A LOOK BACK AT 2005

SANFORD’S REBELS LOOK TO LEARN FROM 2005 GROWING PAINS

While obviously disappointed of time to set up for a winning score. However, Steichen was immediately that the 2005 UNLV football team intercepted to finally finish the thrilling opener at 24-22. didn’t improve on its win total from Sanford’s home debut came against new WAC member Idaho in GAME the previous season, first-year head TWO, which was the first meeting between the schools since 1994. The Wcoach Mike Sanford offered a Sam Boyd crowd was barely in its seats before Steichen raced 51 yards for tangible example of why he and his a touchdown as the junior signal-caller would become the first Rebel ever staff were pleased with the players’ to pass for more than 200 yards (250) and rush for more than 100 (104) progress during the latter part of the in the same game. In a streaky contest largely void of defense (933 campaign. Namely, the season-ender combined yards of offense), the Rebels built a 24-14 lead midway at Sam Boyd Stadium vs. bowl-bound through the third quarter before the Vandals rallied for 17 consecutive Colorado State. points of their own to take the lead. Late in the fourth, Jackson’s eight-yard While the end result was a scamper tied things at 31. Idaho found itself with a first-and-goal situation heartbreaking 31-27 loss to the but the Rebel defense stiffened and when senior DE Leon Moore sacked Rams, that day’s effort was a balanced the Vandals’ QB on third down, it forced a field goal attempt that was pushed offense that seemingly did enough to wide left. The wild night eventually concluded with Aguayo’s dramatic 41- win the game until a special teams SERGIOAGUAYO yard field goal to make it 34-31 and put into the books the school’s first kicked UNLV’s breakdown foiled UNLV’s spoiler role. kicked UNLV’s game-winning boot since 1992. first game winners “I saw a lot of positive signs in A trip to in-state rival Nevada, Reno was next on the schedule and in since 1992. the Colorado State game,” Sanford GAME THREE on ESPNU, the Rebels would attempt to become the first said. “I think we showed that we team in the hotly contested series to win six straight. A frustrating evening finally started to figure it out as an for the Rebels was filled with turnovers and missed opportunities at Mackay offense, especially up front. We were able to run the football, be balanced, Stadium. After UNR built a 9-0 lead, Steichen, who struggled passing all score points and could have – probably should have – won the game. Our night and finished with just 58 yards through the air, took off for a 70-yard guys got better and we played our best game offensively, which will carry TD jaunt that was the longest scoring run ever by a UNLV QB. The visitors over into next season.” eventually looked to take the lead with a first-and-goal at the six-yard line Along with suffering through the expected trials that come with any but arguably the most bizarre series in program history instead forced the coaching and overall philosophical change in the program, the Rebels also Rebels to punt the ball away. That penalty-laden sequence wiped two TDs endured a nearly impossible scheduling quirk (four of first five games on off the board and summed up the should-of, could-of night by UNLV, which the road) and a rash of key injuries, including the man under center. The eventually lost the ballgame 22-14. results were a mixture of so-close games both won and lost to go along Looking to avenge a surprise