2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football University of Nevada Wolf Pack 28, Colorado State University Rams 10, Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada (245677457).jpg 285 Nevada on the field vs. Colorado State on September 16 at Mackay Stadium Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–5 5–3 Chris Ault 22nd Chris Klenakis 6th Tim DeRuyter 2nd Barry Sacks 3rd Pistol 3–4 Mackay Stadium MPC Computers Bowl L 20–21 vs. Miami (FL) The 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 22nd overall and 3rd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule 2006 NCAA Division I FBS AP Pacific September 1 Friday 5:00 p.m. l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN 19–28 39,269 September 9 7:00 p.m. l y y Arizona State 25 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ KREN-TV/FSNAZ 21–52 54,232 September 16 6:00 p.m. w y Colorado State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/ads/wsn-map.jpg WSNFebruary 2020 28–10 18,883 September 22 Friday 5:00 p.m. w y Northwestern Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN2 31–21 16,176 September 30 7:00 p.m. w y y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Fremont Cannon MWSN 31–3 37,179 October 7 9:00 p.m. l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV 34–41 33,761 October 21 4:00 p.m. w y San Jose State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ABC 23–7 19,636 October 28 1:00 p.m. w New Mexico State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 48–21 11,582 November 4 2:00 p.m. w y Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID KREN-TV 45–7 15,013 November 11 1:00 p.m. w Utah State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 42–0 8,584 November 18 5:00 p.m. w y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA WSN 42–0 9,383 November 25 1:00 p.m. l Boise State 12 Mackay Stadium Reno, NV rivalry ESPN2 7–38 25,506 December 31 Sunday 4:30 p.m. l y y Miami (FL) Bronco Stadium Boise, ID MPC Computers Bowl ESPN 20–21 28,654 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2440/season/2006 ESPN December 24, 2025 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2006-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 2006 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 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 Fresno State Nevada at Fresno State Wolf Pack Bulldogs 0 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 September 1, 2006 Friday Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA 5:00 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 1 minute 39,269 Temperature: 100 °F °C • Weather: Sunny and Hot • Wind: N 5 MPH Bill Athan Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich and Rob Simmelkjaer (sideline) ESPN yes 1 04:54 FS Joe Fernandez 6–yard pass from Tom Brandstater (Clint Stitser kick) FS 7–0 2 07:17 FS Dwayne Wright 1–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 14–0 2 00:37 NEV Mike McCoy 23–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick blocked) FS 14–6 3 12:58 FS Dwayne Wright 40–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 21–6 3 05:24 NEV Mike McCoy 21–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 21–13 4 14:15 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) FS 21–19 4 06:55 FS Dwayne Wright 9–yard run (Clint Stitser kick) FS 28–19 yes 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team At Arizona State Nevada at Arizona State Wolf Pack Sun Devils 0 14 0 7 7 24 14 7 September 9, 2006 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ 7:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 3 minutes 54,232 Temperature: 84 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 7 MPH Brian O'Cain Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and N/A of FSNAZ KREN-TV/FSNAZ yes 1 09:21 ASU Zach Miller 2–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 7–0 2 13:54 NEV Ezra Butler 23–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 09:58 ASU Michael Jones 20–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 14–7 2 06:04 ASU Jesse Ainsworth 32–yard field goal ASU 17–7 2 02:44 ASU Nate Kimbrough 52–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 24–7 2 02:13 ASU Ryan McFoy 30–yard interception (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 31–7 2 00:14 NEV Marko Mitchell 9–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) ASU 31–14 3 12:26 ASU Shaun DeWitty 22–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 38–14 3 06:16 ASU Terry Richardson 25–yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 45–14 4 05:17 NEV Adam Bishop 7–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) ASU 45–21 4 02:55 ASU Ryan Torain 15–yard run (Jesse Ainsworth kick) ASU 52–21 yes 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Colorado State Colorado State at Nevada Rams Wolf Pack 0 10 0 0 7 14 0 7 September 16, 2006 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 6:05 p.m. PDT 2 hours and 25 minutes 18,883 N/A Karl Richins N/A http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/ads/wsn-map.jpg WSNFebruary 2020 yes 1 07:48 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 