2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football Western Athletic Conference WAC 6–6 4–4 Chris Tormey 4th Phil Earley 4th Spread Jeff Mills 4th 3–4 Mackay Stadium The 2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Chris Tormey, who was fired after the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule 2003 NCAA Division I-A AP Pacific August 30 7:00 p.m. w y 2003 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah (Div. I-AA) Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 24–23 25,256 September 6 12:30 p.m. l y y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 23–31 56,471 September 18 Thursday 7:00 p.m. w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA FSNBA 42–30 10,173 September 27 7:00 p.m. w SMU Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 12–9 21,128 October 4 7:00 p.m. l y UNLV Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Fremont Cannon ESPN Plus 12–16 31,900 October 11 12:30 p.m. w y y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FSN 28–17 70,149 October 18 12:00 p.m. w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 28–21 17,816 October 25 1:00 p.m. l y Louisiana Tech Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 34–42 22,157 November 1 12:00 p.m. l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 42–52 13,011 November 8 12:00 p.m. l Fresno State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV KTVN 10–27 17,837 November 15 12:00 p.m. w Hawaii Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 24–14 15,268 November 29 12:00 p.m. l y Boise State 18 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID rivalry KTVN 3–56 27,440 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2003 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2440/season/2003 ESPN December 24, 2025 2003 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2003-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 2003 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2003 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 Southern Utah Southern Utah at Nevada Thunderbirds Wolf Pack 3 14 0 6 7 7 7 3 August 30, 2003 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 7:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 35 minutes 25,256 Temperature: 85 °F °C • Weather: High Overcast • Wind: Light N Bill Athan None None yes 1 13:24 SUU Steve Pulver 41–yard field goal SUU 3–0 1 07:14 NEV Logan Carter 0–yard fumble recovery (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–3 2 10:38 NEV Nichiren Flowers 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–3 2 10:25 SUU Christian Cox 91–yard kickoff return (Steve Pulver kick) NEV 14–10 2 08:35 SUU Michael Culpepper 9–yard pass from Casey Rehrer (Steve Pulver kick) SUU 17–14 3 02:42 NEV Willie Johnson 22–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–17 4 05:35 NEV Damon Fine 53–yard field goal NEV 24–17 4 03:06 SUU Wes Patterson 11–yard pass from Casey Rehrer (Steve Pulver kick blocked) NEV 24–23 yes Southern Utah Thunderbirds football At Oregon Nevada at Oregon Wolf Pack Ducks 0 7 7 9 10 14 7 0 September 6, 2003 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR 12:40 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 30 minutes 56,471 Temperature: 64 °F °C • Weather: Overcast • Wind: W 9 MPH Brian O'Cain None None yes 1 11:54 ORE Jared Siegel 22–yard field goal ORE 3–0 1 08:01 ORE Demetrius Williams 11–yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 10–0 2 10:29 ORE Samie Parker 43–yard pass from Jason Fife (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 17–0 2 01:22 NEV Nichiren Flowers 27–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) ORE 17–7 2 00:05 ORE Samie Parker 39–yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 24–7 3 11:20 NEV Anthony Pudewell 11–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) ORE 24–14 3 06:04 ORE Keith Lewis 9–yard interception (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 31–14 4 14:30 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) ORE 31–20 4 09:48 NEV Damon Fine 27–yard field goal ORE 31–23 yes 2003 Oregon Ducks football team At San Jose State Nevada at San Jose State Wolf Pack Spartans 13 13 9 7 0 10 14 6 September 18, 2003 Thursday Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA 7:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 24 minutes 10,173 Temperature: 78 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Paul Labenne N/A FSNBA yes 1 07:25 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 00:45 NEV Chance Kretschmer 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 13–0 2 10:40 SJSU Jeff Carr 35–yard field goal NEV 13–3 2 08:41 NEV Talib Wise 74–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 20–3 2 02:33 NEV Tony Moll 20–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 26–3 2 00:00 SJSU Gerald Jones 99–yard interception (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 26–10 3 13:02 NEV Andy Heiser 9–yard run (Talib Wise rush failed) NEV 32–10 3 12:47 SJSU Trestin George 99–yard kickoff return (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 32–17 3 05:41 NEV Damon Fine 38–yard field goal NEV 35–17 3 01:22 SJSU Courtney Anderson 5–yard pass from Scott Rislov (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 35–24 4 10:14 SJSU Jamall Broussard 27–yard pass from Scott Rislov (Lance Martin rush failed) NEV 35–30 4 04:19 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 42–30 yes 2003 San Jose State Spartans football team SMU SMU at Nevada Mustangs Wolf Pack 3 6 0 0 0 0 9 3 September 27, 2003 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 7:05 p.m. PDT 2 hours and 34 minutes 21,128 Temperature: 83 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 10 MPH Frank White None None yes 1 07:43 SMU Chris McMurtray 33–yard field goal SMU 3–0 2 01:58 SMU Keylon Kincade 1–yard run (Tate Wallis rush failed) SMU 9–0 3 05:10 NEV Damon Fine 38–yard field goal SMU 9–3 3 02:44 NEV Logan Carter 40–yard interception (Damon Fine kick failed) TIE 9–9 4 01:13 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal NEV 12–9 yes 2003 SMU Mustangs football team UNLV UNLV at Nevada(Battle for the Fremont Cannon) Rebels Wolf Pack 3 0 3 10 6 3 3 0 October 4, 2003 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 7:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 32 minutes 31,900 Temperature: 74 °F °C • Weather: Broken Sky and No Rain • Wind: N 10 MPH Gerald Wright N/A ESPN+ yes 1 10:57 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 26–yard field goal UNLV 3–0 1 05:43 NEV Chance Kretschmer 6–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 6–3 2 00:03 NEV Damon Fine 24–yard field goal NEV 9–3 3 08:30 NEV Damon Fine 21–yard field goal NEV 12–3 3 03:25 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 33–yard field goal NEV 12–6 4 12:10 UNLV Dyante Perkins 29–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 13–12 4 04:08 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 27–yard field goal UNLV 16–12 yes 2003 UNLV Rebels football team Fremont Cannon At Washington Nevada at Washington Wolf Pack Huskies 14 0 14 0 0 7 10 0 October 11, 2003 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA 12:41 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 27 minutes 70,149 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: S 3–5 MPH Dave Cutaia N/A FSN yes 1 05:07 NEV Maurice Mann 25–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 04:34 NEV Chris Handy 37–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 00:35 WASH Rich Alexis 2–yard run (Evan Knudson kick) NEV 14–7 3 08:50 NEV Anthony Pudewell 8–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–7 3 05:44 WASH Evan Knudson 42–yard field goal NEV 21–10 3 03:55 NEV Talib Wise 7–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–10 3 03:11 WASH Reggie Williams 52–yard pass from Cody Pickett (Evan Knudson kick) NEV 28–17 yes 2003 Washington Huskies football team At Tulsa Nevada at Tulsa Wolf Pack Golden Hurricane 14 7 0 7 0 7 0 14 October 18, 2003 Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK 2:00 p.m. CDT 3 hours and 2 minutes 17,816 Temperature: 67 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8 MPH Gene Semko None None yes 1 10:47 NEV Chance Kretschmer 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 00:50 NEV Willie Johnson 31–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:51 TULSA Uril Parrish 3–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) NEV 14–7 2 00:36 NEV Andy Heiser 5–yard pass from Chance Kretschmer (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–7 4 13:42 TULSA Uril Parrish 20–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) NEV 21–14 4 06:17 TULSA Uril Parrish 2–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 21–21 4 05:54 NEV Chance Kretschmer 30–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–21 yes 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech at Nevada Bulldogs Wolf Pack 0 13 15 14 14 7 7 6 October 25, 2003 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 24 minutes 22,157 Temperature: 69 °F °C • Weather: High Clouds and Sunny • Wind: S 10–15 MPH Rich Kollen None None yes 1 11:49 NEV B.J. Mitchell 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 01:36 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 14:49 LATECH Josh Scobee 24–yard field goal NEV 14–3 2 13:48 NEV Talib Wise 22–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–3 2 06:54 LATECH Ryan Moats 1–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) NEV 21–10 2 01:16 LATECH Josh Scobee 39–yard field goal NEV 21–13 3 12:11 LATECH D.J. Curry 4–yard pass from Luke McCown (Tramissian Davis pass) TIE 21–21 3 07:52 LATECH Ryan Moats 1–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) NEV 28–21 3 00:08 NEV