2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football Western Athletic Conference WAC 2–10 1–7 Chris Tormey 1st Phil Earley 1st Spread Jeff Mills 1st 3–4 Mackay Stadium The 2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a first-year member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by first-year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule 2000 NCAA Division I-A AP Pacific September 2 12:30 p.m. l y y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 7–36 43,371 September 9 1:00 p.m. l TCU 22 Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN Plus 10–41 19,797 September 23 7:00 p.m. w y y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 35–28 13,754 September 30 1:00 p.m. l y Colorado State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 14–45 19,003 October 7 7:00 p.m. l y y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Fremont Cannon 7–38 27,578 October 14 7:00 p.m. l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 21–58 41,128 October 21 1:00 p.m. l y San Jose State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 30–49 17,555 October 28 9:00 a.m. l y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 7–21 14,747 November 4 12:00 p.m. l UTEP Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 22–45 15,249 November 11 8:00 p.m. l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 17–37 33,731 November 18 12:00 p.m. w Rice Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 34–28 13,482 November 25 12:00 p.m. l y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 3–38 15,024 2000 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2000-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 2000 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2000 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 Oregon Nevada at Oregon Wolf Pack Ducks 0 7 0 0 5 10 7 14 September 2, 2000 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR 12:35 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 10 minutes 43,371 Temperature: 60 °F °C • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 10–15 MPH Pat Flood None None yes 1 07:13 ORE Team 10–yard safety ORE 2–0 1 03:14 ORE Josh Frankel 43–yard field goal ORE 5–0 2 13:05 ORE Josh Frankel 35–yard field goal ORE 8–0 2 08:15 ORE Maurice Morris 66–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 15–0 2 05:05 NEV Nate Burleson 21–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) ORE 15–7 3 05:51 ORE Joey Harrington 1–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 22–7 4 13:10 ORE Adam Kennybrew 2–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 29–7 4 03:01 ORE Kenny Washington 4–yard run (Josh Frankel kick) ORE 36–7 yes 2000 Oregon Ducks football team TCU TCU at Nevada No. 22 Horned Frogs Wolf Pack 14 14 13 0 7 0 3 0 September 9, 2000 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 15 minutes 19,797 Temperature: 76 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: None Frank White N/A ESPN+ yes 1 12:26 TCU LaDainian Tomlinson 1–yard run (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 7–0 1 10:22 TCU LaVar Veale 85–yard punt return (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 14–0 1 02:06 NEV Adrien Dugas 1–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) TCU 14–7 2 12:24 TCU George Layne 28–yard run (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 21–7 2 07:43 TCU LaDainian Tomlinson 8–yard run (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 28–7 3 11:27 NEV Mike Phillips 29–yard field goal TCU 28–10 3 11:11 TCU LaTarence Dunbar 95–yard kickoff return (Chris Kaylakie kick) TCU 35–10 3 01:30 TCU LaDainian Tomlinson 43–yard run (Matt Schobel pass failed) TCU 41–10 yes 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team At Wyoming Nevada at Wyoming Wolf Pack Cowboys 0 10 3 22 14 7 0 7 September 23, 2000 War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY 8:07 p.m. MDT 3 hours and 23 minutes 13,754 Temperature: 27 °F °C • Weather: Cold and Scattered Snow • Wind: E 15 MPH Gene Semko None None yes 1 08:13 WYO Brett Ralph 35–yard run (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 7–0 1 00:29 WYO Brock Ralph 18–yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 14–0 2 13:29 NEV David Neill 28–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) WYO 14–7 2 12:13 WYO Brett Ralph 12–yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 21–7 2 00:00 NEV Mike Phillips 41–yard field goal WYO 21–10 3 02:31 NEV Mike Phillips 24–yard field goal WYO 21–13 4 13:12 NEV David Neill 1–yard run (Jermaine Brown pass) TIE 21–21 4 11:57 NEV Scott Asai 4–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 28–21 4 05:54 WYO Ryan McGuffey 5–yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) TIE 28–28 4 00:41 NEV Marquis Starks 16–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 35–28 yes 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team