2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2012 February 2026 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football Nevada Wolf Pack wordmark.svg Mountain West Conference MW 7–6 4–4 Chris Ault 28th Nick Rolovich 1st Pistol Mike Bradeson 1st 4–3 Mackay Stadium New Mexico Bowl L 48–49 vs. Arizona The 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 28th overall and 9th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004 and later resigned from coaching at the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were first–year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Arizona. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division I FBS AP Pacific September 1 12:00 p.m. w y y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N 31–24 63,186 September 8 12:30 p.m. l y South Florida Mackay Stadium Reno, NV CBSSN 31–32 22,804 September 15 4:00 p.m. w y Northwestern State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 45–34 19,399 September 22 7:30 p.m. w y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI NBCSN 69–24 31,417 September 29 11:00 a.m. w y y Texas State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX LHN 34–21 14,210 October 6 4:00 p.m. w y Wyoming Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Campus Insiders 35–28 OT 24,025 October 13 12:00 p.m. w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Fremont Cannon TWCSN/Charter 42–37 20,565 October 20 7:30 p.m. l San Diego State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV CBSSN 38–39 OT 22,242 October 26 Friday 5:00 p.m. l y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN 31–48 24,277 November 10 7:30 p.m. l Fresno State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV NBCSN 36–52 22,104 November 17 12:30 p.m. w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Charter/Comcast 31–24 17,290 December 1 12:30 p.m. l Boise State 25 Mackay Stadium Reno, NV rivalry ABC 21–27 30,017 December 15 10:00 a.m. l y y Arizona University Stadium Albuquerque, NM New Mexico Bowl ESPN 48–49 24,610 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2440/season/2012 ESPN December 24, 2025 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2012-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 2012 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 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 36 December 24, 2025 Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Preseason Mountain West media days The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2012, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.Murray Chris http://blogs.rgj.com/packblog/2012/07/23/mountain-west-football-media-days-kick-off-tuesday-morning/ Mountain West football media days kick off Tuesday morning July 23, 2012 Reno Gazette-Journal January 19, 2021 Media poll The preseason poll was released on July 24, 2012. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place.https://themw.com/news/2012/7/24/51faeee630047ea8e73c1772_131372689120114255 Three Cowboys Earn Preseason All-MW Accolades July 24, 2012 Mountain West Conference January 19, 2021 Preseason All–Mountain West Team The Wolf Pack had four players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; three from the offense and one from the defense. Offense Stefphon Jefferson – RB Brandon Wimberly – WR Jeff Nady – OL Defense Albert Rosette – LB Game summaries At California Nevada at California Wolf Pack Golden Bears 14 0 7 10 0 7 10 7 September 1, 2012 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA PDT 12:08 p.m. 3 hours and 24 minutes 63,186 Temperature: 60 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 2–4 MPH Terry Leyden Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Coy Wire (analyst) and Brooke Olzendam (sideline) P12N yes 1 2 04:34 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(16 plays, 80 yards, 6:13) NEV 7–0 00:00 NEV Cody Fajardo 49–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(2 plays, 60 yards, 0:26) NEV 14–0 2 04:38 CAL Bryce Treggs 37–yard pass from Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato kick)(6 plays, 77 yards, 2:39) NEV 14–7 3 3 06:20 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(12 plays, 79 yards, 4:41) NEV 21–7 05:39 CAL Keenan Allen 39–yard run (Vincenzo D'Amato kick)(2 plays, 51 yards, 0:44) NEV 21–14 04:38 CAL Vincenzo D'Amato 40–yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:53) NEV 21–17 4 3 08:46 NEV Allen Hardison 39–yard field goal(14 plays, 57 yards, 4:55) NEV 24–17 07:24 CAL Chris Harper 13–yard pass from Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato kick)(5 plays, 61 yards, 1:16) TIE 24–24 00:36 