loss at home the previous season, UNLV with some how-did-it-get-so-out-of-hand final scores. traveled to Logan, Utah, for the first time since 1994 for GAME FOUR. “At times last year we looked like we were really close to competing in Playing a team from the WAC for the third straight weekend, the Rebels this league but at other times we didn’t, which was frustrating,” Sanford went ahead early only to allow a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown said. “We were not a consistently competitive football team and that is that gave Utah State instant confidence. Steichen actually injured his non- what we have to become. When we had opportunities to win close games, throwing hand in the first series of the game but bravely played all four we won two, but we had other opportunities and we have to become a quarters. The Rebels took a 24-16 lead in the second half but allowed the team that takes advantage of those situations.” Aggies to score two touchdowns and hold on for a deflating 31-24 The tests started early for UNLV, which had no tune-up game to work victory. The news from the training room was even more devastating on its new systems on both sides of the ball, instead facing a Mountain as X-rays showed Steichen’s West Conference rival on the road right off the tee. hand needed surgery. JOE MIKLOS In fact, the Rebels kicked off ’05 in style with a nationally televised With their field conductor was the 2005 Labor Day holiday special morning broadcast at New Mexico, marking the suddenly on the shelf for Wiesner first time that the Rebels had ever played on a Monday. GAME ONE started months, taking over the offense Award winner. at 10 a.m. Pacific Time for ESPN2, and it showed, as the Rebels sleepwalked was junior-college signee Jarrod winner. through the first quarter while the Lobos built a 17-0 lead. However, a visit Jackson, who would make his from the new red hankie changed momentum as Sanford became the first first I-A start at Wyoming. GAME college football coach to successfully overturn an official’s call via the new FIVE saw the Cowboys score instant replay system. Sanford’s challenge, designated by tossing a red early and often in a 42-17 flag on to the field, turned a Shane Stiechen third-down incompletion into thumping that broke the Rebels’ a Donell Wheaton 29-yard reception for a first down. The good news was three-game winning streak in that instead of punting, the Rebels drove for a touchdown. The bad news Laramie. was that sophomore place-kicker Sergio Aguayo promptly missed what Finally back home for the would be an important extra point attempt for the first and only time in his first time in a month, UNLV career. While keeping rushing king DonTrell Moore under wraps (only 39 welcomed San Diego State for yards on 16 carries), UNLV mounted a furious comeback and looked to tie GAME SIX. Playing among wind the game in the waning minutes. Eventually forced to go for two to tie, gusts topping 25 mph, the teams running back Erick Jackson was stopped inches short. However, a played a scoreless first quarter successful on-side kickoff gave the Rebels the ball at midfield and plenty before Aztec LB Joe Martin

