2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division.

2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Head coach Brian Polian at the 2016 Mountain West Conference Media Days at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 27, 2016
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016 record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coachBrian Polian (4th season)
Associate head coachLester Erb (4th overall, 2nd straight season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive schemePistol
Co-defensive coordinatorScott Boone (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBill Teerlinck (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 26,000)
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Boise State x  6 –2     10 –3  
New Mexico x  6 –2     9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3     10 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3     7 –6  
Utah State  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 –2     11 –3  
Hawaii  4 –4     7 –7  
Nevada  3 –5     5 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5     4 –8  
UNLV  3 –5     4 –8  
Fresno State  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 27, Polian and Nevada agreed to part ways.[3] He finished at Nevada with a four year record of 23–27. Polian later returned to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football as special teams coordinator under head coach Brian Kelly after previously serving under head coach Charlie Weis from 2005 to 2009.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2015 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division and won the Arizona Bowl by 28 to 23 against Colorado State.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.Cal Poly (Div. I FCS)*
MWNW 30–27 OT19,138
September 1012:30 p.m.at No. 18 Notre Dame*
NBCL 10–3980,795
September 176:00 p.m.Buffalo*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
MWN/TwitterW 38–1420,457
September 249:00 a.m.at Purdue*
ESPNewsL 14–2441,607
October 19:00 p.m.at Hawaii
MWN/Oceanic PPVL 17–3823,593
October 84:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN3W 27–2222,411
October 157:30 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNL 10–1415,161
October 227:30 p.m.Wyoming
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN2L 34–4218,877
November 57:15 p.m.at New Mexico
ESPNUL 26–3517,290
November 127:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CBSSNL 16–4616,730
November 191:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN3W 38–3713,390
November 261:00 p.m.at UNLV
ESPN3W 45–1023,569
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Cal Poly
Cal Poly at Nevada
1 234OTTotal
Mustangs (Div. I FCS) 7 30143 27
• Wolf Pack 21 3006 30
  • Date: September 2, 2016
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:35 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,138
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 21 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (MWN): Ryan Radtke and Kevin Grimes
See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 1998 NEV, 63–0

at Notre Dame
Nevada at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 037 10
• No. 18 Fighting Irish 0 25140 39
See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2009 ND, 35–0

Buffalo
Buffalo at Nevada
1 234Total
Bulls 0 077 14
• Wolf Pack 7 1777 38
  • Date: September 17, 2016
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,457
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: WNW 6 MPH
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (MWN/Twitter): Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker and Shae Peppler (sideline)
See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 NEV, 24–21

at Purdue
Nevada at Purdue
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 700 14
• Boilermakers 0 1077 24
  • Date: September 24, 2016
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 41,607
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: E 7 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Cannon
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens and Dan Hawkins
See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Hawaii
Nevada at Hawaii
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 3014 17
• Rainbow Warriors 3 14210 38
  • Date: October 1, 2016
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:08 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,593
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 13 MPH
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (MWN/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano and Scott Robbs (sideline)
See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–8 2015 NEV, 30–20

Fresno State
Fresno State at Nevada
1 234Total
Bulldogs 6 079 22
• Wolf Pack 7 1406 27
  • Date: October 8, 2016
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:04 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 22,411
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–27–1 2015 NEV, 30–16

at San Jose State
Nevada at San Jose State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 037 10
• Spartans 0 707 14
  • Date: October 15, 2016
  • Location: CEFCU Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,161
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 11 MPH
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Eric Davis and Cassie McKinney (sideline)
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–8–2 2015 NEV, 37–34OT

Wyoming
Wyoming at Nevada
1 234Total
• Cowboys 7 14147 42
Wolf Pack 0 13147 34
  • Date: October 22, 2016
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:41 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,877
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cool • Wind: SSE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Lamont and Tom Ramsey
See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2015 WYO, 28–21

at New Mexico
Nevada at New Mexico
(Battle of the Wolves)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 14012 26
• Lobos 7 7147 35
  • Date: November 5, 2016
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,290
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Overcast/Rain • Wind: 5 MPH • Note: Game was delayed by lightning after halftime for 1 hour and 49 minutes.
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Brian Kinchen
See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2–1 2015 NEV, 35–17

San Diego State
San Diego State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Aztecs 10 16137 46
Wolf Pack 7 027 16
See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2015 SDSU, 31–14

Utah State
Utah State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aggies 7 101010 37
• Wolf Pack 3 7721 38
  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,390
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor
See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–6 2015 USU, 31–27

at UNLV
Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 10 17315 45
Rebels 0 1000 10
  • Date: November 26, 2016
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,569
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ENE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Raymond and Tyoka Jackson
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–16[n 1] 2015 UNLV, 23–17