Colorado State Colorado State at Nevada Rams Wolf Pack 14 17 7 7 7 0 0 7 September 30, 2000 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 21 minutes 19,003 Temperature: 83 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: W 10–15 MPH Ken Flaherty None None yes 1 14:42 NEV Nate Burleson 80–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 7–0 1 07:58 CSU Pete Rebstock 66–yard punt return (C.W. Hurst kick) TIE 7–7 1 04:30 CSU Cory Woolstenhulme 8–yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 14–7 2 12:50 CSU Cecil Sapp 13–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 21–7 2 03:11 CSU Rahsaan Sanders 3–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 28–7 2 00:03 CSU C.W. Hurst 36–yard field goal CSU 31–7 3 04:36 CSU Duan Ruff 7–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 38–7 4 14:05 NEV Tim Fleming 51–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) CSU 38–14 4 07:52 CSU Duan Ruff 1–yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 45–14 yes 2000 Colorado State Rams football team At UNLV Nevada at UNLV(Battle for the Fremont Cannon) Wolf Pack Rebels 7 0 0 0 14 7 10 7 October 7, 2000 Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV 7:00 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 20 minutes 27,578 Temperature: 88 °F °C • Weather: Balmy and Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 0–5 MPH Jim Harvey None None yes 1 09:08 UNLV Kevin Brown 1–yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 7–0 1 01:35 NEV Jermaine Brown 30–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:39 UNLV Nate Turner 37–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 14–7 2 00:01 UNLV Jason Thomas 1–yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 21–7 3 10:52 UNLV Jason Thomas 1–yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 28–7 3 07:21 UNLV Ray Cheetany 30–yard field goal UNLV 31–7 4 07:22 UNLV Nate Turner 19–yard pass from Jason Thomas (Ray Cheetany kick) UNLV 38–7 yes 2000 UNLV Rebels football team Fremont Cannon At Fresno State Nevada at Fresno State Wolf Pack Bulldogs 0 7 6 8 27 17 7 7 October 14, 2000 Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA 7:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 30 minutes 41,128 Temperature: 64 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Rich Kollen None None yes 1 09:42 FS David Carr 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 7–0 1 08:33 FS Dante Marsh 27–yard interception (Asen Asparuhov kick failed) FS 13–0 1 04:47 FS Derrick Ward 2–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 20–0 1 02:37 FS Derrick Ward 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 27–0 2 11:49 NEV Scott Asai 4–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) FS 27–7 2 05:22 FS Asen Asparuhov 42–yard field goal FS 30–7 2 02:21 FS Bernard Berrian 88–yard punt return (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 37–7 2 00:49 FS Paris Gaines 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 44–7 3 14:03 FS Bernard Berrian 55–yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 51–7 3 05:30 NEV David Neill 10–yard run (pass failed) FS 51–13 4 05:05 NEV Nate Burleson 4–yard pass from David Neill (Nate Burleson pass) FS 51–21 4 01:37 FS Kendall Edwards 10–yard fumble recovery (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 58–21 yes 2000 Fresno State Bulldogs football team San Jose State San Jose State at Nevada Spartans Wolf Pack 7 8 6 28 9 0 7 14 October 21, 2000 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:05 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 15 minutes 17,555 Temperature: 48 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: Breezy Frank White None None yes 1 09:19 NEV Team 14–yard safety NEV 2–0 1 04:46 NEV Humphrey Garrett 26–yard fumble recovery (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 9–0 1 02:51 SJSU Marcus Arroyo 4–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) NEV 9–7 2 11:25 SJSU Jarmar Julien 1–yard run (Casey LeBlanc rush) SJSU 15–9 3 08:48 NEV Nate Burleson 24–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 16–15 3 04:24 SJSU Deonce Whitaker 2–yard run (rush failed) SJSU 21–16 4 11:07 SJSU Deonce Whitaker 3–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 28–16 4 08:43 NEV Nate Burleson 31–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) SJSU 28–23 4 08:01 SJSU Jarmar Julien 6–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 35–23 4 02:41 SJSU Jarmar Julien 4–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 42–23 4 01:34 NEV Mo Jones 22–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) SJSU 42–30 4 00:41 SJSU Jarmar Julien 4–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 49–30 yes 2000 San Jose State Spartans football team At SMU Nevada at SMU Wolf Pack Mustangs 0 0 7 0 7 7 0 7 October 28, 2000 Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX 11:00 