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(9 plays, 61 yards, 2:48) NEV 31–24 yes 2012 California Golden Bears football team Statistics NevadaCalifornia First downs 27 21 Total yards 450 364 Rushing yards 220 113 Passing yards 230 251 Turnovers 7 5 Time of possession 35:06 24:54 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 25/32, 230 yards Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 34 carries, 147 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Brandon Wimberly 7 receptions, 83 yardsCalifornia Passing Zach Maynard 17/30, 245 yards, 2 TDs Rushing C. J. Anderson 14 carries, 66 yards Receiving Keenan Allen 6 receptions, 67 yards South Florida South Florida at Nevada Bulls Wolf Pack 6 7 7 12 21 0 7 3 September 8, 2012 Mackay StadiumReno, NV PDT 12:35 p.m. 3 hours and 48 minutes 22,804 Temperature: 81 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 1 MPH Jeff Maconaghy James Bates (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Lauren Gardner (sideline) CBSSN yes 1 4 10:40 NEV Zach Sudfeld 0–yard fumble recovery (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 7–0 06:29 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(7 plays, 58 yards, 2:44) NEV 14–0 05:19 USF Andre Davis 51–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (Maikon Bonani kick failed)(4 plays, 81 yards, 1:05) NEV 14–6 02:58 NEV Joseph Huber 29–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:21) NEV 21–6 2 09:12 USF Demetris Murray 1–yard run (Maikon Bonani kick)(8 plays, 73 yards, 3:27) NEV 21–13 3 2 12:56 USF Lindsey Lamar 35–yard run (Maikon Bonani kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:04) NEV 21–20 00:00 NEV Cody Fajardo 14–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(9 plays, 82 yards, 2:41) NEV 28–20 4 3 08:16 NEV Allen Hardison 35–yard field goal(14 plays, 62 yards, 5:17) NEV 31–20 02:37 USF Chris Dunkley 52–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (pass failed)(7 plays, 80 yards, 1:54) NEV 31–26 00:38 USF Andre Davis 56–yard pass from B. J. Daniels (pass failed)(6 plays, 92 yards, 1:00) USF 32–31 yes 2012 South Florida Bulls football team Statistics South FloridaNevada First downs 26 30 Total yards 572 549 Rushing yards 209 278 Passing yards 363 271 Turnovers 2 7 Time of possession 26:20 33:40 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Florida Passing B. J. Daniels 22/40, 363 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Lindsey Lamar 8 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD Receiving Andre Davis 12 receptions, 191 yards, 2 TDsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 27/38, 271 yards, 1 TD Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 30 carries, 135 yards Receiving Zach Sudfeld 5 receptions, 67 yards Northwestern State Northwestern State at Nevada Demons (Div. I FCS) Wolf Pack 3 10 7 14 7 10 14 14 September 15, 2012 Mackay StadiumReno, NV PDT 4:05 p.m. 3 hours and 31 minutes 19,399 Temperature: 88 °F °C • Weather: Hot and Sunny • Wind: WSW 17 MPH Tom Walker None None yes 1 2 10:27 NWLA John Shaughnessy 22–yard field goal(10 plays, 25 yards, 3:10) NWLA 3–0 04:44 NEV Cody Fajardo 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(6 plays, 46 yards, 1:51) NEV 7–3 2 4 11:39 NEV Allen Hardison 29–yard field goal(4 plays, 8 yards, 1:27) NEV 10–3 05:20 NWLA Corey Simmons 2–yard pass from Brad Henderson (John Shaughnessy kick)(7 plays, 71 yards, 2:32) TIE 10–10 00:49 NWLA John Shaughnessy 34–yard field goal(11 plays, 80 yards, 2:51) NWLA 13–10 00:04 NEV Zach Sudfeld 25–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 0:45) NEV 17–13 3 3 10:42 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 48–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(1 play, 48 yards, 0:09) NEV 24–13 06:30 NWLA Sidney Riley 4–yard run (John Shaughnessy kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:12) NEV 24–20 02:18 NEV Cody Fajardo 10–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(12 plays, 82 yards, 4:07) NEV 31–20 4 4 12:07 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 52–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(6 plays, 76 yards, 2:09) NEV 38–20 09:18 NWLA Daniel Taylor 40–yard run (John Shaughnessy kick)(7 plays, 78 yards, 2:43) NEV 38–27 06:13 NEV Cody Fajardo 22–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 2:59) NEV 45–27 05:35 NWLA Phillip Harvey 68–yard pass from Brad Henderson (John Shaughnessy kick)(3 plays, 78 yards, 0:33) NEV 45–34 yes 2012 Northwestern State Demons football team Statistics Northwestern StateNevada First downs 31 37 Total yards 585 655 Rushing yards 228 418 Passing yards 357 237 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 