2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football University of Nevada Wolf Pack 38, Fresno State University Bulldogs 35, Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada (69511812).jpg 285 Nevada on the field vs. Fresno State on November 26at Mackay Stadium Western Athletic Conference WAC 9–3 7–1 Chris Ault 21st Chris Klenakis 5th Pistol Tim DeRuyter 1st Barry Sacks 2nd 3–4 Mackay Stadium WAC co–championHawaii Bowl champion Hawaii Bowl W 49–48 OT vs. UCF The 2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2005 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 21st overall and 2nd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-A AP Pacific September 9 Friday 7:00 p.m. l y Washington State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN 21–55 17,552 September 17 7:00 p.m. w y UNLV Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Fremont Cannon ESPNU 22–14 23,457 September 24 3:00 p.m. l y y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO KREN-TV 21–42 29,101 October 1 4:00 p.m. w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ABC 30–23 17,492 October 8 1:00 p.m. w y Idaho Mackay Stadium Reno, NV KREN-TV 62–14 11,584 October 15 1:00 p.m. w Louisiana Tech Mackay Stadium Reno, NV KREN-TV 37–27 8,377 October 29 12:00 p.m. l y Boise State Bronco Stadium Boise, ID rivalry KREN-TV 14–49 29,843 November 5 1:00 p.m. w Hawaii Mackay Stadium Reno, NV KREN-TV 38–28 11,723 November 12 1:00 p.m. w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM KREN-TV 48–24 7,345 November 19 12:00 p.m. w y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT KREN-TV 30–24 7,153 November 26 4:00 p.m. w Fresno State 16 Mackay Stadium Reno, NV KREN-TV 49–41 17,765 December 24 5:30 p.m. w y y UCF Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Hawaii Bowl ESPN 49–48 OT 26,254 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2440/season/2005 ESPN December 24, 2025 2005 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2005-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 2005 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 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 Washington State Washington State at Nevada Cougars Wolf Pack 14 13 21 7 0 0 14 7 September 9, 2005 Friday Mackay StadiumReno, NV 7:06 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 24 minutes 17,552 Temperature: 67 °F °C • Weather: Broken Sky • Wind: W 10–15 MPH Frank White Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich and Stacey Dales (sideline) ESPN yes 1 03:13 WSU Eric Frampton 36–yard interception (Loren Langley kick) WSU 7–0 1 00:26 WSU Troy Bienemann 18–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) WSU 14–0 2 09:51 WSU Loren Langley 18–yard field goal WSU 17–0 2 03:33 WSU Jason Hill 6–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) WSU 24–0 2 00:22 WSU Loren Langley 28–yard field goal WSU 27–0 3 11:13 NEV Caleb Spencer 21–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) WSU 27–7 3 10:27 WSU Jason Hill 22–yard pass from Alex Brink (Loren Langley kick) WSU 34–7 3 08:06 WSU Michael Bumpus 87–yard punt return (Loren Langley kick) WSU 41–7 3 04:36 WSU Brandon Gibson 44–yard pass from Josh Swogger (Graham Siderius kick) WSU 48–7 3 00:30 NEV B.J. Mitchell 14–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) WSU 48–14 4 12:51 NEV Robert Hubbard 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) WSU 48–21 4 07:12 WSU DeMaundray Woolridge 1–yard run (Graham Siderius kick) WSU 55–21 yes 2005 Washington State Cougars football team UNLV UNLV at Nevada(Battle for the Fremont Cannon) Rebels Wolf Pack 7 0 0 7 9 0 3 10 September 17, 2005 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 7:09 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 29 minutes 23,457 Temperature: N/A • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: 5–10 MPH Karl Richins Beth Mowins and David Diaz-Infante ESPNU yes 1 09:58 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 6–0 1 03:12 NEV Brett Jaekle 25–yard field goal NEV 9–0 1 02:01 UNLV Shane Steichen 70–yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) NEV 9–7 3 02:35 NEV Brett Jaekle 26–yard field goal NEV 12–7 4 08:09 NEV Brett Jaekle 22–yard field goal NEV 15–7 4 02:33 NEV Robert Hubbard 