2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada Wolf Pack wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record0–1 (0–0 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Gilbertson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Kane Ioane (2nd season)
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
UNLV  0 0   2 0  
Air Force  0 0   1 0  
San Diego State  0 0   1 0  
Utah State  0 0   1 0  
Wyoming  0 0   1 0  
Fresno State  0 0   1 1  
Hawaii  0 0   1 1  
Boise State  0 0   0 1  
Colorado State  0 0   0 1  
Nevada  0 0   0 1  
New Mexico  0 0   0 1  
San Jose State  0 0   0 1  
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 2, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team will represent the University of Nevada, Reno in the Mountain West Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack are expected to be led by Jeff Choate in his second year as the head coach. The Wolf Pack play their home games at Mackay Stadium, located in Reno, Nevada.

Contents

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

PlayerPositionDestination
Aiden KehmOL Arkansas State
Tyson RuffinsOL California
Drue WattsLB Memphis
Brendon Lewis QB Memphis
Isaiah World OL Oregon
Josiah TimoteoOL Oregon State
Chad BrownDB Purdue
KK MeierS UTSA
Michael Coats Jr.DB West Virginia
Cortez Braham Jr.WRUnknown
Kitione TauDLUnknown
Henry IkahihifoDLUnknown
Keyshawn CobbSUnknown
Tori DaffinDBUnknown
Devin GunterDBUnknown
Ike NnakenyiDEUnknown
Jonah LewisDBUnknown
Luke FarrOLUnknown
Carter JulaPUnknown
Mackavelli MalotumauDLUnknown
Tooni Ikahihifo Jr.DBUnknown
Sean DollarsRBWithdrawn
Chubba Purdy QBWithdrawn

Incoming

PlayerPositionPrevious school
Johnathan CorreaDL American River CC
Bryce EcholsDL Arizona
Ed RhamboDB Bowling Green
Bryson SnellingDB Butte CC
Jeremiah BeckTE Chaffey CC
Hayden McDonaldS Columbia
Jett CarpenterTE Eastern Washington
Jack FosterOL Idaho
Nahji LoganLB Indiana
Nick RempertWR North Texas
Luke McEndooRB Oklahoma State
Hadine DiabyOL Tennessee State
Jordan BrownWR Texas Tech
Herschel TurnerRB Utah State
Logologo Va'aDL UTEP
Aj OdumsDB UTEP
Zavien AbercrombieDB Weber State

[1] [2] [3]

Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason media poll was released on July 16, 2025. Nevada was predicted to finish in last place in the conference. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:30 p.m.at No. 2 Penn State * CBS L 11–46106,915
September 62:00 p.m.No. 18 (FCS) Sacramento State * KNSN-TV
September 132:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee *
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
KNSN-TV
September 204:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky *ESPN Networks
October 47:30 p.m.at Fresno State CBSSN
October 117:30 p.m. San Diego State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSSN
October 18at New Mexico FOX/FS1/FS2
October 247:00 p.m. Boise State
CBSSN
November 84:30 p.m.at Utah State CBSSN
November 1512:30 p.m. San Jose State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSSN
November 2211:00 a.m.at Wyoming Altitude
November 296:00 p.m. UNLV
CBSSN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[5]

Game summaries

at No. 2 Penn State

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) at No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack030811
No. 2 Nittany Lions101712746

at Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 1-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 3:05. Nittany Lions 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:41.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 28-yard field goal, 1:41. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:16.
Second quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen 12-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 10:02. Nittany Lions 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:18.
  • NEV – Joe McFadden 28-yard field goal, 4:52. Nittany Lions 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:05.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 28-yard field goal, 2:22. Nittany Lions 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:18.
  • PSU – Kyron Hudson 31-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 0:23. Nittany Lions 27–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 32-yard field goal, 9:23. Nittany Lions 30–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:32.
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 1-yard run (pass failed), 7:15. Nittany Lions 36–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:21.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 39-yard field goal, 3:21. Nittany Lions 39–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:26.
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Ethan Grunkemeyer 6-yard run (Matthew Parker kick), 7:37. Nittany Lions 46–3. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 7:10.
  • NEV – Marcus Bellon 9-yard pass from AJ Bianco (AJ Bianco–Jett Carpenter pass), 0:25. Nittany Lions 46–11. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:29.
StatisticsNEVPSU
First downs1325
Plays–yards52–20371–438
Rushes–yards31–7836–135
Passing yards125303
Passing: compattint11–21–129–35–0
Time of possession26:2033:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing Chubba Purdy 7/15, 97 yards, INT
RushingChubba Purdy14 carries, 55 yards
ReceivingMarcus Bellon6 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Penn StatePassing Drew Allar 22/26, 217 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 8 carries, 43 yards, TD
Receiving Kyron Hudson 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

No. 18 (FCS) Sacramento State

No. 18 (FCS) Sacramento State Hornets (0–1) at Nevada Wolf Pack (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 18 (FCS) Hornets00000
Wolf Pack00000

at Mackay StadiumReno, NV

  • Date: September 6, 2025
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: KNSN-TV
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsSACNEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sacramento StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0–0) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Blue Raiders00000
Wolf Pack00000

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: September 13, 2025
  • TV: KNSN-TV
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsMTSUNEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Western Kentucky

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack00000
Hilltoppers00000

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY

  • Date: September 20, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsNEVWKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Western KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Fresno State

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack00000
Bulldogs00000

at Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA

  • Date: October 4, 2025
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsNEVFRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Fresno StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

San Diego State

San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Aztecs00000
Wolf Pack00000

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: October 11, 2025
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsSDSUNEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
San Diego StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at New Mexico

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs New Mexico Lobos (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack00000
Lobos00000

at University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM

  • Date: October 18, 2025
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsNEVUNM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Boise State (rivalry)

Boise State Broncos (0–0) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Broncos00000
Wolf Pack00000

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: October 24, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsBSUNEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Boise StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Utah State

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs Utah State Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack00000
Aggies00000

at Maverik StadiumLogan, UT

  • Date: November 8, 2025
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. MST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsNEVUSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

San Jose State

San Jose State Spartans (0–0) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Spartans00000
Wolf Pack00000

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: November 15, 2025
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsSJSUNEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
San Jose StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Wyoming

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack00000
Cowboys00000

at War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY

  • Date: November 22, 2025
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • TV: Altitude
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsNEVWYO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
WyomingPassing
Rushing
Receiving

UNLV (Fremont Cannon)

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rebels00000
Wolf Pack00000

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: November 29, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUNLVNEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassing
Rushing
Receiving
NevadaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "Nevada Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  2. "Nevada Wolf Pack 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  3. "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
  4. "2025 Mountain West Football Preseason Poll & Players of the Year". July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  5. "2025 Nevada Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved January 3, 2024.