31:52 28:08 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwestern State Passing Brad Henderson 28/53, 357 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Brad Henderson 11 carries, 102 yards Receiving Louis Hollier 8 receptions, 107 yardsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 21/33, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 27 carries, 247 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Brandon Wimberly 8 receptions, 82 yards At Hawaii Nevada at Hawaii Wolf Pack Warriors 14 20 21 14 3 14 0 7 September 22, 2012 Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI HADT 4:37 p.m. 3 hours and 8 minutes 31,417 Temperature: 86 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 17 MPH Daniel Romeo Paul Burmeister (play–by–play), Rod Woodson (analyst) and Anthony Herron (sideline) NBCSN yes 1 3 06:41 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 55–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(4 plays, 72 yards, 1:02) NEV 7–0 03:36 UH Tyler Hadden 22–yard field goal(8 plays, 56 yards, 2:57) NEV 7–3 01:17 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(8 plays, 62 yards, 2:15) NEV 14–3 2 5 13:46 UH Ryan Hall 19–yard pass from Sean Schroeder (Tyler Hadden kick)(7 plays, 67 yards, 2:24) NEV 14–10 11:08 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick blocked)(9 plays, 65 yards, 2:38) NEV 20–10 08:37 UH Jeremiah Ostrowski 36–yard pass from Sean Schroeder (Tyler Hadden kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:26) NEV 20–17 05:35 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(8 plays, 90 yards, 2:58) NEV 27–17 02:00 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(8 plays, 58 yards, 2:42) NEV 34–17 3 3 10:34 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(1 play, 3 yards, 0:04) NEV 41–17 04:54 NEV Zach Sudfeld 8–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(11 plays, 63 yards, 4:11) NEV 48–17 00:14 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(8 plays, 54 yards, 3:37) NEV 55–17 4 3 12:47 NEV Khalid Wooten 78–yard interception (Allen Hardison kick) NEV 62–17 06:22 UH Will Gregory 4–yard run (Tyler Hadden kick)(13 plays, 70 yards, 6:20) NEV 62–24 04:24 NEV Nick Hale 52–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(4 plays, 71 yards, 1:52) NEV 69–24 yes 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team Statistics NevadaHawaii First downs 30 20 Total yards 575 378 Rushing yards 355 144 Passing yards 220 234 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 28:03 31:57 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 14/20, 220 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 31 carries, 170 yards, 6 TDs Receiving Stefphon Jefferson 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TDHawaii Passing Sean Schroeder 22/40, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Will Gregory 16 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jeremiah Ostrowski 7 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD At Texas State Nevada at Texas State Wolf Pack Bobcats 7 13 14 0 7 14 0 0 September 29, 2012 Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX CDT 1:06 p.m. 3 hours and 13 minutes 14,210 Temperature: 75 °F °C • Weather: Cloudy and Light Rain • Wind: SSE 10 MPH Stacy Hardin Dave Armstrong (play–by–play) and Kelly Stouffer (analyst) LHN yes 1 2 11:15 TXST Marcus Curry 1–yard run (Will Johnson kick)(5 plays, 17 yards, 2:28) TXST 7–0 07:38 NEV Zach Sudfeld 9–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:37) TIE 7–7 2 5 14:50 NEV Allen Hardison 24–yard field goal(13 plays, 60 yards, 5:13) NEV 10–7 09:00 TXST Tim Gay 2–yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick)(3 plays, 23 yards, 1:27) TXST 14–10 05:49 NEV Allen Hardison 41–yard field goal(10 plays, 57 yards, 3:06) TXST 14–13 02:46 TXST Andy Erickson 28–yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) TXST 21–13 01:41 NEV Zach Sudfeld 2–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(3 plays, 78 yards, 0:59) TXST 21–20 3 2 08:08 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(10 plays, 91 yards, 4:17) NEV 27–21 01:18 NEV Aaron Bradley 12–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(10 plays, 64 yards, 4:57) NEV 34–21 yes 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team Statistics NevadaTexas State First downs 31 18 Total yards 559 254 Rushing yards 273 68 Passing yards 286 186 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 33:45 26:15 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 21/34, 286 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 40 carries, 178 yards Receiving Brandon Wimberly 6 receptions, 135 