Roster
2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Dominic Christian  Fr
WR 3 Ahki Muhammed  So
WR 5 Trevion Armstrong Fr
QB 6 Ty Gangi  So
QB 7 Joe Pyle  Fr
QB 11 Hunter Fralick  So
WR 12 Hasaan Henderson  Sr
QB 13 Cristian Salano  Fr
QB 14 Dante Mayes  Jr
QB 15 Tyler Stewart  Sr
WR 16 Brandon Thompson  So
WR 17 Brendan O'Leary-Orange  Fr
WR 18 Reese Neville Fr
WR 19 Wyatt Demps Jr
RB 20 James Butler Jr
RB 22 Akeel Lynch  Sr
RB 23 Kelton Moore  Fr
RB 24 Jaxson Kincaide Fr
RB 29 Isaiah Hamilton Fr
RB 33 Blake Wright  So
TE 43 Colin Flannery  Fr
TE 45 Austin Carrow  Sr
TE 47 Jarred Gipson  Sr
TE 49 Trae Wells  So
OL 53 Tyler Rosentreter Jr
OL 54 Alex Tancreto Fr
OL 60 Reese Backman So
OL 62 Nathan Goltry Sr
OL 63 Daren Echeveria  So
OL 64 Sean Krepsz  So
OL 65 Clifford Porter  Fr
OL 66 Thomas Newton  Jr
OL 67 Jake Herron  Fr
OL 69 Sam Hammond Fr
OL 70 Nathan Edwards Fr
OL 71 Jake Nelson So
OL 72 Jeremy Macauley  Sr
OL 73 Austin Corbett  Fr
OL 74 Ilya Lopez Jr
OL 75 Carl Burton-Hill Fr
OL 76 Nate Brown Fr
OL 79 Jacob Henry  Sr
WR 80 Jason Elenberger So
WR 80 David Harvey Fr
WR 81 Victor Gonzalez  Fr
WR 82 Tucker Melcher  Jr
WR 83 Andrew Celis  So
WR 84 Jerico Richardson  Sr
TE 85 Miles Beach Fr
TE 86 Brandon Scott  So
WR 87 Bradyen Sanchez Sr
TE 88 Evan Faunce  Jr
TE 89 Nick Colson Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2 Asauni Rufus  So
DB 4 E. J. Muhammed  Fr
DB 5 Dameon Baber So
LB 7 Gabriel Sewell  Fr
DB, LB 8 Jaden Sawyer  Jr
DB 9 Marcus Lucas Fr
LB 10 L. J. Jackson  Sr
DB 12 Dag Irby Fr
DB 16 Kevin Howell Fr
DE 17 Jarid Joseph  So
DB 18 Elijah Moody  So
DB 19 Daylon Johnson Fr
DB 22 Jimbo Davis IV  Jr
LB 24 Lucas Weber  So
DB 25 Daniel Brown Fr
DB 26 Kendall Johnson Jr
DB 28 Elijah Mitchell Sr
DB 29 Cameron Turner  Fr
LB 30 Maliek Broady  Fr
LB 30 Lawson Hall Fr
DB 31 Randy Uzoma  Sr
DB 32 Devoreaux Stewart  Sr
DB 33 Morris Bowman Fr
LB 34 Travis Wilson  Jr
DB 35 Riley Brand  Fr
DB 36 Tyler Crandall  Fr
DB 37 David Kruskamp  So
LB 38 Jake Lacaden  So
DE 39 Ricky Thomas, Jr.  Fr
DB 40 Devin Porter  Fr
DE 44 Kori Collins  Fr
LB 49 Alec Simpson Fr
LB 50 Austin Paulhus  Jr
LB 51 Colton Concellos  Jr
LB 52 D. J. Powe Fr
DT 55 Nakita Lealao Jr
LB 56 Alex Bertando  Sr
LB 57 John Durney Sr
DE 58 Nolan Dambacher  Sr
DE 93 Jordan Silva So
DE 61 Jacob Drahos Fr
DT 78 Jarius McDade Jr
DE 90 Malik Reed  So
DL 91 Kalei Meyer  So
DL 92 Nick Gregg Fr
DE 93 Jordan Silva  So
DE 95 Patrick Choudja Jr
DL 96 Hausia Sekona  Fr
DL 97 Salesa Faraimo  Sr
DE 98 Kameron Toomer Fr
DE 99 Korey Rush  So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 26 Evan Rios Fr
K 40 Brent Zuzo Sr
LS 42 Wes Farnsworth So
P 46 Alex Boy  Sr
K 48 Spencer Pettit  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Lester Erb (Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers)
  • Scott Boone (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Mike Bradeson (Recruiting Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Tim Cramsey (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Marc Nudelberg (Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs)
  • Bill Teerlinck (Defensive Line)
  • Jonathan Himebauch (Offensive Line)
  • Cheston Blackshear (Tight Ends)
  • Ricky Thomas (Cornerbacks)
  • David Fox (Director of Football Administration)
  • Doug Lichtenberger (Director of Football and Recruiting Operations)
  • Brad Rogers (Recruiting Operations Specialist)
  • Jeff Nady (Graduate Assistant)
  • Alec Drudi (Graduate Assistant)
  • John Landwehr (Graduate Assistant)
  • Beau Worpell (Quality Control – Offense)
  • Zach Coleman (Quality Control – Defense)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 30, 2016

Notes
  1. In 1985, UNLV was forced to forfeit all 7 wins from the 1983 season and all 11 wins from the 1984 season, including their victory in the California Bowl.[4] Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon as a result. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.

References
  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 139. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule
  3. https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/college/nevada/2016/11/27/wolf-pack-polian-agree-mutually-part-ways/94521084/
  4. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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