14:54 NEV Luke Lippincott 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 07:51 CSU Jason Smith 36–yard field goal NEV 14–3 2 05:10 CSU Sedric Patterson 0–yard blocked punt return (Jason Smith kick) NEV 14–10 2 00:51 NEV Mike McCoy 39–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–10 4 12:38 NEV Brandon Fragger 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–10 yes 2006 Colorado State Rams football team Northwestern Northwestern at Nevada Wildcats Wolf Pack 7 7 0 7 17 7 0 7 September 22, 2006 Friday Mackay StadiumReno, NV 5:06 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 14 minutes 16,176 Temperature: 62 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5–10 MPH Stephen Pamon Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich and Heather Cox (sideline) ESPN2 yes 1 11:44 NU Tyrell Sutton 3–yard run (Joel Howells kick) NU 7–0 1 05:28 NEV Robert Hubbard 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 1 02:33 NEV Brett Jaekle 32–yard field goal NEV 10–7 1 01:02 NEV Robert Hubbard 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 2 12:51 NU Terrell Jordan 2–yard run (Joel Howells kick) NEV 17–14 2 09:25 NEV Mike McCoy 26–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 4 13:49 NU Mike Kafka 13–yard run (Joel Howells kick) NEV 24–21 4 02:14 NEV Joe Garcia 24–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–21 yes 2006 Northwestern Wildcats football team At UNLV Nevada at UNLV(Battle for the Fremont Cannon) Wolf Pack Rebels 7 10 7 7 0 0 0 3 September 30, 2006 Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV 7:06 p.m. PDT 2 hours and 50 minutes 37,179 Temperature: 90 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 7 MPH Daniel Romeo Rich Cellini, Jon Berger and Anne Marie Anderson (sideline) MWSN yes 1 11:14 NEV Mike McCoy 79–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 12:01 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 01:36 NEV Brandon Fragger 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–0 3 13:59 NEV Brandon Fragger 66–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–0 4 13:04 NEV Kyle Eklund 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–0 4 04:49 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 21–yard field goal NEV 31–3 yes 2006 UNLV Rebels football team Fremont Cannon At Hawaii Nevada at Hawaii Wolf Pack Warriors 7 14 0 13 10 21 3 7 October 7, 2006 Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI 6:07 p.m. HADT 3 hours and 30 minutes 33,761 Temperature: 81 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 14 MPH Frank White Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and Jim Leahey, Jim Donovan and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV yes 1 10:38 UH Dan Kelly 35–yard field goal UH 3–0 1 06:36 NEV Jack Darlington 19–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–3 1 01:10 UH Ian Sample 17–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 10–7 2 14:19 UH Ian Sample 63–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 17–7 2 08:29 UH Davone Bess 9–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 24–7 2 05:44 NEV Brandon Fragger 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 24–14 2 01:48 UH Ross Dickerson 3–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) UH 31–14 2 00:10 NEV Mike McCoy 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 31–21 3 07:49 UH Dan Kelly 25–yard field goal UH 34–21 4 11:45 UH Colt Brennan 6–yard run (Dan Kelly kick) UH 41–21 4 09:08 NEV Anthony Pudewell 13–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) UH 41–28 4 03:57 NEV Anthony Pudewell 5–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed) UH 41–34 yes 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team San Jose State San Jose State at Nevada Spartans Wolf Pack 0 7 0 0 7 3 7 6 October 21, 2006 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 4:06 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 22 minutes 19,636 N/A Paul Labenne Dan Fouts, Tim Brant and Jack Arute (sideline) ABC yes 1 04:46 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 12:03 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 00:10 SJSU James Jones 13–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 10–7 3 13:33 NEV Travis Moore 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 4 03:33 NEV Mike McCoy 2–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 23–7 yes 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team New Mexico State New Mexico State at Nevada Aggies Wolf Pack 7 0 7 7 0 28 14 6 October 28, 2006 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 17 minutes 11,582 Temperature: 67 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 5–10 MPH Bill McCabe None None yes 1 05:22 NMSU A.J. Harris 67–yard pass from Chase Holbrook (Ryan Bowling kick) NMSU 7–0 2 09:18 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 7–7 2 08:15 NEV Jeremy Engstrom 19–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–7 2 04:32 NEV Caleb Spencer 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–7 2 00:03 NEV Mike McCoy 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–7 3 08:24 NEV Caleb Spencer 9–yard pass from Travis