yardsTexas State Passing Shaun Rutherford 15/22, 143 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Marcus Curry 8 receptions, 33 yards, 1 TD Receiving Andy Erickson 8 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD Wyoming Wyoming at Nevada Cowboys Wolf Pack 7 7 7 7 0 7 14 0 7 7 October 6, 2012 Mackay StadiumReno, NV PDT 4:05 p.m. 3 hours and 21 minutes 24,025 Temperature: 71 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ENE 6 MPH Cooper Castleberry Ryan Radtke (play–by–play) and Chris Vargas (analyst) Campus Insiders yes 1 2 05:34 WYO Robert Herron 16–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick)(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:03) WYO 7–0 01:12 NEV Nick Hale 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:22) TIE 7–7 2 3 11:53 NEV Zach Sudfeld 13–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(13 plays, 93 yards, 4:04) NEV 14–7 09:50 NEV Kendall Brock 20–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(6 plays, 47 yards, 1:52) NEV 21–7 01:18 WYO Robert Herron 6–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick)(11 plays, 51 yards, 3:46) NEV 21–14 3 07:34 WYO Jalen Claiborne 42–yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 3:43) TIE 21–21 4 2 13:07 WYO Brett Smith 8–yard run (Stuart Williams kick)(17 plays, 82 yards, 8:11) WYO 28–21 01:18 NEV Richy Turner 44–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick)(2 plays, 59 yards, 0:17) TIE 28–28 OT 15:00 NEV Aaron Bradley 24–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick)(2 plays, 60 yards, 0:00) NEV 35–28 yes 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team Statistics WyomingNevada First downs 22 27 Total yards 350 565 Rushing yards 143 127 Passing yards 207 438 Turnovers 4 4 Time of possession 33:43 26:17 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Brett Smith 21/34, 197 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Brett Smith 15 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dominic Rufran 5 receptions, 43 yardsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 19/26, 221 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 23 carries, 78 yards Receiving Richy Turner 7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD At UNLV Nevada at UNLV(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series) Wolf Pack Rebels 0 14 7 21 14 17 0 6 October 13, 2012 Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV PDT 12:06 p.m. 3 hours and 14 minutes 20,565 Temperature: 73 °F °C • Weather: Sunny and 34% Humidity • Wind: ENE 3 MPH Randy Christal Barry Tompkins (play–by–play) and Jay Leeuwenburg (analyst) TWCSN/Charter yes 1 2 10:03 UNLV Tim Cornett 8–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick)(10 plays, 68 yards, 4:57) UNLV 7–0 04:28 UNLV Bradley Randle 32–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick)(7 plays, 76 yards, 4:25) UNLV 14–0 2 5 13:33 UNLV Nick Sherry 2–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick)(10 plays, 66 yards, 4:11) UNLV 21–0 06:55 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 4–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(9 plays, 67 yards, 3:29) UNLV 21–7 04:03 UNLV Bradley Randle 2–yard run (Nolan Kohorst kick)(7 plays, 64 yards, 1:44) UNLV 28–7 01:58 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 1:57) UNLV 28–14 00:00 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 42–yard field goal(10 plays, 57 yards, 1:51) UNLV 31–14 3 04:31 NEV Richy Turner 12–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:00) UNLV 31–21 4 4 12:58 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(11 plays, 61 yards, 4:20) UNLV 31–28 09:43 NEV Zach Sudfeld 7–yard pass from Devin Combs (Allen Hardison kick)(5 plays, 34 yards, 1:55) NEV 35–31 02:12 NEV Devin Combs 2–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(12 plays, 64 yards, 5:26) NEV 42–31 00:44 UNLV Marcus Sullivan 47–yard pass from Nick Sherry (rush fumbled)(7 plays, 80 yards, 1:22) NEV 42–37 yes 2012 UNLV Rebels football team Fremont Cannon Statistics NevadaUNLV First downs 33 26 Total yards 496 436 Rushing yards 329 193 Passing yards 167 243 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 31:40 28:20 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Devin Combs 14/19, 167 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 34 carries, 185 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Richy Turner 7 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TDUNLV Passing Nick Sherry 21/35, 243 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tim Cornett 20 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marcus Sullivan 5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD San Diego State San Diego State at Nevada Aztecs Wolf Pack 0 6 8 17 8 3 7 14 7 7 October 20, 2012 Mackay StadiumReno, NV PDT 7:35 p.m. 3 hours and 37 minutes 22,242 Temperature: 63 °F °C • Weather: N/A • Wind: WNW 14 MPH Mike Defee James Bates (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Lauren Gardner (sideline) CBSSN yes 1 01:11 NEV Allen Hardison 36–yard field goal(15 plays, 70 yards, 6:12) NEV 3–0 2 3 09:15 SDSU Chance Marden 39–yard field goal(15 plays, 53 yards, 6:56) TIE 3–3 04:22 SDSU Chance Marden 46–yard field goal(5 plays, 17 yards, 1:39) SDSU 6–3 00:05 NEV Aaron Bradley 10–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(10 plays, 56 yards, 1:29) NEV 10–6 3 3 08:43 NEV Cody Fajardo 5–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:13) NEV 17–6 03:39 SDSU Walter Kazee 3–yard run (Chad Young pass)(10 plays, 62 yards, 4:57) NEV 17–14 01:15 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) NEV 24–14 4 4 11:57 SDSU Dominique Sandifer 19–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Chance Marden kick)(9 plays, 73 yards, 4:11) NEV 24–21 07:46 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(11 plays, 65 yards, 4:06) NEV 31–21 03:45 SDSU Gavin Escobar 4–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Chance Marden kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:01) NEV 31–28 00:00 SDSU Chance Marden 35–yard field goal(7 plays, 63 yards, 0:50) TIE 31–31 OT 2 15:00 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(7 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) NEV 38–31 15:00 SDSU Gavin Escobar 21–yard pass from Adam Dingwell (Adam Roberts pass)(2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) SDSU 39–38 yes 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team Statistics San Diego StateNevada First downs 26 29 Total yards 349 480 Rushing yards 152 176 Passing yards 197 304 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:37 29:23 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Adam Dingwell 14/23, 177 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Walter Kazee 15 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dominique Sandifer 5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TDNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 29/40, 304 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 32 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD Receiving Brandon Wimberly 10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs At Air Force Nevada at Air Force Wolf Pack Falcons 7 14 7 3 10 21 7 10 October 26, 2012 Friday Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO MDT 6:04 p.m. 3 hours and 20 minutes 24,277 Temperature: 33 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSE 9 MPH Tom Walker Brad Johansen (play–by–play), Doug Chapman (analyst) and Tammy Blackburn (sideline) CBSSN yes 1 3 10:07 AF Parker Herrington 45–yard field goal(12 plays, 48 yards, 4:53) AF 3–0 05:50 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(7 plays, 35 yards, 2:44) NEV 7–3 02:56 AF Mike DeWitt 8–yard run (Parker Herrington kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54) AF 10–7 2 5 12:18 AF Donald Strickland 46–yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Herrington kick)(8 plays, 95 yards, 2:42) AF 17–7 09:01 NEV Cody Fajardo 3–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:17) AF 17–14 05:54 AF Donald Strickland 12–yard run (Parker Herrington kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 3:01) AF 24–14 02:52 NEV Aaron Bradley 14–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(9 plays, 73 yards, 2:57) AF 24–21 00:56 AF Marcus Hendricks 29–yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Herrington kick)(6 plays, 83 yards, 1:52) AF 31–21 3 2 09:45 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 21–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(6 plays, 57 yards, 1:51) AF 31–28 04:17 AF Wes Cobb 1–yard run (Parker Herrington kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 5:28) AF 38–28 4 3 14:57 NEV Allen Hardison 26–yard field goal(11 plays, 59 yards, 4:15) AF 38–31 09:33 AF Connor Dietz 1–yard run (Parker Herrington kick)(14 plays, 73 yards, 5:18) AF 45–31 02:27 AF Parker Herrington 20–yard field goal(11 plays, 59 yards, 5:15) AF 48–31 yes 2012 Air Force Falcons football team Statistics NevadaAir Force First downs 21 36 Total yards 380 600 Rushing yards 169 461 Passing yards 211 139 Turnovers 1 5 Time of possession 25:23 34:37 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 15/27, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 20 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD Receiving Zach Sudfeld 6 receptions, 79 yardsAir Force Passing Connor Dietz 6/7, 139 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Wes Cobb 30 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD Receiving Donald Strickland 2 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD Fresno State Fresno State at Nevada Bulldogs Wolf Pack 7 14 23 8 7 14 0 15 November 10, 2012 Mackay StadiumReno, NV PST 7:30 p.m. 3 hours and 32 minutes 22,104 Temperature: 33 °F °C • Weather: Cold and Partly Cloudy • Wind: Slight Daniel Romeo Todd Harris (play–by–play) and Anthony Herron (analyst) NBCSN yes 1 2 06:27 FS Davante Adams 36–yard pass from Derek Carr (Quentin Breshears kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 1:23) FS 7–0 01:26 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick)(12 plays, 81 yards, 4:56) TIE 7–7 2 4 10:25 FS Derron Smith 34–yard interception (Quentin Breshears kick) FS 14–7 08:11 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 2–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:08) TIE 14–14 04:41 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 7–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick)(4 plays, 19 yards, 1:00) NEV 21–14 01:28 FS Marcel Jensen 32–yard pass from Derek Carr (Quentin Breshears kick)(7 plays, 79 yards, 3:08) TIE 21–21 3 4 14:12 FS Tyeler Davison 0–yard fumble recovery (Quentin Breshears kick) FS 28–21 08:52 FS Quentin Breshears 31–yard field goal(9 plays, 58 yards, 3:18) FS 31–21 08:45 FS Travis Brown 26–yard fumble recovery (Quentin Breshears kick) FS 38–21 05:41 FS Robbie Rouse 1–yard run (Quentin Breshears kick)(8 plays, 55 yards, 2:27) FS 44–21 4 3 13:59 NEV Nick Hale 11–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick)(9 plays, 79 yards, 3:12) FS 44–28 10:09 FS Robbie Rouse 39–yard run (Quentin Breshears kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:43) FS 52–28 04:21 NEV Anthony Knight 1–yard run (Brandon Wimberly pass)(15 plays, 79 yards, 5:42) FS 52–36 yes 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Statistics Fresno StateNevada First downs 26 27 Total yards 500 404 Rushing yards 280 190 Passing yards 220 214 Turnovers 3 4 Time of possession 29:13 30:47 Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing Derek Carr 17/35, 220 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Robbie Rouse 36 carries, 261 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Davante Adams 9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TDNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 21/39, 214 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Richy Turner 6 receptions, 73 yards At New Mexico Nevada at New Mexico(Battle of the Wolves) Wolf Pack Lobos 7 14 10 0 14 3 7 0 November 17, 2012 University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM MST 1:36 p.m. 2 hours and 42 minutes 17,290 Temperature: 60 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 5 MPH Alan Eck Rich Cellini (play–by–play), Ted Sundquist (analyst) and J. P. Murrieta (sideline) Charter/Comcast yes 1 3 13:44 NM Cole Gautsche 20–yard run (Justus Adams kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:16) NM 7–0 09:39 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Colin Ditsworth kick)(12 plays, 67 yards, 3:58) TIE 7–7 04:07 NM Cole Gautsche 3–yard run (Justus Adams kick)(9 plays, 69 yards, 5:26) NM 14–7 2 3 12:34 NEV Stephen Jeffers 1–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick)(7 plays, 60 yards, 2:45) TIE 14–14 06:45 NM Justus Adams 42–yard field goal(10 plays, 50 yards, 5:49) NM 17–14 05:00 NEV Brandon Wimberly 3–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45) NEV 21–17 3 3 10:51 NEV Colin Ditsworth 23–yard field goal(10 plays, 68 yards, 4:09) NEV 24–17 08:48 NM Jhurell Pressley 2–yard run (Justus Adams kick)(4 plays, 79 yards, 1:56) TIE 24–24 04:02 NEV Brandon Wimberly 2–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:46) NEV 31–24 yes 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team Statistics NevadaNew Mexico First downs 22 14 Total yards 491 352 Rushing yards 358 352 Passing yards 133 0 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 29:40 30:20 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 18/27, 133 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Cody Fajardo 20 carries, 186 yards Receiving Zach Sudfeld 3 receptions, 42 yardsNew Mexico Passing Cole Gautsche 0/2 Rushing Kasey Carrier 18 carries, 145 yards Receiving N/A N/A Boise State Boise State at Nevada(rivalry) No. 25 Broncos Wolf Pack 7 10 7 3 0 0 7 14 December 1, 2012 Mackay StadiumReno, NV PST 12:35 p.m. 2 hours and 57 minutes 30,017 Temperature: 56 