2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football Boise State University Broncos 58 University of Nevada Wolf Pack 21 on a Frigid, Icy Night at Mackey Stadium, Reno, Nevada (69175861).jpg 285 Nevada on the field vs. Boise State on November 27 at Mackay Stadium Western Athletic Conference WAC 5–7 3–5 Chris Ault 20th Chris Klenakis 4th Pistol Dave Fipp 1st Barry Sacks 1st 3–4 Mackay Stadium The 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 20th overall and 1st straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule 2004 NCAA Division I-A AP Pacific September 6 Monday 10:00 a.m. l y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN2 21–38 21,127 September 11 1:00 p.m. w y Sacramento State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 59–7 16,611 September 18 6:00 p.m. w y Buffalo Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 38–13 17,220 September 25 6:00 p.m. l y y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Charter 10–27 33,429 October 2 7:00 p.m. l y y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Fremont Cannon Charter 13–48 27,596 October 9 9:00 p.m. l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Charter 26–48 35,078 October 16 6:00 p.m. w y Rice Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 35–10 18,800 October 23 6:00 p.m. w Tulsa Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 54–48 3OT 13,550 November 6 6:00 p.m. w San Jose State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Charter 42–24 15,902 November 13 3:00 p.m. l y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Charter 20–38 10,206 November 20 6:00 p.m. l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Charter 17–54 39,256 November 27 4:30 p.m. l Boise State 10 Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN rivalry 21–58 21,799 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2004 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2440/season/2004 ESPN December 24, 2025 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2004-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 2004 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2004 Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics December 24, 2025 2025 Nevada Football Record Book https://nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2025/7/31/2025_Nevada_Football_Record_Book.pdf Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics 35 December 24, 2025 Game summaries At Louisiana Tech Nevada at Louisiana Tech Wolf Pack Bulldogs 0 0 7 14 7 14 10 7 September 6, 2004 Monday Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA 12:08 p.m. CDT 3 hours and 4 minutes 21,127 Temperature: 88 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH Paul Labenne Pam Ward, Mike Tomczak and Dave Ryan (sideline) ESPN2 yes 1 09:46 LATECH Ryan Moats 12–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 7–0 2 06:10 LATECH Ryan Moats 3–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 14–0 2 02:23 LATECH Donald Allen 3–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 21–0 3 14:11 NEV Caleb Spencer 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) LATECH 21–7 3 11:13 LATECH Brad Oestriecher 36–yard field goal LATECH 24–7 3 08:16 LATECH Ryan Moats 45–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 31–7 4 13:32 NEV Dell McGee 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) LATECH 31–14 4 05:16 LATECH Danny Wilson 20–yard run (Brad Oestriecher kick) LATECH 38–14 4 01:58 NEV Talib Wise 22–yard pass from Travis Moore (Damon Fine kick) LATECH 38–21 yes 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Sacramento State Sacramento State at Nevada Hornets Wolf Pack 0 0 0 7 7 21 17 14 September 11, 2004 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:05 p.m. PDT N/A 16,611 N/A Daniel Romeo None None yes 1 01:05 NEV Adam Kiefer 0–yard fumble recovery (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 08:23 NEV Tony Moll 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 01:44 NEV Jeff Rowe 11–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–0 2 00:09 NEV Caleb Spencer 6–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–0 3 11:25 NEV Damon Fine 44–yard field goal NEV 31–0 3 06:02 NEV Jeff Rowe 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 38–0 3 00:21 NEV Dell McGee 12–yard pass from Travis Moore (Damon Fine kick) NEV 45–0 4 13:15 NEV Drew Robinson 25–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 52–0 4 06:40 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 59–0 4 02:13 SAC Mel Cuckovich 39–yard pass from Brad Tredway (Juan Gamboa kick) NEV 59–7 yes 2004 Sacramento State Hornets football team Buffalo Buffalo at Nevada Bulls Wolf Pack 7 0 6 0 0 14 7 17 September 18, 2004 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 6:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 3 minutes 17,220 Temperature: 60 °F °C • Weather: Cool and Cloudy • Wind: SW 10–15 MPH Donald Amicon None None yes 1 03:57 UB Jared Patterson 8–yard run (Michael Baker kick) UB 7–0 2 07:07 NEV Nichiren Flowers 41–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 2 03:03 NEV Nichiren Flowers 51–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–7 3 12:30 UB Michael Baker 28–yard field goal NEV 14–10 3 06:56 UB Michael Baker 47–yard field goal NEV 14–13 3 02:29 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–13 4 03:25 NEV Damon Fine 19–yard field goal NEV 24–13 4 02:23 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 31–13 4 01:20 NEV Drew Robinson 18–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 38–13 yes 2004 Buffalo Bulls football team At San Diego State Nevada at San Diego State