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clear that the Rams had a fight on their hands. After a tight first half, the COACH SANFORD Rebels used rushing scores from Steichen and Erick Jackson to forge a won his home 27-17 lead in the third quarter. Seemingly in control, UNLV looked to be on debut in dramatic the verge of winning their season finale for the fifth time in six years. But fashion. fashion. CSU pulled close with a rushing touchdown and then forced a three-and- out by the Rebel offense. The special teams breakdown that followed was the game changer as Ram return man Johnnie Walker got loose and took the punt back 75 yards for the winning score. When the All-MWC honors were released in December, UNLV had a talented trio on the second team: A native of Moorpark, Calif., Estandia had become the first tight end to lead the team in receptions (49 for 563 yards) since 1972. He also set a school record for touchdowns at his position with seven. Named the John Mackey National Tight End of the Week on Oct. 26, he also blocked two GREG ESTANDIA field-goal attempts in the fall to give was the first him four in his career. Estandia, who tighttight endend toto leadlead stepped in front of a Jackson pass and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. would become the first Rebel tight UNLV in catches since 1972. UNLV responded, however, breaking into the end zone to send the teams end to ever play in the Hula Bowl, since 1972. into the locker room tied at 7. SDSU used another Rebel turnover to kick a signed a free-agent NFL contract. go-ahead field goal in the third quarter but Sanford masterfully used the Joe Miklos, who would be wind to his team’s advantage in the final stanza. With the breeze at their chosen to play in the Las Vegas All- backs, the Rebels moved to the Aztec 35-yard line and let Aguayo ease in a American Classic, also earned his first 52-yard field goal to tie the game with just over five minutes remaining. postseason nod. The safety out of UNLV’s defense, which was ferocious this day, forced another three-and- Concord, Calif., led the MWC with four out by the visitors. After a short punt into the wind, the Rebels took over fumble recoveries, which ranked fifth and handed the ball off six straight times to their tailback Jackson. His final in school history, and was third in the carry moved him over the 100-yard mark for the first time and put the ball league for total tackles with a career- right back at the 35 where Aguayo coolly blasted his second 52-yarder to high 98. The 2005 Wiesner Award give his team a 13-10 win. Aside from their kicker’s obvious heroics, it was winner also paced the Rebels with two UNLV’s defense that made headlines by grabbing three interceptions and interceptions, which gave him six for holding SDSU to just 140 yards of offense – the fourth-best effort in school his career. His selection marked the history, including a measly 34 on the ground. Young LB Beau Bell was seventh consecutive season that unstoppable with 3.5 quarterback sacks among his 14 total tackles. For UNLV had at least one DB named first their efforts, both Aguayo and Bell were honored as MWC players of the or second team all-conference. week. Bell, out of Tustin, Calif., was the GAME SEVEN brought another morning road game (9 a.m. PT), this first Rebel sophomore to earn All- time at Air Force. UNLV’s only highlight of the day came on a trick play MWC since 2003. He ranked fifth in the league with 92 total tackles, including when WR Tremayne Kirkland took a pitch and hit a wide-open Casey Flair a team season-high 18 at TCU. for a 58-yard score. The Rebels finished with just two rushing yards in the At the team’s annual postseason awards banquet, Estandia was named 42-7 final. offensive MVP while junior nose guard Howie Fuimaono