UNR vs. UNLV: How They Scored

UNR UNLV

44 26

UNR 7 21 10 6 — 44

UNLV 7 7 3 9 — 26

FIRST QUARTER

UNR 7, UNLV 0, 10:18 — Colin Kaepernick 16 run (Anthony Martinez kick). Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:45. Key play: The Wolf Pack’s only third down comes on the touchdown, when Kaepernick fakes a handoff to running back Vai Taua up the middle and takes off around the right end for the easy score.

UNLV 7, UNR 7, 5:23 — Bradley Randle 1 run (Nolan Kohorst kick). Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:51. Key play: UNR’s Rishard Matthews fumbles a punt, and UNLV’s Marcus Sullivan recovers at the Wolf Pack 17-yard line.

SECOND QUARTER

UNR 14, UNLV 7, 13:24 — Courtney Randall 1 run (Martinez kick). Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:53. Key play: Taua rushes 12 yards to the UNLV 3.

UNLV 14, UNR 14, 5:23 — Omar Clayton 8 run (Kohorst kick). Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:32. Key play: Clayton converts a third-and-11 with a 33-yard run to UNR’s 40.

UNR 21, UNLV 14, 2:40 — Taua 2 run (Martinez kick). Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:02. Key play: Kaepernick opens the drive with a 16-yard run to the Rebels’ 38.

UNR 28, UNLV 14, 2:40 — Taua 22 pass from Kaepernick (Martinez kick). Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:53. Key play: UNR linebacker James-Michael Johnson forces a fumble from UNLV wide receiver Michael Johnson, and cornerback Thaddeus Brown recovers to give the Wolf Pack the ball at the Rebels’ 27.

THIRD QUARTER

UNR 31, UNLV 14, 2:42 — FG Martinez 29. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 1:40. Key play: Kaepernick rushes 10 yards to UNLV’s 36.

UNR 31, UNLV 17, 0:31 — FG Kohorst 24. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:06. Key play: Clayton completes a 65-yard pass to wide receiver Phillip Payne to UNR’s 10.

UNR 38, UNLV 17, 0:15 — Taua 72 run (Martinez kick). Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:11. Key play: Taua blasted through a hole and went untouched all the way to the end zone.

FOURTH QUARTER

UNR 38, UNLV 20, 11:57 — FG Kohorst 32. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:18. Key play: Clayton completes a 24-yard pass to Payne to the Wolf Pack’s 36.

UNR 44, UNLV 20, 8:59 — Taua 2 run (kick failed). Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:58. Key play: UNR running back Mark Lampford rushes 21 yards to UNLV’s 12.

UNR 44, UNLV 26, 4:35 — Anthony Vidal 4 pass from Clayton (run failed). Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:13. Key play: Clayton rushes 20 yards to UNR’s 18.

A — 28,958.

TEAM STATISTICS

UNR UNLV

First downs 29 15

Rushes-yards 50-374 33-80

Passing 142 214

Comp-Att-Int 14-19-1 14-23-1

Return Yards 23 0

Punts-Avg. 0-0.0 4-41.5

Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1

Penalties-Yards 5-61 10-132

Time of possession 32:35 27:25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — UNR, Taua 19-188, Kaepernick 13-97, Lampford 9-60, Randall 6-21, Wellington 1-8, Jefferson 1-5, Lantrip 1-(minus 5). UNLV, Clayton 11-48, Trotter 12-19, Cornett 7-9, Randle 3-4.

PASSING — UNR, Kaepernick 13-17-1 124, Lantrip 1-2-0 18. UNLV, Clayton 14-23-1 214.

RECEIVING — UNR, Wimberly 5-35, Wellington 2-28, Matthews 2-18, Taua 2-17, Green 2-10, Session 1-34. UNLV, Payne 8-170, Johnson 3-27, Watkins 1-14, Vidal 1-4, Trotter 1-(minus 1).