UNLV Rebels at Nevada Wolf Pack
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Strong with 4 TD passes, Nevada defeats UNLV 51-20
Strong hit all-conference receivers Romeo Doubs and Cole Turner with early touchdown passes as Nevada (6-2, 3-1 Mountain West) scored on its first four possessions. He completed passes to nine receivers.
Tight end Turner dove away from tight coverage to make a 4-yard touchdown catch in the end zone as Nevada marched its opening possession 73 yards in five plays. Doubs made a leaping catch for a 28-yard score and a 20-0 halftime lead.
Nevada held UNLV (0-8, 0-4) to 16 plays from scrimmage and four punts in the first half before the Runnin' Rebels got untracked. UNLV has lost its last 14 games.
Tyson Williams intercepted Cameron Friel on UNLV's second play after halftime and wove his way 49 yards for a touchdown, boosting the Nevada lead to 27-0. Daiyan Henley made his pick with under five minutes remaining, returning 50 yards to score Nevada's final points.
Friel, who completed 27 of 41 passes for 283 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions, fired a 23-yard dart to Kyle Williams, wide open in the center of the end zone, to break the shutout.
Charles Williams added a four-yard touchdown carry for his 27th career rushing touchdown. Steve Jenkins made 12 catches for a season-high 133 yards and a TD.
The teams were playing for the largest and heaviest rivalry trophy in college football — a 545-pound replica of a mountain howitzer abandoned by John C. Fremont in the Sierra Nevada mountains during an expedition in 1844.
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- TV Channel: Rebels at Wolf Pack 2021 College Football, week 9, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:55 | Cole Turner 4 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 4:47 | Brandon Talton 52 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 11:44 | Brandon Talton 23 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:37 | Romeo Doubs 28 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:19 | Tyson Williams 49 Yd Interception Return (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:58 | Cole Turner 23 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:15 | Kyle Williams 23 Yd pass from Cameron Friel (Daniel Gutierrez Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:08 | Tory Horton 31 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:51 | Charles Williams 4 Yd Run (Daniel Gutierrez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:27 | Steve Jenkins 18 Yd pass from Cameron Friel (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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FG | 4th Period 6:44 | Brandon Talton 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 4:34 | Daiyan Henley 50 Yd Interception Return (Brandon Talton Kick) |
Statistics
 UNLV |
 NEV |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 3-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-12 |
| 2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 293 | Total Yards | 438 |
| 283 | Passing | 417 |
| 27/41 | Comp/Att | 37/49 |
| 6.9 | Yards per pass | 8.5 |
| 10 | Rushing | 21 |
| 24 | Rushing Attempts | 19 |
| 0.4 | Yards per rush | 1.1 |
| 3-19 | Penalties | 12-100 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 3 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:43 | Possession | 31:17 |
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