Wolf Pack Aztecs 0 3 0 7 14 3 0 10 September 25, 2004 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA 6:08 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 31 minutes 33,429 Temperature: 73 °F °C • Weather: Clear and Mild • Wind: WNW 12 MPH Terry Leyden N/A Charter yes 1 06:53 SDSU Jeff Webb 23–yard pass from Matt Dlugolecki (Garrett Palmer kick) SDSU 7–0 1 00:00 SDSU Brandon Bornes 35–yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) SDSU 14–0 2 06:06 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal SDSU 14–3 2 03:33 SDSU Garrett Palmer 50–yard field goal SDSU 17–3 4 09:30 SDSU Ramal Porter 19–yard pass from Matt Dlugolecki (Garrett Palmer kick) SDSU 24–3 4 03:38 SDSU Garrett Palmer 43–yard field goal SDSU 27–3 4 00:53 NEV Chance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick) SDSU 27–10 yes 2004 San Diego State Aztecs football team At UNLV Nevada at UNLV(Battle for the Fremont Cannon) Wolf Pack Rebels 3 3 0 7 3 10 7 28 October 2, 2004 Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV 7:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 26 minutes 27,596 Temperature: 84 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: 0 MPH Frank White N/A Charter yes 1 07:41 NEV Damon Fine 41–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 01:31 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 20–yard field goal TIE 3–3 2 10:08 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 41–yard field goal UNLV 6–3 2 04:03 NEV Damon Fine 37–yard field goal TIE 6–6 2 01:49 UNLV Earvin Johnson 11–yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 13–6 3 08:41 UNLV Dyante Perkins 1–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 20–6 4 12:51 UNLV Dyante Perkins 1–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 27–6 4 07:12 UNLV Earvin Johnson 15–yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 34–6 4 06:44 UNLV Erick Jackson 5–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 41–6 4 05:36 UNLV Erick Jackson 2–yard run (Hubi Zumkley Schulze kick) UNLV 48–6 4 02:11 NEV Nichiren Flowers 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) UNLV 48–13 yes 2004 UNLV Rebels football team Fremont Cannon At Hawaii Nevada at Hawaii Wolf Pack Warriors 10 3 0 13 14 10 17 7 October 9, 2004 Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI 6:07 p.m. HADT 3 hours and 20 minutes 35,078 Temperature: 81 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: TR 10–15 MPH Bill Athan N/A Charter yes 1 13:07 UH Chad Owens 12–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 7–0 1 07:45 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 1 06:33 UH Chad Owens 13–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 14–7 1 01:47 NEV Damon Fine 26–yard field goal UH 14–10 2 11:38 UH West Keliikipi 2–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 21–10 2 09:40 UH Justin Ayat 40–yard field goal UH 24–10 2 05:22 NEV Damon Fine 23–yard field goal UH 24–13 3 10:49 UH Justin Ayat 43–yard field goal UH 27–13 3 02:43 UH Chad Owens 75–yard punt return (Justin Ayat kick) UH 34–13 3 01:16 UH Uriah Moenoa 1–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 41–13 4 11:30 NEV Talib Wise 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick blocked) UH 41–19 4 04:49 NEV Talib Wise 24–yard pass from Travis Moore (Damon Fine kick) UH 41–26 4 02:17 UH Bryan Maneafaiga 6–yard run (Justin Ayat kick) UH 48–26 yes 2004 Hawaii Warriors football team Rice Rice at Nevada Owls Wolf Pack 3 0 0 7 14 7 0 14 October 16, 2004 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 6:05 p.m. PDT 2 hours and 59 minutes 18,800 Temperature: 71 °F °C • Weather: Smokey Sky • Wind: 20 MPH Daniel Romeo None None yes 1 06:16 NEV Chance Kretschmer 17–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 05:06 NEV Nichiren Flowers 20–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 1 00:00 RICE Brennan Landry 34–yard field goal NEV 14–3 2 10:44 NEV B.J. Mitchell 9–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–3 4 08:24 NEV B.J. Mitchell 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–3 4 04:36 RICE Joel Armstrong 13–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) NEV 28–10 4 00:09 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 35–10 yes 2004 Rice Owls football team Tulsa Tulsa at Nevada Golden Hurricane Wolf Pack 6 7 7 21 7 0 13 14 14 13 October 23, 2004 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 6:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 51 minutes 13,550 Temperature: 54 °F °C • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 7–10 MPH Paul Labenne None None yes 1 11:13 TULSA Brad DeVault 38–yard field goal TULSA 3–0 1 04:55 TULSA Brad DeVault 33–yard field goal TULSA 6–0 2 09:43 NEV Damon Fine 35–yard field goal TULSA 6–3 2 06:17 NEV Damon Fine 22–yard field goal TIE 6–6 2 05:21 NEV Nick Hawthrone 30–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) NEV 13–6 2 01:07 TULSA Brandon Diles 1–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 13–13 3 12:03 TULSA Brandon Diles 5–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TULSA 20–13 3 08:56 NEV Tony Moll 5–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) TIE 20–20 3 06:24 NEV B.