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 22–7 4 01:09 UNLV Greg Estandia 16–yard pass from Shane Steichen (Sergio Aguayo kick) NEV 22–14 yes 2005 UNLV Rebels football team Fremont Cannon At Colorado State Nevada at Colorado State Wolf Pack Rams 0 7 7 7 21 0 0 21 September 24, 2005 Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO 4:10 p.m. MDT 3 hours and 13 minutes 29,101 Temperature: 70 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 1 MPH Bill McCabe N/A KREN-TV yes 1 12:31 CSU Johnny Walker 26–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 7–0 1 05:47 CSU George Hill 23–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 14–0 1 03:32 CSU Tristan Walker 2–yard run (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 21–0 2 09:35 NEV B.J. Mitchell 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) CSU 21–7 3 02:47 NEV Kyle Sammons 43–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) CSU 21–14 4 14:33 CSU Kyle Bell 1–yard run (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 28–14 4 06:43 CSU Matt Bartz 6–yard pass from Justin Holland (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 35–14 4 05:17 NEV Jack Darlington 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) CSU 35–21 4 04:05 CSU Damon Morton 40–yard run (Kevin Mark kick) CSU 42–21 yes 2005 Colorado State Rams football team At San Jose State Nevada at San Jose State Wolf Pack Spartans 13 7 0 10 0 17 3 3 October 1, 2005 Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA 4:10 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 20 minutes 17,492 Temperature: 77 °F °C • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N 13 MPH Paul Labenne Terry Gannon, Jamal Anderson and Dave LaMont (sideline) ABC yes 1 11:44 NEV Kyle Sammons 16–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 6–0 1 00:00 NEV B.J. Mitchell 13–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 13–0 2 14:10 NEV Nick Hawthrone 40–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 20–0 2 11:21 SJSU John Broussard 19–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 20–7 2 10:01 SJSU Jared Strubeck 44–yard field goal NEV 20–10 2 00:13 SJSU Rufus Skillern 28–yard pass from Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck kick) NEV 20–17 3 03:14 SJSU Jared Strubeck 27–yard field goal TIE 20–20 4 08:51 NEV Brett Jaekle 32–yard field goal NEV 23–20 4 06:25 SJSU Jared Strubeck 39–yard field goal TIE 23–23 4 03:39 NEV Robert Hubbard 25–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 30–23 yes 2005 San Jose State Spartans football team Idaho Idaho at Nevada Vandals Wolf Pack 0 6 0 8 14 14 14 20 October 8, 2005 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 17 minutes 11,584 Temperature: 68 °F °C • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: NW 5–10 MPH Daniel Romeo N/A KREN-TV yes 1 09:59 NEV B.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 06:07 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:12 NEV Caleb Spencer 20–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–0 2 02:25 NEV Adam Bishop 2–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–0 2 00:59 IDAHO Daniel Smith 7–yard pass from Steven Wichman (Mike Barrow kick blocked) NEV 28–6 3 13:37 NEV B.J. Mitchell 56–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–6 3 07:53 NEV B.J. Mitchell 7–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–6 4 12:32 NEV Caleb Spencer 13–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Alex Rosenblum kick failed) NEV 48–6 4 07:57 NEV Nick Hawthrone 90–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 55–6 4 02:22 NEV DeAngelo Wilson 47–yard interception (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 62–6 4 00:53 IDAHO Wes Williams 31–yard pass from Steven Wichman (Wendell Octave pass) NEV 62–14 yes 2005 Idaho Vandals football team Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech at Nevada Bulldogs Wolf Pack 7 14 0 6 14 0 10 13 October 15, 2005 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 21 minutes 8,377 Temperature: 61 °F °C • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: NNW 15–25 MPH Bill Athan N/A KREN-TV yes 1 10:20 NEV Nichiren Flowers 7–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 1 04:00 NEV Tommy Haug 3–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–0 