0140721
•Sun Devils72414752
  • Date: September 9, 2006
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, AZ
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 54,232
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 7 MPH
  • Referee: Brian O'Cain
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV/FSNAZ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and N/A of FSNAZ
Scoring summary
109:21ASU Zach Miller 2–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 7–0
213:54NEV Ezra Butler 23–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7
209:58ASUMichael Jones 20–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 14–7
206:04ASUJesse Ainsworth 32–yard field goalASU 17–7
202:44ASUNate Kimbrough 52–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 24–7
202:13ASURyan McFoy 30–yard interception (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 31–7
200:14NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)ASU 31–14
312:26ASUShaun DeWitty 22–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 38–14
306:16ASUTerry Richardson 25–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 45–14
405:17NEVAdam Bishop 7–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick)ASU 45–21
402:55ASU Ryan Torain 15–yard run (Jesse Ainsworth kick)ASU 52–21

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nevada
Team1234Total
Rams0100010
•Wolf Pack7140728
  • Date: September 16, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,883
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Karl Richins
  • TV announcers ( WSN [ dead link ]): N/A
Scoring summary
107:48NEVRobert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
214:54NEVLuke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
207:51CSUJason Smith 36–yard field goalNEV 14–3
205:10CSUSedric Patterson 0–yard blocked punt return (Jason Smith kick)NEV 14–10
200:51NEVMike McCoy 39–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–10
412:38NEVBrandon Fragger 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–10

Northwestern

Northwestern at Nevada
Team1234Total
Wildcats770721
•Wolf Pack1770731
Scoring summary
111:44NU Tyrell Sutton 3–yard run (Joel Howells kick)NU 7–0
105:28NEVRobert Hubbard 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7
102:33NEVBrett Jaekle 32–yard field goalNEV 10–7
101:02NEVRobert Hubbard 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–7
212:51NUTerrell Jordan 2–yard run (Joel Howells kick)NEV 17–14
209:25NEVMike McCoy 26–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–14
413:49NU Mike Kafka 13–yard run (Joel Howells kick)NEV 24–21
402:14NEVJoe Garcia 24–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–21

At UNLV

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
Team1234Total
•Wolf Pack7107731
Rebels00033
Scoring summary
111:14NEVMike McCoy 79–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
212:01NEVBrett Jaekle 36–yard field goalNEV 10–0
201:36NEVBrandon Fragger 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–0
313:59NEVBrandon Fragger 66–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 24–0
413:04NEVKyle Eklund 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 31–0
404:49UNLVSergio Aguayo 21–yard field goalNEV 31–3

At Hawaii

Nevada at Hawaii
Team1234Total
Wolf Pack71401334
•Warriors10213741
  • Date: October 7, 2006
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 33,761
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 14 MPH
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and Jim Leahey, Jim Donovan and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV
Scoring summary
110:38UHDan Kelly 35–yard field goalUH 3–0
106:36NEVJack Darlington 19–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–3
101:10UHIan Sample 17–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick)UH 10–7
214:19UHIan Sample 63–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick)UH 17–7
208:29UH Davone Bess 9–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick)UH 24–7
205:44NEVBrandon Fragger 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)UH 24–14
201:48UHRoss Dickerson 3–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick)UH 31–14
200:10NEVMike McCoy 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)UH 31–21
307:49UHDan Kelly 25–yard field goalUH 34–21
411:45UHColt Brennan 6–yard run (Dan Kelly kick)UH 41–21
409:08NEV Anthony Pudewell 13–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick)UH 41–28
403:57NEVAnthony Pudewell 5–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed)UH 41–34

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada
Team1234Total
Spartans07007
•Wolf Pack737623
Scoring summary
104:46NEVRobert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
212:03NEVBrett Jaekle 27–yard field goalNEV 10–0
200:10SJSU James Jones 13–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick)NEV 10–7
313:33NEVTravis Moore 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 17–7
403:33NEVMike McCoy 2–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 23–7