a.m. CDT 3 hours and 14 minutes 14,747 Temperature: 72 °F °C • Weather: Clouds and 77% Humidity • Wind: S 10–12 MPH Gene Semko None None yes 1 10:32 SMU Johnnie Freeman 19–yard run (Jacob Crowley kick) SMU 7–0 2 00:21 SMU Johnnie Freeman 31–yard pass from David Page (Jacob Crowley kick) SMU 14–0 3 10:41 NEV Nate Burleson 44–yard pass from Brett Staninger (Mike Phillips kick) SMU 14–7 4 04:01 SMU Johnnie Freeman 20–yard pass from David Page (Jacob Crowley kick) SMU 21–7 yes 2000 SMU Mustangs football team UTEP UTEP at Nevada Miners Wolf Pack 28 7 3 7 0 7 9 6 November 4, 2000 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 12:05 p.m. PST 3 hours and 33 minutes 15,249 Temperature: 58 °F °C • Weather: High Clouds • Wind: Slight Rich Kollen None None yes 1 09:37 UTEP Brian Natkin 3–yard pass from Rocky Perez (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 7–0 1 09:08 UTEP Lee Mays 43–yard pass from Rocky Perez (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 14–0 1 07:50 UTEP Rocky Perez 1–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 21–0 1 01:38 UTEP Rocky Perez 1–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 28–0 2 04:59 NEV T. W. Cunningham 16–yard pass from Brett Staninger (Mike Phillips kick) UTEP 28–7 2 00:22 UTEP Javier Sanchez 1–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 35–7 3 07:23 UTEP Rocky Bishop 35–yard field goal UTEP 38–7 3 04:02 NEV Jesse Twist 2–yard run (Brett Staninger pass failed) UTEP 38–13 3 00:32 NEV Mike Phillips 20–yard field goal UTEP 38–16 4 11:07 NEV Nate Burleson 31–yard pass from Brett Staninger (pass failed) UTEP 38–22 4 00:14 UTEP Javier Sanchez 3–yard run (Ricky Bishop kick) UTEP 45–22 yes 2000 UTEP Miners football team At Hawaii Nevada at Hawaii Wolf Pack Warriors 0 10 0 7 3 14 7 13 November 11, 2000 Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI 6:07 p.m. HAST 3 hours and 43 minutes 33,731 Temperature: 74 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: TR 10–25 MPH Jim Harvey None None yes 1 00:43 UH Eric Hannum 42–yard field goal UH 3–0 2 11:34 NEV Mike Phillips 37–yard field goal TIE 3–3 2 07:19 NEV Mo Jones 22–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 10–3 2 06:18 UH Ashley Lelie 45–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Eric Hannum kick) TIE 10–10 2 02:17 UH James Fenderson 2–yard run (Eric Hannum kick) UH 17–10 3 02:01 UH James Fenderson 3–yard run (Eric Hannum kick) UH 24–10 4 09:54 UH Ashley Lelie 8–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Eric Hannum pass failed) UH 30–10 4 04:35 NEV Tim Fleming 19–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) UH 30–17 4 01:40 UH Thero Mitchell Jr. 26–yard run (Eric Hannum kick) UH 37–17 yes 2000 Hawaii Warriors football team Rice Rice at Nevada Owls Wolf Pack 7 0 7 14 14 10 0 10 November 18, 2000 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 12:05 p.m. PST 3 hours and 17 minutes 13,482 Temperature: 51 °F °C • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: None Bill Athan None None yes 1 11:26 NEV Marquis Starks 10–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 7–0 1 06:43 NEV Marquis Starks 4–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 14–0 1 03:04 RICE Robbie Beck 3–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 14–7 2 00:53 NEV Mike Phillips 30–yard field goal NEV 17–7 2 00:08 NEV David Neill 9–yard run (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 24–7 3 07:02 RICE Kyle Herm 1–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 24–14 4 11:16 RICE Jamie Tyler 4–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 24–21 4 07:50 NEV Nate Burleson 14–yard pass from David Neill (Mike Phillips kick) NEV 31–21 4 02:35 RICE Jamie Tyler 3–yard run (Derek Crabtree kick) NEV 31–28 4 01:02 NEV Mike Phillips 42–yard field goal NEV 34–28 yes 2000 Rice Owls football team At Tulsa Nevada at Tulsa Wolf Pack Golden Hurricane 0 0 3 0 14 10 0 14 November 25, 2000 Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK 2:00 p.m. CST 2 hours and 50 minutes 15,024 N/A Cooper Castleberry None None yes 1 09:06 TULSA Donald Shoals 15–yard pass from Josh Blankenship (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 7–0 1 03:09 TULSA Ken Bohanon 1–yard run (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 14–0 2 09:32 TULSA Donald Shoals 9–yard pass from Josh Blankenship (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 21–0 2 05:32 TULSA Chris Earnest 30–yard field goal TULSA 24–0 3 13:03 NEV Mike Phillips 34–yard field goal TULSA 24–3 4 13:43 TULSA Ken Bohanon 2–yard run (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 31–3 4 06:10 TULSA Keith Carey 7–yard pass from Michael Wall (Chris Earnest kick) TULSA 38–3 yes 2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Roster 2000 Nevada Wolf Pack f 80 Fr Nate Burleson WR y *Chris Tormey References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football