was the choice Sanford faced his former Utah team on ABC-TV in GAME EIGHT at on defense and Aguayo took home special teams honors. Sam Boyd Stadium. The entertaining back-and-forth affair saw the Utes take a 21-13 lead into halftime before bursting through for three straight touchdowns in the third quarter. The Rebels refused to go away, however, scoring three TDs of their own. Jackson threw for the most yards by a 2005 UNLV FOOTBALL AWARDS Rebel – 356 on 29 completions – since 1997 and his favorite target was Most Valuable Player – Offense Greg Estandia, TE, Senior Most Valuable Player – Defense Howie Fuimaono, DL, Junior big tight end Greg Estandia whose 10 catches included a seven-yard score Most Valuable Players – Special Teams Sergio Aguayo, PK, Sophomore with just over a minute to go. UNLV twice failed on two-point conversions Rene Arceneaux Award Jesse Knight, OL, Senior in the fourth quarter, which kept them from closing to within one score in Robert Cline Award Isaiah Tufua, DL, Senior the 42-32 final. Jack Gilmore Coaches Award Pete Dunbar, DE, Senior A Homecoming visit from BYU continued UNLV’s slide with a 55-14 Bill “Wildcat” Morris Most Inspirational Award Greg Estandia, TE, Senior “Doc” Tobler Senior Award Joe Miklos, DB, Senior defeat in GAME NINE, which was highlighted by Jackson becoming the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Mario Jeberaeel, OL, Freshman first Rebel since 1996 to throw for back-to-back 300 yard games. One Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Jason Beauchamp, LB, Freshman week later, the beat-up Rebels were no match for 18th-ranked TCU in GAME Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year Marquel Martin, DB, Freshman 10 as the Horned Frogs finished their perfect run through the MWC with a Rebel Spirit Award Bobby Kelly, LB, Senior 51-3 final. Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jacob Hales, DL, Freshman Captains Award Greg Estandia, TE, Senior Considering they were sitting at 2-8 heading into the holiday season, Jesse Knight, OL, Senior no one would have blamed the Rebels for not figuratively showing up for Joe Miklos, DB, Senior GAME 11 vs. CSU. But with Steichen finally back in action and UNLV coming Isaiah Tufua, DL, Senior out in all-red uniforms for the first time since 1998, it immediately became

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2005 RESULTS (2-9, 1-7 MWC) UNLV TEAM TOTALS Date Opponent W/L Score Attend TEAM STATISTICS UNLV OPP Sep 05, 2005 at New Mexico* L 24-22 37,533 SCORING 207 381 Sep 10, 2005 IDAHO W 34-31 21,870 Points Per Game 18.8 34.6 Sep 17, 2005 at Nevada, Reno L 22-14 23,457 FIRST DOWNS 202 250 Sep 24, 2005 at Utah State L 31-24 12,408 Rushing 74 96 Oct 01, 2005 at Wyoming* L 42-17 18,022 Passing 108 127 Oct 08, 2005 SAN DIEGO STATE* W 13-10 18,372 Penalty 20 27 Oct 15, 2005 at Air Force* L 42-7 30,573 RUSHING YARDAGE 1,188 1,711 Oct 22, 2005 UTAH* L 42-32 19,108 Yards gained rushing 1,671 2,036 Nov 05, 2005 BYU* L 55-14 23,677 Yards lost rushing 483 325 Nov 12, 2005 at TCU* L 51-3 28,035 Rushing Attempts 366 469 Nov 19, 2005 COLORADO STATE*L 31-27 16,543 Average Per Rush 3.2 3.6 *MWC Game Average Per Game 108.0 155.5 TDs Rushing 10 27 Record Overall Home Away PASSING YARDAGE 2,389 2,751 All Games 2-9 2-3 0-6 Att-Comp-Int 394-215-17 319-210-5 Conference 1-7 1-3 0-4 Average Per Pass 6.1 8.6 Non-Conference 1-2 1-0 0-2 Average Per Catch 11.1 13.1 Average Per Game 217.2 250.1 TDs Passing 15 18 TOTAL OFFENSE 3,577 4,462 SCORE