2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football Western Athletic Conference WAC 3–8 3–5 Chris Tormey 2nd Phil Earley 2nd Spread Jeff Mills 2nd 3–4 Mackay Stadium The 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule 2001 NCAA Division I-A AP Pacific September 1 6:00 p.m. l y y BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT 7–52 56,286 September 8 2:00 p.m. l y y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO 18–35 26,367 September 22 1:00 p.m. w Hawaii Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 28–20 15,876 October 6 1:00 p.m. l y UNLV Battle for the Fremont Cannon Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 12–27 24,238 October 13 1:00 p.m. l y Louisiana Tech Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 42–45 15,481 October 20 5:00 p.m. l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 30–33 OT 11,390 October 27 5:00 p.m. l y Boise State rivalry Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 7–49 24,298 November 3 12:00 p.m. w SMU Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 35–14 13,858 November 10The game against San Jose State was originally going to be played on September 22 but was rescheduled.San Jose State-Nevada Football Game Rescheduled for November 10 http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080302aam.html September 17, 2001 San Jose State University March 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203016/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080302aam.html March 4, 2016 dead "n" sanjosestatedelay 3:30 p.m. l y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 45–64 7,882 November 17 12:00 p.m. l Fresno State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 14–61 18,412 November 24 6:00 p.m. w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 48–31 19,892 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2001-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 2001 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2001 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 BYU Nevada at BYU Wolf Pack Cougars 0 0 0 7 10 28 14 0 September 1, 2001 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 7:06 p.m. MDT 3 hours and 9 minutes 56,286 N/A Clair Gausman None None yes 1 11:59 BYU Luke Staley 8–yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7–0 1 02:00 BYU Matt Payne 27–yard field goal BYU 10–0 2 13:09 BYU Luke Staley 44–yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17–0 2 10:59 BYU Brian McDonald 5–yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 24–0 2 03:55 BYU Reno Mahe 12–yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 31–0 2 00:39 BYU Brian McDonald 1–yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 38–0 3 12:48 BYU Rod Wilkerson 53–yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick) BYU 45–0 3 06:02 BYU Charlie Peterson 2–yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 52–0 4 06:52 NEV Zack Threadgill 10–yard run (Damon Fine kick) BYU 52–7 yes 2001 BYU Cougars football team At Colorado State Nevada at Colorado State Wolf Pack Rams 0 7 3 8 7 7 7 14 September 8, 2001 Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO 3:07 p.m. MDT 3 hours and 9 minutes 26,367 Temperature: 50 °F °C • Weather: Overcast • Wind: Calm Cooper Castleberry None None yes 1 07:25 CSU Dallas Davis 5–yard run (Kent Naughton kick) CSU 7–0 2 11:03 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 7–7 2 09:13 CSU Duan Ruff 3–yard run (Kent Naughton kick) CSU 14–7 3 09:54 CSU D.J. Busch 1–yard run (Kent Naughton kick) CSU 21–7 3 00:17 NEV Damon Fine 36–yard field goal CSU 21–10 4 12:44 CSU Pete Rebstock 38–yard pass from D.J. Busch (Kent Naughton kick) CSU 28–10 4 02:10 CSU Chris Pittman 35–yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Kent Naughton kick) CSU 35–10 4 00:20 NEV Mo Jones 23–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Chance Kretschmer pass) CSU 35–18 yes 2001 Colorado State Rams football team Hawaii Hawaii at Nevada Warriors Wolf Pack 10 3 0 7 7 6 12 3 September 22, 2001 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:07 p.m. PDT N/A 15,876 Temperature: 88 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 2 MPH Bill Athan None None yes 1 11:43 UH Justin Ayat 18–yard field goal UH 3–0 1 08:18 NEV Jermaine Brown 17–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–3 1 04:32 UH Channon Harris 1–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 10–7 2 08:21 NEV Damon Fine 24–yard field goal TIE 10–10 2 01:23 UH Justin Ayat 30–yard field goal UH 13–10 2 00:08 NEV Damon Fine 40–yard field goal TIE 13–13 3 12:09 NEV Nate Burleson 9–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 19–13 3 02:27 NEV Jermaine Brown 7–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 25–13 4 09:14 UH Chad Owens 5–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) NEV 25–20 4 02:55 NEV Damon Fine 22–yard field goal NEV 28–20 yes 2001 Hawaii Warriors football team UNLV UNLV at Nevada(Battle for the Fremont Cannon) Rebels Wolf Pack 0 0 10 17 3 3 0 6 October 6, 2001 