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 30 MPH Daniel Romeo Mike Patrick (play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) and Jeannine Edwards (sideline) ABC yes 1 06:12 BSU Chris Potter 17–yard pass from Joe Southwick (Michael Frisina kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 4:16) BSU 7–0 2 2 13:54 BSU D. J. Harper 2–yard run (Michael Frisina kick)(11 plays, 66 yards, 3:44) BSU 14–0 03:37 BSU Michael Frisina 20–yard field goal(14 plays, 83 yards, 7:13) BSU 17–0 3 2 11:08 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(9 plays, 86 yards, 3:47) BSU 17–7 10:52 BSU Matt Miller 52–yard pass from Joe Southwick (Michael Frisina kick)(1 play, 52 yards, 0:07) BSU 24–7 4 3 08:26 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 8–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(6 plays, 71 yards, 2:15) BSU 24–14 03:25 BSU Michael Frisina 30–yard field goal(12 plays, 49 yards, 4:55) BSU 27–14 02:27 NEV Cody Fajardo 6–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(5 plays, 74 yards, 0:52) BSU 27–21 yes 2012 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State–Nevada football rivalry Statistics Boise StateNevada First downs 22 23 Total yards 434 430 Rushing yards 215 227 Passing yards 219 203 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 32:44 27:16 Team Category Player StatisticsBoise State Passing Joe Southwick 19/26, 199 yards, 2 TDs Rushing D. J. Harper 24 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD Receiving Matt Miller 7 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TDNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 14/20, 203 yards Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 28 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Zach Sudfeld 3 receptions, 67 yards Vs. Arizona (New Mexico Bowl) Nevada vs. Arizona(New Mexico Bowl) Wolf Pack Wildcats 21 10 14 3 7 21 0 21 December 15, 2012 University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM MST 11:01 a.m. 2 hours and 40 minutes 24,610 Temperature: 47 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SSW 10 MPH Brad Allen Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Danny Kanell (analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (sideline) ESPN yes 1 4 12:12 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 16–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:48) NEV 7–0 04:43 NEV Zach Sudfeld 17–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(8 plays, 48 yards, 3:13) NEV 14–0 04:29 NEV Zach Sudfeld 28–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(1 play, 28 yards, 0:06) NEV 21–0 01:52 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 21–yard run (John Bonano kick)(11 plays, 72 yards, 2:31) NEV 21–7 2 5 12:46 ARIZ Matt Scott 1–yard run (John Bonano kick)(9 plays, 71 yards, 2:20) NEV 21–14 10:23 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 1–yard run (John Bonano kick)(8 plays, 59 yards, 1:21) TIE 21–21 05:57 NEV Stefphon Jefferson 14–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(11 plays, 76 yards, 4:20) NEV 28–21 04:22 ARIZ Ka'Deem Carey 9–yard run (John Bonano kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:35) TIE 28–28 00:02 NEV Allen Hardison 27–yard field goal(16 plays, 66 yards, 4:22) NEV 31–28 3 2 09:19 NEV Richy Turner 33–yard pass from Cody Fajardo (Allen Hardison kick)(11 plays, 89 yards, 4:13) NEV 38–28 01:33 NEV Cody Fajardo 1–yard run (Allen Hardison kick)(15 plays, 83 yards, 6:26) NEV 45–28 4 4 14:44 ARIZ Austin Hill 63–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick)(7 plays, 89 yards, 1:41) NEV 45–35 01:48 NEV Allen Hardison 25–yard field goal(10 plays, 30 yards, 4:27) NEV 48–35 00:46 ARIZ Austin Hill 2–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:02) NEV 48–42 00:19 ARIZ Tyler Slavin 2–yard pass from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick)(3 plays, 51 yards, 0:21) ARIZ 49–48 yes 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team 2012 New Mexico Bowl Statistics NevadaArizona First downs 39 31 Total yards 659 578 Rushing yards 403 196 Passing yards 256 382 Turnovers 6 3 Time of possession 39:10 20:50 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Cody Fajardo 22/31, 256 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 34 carries, 180 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Richy Turner 6 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TDArizona Passing Matt Scott 28/47, 382 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 28 carries, 172 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Austin Hill 8 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TDs Players in the 2013 NFL draft 2013 NFL