BY QUARTERS Total Plays 760 788 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Average Per Play 4.7 5.7 UNLV 336045690207 Average Per Game 325.2 405.6 Opponents 88 123 94 76 0 381 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 34-689 23-407 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 15-97 30-271 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 5-24 17-258 ATTENDANCE (DATES/AVG) KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.3 17.7 Total: 249,598 (11/22,691) PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.5 9.0 Home: 99,570 (5/19,914) INT RETURN AVERAGE 4.8 15.2 Away: 150,028 (6/25,005) FUMBLES-LOST 15-7 27-11 PENALTIES-YARDS 91-670 76-700 Average Per Game 60.9 63.6 PUNTS-YARDS 66-2,709 49-2,034 Average Per Punt 41.0 41.5 Net punt average 36.9 39.5 TIME OF POSS/GAME 28:07 31:53 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 61/170 65/154 3rd-Down Pct 36% 42% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 10/22 10/16 4th-Down Pct 45% 62% SACKS BY-YARDS 21-156 39-259 MISC YARDS 13 39 SCORING 207 381 Points Per Game 18.8 34.6 Touchdowns 25 49 Rushing 10 27 Passing 15 18 Interception 0 2 Kickoff/Punt Return 0 2 Fumble Return 0 0 Field Goals 12-16 13-19 PAT (Kick) 21-22 46-48 PAT (Rush) 0-1 1-1 PAT (Pass) 0-2 0-0 ATTENDANCE 99,570 150,028 Games/Avg Per Game 5/19,914 6/25,005

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RUSHING KICK RETURNS PLAYER G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G PLAYER No. Yds Avg TD Long JACKSON, Erick 11 174 754 81 673 3.9 6 50 61.2 WHEATON, Donell 12 248 20.7 0 30 STEICHEN, Shane 5 67 464 140 324 4.8 3 70 64.8 JACKSON, Erick 12 261 21.8 0 38 KIRKLAND, T. 8 20 146 37 109 5.4 0 47 13.6 SMITH, Ronnie 10 180 18.0 0 31 RILEY, JaJa 8 30 85 4 81 2.7 1 12 10.1 Total 34 689 20.3 0 38 SMITH, Ronnie 10 2 61 2 59 29.5 0 61 5.9 Opponents 23 407 17.7 1 92 SAINT PREUX, R. 11 7 41 2 39 5.6 0 9 3.5 PEEPLES, David 6 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.7 FUMBLE RETURNS TEAM 6 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -0.5 PLAYER No. Yds Avg TD Long WHEATON, D. 10 2 1 4 -3 -1.5 0 1 -0.3 GORDON, Ernest 1 8 8.0 0 8 JACKSON, Jarrod 6 61 115 210 -95 -1.6 0 13 -15.8 FUIMAONO, Howie 1 5 5.0 0 5 Total 11 366 1671 483 1188 3.2 10 70 108.0 Total 2 13 6.5 0 8 Opponents 11 469 2036 325 1711 3.6 27 63 155.5 Opponents 1 39 39.0 0 39

INTERCEPTIONS PASSING PLAYER No. Yds Avg TD Long PLAYER G Effic A-C-I Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G MIKLOS, Joe 2 20 10.0 0 14 JACKSON, Jarrod 6 101.21 228-124-12 54.4 1321 6 62 220.2 GORDON, Ernest 1 0 0.0 0 0 STEICHEN, Shane 5 116.75 159-88-5 55.3 967 8 39 193.4 PATTISON, Matt 1 4 4.0 0 4 KIRKLAND, T. 8 295.68 5-3-0 60.0 101 1 58 12.6 BLOOMER, Chanti 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 6 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 5 24 4.8 0 14 Total 11 109.44 394-215-17 54.6 2389 15 62 217.2 Opponents 17 258 15.2 2 86 Opponents 11 153.76 319-210-5 65.8 2751 18 55 250.1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYER G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G RECEIVING STEICHEN, Shane 5 226 324 967 1291 258.2 PLAYER G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G JACKSON, Jarrod 6 289 -95 1321 1226 204.3 ESTANDIA, Greg 11 49 563 11.5 7 30 51.2 JACKSON, Erick 11 175 673 0 673 61.2 JACKSON, Erick 11 36 370 10.3 1 62 33.6 KIRKLAND, T. 8 25 109 101 210 26.2 FLAIR, Casey 11 32 382 11.9 2 58 34.7 RILEY, JaJa 8 30 81 0 81 10.1 WHEATON, Donell 10 