2015 UNLV Rebels football team

2015 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Tony Sanchez (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by first-year head coach Tony Sanchez and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	4:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium Dekalb, IL	CBSSN	L 30–38	15,455
September 12	7:30 p.m.	No. 13 UCLA*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	L 3–37	31,262
September 19	9:00 a.m.	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 7–28	108,683
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MWN	W 80–8	16,717
October 3	4:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	MWN	W 23–17	29,551
October 10	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MWN	L 27–33 OT	19,190
October 16	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 28–31	25,604
October 31	12:30 p.m.	Boise State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPNU	L 27–55	14,315
November 7	3:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MWN/Oceanic PPV	W 41–21	20,006
November 14	4:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	L 35–49	15,641
November 21	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	L 14–52	14,738
November 28	11:00 a.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	RTRM	L 28–35	11,149
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

At Northern Illinois

UNLV at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 10 3 10 30 • Huskies 3 7 14 14 38 Date: September 5, 2015 Location: Huskie Stadium Dekalb, IL Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 15,455 Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (CBSSN): Andrew Catalon, Adam Archuleta and Rashan Ali (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:31 UNLV Devonte Boyd 64–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 1 10:39 NIU Christian Hagan 48–yard field goal UNLV 7–3 2 14:54 UNLV Kurt Palandech 18–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 14–3 2 04:18 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 21–yard field goal UNLV 17–3 2 01:38 NIU Shane Wimann 16–yard pass from Drew Hare (Christian Hagan kick) UNLV 17–10 3 13:48 NIU Desroy Maxwell 16–yard pass from Drew Hare (Christian Hagan kick) TIE 17–17 3 09:05 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 33–yard field goal UNLV 20–17 3 01:24 NIU Joel Bouagnon 16–yard run (Christian Hagan kick) NIU 24–20 4 13:50 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 51–yard field goal NIU 24–23 4 11:34 NIU Joel Bouagnon 1–yard run (Christian Hagan kick) NIU 31–23 4 08:10 NIU Joel Bouagnon 29–yard run (Christian Hagan kick) NIU 38–23 4 05:26 UNLV Aaron Criswell 41–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) NIU 38–30

See also: 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

• Passing leaders: NIU – Drew Hare, 21–26, 360 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Blake Decker, 21–39, 319 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: NIU – Joel Bouagnon, 21 carries, 152 yards, 3 touchdowns and UNLV – Keith Whitley, 21 carries, 68 yards
• Receiving leaders: NIU – Kenny Golladay, 9 receptions, 213 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackling leaders: NIU – Boomer Mays, 13 tackles and UNLV – Peni Vea, 9 tackles

UCLA

UCLA at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 13 Bruins 10 7 17 3 37 Rebels 0 0 0 3 3 Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:40 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 31,262 Game weather: Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:36 UCLA Jordan Payton 29–yard pass from Josh Rosen (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) UCLA 7–0 1 08:22 UCLA Ka'imi Fairbairn 35–yard field goal UCLA 10–0 2 03:06 UCLA Kenny Young 23–yard interception return (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) UCLA 17–0 3 12:00 UCLA Paul Perkins 7–yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) UCLA 24–0 3 06:00 UCLA Paul Perkins 56–yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) UCLA 31–0 3 01:30 UCLA Ka'imi Fairbairn 34–yard field goal UCLA 34–0 4 10:51 UCLA Ka'imi Fairbairn 42–yard field goal UCLA 37–0 4 03:04 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 32–yard field goal UCLA 37–3

See also: 2015 UCLA Bruins football team

• Passing leaders: UCLA – Josh Rosen, 22–42, 223 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Blake Decker, 2–6, 52 yards
• Rushing leaders: UCLA – Paul Perkins, 18 carries, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Keith Whitley, 12 carries, 73 yards
• Receiving leaders: UCLA – Jordan Payton, 5 receptions, 70 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 3 receptions, 55 yards
• Tackling leaders: UCLA – Kenny Young, 5 tackles and UNLV – Peni Vea, 8 tackles

At Michigan

UNLV at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 0 0 7 7 • Wolverines 7 14 0 7 28 Date: September 19, 2015 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes Game attendance: 108,683 Game weather: Temperature: Low 70s • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 15–25 MPH Referee: Mike Conlin TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Chuck Long and Rick Pizzo (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:30 MICH De'Veon Smith 5–yard pass from Jake Rudock (Kenny Allen kick) MICH 7–0 2 13:56 MICH Jehu Chesson 36–yard run (Kenny Allen kick) MICH 14–0 2 07:50 MICH Ty Isaac 76–yard run (Kenny Allen kick) MICH 21–0 4 11:31 MICH Sione Houma 1–yard run (Kenny Allen kick) MICH 28–0 4 09:17 UNLV Devonte Boyd 6–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) MICH 28–7