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 27–20 4 06:03 TULSA Uril Parrish 1–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 27–27 4 02:17 NEV Chance Kretschmer 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 34–27 4 02:05 TULSA Ashlan Davis 94–yard kickoff return (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 34–34 4 00:36 NEV Chance Kretschmer 18–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 41–34 4 00:00 TULSA Caleb Blankenship 16–yard pass from James Kilian (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 41–41 OT 15:00 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 48–41 OT 15:00 TULSA Brandon Diles 22–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 48–48 OT 15:00 NEV Nichiren Flowers 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (rush failed) NEV 54–48 yes 2004 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team San Jose State San Jose State at Nevada Spartans Wolf Pack 0 0 10 14 7 7 14 14 November 6, 2004 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 6:07 p.m. PST 3 hours and 14 minutes 15,902 Temperature: 60 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 1–2 MPH Robert Cameron N/A Charter yes 1 01:51 NEV Caleb Spencer 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 06:31 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 3 13:00 SJSU Jeff Carr 39–yard field goal NEV 14–3 3 09:11 NEV Caleb Spencer 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–3 3 07:42 SJSU Lance Martin 3–yard run (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 21–10 3 04:18 NEV Chance Kretschmer 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–10 4 09:45 NEV Drew Robinson 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 35–10 4 09:23 SJSU John Broussard 95–yard kickoff return (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 35–17 4 05:36 NEV Drew Robinson 12–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 42–17 4 02:31 SJSU Adam Tafralis 2–yard run (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 42–24 yes 2004 San Jose State Spartans football team At SMU Nevada at SMU Wolf Pack Mustangs 3 3 14 0 10 0 28 0 November 13, 2004 Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX 5:07 p.m. CST 3 hours and 18 minutes 10,206 Temperature: 54 °F °C • Weather: Light Rain and 75% Humidity • Wind: NNE 3 MPH Daniel Romeo N/A Charter yes 1 10:39 SMU Cedrick Dorsey 38–yard pass from Tony Eckert (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 7–0 1 07:54 NEV Damon Fine 33–yard field goal SMU 7–3 1 05:17 SMU Chris McMurtray 42–yard field goal SMU 10–3 2 08:58 NEV Damon Fine 26–yard field goal SMU 10–6 3 14:03 NEV Nichiren Flowers 18–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 13–10 3 11:24 SMU Jerad Romo 13–yard run (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 17–13 3 09:56 SMU Foy Munlin 1–yard run (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 24–13 3 09:46 SMU Alvin Nnabuife 17–yard fumble recovery (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 31–13 3 03:20 NEV Talib Wise 40–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) SMU 31–20 3 01:28 SMU Alvin Nnabuife 95–yard fumble recovery (Chris McMurtray kick) SMU 38–20 yes 2004 SMU Mustangs football team At Fresno State Nevada at Fresno State Wolf Pack Bulldogs 7 3 7 0 13 20 14 7 November 20, 2004 Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA 6:15 p.m. PST 3 hours and 9 minutes 39,256 Temperature: 54 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: Calm Bill Athan N/A Charter yes 1 07:09 FS Wendell Mathis 35–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 7–0 1 01:24 NEV Drew Robinson 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:44 FS Wendell Mathis 4–yard run (Tyler Clutts rush fumbled) FS 13–7 2 11:49 FS Brett Visintainer 42–yard field goal FS 16–7 2 09:09 FS Roshon Vercher 1–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 23–7 2 06:52 NEV Damon Fine 32–yard field goal FS 23–10 2 02:09 FS Bryson Sumlin 18–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 30–10 2 00:00 FS Brett Visintainer 32–yard field goal FS 33–10 3 13:14 FS Jaron Fairman 54–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 40–10 3 03:05 NEV Talib Wise 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) FS 40–17 3 01:39 FS Mark Wood 24–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Clint Stitser kick) FS 47–17 4 08:30 FS Wendell Mathis 9–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 54–17 yes 2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Boise State Boise State at Nevada(rivalry) No. 10 Broncos Wolf Pack 14 14 20 10 0 7 7 7 November 27, 2004 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 4:47 p.m. PST 3 hours and 19 minutes 21,799 Temperature: 34 °F °C • Weather: Clearing and Icy • Wind: N 7 MPH Rich Kollen Eric Collins, Andre Ware and Jimmy Dykes (sideline) ESPN yes 1 05:16 BSU Lawrence Bady 25–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 7–0 1 04:26 BSU T. J. Acree 11–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 14–0 2 10:57 BSU Jeff Carpenter 5–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 21–0 2 04:51 NEV Nick Hawthrone 40–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) BSU 21–7 2 00:33 BSU Jason Murray 15–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 28–7 3 12:38 NEV Adam Bishop 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) BSU 28–14 3 08:42 BSU Jon Helmandollar 5–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 35–14 3 07:08 BSU Cam Hall 52–yard interception (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 42–14 3 04:18 BSU Tyler Jones 26–yard field goal BSU 45–14 3 00:50 BSU Tyler Jones 20–yard field goal BSU 48–14 4 11:42 BSU Jon Helmandollar 4–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 55–14 4 05:55 BSU Tyler Jones 32–yard field goal BSU 58–14 4 02:32 NEV Talib Wise 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) BSU 58–21 yes 2004 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State–Nevada football rivalry References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football