30 381 12.7 3 39 38.1 SMITH, Ronnie 10 2 59 0 59 5.9 KIRKLAND, T. 8 28 254 9.1 1 31 31.8 SAINT PREUX, R. 11 7 39 0 39 3.5 SAINT PREUX, R. 11 18 139 7.7 0 15 12.6 PEEPLES, David 6 1 4 0 4 0.7 ANDERSON, Corey 9 14 205 14.6 1 50 22.8 TEAM 6 3 -3 0 -3 -0.5 MARVEL, Justin 5 2 26 13.0 0 18 5.2 WHEATON, Donell 10 2 -3 0 -3 -0.3 SMITH, Ronnie 10 2 17 8.5 0 14 1.7 Total 11 760 1188 2389 3577 325.2 WILLIAMS, S. 9 2 16 8.0 0 14 1.8 Opponents 11 788 1711 2751 4462 405.6 RILEY, JaJa 8 1 21 21.0 0 21 2.6 JACKSON, Jarrod 6 1 15 15.0 0 15 2.5 Total 11 215 2389 11.1 15 62 217.2 SCORING Opponents 11 210 2751 13.1 18 55 250.1 |——— PATs ———| PLAYER TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points PUNT RETURNS AGUAYO, Sergio 0 12-16 21-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 57 JACKSON, Erick 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 PLAYER No. Yds Avg TD Long ESTANDIA, Greg 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 KIRKLAND, T. 11 69 6.3 0 15 WHEATON, Donell 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 FLAIR, Casey 4 28 7.0 0 18 STEICHEN, Shane 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 18 Total 15 97 6.5 0 18 FLAIR, Casey 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Opponents 30 271 9.0 1 75 RILEY, JaJa 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KIRKLAND, T. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PUNTING ANDERSON, Corey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PLAYER No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd JACKSON, Jarrod 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 0 FACER, Kip 66 2709 41.0 61 7 12 8 0 Total 25 12-16 21-22 0-1 0 0-2 0 0 207 Total 66 2709 41.0 61 7 12 8 0 Opponents 49 13-19 46-48 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 381 Opponents 49 2034 41.5 78 8 7 15 1

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ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE PLAYER G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G 2005 REBEL RUNDOWN JACKSON, Erick 11 673 370 0 261 0 1304 118.5 WHEATON, Donell 10 -3 381 0 248 0 626 62.6 Record: 2-9 ESTANDIA, Greg 11 0 563 0 0 0 563 51.2 Home: 2-3 KIRKLAND, T. 8 109 254 69 0 0 432 54.0 Away: 0-6 FLAIR, Casey 11 0 382 28 0 0 410 37.3 Day Games: 1-6 STEICHEN, Shane 5 324 0 0 0 0 324 64.8 Night Games (Start afer 6 pm): 1-3 SMITH, Ronnie 10 59 17 0 180 0 256 25.6 TV Games: 1-6 ANDERSON, Corey 9 0 205 0 0 0 205 22.8 on ABC 0-1 SAINT PREUX, R. 11 39 139 0 0 0 178 16.2 on ESPN 0-0 RILEY, JaJa 8 81 21 0 0 0 102 12.8 on ESPN2 0-1 MARVEL, Justin 5 0 26 0 0 0 26 5.2 MIKLOS, Joe 11 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.8 on ESPN+Plus 1-1 WILLIAMS, Shelvion 9 0 16 0 0 0 16 1.8 on ESPNU 0-1 PATTISON, Matt 7 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.6 on SportsWest 0-3 PEEPLES, David 6 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.7 When Scoring First: 1-2 TEAM 6 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.5 When Opponent Scores First: 1-7 JACKSON, Jarrod 6 -95 15 0 0 0 -80 -13.3 When Leading at Halftime: 1-0 Total 11 1188 2389 97 689 24 4387 398.8 When Trailing at Halftime: 0-9 Opponents 11 1711 2751 271 407 258 5398 490.7 When Tied at Halftime: 1-0 When Leading After 3rd Quarter: 1-1 When Trailing After 3rd Quarter: 1-7 In Overtime Games: 0-0 RED-ZONE TOTALS When Scoring <20 Points: 1-5 When Scoring 20-29 Points: 0-3 UNLV Atts Scores TD FG When Scoring 30+ Points: 1-1 at New Mexico 4 4 3 1 When Allowing <20 Points: 1-0 IDAHO 5 