See also: 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team

• Passing leaders: MICH – Jake Rudock, 14–22, 123 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception and UNLV – Blake Decker, 8–16, 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: MICH – Ty Isaac, 8 carries, 114 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Keith Whitley, 13 carries, 29 yards
• Receiving leaders: MICH – Amara Darboh, 4 receptions, 34 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 3 receptions, 65 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackling leaders: MICH – Joe Bolden, 6 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 8 tackles

Idaho State

Idaho State at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 8 0 0 8 • Rebels 35 21 17 7 80 Date: September 26, 2015 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 16,717 Game weather: Temperature: 99 °F (37 °C) • Weather: Clear and Hot • Wind: SSE 9 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (MWN): Tony Cordasco and Caleb Herring

Scoring summary 1 14:09 UNLV Keith Whitley 24–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 1 05:54 UNLV Blake Decker 12–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 14–0 1 05:33 UNLV Lexington Thomas 40–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 21–0 1 01:45 UNLV Keith Whitley 2–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 28–0 1 00:44 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 21–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 35–0 2 14:13 ISU C.J. Hatchett 25–yard pass from Michael Sanders (rush) UNLV 35–8 2 08:39 UNLV Devonte Boyd 4–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 42–8 2 03:49 UNLV Aaron Criswell 36–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 49–8 2 00:00 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 30–yard field goal UNLV 52–8 3 12:01 UNLV Jake Phillips 6–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 59–8 3 06:45 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 53–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 66–8 3 02:59 UNLV Troy Hawthorne 47–yard interception return (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 73–8 4 02:51 UNLV George Naufahu 2–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 80–8

See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team

• Passing leaders: ISU – Michael Sanders, 14–33, 164 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions and UNLV – Blake Decker, 7–11, 99 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Rushing leaders ISU – Xavier Finney, 15 carries, 59 yards and UNLV – Xzaviar Campbell, 9 carries, 139 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Receiving leaders: ISU – Madison Mangum, 8 receptions, 97 yards and UNLV – Kendal Keys, 3 receptions, 30 yards
• Tackling leaders: ISU – Cody Sorenson, 10 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 7 tackles

At Nevada

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)

1 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 7 6 0 10 23 Wolf Pack 0 0 3 14 17 Date: October 3, 2015 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 29,551 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 14 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (MWN): Ari Wolfe and Darius Walker

Scoring summary 1 08:58 UNLV Keith Whitley 37–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 2 00:30 UNLV Kurt Palandech 12–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick failed) UNLV 13–0 3 10:35 NEV Brent Zuzo 27–yard field goal UNLV 13–3 4 10:47 NEV Jerico Richardson 22–yard pass from Tyler Stewart (Brent Zuzo kick) UNLV 13–10 4 08:27 UNLV Ryan McAleenan 52–yard interception return (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 20–10 4 04:50 NEV Don Jackson 1–yard run (Brent Zuzo kick) UNLV 20–17 4 01:53 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 45–yard field goal UNLV 23–17

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Fremont Cannon

• Passing leaders: NEV – Tyler Stewart, 20–44, 202 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception and UNLV – Blake Decker, 7–11, 86 yards, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: NEV – Tyler Stewart, 11 carries, 61 yards and UNLV – Keith Whitley, 16 carries, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: NEV – Jerico Richardson, 8 receptions, 87 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 4 receptions, 39 yards
• Tackling leaders: NEV – Matthew Lyons, 12 tackles and UNLV – Blake Richmond, 11 tackles

San Jose State

San Jose State at UNLV

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Spartans 0 17 3 7 6 33 Rebels 7 3 0 17 0 27 Date: October 10, 2015 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 19,190 Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 6 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (MWN): Ray Crawford and Sherdrick Bonner

Scoring summary 1 09:40 UNLV George Naufahu 1–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 2 12:39 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 27–yard field goal UNLV 10–0 2 07:45 SJSU Austin Lopez 30–yard field goal UNLV 10–3 2 04:43 SJSU Billy Freeman 11–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick) TIE 10–10 2 01:09 SJSU Kenny Potter 20–yard run (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 17–10 3 06:22 SJSU Austin Lopez 34–yard field goal SJSU 20–10 4 10:23 UNLV Andrew Price 25–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) SJSU 20–17 4 03:41 UNLV Devonte Boyd 22–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 24–20 4 01:08 SJSU Tyler Ervin 21–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 27–24 4 00:11 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 49–yard field goal TIE 27–27 OT 15:00 SJSU Tyler Ervin 2–yard run SJSU 33–27