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 18 minutes 24,238 Temperature: 75 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 10–15 MPH Clair Gausman None None yes 1 12:40 NEV Damon Fine 25–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 00:00 NEV Damon Fine 58–yard field goal NEV 6–0 3 08:58 UNLV Joe Haro 4–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 7–6 3 02:53 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 27–yard field goal UNLV 10–6 4 13:13 UNLV Dominique Dorsey 9–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 17–6 4 07:23 NEV Chance Kretschmer 9–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed) UNLV 17–12 4 03:26 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 41–yard field goal UNLV 20–12 4 00:08 UNLV Jason Thomas 3–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 27–12 yes 2001 UNLV Rebels football team Fremont Cannon Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech at Nevada Bulldogs Wolf Pack 7 14 14 10 14 14 7 7 October 13, 2001 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 1:07 p.m. PDT 3 hours and 27 minutes 15,481 Temperature: 65 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Bill Athan None None yes 1 12:58 NEV Nate Burleson 26–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 10:20 LATECH Delwyn Daigre 33–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee) TIE 7–7 1 06:57 NEV Adrien Dugas 8–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–7 2 12:11 NEV Marlon McLaughlin 73–yard punt return (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–7 2 06:50 LATECH Luke McCown 3–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) NEV 21–14 2 03:35 NEV Chance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–14 2 01:09 LATECH John Simon 3–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick) NEV 28–21 3 14:04 LATECH Major Richmond 29–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick) TIE 28–28 3 04:37 LATECH Joe Smith 1–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 35–28 3 02:12 NEV David Neill 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 35–35 4 14:52 LATECH Corey Berlin 11–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 42–35 4 01:27 NEV David Neill 10–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 42–42 4 00:05 LATECH Josh Scobee 30–yard field goal LATECH 45–42 yes 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team At Rice Nevada at Rice Wolf Pack Owls 3 6 8 10 3 0 7 13 7 6 October 20, 2001 Rice StadiumHouston, TX 7:00 p.m. CDT 3 hours and 15 minutes 11,390 Temperature: 73 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy and 68% Humidity • Wind: S/SE 6 MPH Frank White None None yes 1 10:48 NEV Damon Fine 35–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 14:16 NEV Damon Fine 18–yard field goal NEV 6–0 2 09:43 RICE Leroy Bradley 64–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brandon Skeen kick) RICE 7–6 2 00:00 NEV Damon Fine 19–yard field goal NEV 9–7 3 10:19 RICE Robbie Beck 1–yard run (Brandon Skeen kick) RICE 14–9 3 04:30 RICE Kyle Herm 1–yard run (Brandon Skeen kick failed) RICE 20–9 3 02:49 NEV Chance Kretschmer 13–yard run (Erick Streelman pass) RICE 20–17 4 11:40 NEV Damon Fine 45–yard field goal TIE 20–20 4 02:04 RICE Robbie Beck 9–yard run (Brandon Skeen kick) RICE 27–20 4 01:32 NEV Tim Fleming 49–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) TIE 27–27 OT 15:00 NEV Damon Fine 27–yard field goal NEV 30–27 OT 15:00 RICE Robbie Beck 25–yard run RICE 33–30 yes 2001 Rice Owls football team At Boise State Nevada at Boise State(rivalry) Wolf Pack Broncos 0 7 0 0 21 14 14 0 October 27, 2001 Bronco StadiumBoise, ID 6:05 p.m. MDT 2 hours and 54 minutes 24,298 Temperature: 64 °F °C • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NE 8 MPH Drew George None None yes 1 10:49 BSU Ryan Dinwiddie 8–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 7–0 1 06:45 BSU David Mikell 1–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 14–0 1 04:47 BSU Jay Swillie 9–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 21–0 2 08:19 BSU Jeb Putzier 57–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 28–0 2 05:02 NEV Aaron Carter 32–yard pass from Zack Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) BSU 28–7 2 00:04 BSU Jeb Putzier 8–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 35–7 3 13:10 BSU Brock Forsey 28–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 42–7 3 07:35 BSU David Mikell 64–yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 49–7 yes 2001 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State–Nevada football rivalry SMU SMU at Nevada Mustangs Wolf Pack 0 8 0 6 7 17 8 3 November 3, 2001 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 12:07 p.m. PST 2 hours and 59 minutes 13,858 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Clear and Light Breeze • Wind: Slight Cooper Castleberry None None yes 1 03:54 NEV Aaron Carter 31–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 2 13:40 NEV Paul Jolley 15–yard fumble recovery (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 