Moore (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–7 3 06:11 NMSU Tim McManigal 60–yard interception (Ryan Bowling kick) NEV 35–14 3 02:26 NEV Mike McCoy 16–yard pass from Nick Graziano (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–14 4 05:29 NMSU Chris Nwoko 3–yard run (Ryan Bowling kick) NEV 42–21 4 02:40 NEV Robert Hubbard 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 48–21 yes 2006 New Mexico State Aggies football team At Idaho Nevada at Idaho Wolf Pack Vandals 14 17 7 7 0 0 7 0 November 4, 2006 Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID 2:07 p.m. PST 2 hours and 53 minutes 15,013 Indoors Frank White Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas KREN-TV yes 1 08:27 NEV Travis Branzell 2–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 01:35 NEV Caleb Spencer 34–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 07:31 NEV Marko Mitchell 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 2 03:58 NEV Jeff Rowe 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 00:00 NEV Brett Jaekle 19–yard field goal NEV 31–0 3 07:40 Idaho Jayson Bird 1–yard run (Tino Amancio kick) NEV 31–7 3 01:36 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–7 4 11:34 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 45–7 yes 2006 Idaho Vandals football team Utah State Utah State at Nevada Aggies Wolf Pack 0 0 0 0 7 7 21 7 November 11, 2006 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:05 p.m. PST 2 hours and 35 minutes 8,584 Temperature: 46 °F °C • Weather: Rain and Snow showers • Wind: N 5–10 MPH Daniel Romeo None None yes 1 13:40 NEV Robert Hubbard 4–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 03:20 NEV Luke Lippincott 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 3 09:45 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 3 05:26 NEV Jeff Rowe 18–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 3 00:19 NEV Jeff Rowe 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–0 4 11:41 NEV Mike Kanellis 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–0 yes Utah State Aggies football At Louisiana Tech Nevada at Louisiana Tech Wolf Pack Bulldogs 14 21 0 7 0 0 0 0 November 18, 2006 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA 7:00 p.m. CST 2 hours and 48 minutes 9,383 Temperature: 60 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm Bill McCabe N/A http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/ads/wsn-map.jpg WSNFebruary 2020 yes 1 06:16 NEV Luke Lippincott 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 02:15 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 12:27 NEV Marko Mitchell 5–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 2 05:20 NEV Robert Hubbard 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 03:28 NEV Luke Lippincott 23–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–0 4 13:46 NEV Luke Lippincott 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–0 yes 2006 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Boise State Boise State at Nevada(rivalry) No. 12 Broncos Wolf Pack 3 14 14 7 0 0 7 0 November 25, 2006 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:15 p.m. PST 3 hours and 3 minutes 25,506 Temperature: 46 °F °C • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 10 MPH Frank White Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham and Jerry Punch (sideline) ESPN2 yes 1 02:59 BSU Anthony Montgomery 28–yard field goal BSU 3–0 2 12:03 BSU Ian Johnson 6–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 10–0 2 08:34 BSU Ian Johnson 4–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 17–0 3 10:13 BSU Vinny Perretta 5–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 24–0 3 06:18 BSU Legedu Naanee 45–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 31–0 3 02:52 NEV Nick Hawthrone 45–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 31–7 4 06:41 BSU Ian Johnson 3–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 38–7 yes 2006 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State–Nevada football rivalry Vs. Miami (FL) Nevada vs. Miami (FL)(MPC Computers Bowl) Hurricanes Wolf Pack 7 7 7 0 2 9 3 6 December 31, 2006 Sunday Bronco StadiumBoise, ID 5:37 p.m. MST 3 hours and 26 minutes 28,654 Temperature: 31 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH Randy Smith Mark Jones and David Norrie ESPN yes 1 04:20 UM Kirby Freeman 1–yard run (Jon Peattie kick) UM 7–0 1 00:05 NEV Team -11–yard safety UM 7–2 2 03:38 NEV Marko Mitchell 27–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (rush failed) NEV 8–7 2 01:46 UM Ryan Moore 52–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick) UM 14–8 2 00:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 33–yard field goal UM 14–11 3 06:22 NEV Brett Jaekle 31–yard field goal TIE 14–14 3 05:59 UM Sam Shields 78–yard pass from Kirby Freeman (Jon Peattie kick) UM 21–14 4 14:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 44–yard field goal UM 21–17 4 09:25 NEV Brett Jaekle 40–yard field goal UM 21–20 yes 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team 2006 MPC Computers Bowl References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football