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

• Passing leaders: SJSU – Kenny Potter, 30–48, 329 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 15–30, 217 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: SJSU – Tyler Ervin, 18 carries, 73 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 18 carries, 47 yards
• Receiving leaders: SJSU – Tyler Ervin, 8 receptions, 74 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Kendal Keys, 5 receptions, 84 yards
• Tackling leaders: SJSU – Frank Ginda, 14 tackles and UNLV – Ryan McAleenan, 12 tackles

At Fresno State

UNLV at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 7 14 0 28 • Bulldogs 7 7 3 14 31 Date: October 16, 2015 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:32 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 25,604 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Marvel July TV announcers (ESPN2): Russ Langer and Mike Pritchard

Scoring summary 1 08:24 UNLV George Naufahu 1–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 1 02:49 FS Kilton Anderson 6–yard run (Kody Kroening kick) TIE 7–7 2 06:11 FS Marteze Waller 17–yard run (Kody Kroening kick) FS 14–7 2 00:42 UNLV Kendal Keys 13–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) TIE 14–14 3 09:05 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 2–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 21–14 3 05:13 UNLV Devonte Boyd 29–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 28–14 3 02:23 FS Jimmy Camacho 44–yard field goal UNLV 28–17 4 11:02 FS Kilton Anderson 12–yard run (pass interception, rush failed) UNLV 28–23 4 02:37 FS Marteze Waller 38–yard run (Chad Olsen pass from Kilton Anderson) FS 31–28

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

• Passing leaders: FS – Kilton Anderson, 19–31, 193 yards and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 12–24, 111 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Rushing leaders: FS – Marteze Waller, 21 carries, 111 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Keith Whitley, 17 carries, 98 yards
• Receiving leaders: FS – Jamire Jordan, 5 receptions, 42 yards and UNLV – Keith Whitley, 3 receptions, 14 yards
• Tackling leaders: FS – Ejiro Ederaine, 12 tackles and UNLV – Ryan McAleenan, 10 tackles

Boise State

Boise State at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total • Broncos 10 14 3 28 55 Rebels 3 14 3 7 27 Date: October 31, 2015 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 12:32 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes Game attendance: 14,315 Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: E 2 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick and John Congemi

Scoring summary 1 09:30 BSU Tyler Rausa 25–yard field goal BSU 3–0 1 03:51 BSU Brett Rypien 4–yard pass from Thomas Sperbeck (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 10–0 1 00:48 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 20–yard field goal BSU 10–3 2 13:13 BSU Jake Hardee 44–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 17–3 2 11:51 UNLV Fred Wilson 1–yard fumble recovery (Nicolai Bornand kick) BSU 17–10 2 08:52 BSU Kelsey Young 2–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 24–10 2 06:28 UNLV Eric Noone 0–yard fumble recovery (Nicolai Bornand kick) BSU 24–17 3 09:23 BSU Tyler Rausa 44–yard field goal BSU 27–10 3 05:34 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 27–yard field goal BSU 27–20 4 14:22 BSU Shane Williams-Rhodes 9–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 34–20 4 11:12 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 11–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) BSU 34–27 4 09:48 BSU Chaz Anderson 54–yard pass from Brett Rypien (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 41–27 4 05:53 BSU Jeremy McNichols 40–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 48–27 4 02:37 BSU Thomas Stuart 2–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 55–27

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

• Passing leaders: BSU – Brett Rypien, 35–52, 469 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Blake Decker, 29–50, 357 yards, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: BSU – Jeremy McNichols, 22 carries, 122 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Xzaviar Campbell, 9 carries, 29 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: BSU – Thomas Sperbeck, 10 receptions, 163 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 10 receptions, 116 yards
• Tackling leaders: BSU – Jonathan Moxey, 9 tackles and UNLV – Blake Richmond, 10 tackles

Hawaii

Hawaii at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 0 7 7 7 21 • Rebels 7 7 10 17 41 Date: November 7, 2015 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 3:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 20,006 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: N 10 MPH Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (MWN/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula and Rich Miano

Scoring summary 1 10:19 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 3–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 2 07:04 UH Paul Harris 34–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) TIE 7–7 2 02:31 UNLV Aaron Criswell 85–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 14–7 3 07:54 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 31–yard field goal UNLV 17–7 3 05:56 UH Melvin Davis 1–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UNLV 17–14 3 05:44 UNLV Devonte Boyd 75–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bournand kick) UNLV 24–14 4 13:47 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 31–yard field goal UNLV 27–14 4 11:46 UH Melvin Davis 3–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UNLV 27–21 4 07:09 UNLV Lexington Thomas 3–yard run (Nicolai Bournand kick) UNLV 34–21 4 02:10 UNLV Keith Whitley 7–yard run (Nicolai Bournand kick) UNLV 41–21

