Nevada 23, New Mexico State 12
Associated Press
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Devonte Lee ran for two second-quarter touchdowns and Nevada turned back New Mexico State 23-12.
New Mexico State took the lead in the second quarter on a safety, but Lee answered with a 32-yard scoring run for a 7-2 Wolf Pack lead.
Brandon Talton kicked a 28-yard field goal and Lee added a 4-yard TD run with 42 seconds left for a 17-2 halftime lead.
Freshman quarterback Gavin Frakes connected with Kordell David for a 10-yard TD with 5:19 left in the third quarter to get the Aggies within 17-9.
Talton sandwiched two fourth-quarter field goals around one by NMSU's Ethan Albertson to cap the scoring.
Toa Taua rushed for 109 yards on 19 carries for Nevada. Lee totaled 61 on 13 totes.
Frakes completed 9 of 13 passes for 143 yards. Diego Pavia started for NMSU but the junior completed only 9 of 20 passes for 75 yards with three interceptions.
| Scoring Summary |
| Second Quarter |
Nevada | NMSt |
| NMSt |
SF |
13:38 |
Team safety |
0 |
2 |
| Nevada |
TD |
10:02 |
Devonte Lee 32 yard TD run (Brandon Talton Extra Point) |
7 |
2 |
| Nevada |
FG |
4:08 |
Brandon Talton 28 yard field goal |
10 |
2 |
| Nevada |
TD |
0:42 |
Devonte Lee 4 yard TD run (Brandon Talton Extra Point) |
17 |
2 |
| Third Quarter |
Nevada | NMSt |
| NMSt |
TD |
5:19 |
Kordell David 10 yard TD pass from Gavin Frakes (Ethan Albertson Extra Point) |
17 |
9 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Nevada | NMSt |
| Nevada |
FG |
14:56 |
Brandon Talton 34 yard field goal |
20 |
9 |
| NMSt |
FG |
8:21 |
Ethan Albertson 45 yard field goal |
20 |
12 |
| Nevada |
FG |
1:35 |
Brandon Talton 38 yard field goal |
23 |
12 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Nevada |
New Mexico State |
| First downs |
18 |
13 |
| Rushing |
11 |
3 |
| Passing |
6 |
8 |
| Penalty |
1 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
8-17, 47% |
5-12, 42% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
46-179 |
25-83 |
| Passing Yards |
78 |
218 |
| Return Yards |
46 |
47 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
14-23-0 |
18-34-4 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
1-4 |
| Punts |
4 |
2 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-55 |
9-60 |
| Nevada Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| S. Illingworth |
7 |
12 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
| N. Cox |
7 |
11 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Frakes |
9 |
13 |
143 |
1 |
1 |
| D. Pavia |
9 |
20 |
75 |
0 |
3 |
| Nevada Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Taua |
19 |
109 |
5.7 |
0 |
| D. Lee |
13 |
61 |
4.7 |
2 |
| N. Cox |
6 |
33 |
5.5 |
0 |
| C. Patton |
3 |
10 |
3.3 |
0 |
| S. Illingworth |
2 |
-8 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Pavia |
5 |
36 |
7.2 |
0 |
| J. Jones |
11 |
28 |
2.5 |
0 |
| G. Frakes |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| S. Thomas |
5 |
9 |
1.8 |
0 |
| J. Parker |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| J. Brady |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Nevada Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Mack |
4 |
40 |
10.0 |
0 |
| J. Bell |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| S. Curtis |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| J. Munro |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| C. Shults |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| T. Taua |
3 |
4 |
1.3 |
0 |
| B. Casteel |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Powers |
2 |
74 |
37.0 |
0 |
| J. Parker |
4 |
59 |
14.8 |
0 |
| K. David |
7 |
56 |
8.0 |
1 |
| J. Brady |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| D. Gicinto |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Jones |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| S. Thomas |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Nevada Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| I. Essissima |
2 |
0 |
| T. Williams |
1 |
0 |
| B. Sanders |
1 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Nevada Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Freem |
4 |
167 |
41.8 |
| New Mexico State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Carlson |
2 |
87 |
43.5 |
| Nevada Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Sanders |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Dixon |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
| Nevada Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Bell |
2 |
46 |
23.0 |
| New Mexico State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Parker |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
| Nevada Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| New Mexico State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| E. Albertson |
43 |