1 02:59 LATECH Jonathan Holland 41–yard pass from Matt Kubik (Danny Horwedel kick) NEV 14–7 2 09:14 LATECH Eddie White 0–yard fumble recovery (Danny Horwedel kick) TIE 14–14 2 02:32 LATECH Freddie Franklin 1–yard run (Danny Horwedel kick) LATECH 21–14 3 09:12 NEV Jeff Rowe 31–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) TIE 21–21 3 01:39 NEV Brett Jaekle 36–yard field goal NEV 24–21 4 13:55 LATECH Patrick Jackson 3–yard run (Danny Horwedel kick) LATECH 27–24 4 09:39 NEV Brett Jaekle 30–yard field goal TIE 27–27 4 03:12 NEV Brett Jaekle 21–yard field goal NEV 30–27 4 00:51 NEV Jeff Rowe 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 37–27 yes 2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team At Boise State Nevada at Boise State(rivalry) Wolf Pack Broncos 0 7 0 7 7 14 21 7 October 29, 2005 Bronco StadiumBoise, ID 1:05 p.m. MDT 3 hours and 25 minutes 29,843 Temperature: 50 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Paul Labenne N/A KREN-TV yes 1 10:24 BSU Jared Zabransky 1–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 7–0 2 13:37 BSU Legedu Naanee 1–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 14–0 2 08:33 BSU Jeff Carpenter 14–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 21–0 2 02:10 NEV Caleb Spencer 43–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 21–7 3 11:25 BSU Antwaun Carter 6–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 28–7 3 05:58 BSU Ian Johnson 2–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 35–7 3 03:56 BSU Legedu Naanee 39–yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 42–7 4 12:40 BSU Antwaun Carter 10–yard run (Anthony Montgomery kick) BSU 49–7 4 00:35 NEV Robert Hubbard 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) BSU 49–14 yes 2005 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State–Nevada football rivalry Hawaii Hawaii at Nevada Warriors Wolf Pack 6 8 7 7 7 10 7 14 November 5, 2005 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:07 p.m. PST 3 hours and 40 minutes 11,723 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 3–5 MPH Bill McCabe N/A KREN-TV yes 1 03:17 UH Nate Ilaoa 3–yard run (Dan Kelly kick blocked) UH 6–0 1 00:03 NEV Caleb Spencer 11–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–6 2 11:39 UH Ross Dickerson 4–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Jordan Slye pass) UH 14–7 2 04:05 NEV Brett Jaekle 27–yard field goal UH 14–10 2 02:11 NEV B.J. Mitchell 30–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–14 3 11:04 NEV Caleb Spencer 14–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–14 3 08:06 UH Ryan Grice-Mullen 22–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) NEV 24–21 4 11:34 NEV B.J. Mitchell 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–21 4 08:07 NEV Jeff Rowe 2–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–21 4 06:52 UH Davone Bess 24–yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick) NEV 38–28 yes 2005 Hawaii Warriors football team At New Mexico State Nevada at New Mexico State Wolf Pack Aggies 10 21 3 14 0 10 0 14 November 12, 2005 Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM 2:00 p.m. MST 3 hours and 35 minutes 7,345 Temperature: 69 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 7 MPH Daniel Romeo N/A KREN-TV yes 1 08:02 NEV Brett Jaekle 29–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 03:26 NEV Anthony Pudewell 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–0 2 13:08 NMSU A.J. Harris 16–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick) NEV 10–7 2 01:57 NEV B.J. Mitchell 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–7 2 01:22 NEV Caleb Spencer 64–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–7 2 00:36 NEV Craig Bailey 40–yard fumble recovery (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–7 2 00:02 NMSU Conor Foley 22–yard field goal NEV 31–10 3 00:28 NEV Brett Jaekle 29–yard field goal NEV 34–10 4 13:58 NMSU A.J. Harris 41–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick) NEV 34–17 4 07:53 NEV B.J. Mitchell 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 41–17 4 05:04 NMSU A.J. Harris 43–yard pass from Royal Gill (Conor Foley kick) NEV 41–24 4 02:20 NEV Robert Hubbard 8–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 