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

• Passing leaders: UH – Ikaika Woolsey, 16–33, 187 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception and UNLV – Blake Decker, 15–24, 258 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: UH – Paul Harris, 20 carries, 192 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Keith Whitley, 21 carries, 124 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: UH – Devan Stubblefield, 5 receptions, 27 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 6 receptions, 120 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackling leaders: UH – Julian Gener, 11 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 12 tackles

At Colorado State

UNLV at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 14 7 7 7 35 • Rams 14 14 7 14 49 Date: November 14, 2015 Location: Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 5:08 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes Game attendance: 15,641 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: Marvel July TV announcers (RTRM): Marc Stout, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:34 CSU Rashard Higgins 9–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 7–0 1 07:09 UNLV Kendal Keys 9–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) TIE 7–7 1 03:19 UNLV Kendal Keys 8–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 14–7 1 00:16 CSU Jasen Oden Jr. 17–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) TIE 14–14 2 07:41 CSU Dalyn Dawkins 3–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 21–14 2 03:56 UNLV Kurt Palandech 14–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) TIE 21–21 2 00:13 CSU Nu'uvali Fa'apito 1–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 28–21 3 11:13 CSU Rashard Higgins 8–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 35–21 3 02:21 UNLV Kendal Keys 20–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) CSU 35–28 4 07:41 CSU Rashard Higgins 4–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 42–28 4 01:45 CSU Nu'uvali Fa'apito 1–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 49–28 4 01:00 UNLV Lexington Thomas 32–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) CSU 49–35

See also: 2015 Colorado State Rams football team

• Passing leaders: CSU – Nick Stevens, 13–19, 209 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception and UNLV – Blake Decker, 13–19, 176 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Rushing leaders: CSU – Dalyn Dawkins, 19 carries, 151 yards and UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 11 carries, 118 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: CSU – Rashard Higgins, 7 receptions, 102 yards, 3 touchdown and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 8 receptions, 131 yards
• Tackling leaders: CSU – Deonte Clyburn, 12 tackles and UNLV – Blake Richmond, 10 tackles

San Diego State

San Diego State at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total • Aztecs 14 17 14 7 52 Rebels 0 0 14 0 14 Date: November 21, 2015 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:34 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 14,738 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear and Cool • Wind: W 4 MPH Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:21 SDSU Maxwell Smith 3–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 7–0 1 01:40 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 2–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 14–0 2 08:31 SDSU Dakota Gordon 1–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 21–0 2 04:43 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 4–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 28–0 2 00:00 SDSU Donny Hageman 29–yard field goal SDSU 31–0 3 12:14 UNLV Kendal Keys 14–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) SDSU 31–7 3 07:57 SDSU Chase Price 17–yard pass from Maxwell Smith (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 38–7 3 05:26 SDSU Damontae Kazee 66–yard punt return (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 45–7 3 02:41 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 6–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) SDSU 45–14 4 09:05 SDSU Rashaad Penny 3–yard run (Donny Hageman kick) SDSU 52–14

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

• Passing leaders: SDSU – Maxwell Smith, 11–17, 107 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 18–35, 190 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: SDSU – Donnel Pumphrey, 14 carries, 139 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 3 carries, 42 yards
• Receiving leaders: SDSU – Chase Price, 2 receptions, 30 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Kendal Keys, 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackling leaders: SDSU – Calvin Munson, 9 tackles and UNLV – Kimble Jenson, 13 tackles

At Wyoming

UNLV at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 0 7 14 28 • Cowboys 0 14 7 14 35 Date: November 28, 2015 Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 12:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 11,149 Game weather: Temperature: 18 °F (−8 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (RTRM): Marc Stout, Sherdrick Bonner and Tori Holt (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:36 UNLV Devonte Boyd 22–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 7–0 2 03:37 WYO Brian Hill 72–yard run (Tristan Bailey kick) TIE 7–7 2 00:06 WYO James Price 35–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 14–7 3 06:37 WYO Jake Maulhardt 19–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 21–7 3 02:15 UNLV Kendal Keys 8–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) WYO 21–14 4 11:29 UNLV Brandon Presley 13–yard pass from Blake Decker (Nicolai Bornand kick) TIE 21–21 4 06:04 WYO Justin Berger 8–yard run (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 28–21 4 03:37 UNLV Kurt Palandech 10–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) TIE 28–28 4 02:20 WYO Jacob Hollister 64–yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Tristan Bailey kick) WYO 35–28

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

• Passing leaders: UNLV – Blake Decker, 18–33, 270 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception and WYO – Cameron Coffman, 14–24, 248 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: UNLV – Xzaviar Campbell, 9 carries, 87 yards and WYO – Brian Hill, 35 carries, 232 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 6 receptions, 122 yards, 1 touchdown and WYO – Jacob Hollister, 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackling leaders: UNLV – Kimble Jensen, 14 tackles and WYO – Marcus Epps, 10 tackles