B.J. Mitchell 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 28–28 4 12:04 NEV Chance Kretschmer 6–yard run (Team kick failed) NEV 34–28 4 09:49 LATECH Tramissian Davis 30–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 35–34 4 06:13 LATECH Ryan Moats 69–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 42–34 yes 2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team At Rice Nevada at Rice Wolf Pack Owls 7 14 14 7 10 7 21 14 November 1, 2003 Rice StadiumHouston, TX 2:07 p.m. CST 3 hours and 12 minutes 13,011 Temperature: 82 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 10–15 MPH Paul Labenne None None yes 1 09:10 NEV Chance Kretschmer 8–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 08:16 RICE Joe Don Wood 22–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brennan Landry kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:00 RICE Brennan Landry 28–yard field goal RICE 10–7 2 12:16 NEV Maurice Mann 39–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–10 2 08:21 RICE Kyle Herm 12–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 17–14 2 00:27 NEV Dell McGee 15–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–17 3 11:04 RICE Joe Moore 32–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 24–21 3 08:43 NEV Tony Moll 10–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–24 3 07:34 RICE Terry Holley 22–yard interception (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 31–28 3 04:41 NEV Chance Kretschmer 9–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 35–31 3 01:57 RICE Thomas Lott 22–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 38–35 4 10:45 RICE Kyle Herm 95–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 45–35 4 07:00 NEV B.J. Mitchell 19–yard run (Damon Fine kick) RICE 45–42 4 01:41 RICE Raymorris Barnes 69–yard fumble recovery (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 52–45 yes 2003 Rice Owls football team Fresno State Fresno State at Nevada Bulldogs Wolf Pack 21 0 3 3 3 0 0 7 November 8, 2003 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 12:07 p.m. PST 3 hours and 15 minutes 17,837 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Cloudy and Possible Rain and Snow • Wind: 5–10 MPH Frank White N/A KTVN yes 1 09:18 FS Mark Wood 5–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 7–0 1 07:32 FS Bryson Sumlin 1–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 14–0 1 05:22 FS Dwayne Wright 3–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 21–0 1 00:31 NEV Damon Fine 39–yard field goal FS 21–3 3 05:40 FS Brett Visintainer 42–yard field goal FS 24–3 4 09:16 NEV Tim Fleming 58–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) FS 24–10 4 05:25 FS Brett Visintainer 22–yard field goal FS 27–10 yes 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Hawaii Hawaii at Nevada Warriors Wolf Pack 0 0 14 0 0 6 15 3 November 15, 2003 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 12:07 p.m. PST 3 hours and 16 minutes 15,268 Temperature: 55 °F °C • Weather: Cloudy and Possible Rain • Wind: 15 MPH Paul Labenne None None yes 2 07:13 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 03:29 NEV Damon Fine 42–yard field goal NEV 6–0 3 10:48 UH Chad Owens 39–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 7–6 3 10:37 UH Travis LaBoy 16–yard fumble recovery (Justin Ayat kick) UH 14–6 3 06:17 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Andy Heiser pass failed) UH 14–12 3 06:06 NEV Derek Kennard Jr. 11–yard interception (Andy Heiser pass failed) NEV 18–14 3 01:58 NEV Damon Fine 25–yard field goal NEV 21–14 4 11:08 NEV Damon Fine 23–yard field goal NEV 24–14 yes 2003 Hawaii Warriors football team At Boise State Nevada at Boise State(rivalry) Wolf Pack No. 18 Broncos 0 0 3 0 21 21 14 0 November 29, 2003 Bronco StadiumBoise, ID 1:07 p.m. MST 3 hours and 8 minutes 27,440 Temperature: 43 °F °C • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: SE 13 MPH Bill Athan N/A KTVN yes 1 14:37 BSU Tony McPherson 76–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 7–0 1 09:21 BSU Ryan Dinwiddie 1–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 14–0 1 01:21 BSU Ryan Dinwiddie 1–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 21–0 2 09:02 BSU David Mikell 8–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 28–0 2 07:11 BSU T. J. Acree 44–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 35–0 2 00:42 BSU Lawrence Bady 46–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 42–0 3 08:40 BSU David Mikell 5–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 49–0 3 05:35 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal BSU 49–3 3 01:32 BSU Jared Zabransky 1–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 56–3 yes 2003 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State–Nevada football rivalry References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football