draft 2 Nevada Wolf Pack Player Position Round Pick NFL club Duke Williams DB 4 105 Buffalo Bills Khalid Wooten DB 6 202 Tennessee Titans Roster y Nevada Wolf Pack 2012 1F FR y Hasaan Henderson QB 1J FR Jacob Hollister QB y 1I FR y Marquis Newell WR 1A FR Austin Rauh WR 2F FR Nick Palko WR 3D FR Drake Griffin RB 3J FR y Chris Solomon RB 3 JR y Nigel Westbrooks WR 4H FR y Cody Tuttle TE 4 SR y Brandon Wimberly WR 6 FR Anthony Knight RB 12 SO Richy Turner WR 13 SO Devin Combs QB 14 FR Tanner Roderick QB 15 FR y Tyler Stewart QB 16 FR Cody Hollister WR y 17 SO Cody Fajardo QB y C 20 SO Kendall Brock RB 25 JR Stefphon Jefferson RB y 31 FR y Randy Uzoma WR 32 SR Nick Hale RB 33 FR y Xavier Stephens RB 38 SO Nate Lytle RB 39 SO Nate McLaurin RB 44 SR Zach Sudfeld TE y 47 FR y Jarred Gipson TE 57 FR Connor Talbott OL 59 SO Kyle Papendorf OL 62 SO y Zach Brickell OL 63 FR y Aisea Hansen OL 64 FR y Abe Abdelkarim OL 65 SO Matt Galas OL 66 SO Kyle Roberts OL y 67 SO y Brent Roling OL 70 JR Joel Bitonio OL y 71 FR y Salesa Faraimo OL 72 FR y Jeremy Macauley OL 73 FR Sebastian Tretola OL y 74 SO y Abel De Haro OL 75 SR Chris Barker Chris Barker (American football) OL y 76 FR y Bryce Spring OL 77 SR Alex Pinto OL 78 SR Jeff Nady OL y 79 FR y Jacob Henry OL 80 FR Dominic Coulter WR 81 SO Aaron Bradley WR 82 SO Parker Vail WR 83 JR Joseph Huber WR 84 FR y Jerico Richardson WR 85 SO Randy Horton TE 86 JR Kolby Arendse TE 87 SO Necho Beard WR 88 FR Chance Early WR 89 JR Stephen Jeffers OL 92 SO Jordan Hanson OL 96 FR y Tyler Wilson OL 1E FR y L.J. Jackson DB 2 SR Khalid Wooten DB y 3H FR y Trent Mahler LB 4F FR Soni Mailei DB 5 SR Duke Williams Duke Williams (safety) DB y 8 SR Marlon Johnson DB 9 JR Markus Smith DB 10 FR Reggie Coates DL 11 FR Burton De Koning LB 18 FR Bryson Keeton DB y 19 SO Evan Favors DB 23 JR Nigel Haikins DB 24 SO Charles Garrett DB 26 SR Dray Bell LB 28 FR Bryan Lane Jr. DB 29 JR Arthur Forrest II DB 30 JR Zach Vallejo LB 34 SR Ty Thompson DB 35 FR Lorenzo Devers LB 36 JR Danny DeCarlo LB 40 JR Josh Wiley LB 42 SR DeAndre Boughton LB 43 SO Gabe Lee DB 45 JR Cortez Woods DL 48 JR y Travis Hansen LB 49 FR Jordan Dobrich LB 50 SO Jonathan McNeal LB 51 SR Albert Rosette LB 52 FR Trevor Taft LB 53 SO Brock Hekking DL y 54 SR Jeremiah Green Jeremiah Green (gridiron football) LB y 55 FR Rykeem Yates DL 56 FR y Alex Bertrando LB 58 FR y Nolan Dambacher DL 90 SO Tyler Houk DL 91 SO Jake Peppard DL 93 FR Brian Guendling LB 94 FR Lenny Jones DL y 95 JR Fred Lavulo DL 97 SR Mark Avery DL 98 JR Jack Reynoso DL 99 JR Sam Foster DL 37 JR Chase Tenpenny P y 46 SO Colin Ditsworth PK 60 SR Allen Hardison PK Chris Ault Nick Rolovich – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Mike Bradeson – Defensive coordinator/safeties Ken Wilson – Associate head coach/defensive ends/linebackers Scott Baumgartner – Assistant coach Larry Lewis – Special teams coordinator/running backs James Ward – Cornerbacks Darren Hiller – Offensive line James Spady – Tight ends/assistant offensive Line Barry Sacks – Defensive tackles Mike Bethea – Graduate assistant (Defense) Rickey Thenarse – Graduate assistant (Offense) Support staff Dave Brown – Director of football operations Andy Vaughn – Director of player personnel https://www.footballdb.com/college-football/teams/fbs/nevada/roster/2012 February 2, 2021 Team awards The 2012 Team Awards were handed out December 9, 2012.http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120912aaa.html Rosette, Jefferson and Williams Highlight 2012 Nevada Football Awards - University of Nevada University of Nevada May 24, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513162324/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120912aaa.html May 13, 2016 dead Golden Helmet Award (MVP) Albert Rosette, senior linebacker Outstanding Offensive Player Stefphon Jefferson, junior running back Outstanding Defensive Player Duke Williams, senior safety Outstanding Special Teams Player Khalid Wooten, senior punt returner Nevadatude Award (best representative of the beliefs and ideals of the program) Zach Sudfeld, senior tight end Basalite Big Blocker (given the offensive lineman who grades out the best in victories) Matt Galas – UNLV Joel Bitonio – Northwestern State, Hawaii, Wyoming Jeff Nady – Cal, Texas State, New Mexico Blackout Award (big hitter) Duke Williams, senior safety Fireman's Award (stepping up in a time of need) Devin Combs, sophomore quarterback Full-speed, Effort and Habit Awards (scout team players of the year) Offense: Chris Solomon, freshman running back Defense: Gabe Lee, sophomore defensive back References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football