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Nevada
Team1234Total
Aggies707721
•Wolf Pack02814648
  • Date: October 28, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,582
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Bill McCabe
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
105:22NMSUA.J. Harris 67–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Ryan Bowling kick)NMSU 7–0
209:18NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)TIE 7–7
208:15NEVJeremy Engstrom 19–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–7
204:32NEVCaleb Spencer 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–7
200:03NEVMike McCoy 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–7
308:24NEVCaleb Spencer 9–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–7
306:11NMSU Tim McManigal 60–yard interception (Ryan Bowling kick)NEV 35–14
302:26NEVMike McCoy 16–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–14
405:29NMSUChris Nwoko 3–yard run (Ryan Bowling kick)NEV 42–21
402:40NEVRobert Hubbard 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed)NEV 48–21

At Idaho

Nevada at Idaho
Team1234Total
•Wolf Pack14177745
Vandals00707
  • Date: November 4, 2006
  • Location: Kibbie Dome
    Moscow, ID
  • Game start: 2:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,013
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
Scoring summary
108:27NEVTravis Branzell 2–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
101:35NEVCaleb Spencer 34–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
207:31NEV Marko Mitchell 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0
203:58NEVJeff Rowe 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–0
200:00NEVBrett Jaekle 19–yard field goalNEV 31–0
307:40IdahoJayson Bird 1–yard run (Tino Amancio kick)NEV 31–7
301:36NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 38–7
411:34NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 45–7

Utah State

Utah State at Nevada
Team1234Total
Aggies00000
•Wolf Pack7721742
  • Date: November 11, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 8,584
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Rain and Snow showers • Wind: N 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (None): None
Scoring summary
113:40NEVRobert Hubbard 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
203:20NEVLuke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
309:45NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0
305:26NEVJeff Rowe 18–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–0
300:19NEVJeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–0
411:41NEVMike Kanellis 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–0

At Louisiana Tech

Nevada at Louisiana Tech
Team1234Total
•Wolf Pack14210742
Bulldogs00000
  • Date: November 18, 2006
  • Location: Joe Aillet Stadium
    Ruston, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
  • Game attendance: 9,383
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Bill McCabe
  • TV announcers ( WSN [ dead link ]): N/A
Scoring summary
106:16NEVLuke Lippincott 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 7–0
102:15NEVRobert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 14–0
212:27NEV Marko Mitchell 5–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 21–0
205:20NEVRobert Hubbard 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 28–0
203:28NEVLuke Lippincott 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 35–0
413:46NEVLuke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick)NEV 42–0

Boise State

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)
Team1234Total
•No. 12 Broncos31414738
Wolf Pack00707
Scoring summary
102:59BSUAnthony Montgomery 28–yard field goalBSU 3–0
212:03BSU Ian Johnson 6–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 10–0
208:34BSUIan Johnson 4–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 17–0
310:13BSU Vinny Perretta 5–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 24–0
306:18BSU Legedu Naanee 45–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 31–0
302:52NEVNick Hawthrone 45–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick)BSU 31–7
406:41BSUIan Johnson 3–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick)BSU 38–7

Vs. Miami (FL)

Nevada vs. Miami (FL)
(MPC Computers Bowl)
Team1234Total
•Hurricanes777021
Wolf Pack293620
  • Date:December 31, 2006
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 28,654
  • Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Randy Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones and David Norrie
Scoring summary
104:20UM Kirby Freeman 1–yard run (Jon Peattie kick)UM 7–0
100:05NEVTeam -11–yard safetyUM 7–2
203:38NEV Marko Mitchell 27–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (rush failed)NEV 8–7
201:46UM Ryan Moore 52–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick)UM 14–8
200:05NEVBrett Jaekle 33–yard field goalUM 14–11
306:22NEVBrett Jaekle 31–yard field goalTIE 14–14
305:59UM Sam Shields 78–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick)UM 21–14
414:05NEVBrett Jaekle 44–yard field goalUM 21–17
409:25NEVBrett Jaekle 40–yard field goalUM 21–20

References

  1. ↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2006". ESPN . Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2006 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2006 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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