48–24 yes 2005 New Mexico State Aggies football team At Utah State Nevada at Utah State Wolf Pack Aggies 7 7 9 7 0 3 14 7 November 19, 2005 Romney StadiumLogan, UT 1:07 p.m. MST 2 hours and 58 minutes 7,153 Temperature: 42 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Bill Athan N/A KREN-TV yes 1 10:48 NEV Anthony Pudewell 14–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 7–0 2 10:39 USU Justin Hamblin 31–yard field goal NEV 7–3 2 08:11 NEV Robert Hubbard 41–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 14–3 3 08:53 NEV Jeff Rowe 3–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick failed) NEV 20–3 3 08:40 USU Tony Pennyman 99–yard kickoff return (Justin Hamblin kick) NEV 20–10 3 05:58 NEV Brett Jaekle 33–yard field goal NEV 23–10 3 04:24 USU Kevin Robinson 11–yard pass from Jerod Walker (Justin Hamblin kick) NEV 23–17 4 06:57 NEV Mike McCoy 30–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 30–17 4 06:07 USU Tony Pennyman 34–yard pass from Jerod Walker (Justin Hamblin kick) NEV 30–24 yes Utah State Aggies football Fresno State Fresno State at Nevada Bulldogs Wolf Pack 3 13 3 16 10 14 0 14 November 26, 2005 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 4:21 p.m. PST 3 hours and 30 minutes 17,765 Temperature: 39 °F °C • Weather: Broken Clouds • Wind: 15–23 MPH Frank White N/A KREN-TV yes 1 10:41 NEV Brett Jaekle 40–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 03:58 NEV Jeff Rowe 10–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 10–0 1 02:40 FS Kyle Zimmerman 34–yard field goal NEV 10–3 2 14:31 NEV Robert Hubbard 20–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 17–3 2 09:29 FS Jermaine Jamison 5–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Kyle Zimmerman kick) NEV 17–10 2 06:29 NEV Robert Hubbard 6–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 24–10 2 00:40 FS Joe Fernandez 20–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Kyle Zimmerman kick) NEV 24–17 3 08:46 FS Kyle Zimmerman 38–yard field goal NEV 24–20 4 12:29 FS Paul Williams 3–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Jermaine Jamison pass) FS 27–24 4 08:12 NEV Robert Hubbard 13–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 31–27 4 01:29 NEV Nichiren Flowers 12–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 38–27 4 00:54 FS Matt Rivera 3–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Joe Fernandez pass) NEV 38–35 yes 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Vs. UCF Nevada vs. UCF(Hawaii Bowl) Wolf Pack Golden Knights 7 21 0 14 7 17 3 12 10 6 December 24, 2005 Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI 3:37 p.m. HAST 4 hours and 5 minutes 26,254 Temperature: 79 °F °C • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: NE 5–10 MPH Scott Novak Dave Barnett, Craig James and Suzy Shuster (sideline) ESPN yes 1 13:20 UCF Brandon Marshall 51–yard pass from Steven Moffett (Matt Prater kick) UCF 7–0 1 09:24 UCF Kevin Smith 78–yard run (Matt Prater kick) UCF 14–0 1 08:33 NEV Robert Hubbard 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UCF 14–7 1 04:08 UCF Matt Prater 47–yard field goal UCF 17–7 2 11:32 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) UCF 17–14 2 07:37 NEV B.J. Mitchell 1–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 21–17 2 05:01 NEV Robert Hubbard 24–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 28–17 2 00:56 UCF Matt Prater 38–yard field goal NEV 28–20 3 08:19 UCF Brandon Marshall 29–yard pass from Steven Moffett (pass failed) NEV 28–26 3 01:51 UCF Kevin Smith 3–yard run (Steven Moffett pass failed) UCF 32–28 4 13:02 NEV Robert Hubbard 5–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 35–32 4 03:18 NEV Travis Branzell 7–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 42–32 4 01:32 UCF Matt Prater 46–yard field goal NEV 42–35 4 00:55 UCF Brandon Marshall 16–yard pass from Steven Moffett (Matt Prater kick) TIE 42–42 OT 15:00 NEV Jeff Rowe 4–yard run (Brett Jaekle kick) NEV 49–42 OT 15:00 UCF Kevin Smith 19–yard run (Matt Prater kick failed) NEV 49–48 yes 2005 UCF Golden Knights football team 2005 Hawaii Bowl References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:Hawaii Bowl champion seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football