11:10 NEV Chance Kretschmer 11–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–0 2 05:50 NEV Damon Fine 20–yard field goal NEV 24–0 2 00:21 SMU David Page 1–yard run (ShanDerrick Charles rush) NEV 24–8 3 12:00 NEV Erick Streelman 9–yard pass from David Neill (Nate Burleson pass) NEV 32–8 4 14:52 NEV Damon Fine 43–yard field goal NEV 35–8 4 08:43 SMU Kelan Luker 2–yard run (pass failed) NEV 35–14 yes 2001 SMU Mustangs football team At San Jose State Nevada at San Jose State Wolf Pack Spartans 6 19 14 6 10 28 19 7 November 10, 2001 Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA 3:35 p.m. PST 3 hours and 45 minutes 7,882 Temperature: 68 °F °C • Weather: Cool and Some Rain • Wind: N 5–10 MPH Bill Athan None None yes 1 12:36 NEV Damon Fine 33–yard field goal NEV 3–0 1 09:50 SJSU Tuati Wooden 18–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 7–3 1 06:37 NEV Damon Fine 37–yard field goal SJSU 7–6 1 02:22 SJSU Nick Gilliam 27–yard field goal SJSU 10–6 2 14:43 SJSU Edell Shepherd 38–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 17–6 2 11:20 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed) SJSU 17–12 2 09:55 SJSU Edell Shepherd 57–yard pass from Charles Pauley (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 24–12 2 03:03 SJSU Jarmar Julien 1–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 31–12 2 01:51 NEV Mo Jones 30–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) SJSU 31–19 2 00:53 SJSU Jarmar Julien 1–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 38–19 2 00:16 NEV Aaron Carter 39–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick failed) SJSU 38–25 3 11:32 NEV David Neill 16–yard run (Damon Fine kick) SJSU 38–32 3 08:04 SJSU Jarmar Julien 14–yard run (Nick Gilliam kick failed) SJSU 44–32 3 04:23 SJSU Edell Shepherd 32–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (pass failed) SJSU 50–32 3 03:29 SJSU Tuati Wooden 29–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 57–32 3 01:57 NEV Chance Kretschmer 6–yard run (Damon Fine kick) SJSU 57–39 4 05:30 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (David Neill pass failed) SJSU 57–45 4 03:30 SJSU Charles Pauley 78–yard pass from Marcus Arroyo (Nick Gilliam kick) SJSU 64–45 yes 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team Fresno State Fresno State at Nevada Bulldogs Wolf Pack 10 16 21 14 14 0 0 0 November 17, 2001 Mackay StadiumReno, NV 12:05 p.m. PST 3 hours and 24 minutes 18,412 Temperature: 53 °F °C • Weather: Rolling Clouds • Wind: 15–30 MPH Bill Athan None None yes 1 11:51 NEV Mo Jones 26–yard pass from David Neill (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 11:20 FS Bernard Berrian 63–yard pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick) TIE 7–7 1 05:07 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–7 1 00:37 FS Asen Asparuhov 46–yard field goal NEV 14–10 2 14:15 FS Asen Asparuhov 32–yard field goal NEV 14–13 2 04:36 FS Bernard Berrian 36–yard pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 20–14 2 01:10 FS Paris Gaines 11–yard pass from David Carr (pass failed) FS 26–14 3 13:28 FS Deandre Gilbert 25–yard pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 33–14 3 04:57 FS Paris Gaines 1–yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 40–14 3 03:24 FS Bernard Berrian 70–yard punt return (Asen Asparuhov kick) FS 47–14 4 06:26 FS Josh Levi 3–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 54–14 4 01:20 FS Therrian Fontenot 8–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 61–14 yes 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team At UTEP Nevada at UTEP Wolf Pack Miners 7 7 27 7 10 7 7 7 November 24, 2001 Sun BowlEl Paso, TX 7:05 p.m. MST 2 hours and 58 minutes 19,892 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 7 MPH Gene Semko None None yes 1 12:23 UTEP Howard Jackson 21–yard run (Keith Robinson kick) UTEP 7–0 1 07:25 UTEP Keith Robinson 24–yard field goal UTEP 10–0 1 01:33 NEV Chance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick) UTEP 10–7 2 08:21 NEV Chance Kretschmer 8–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–10 2 04:36 UTEP Joey Knapp 2–yard pass from Wesley Phillips (Keith Robinson kick) UTEP 17–14 3 14:09 NEV Chance Kretschmer 3–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 20–17 3 11:08 NEV Chance Kretschmer 48–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 27–17 3 05:18 NEV Chance Kretschmer 11–yard run (Zack Threadgill pass failed) NEV 33–17 3 00:11 NEV Erick Streelman 15–yard pass from David Neill (Erick Streelman pass) NEV 41–17 3 00:00 UTEP Howard Jackson 100–yard kickoff return (Keith Robinson kick) NEV 41–24 4 06:19 UTEP Justin Hunt 2–yard pass from Wesley Phillips (Keith Robinson kick) NEV 41–31 4 02:18 NEV Chance Kretschmer 9–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 48–31 yes 2001 UTEP Miners football team Roster 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack f 80 So Nate Burleson WR y *Chris Tormey Notes n References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football