4 2 2 at UNR 3 1 1 0 When Allowing 20-29 Points: 0-2 at Utah State 4 2 2 0 When Allowing 30+ Points: 1-7 at Wyoming 3 3 2 1 When Rushing <100 Yards: 0-4 SAN DIEGO ST. 1 1 1 0 When Rushing 100-199 Yards: 2-4 at Air Force 1 0 0 0 When Rushing 200+ Yards: 0-1 UTAH 7642 When Passing <200 Yards: 1-3 BYU 2 2 2 0 When Passing 200-299 Yards: 1-4 at TCU 2 1 0 1 When Passing 300+ Yards: 0-2 COLORADO ST. 4 4 3 1 When <300 Yards Total Offense: 1-3 SEASON TOTAL 36 28 20 8 When 300+ Yards Total Offense: 1-6 SCORING PCT: 78% • TD PCT: 56% When Allowing <100 Yds Rush: 1-3 When Allowing 100-199 Yds Rush: 1-2 OPPONENTS Atts Scores TD FG When Allowing 200+ Yds Rush: 0-4 at New Mexico 3 3 2 1 When Allowing <200 Yds Pass: 1-2 IDAHO 6 3 2 1 When Allowing 200-299 Yds Pass: 0-5 at UNR 6 5 2 3 When Allowing 300+ Yds Pass: 1-2 at Utah State 4 4 3 1 When Allowing 300+ Yds Tot Off: 1-8 at Wyoming 2 2 2 0 When Having 100-Yard Rusher: 2-1 SAN DIEGO ST. 2 1 0 1 at Air Force 8 6 6 0 When Allowing 100-Yard Rusher: 0-2 UTAH 2 2 2 0 When Making No Turnovers: 0-0 BYU 9 9 7 2 When Making 1-2 Turnovers: 1-6 at TCU 8 6 3 3 When Making 3+ Turnovers: 1-3 COLORADO ST. 4 4 3 1 When No Takeaways: 0-3 SEASON TOTAL 54 45 32 13 When 1-2 Takeways: 1-5 When 3+ Takeaways: 1-1 SCORING PCT: 83% • TD PCT: 59% When More Time of Poss: 2-1

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DEFENSIVE LEADERS |————TAckles————| |-sAcks-| |-—PAss Def—| |-—fumbles—-| blkD NO PLAYER GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Rcv-Yds FF Kick Safety 45 MIKLOS, Joe 11 60 38 98 3.5-13 . 2-20 1 4-0 . . . 47 BELL, Beau 11 50 42 92 7.5-32 3.5-24 . 2 . . . . 38 KELLY, Bobby 11 44 28 72 3.5-13 1.5-8 . . 1-0 . . . 42 STAGGS, Jay 10 39 23 62 2.0-6 . . 4 1-0 1 . . 1 GUICE, John 9 45 10 55 4.5-18 2.0-13 . 4 . . . . 34 PATTISON, Matt 7 28 26 54 6.5-29 2.5-17 1-4 . . . . . 98 MOORE, Leon 11 29 17 46 12.5-43 4.0-31 . 2 . . . . 6 BLOOMER, Chanti 11 24 19 43 1.0-9 . 1-0 2 . 1 . . 14 GORDON, Ernest 11 26 13 39 . . 1-0 7 2-8 . . . 36 KENION, Nate 7 14 12 26 . . . 1 . . . . 30 ASIODU, KC 10 13 13 26 3.5-23 1.0-9 . 1 . 1 1 . 97 DUNBAR, Pete 9 10 12 22 4.5-33 2.5-30 ...... 90 WATTS, Isaac 11 12 10 22 5.5-22 3.0-18 . . . 3 1 . 94 FUIMAONO, Howie 11 9 12 21 4.5-6 . . 1 2-5 1 . . 93 TAFUA, Isaiah 9 11 9 20 2.0-3 ...... 48 FAGA, Omega 5 4 13 17 1.5-4 ...... 64 SECCOMBE, Matt 11 3 9 12 1.5-17 ...... 35 CATALANO, Dan 356112.0-4 ...... 13 SMART, Solomon 11 9 1 10 1.0-9 ...... 40 REYNOLDS, DeMario 7639 ...... 92 HALES, Jacob 11 4 3 7 1.5-7 1.0-6 ...... 99 HILL, Mario 9516 ...... 39 FAGA, Faauo 10 2 3 5 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . TM TEAM 6 4 . 4 ...... 79 KNIGHT, Jesse 11 3 . 3 ...... 72 HEISE, Ryan 10 3 . 3 . . . . 1-0 . . . 57 TRAVERS, Robert 11 2 1 3 ...... 82 FACER, Kip 11 2 . 2 ...... 31 HOLLERMEIER, Chris 6112 ...... 5 RILEY, JaJa 8 2 . 2 1.0-3 ...... 19 WEDERQUIST, Nate 11 2 . 2 ...... 26 JACKSON, Erick 11 2 . 2 ...... 54 MUELLER, Aaron 11 2 . 2 ...... 25 WESLEY, Narcus 7 . 1 1 ...... 61 LUXENBERG, Jason 2 . 1 1 ...... 21 WHITLEY, E.J. 2 1 . 1 ...... 32 RICHARDSON, Noble 2 1 . 1 ...... 77 BOWSER, Chris 11 1 . 1 ...... 74 McKISKI, Mike 11 1 . 1 ...... 83 WILLIAMS, Shelvion 9 1 . 1 ...... 17 SAINT PREUX, Renan 11 . 1 1 ...... 86 ESTANDIA, Greg 11 1 . 1 ...... 2 . 37 OLSEN, David 4 1 . 1 ...... Total 11 482 328 810 70-294 21-156 5-24 26 11-13 7 4 0 Opponents 11 399 318 717 89-425 39-259 17-258 42 7-39 4 2 0

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TEAM TOTALS UNLV RUSH PASS OFF. 1STDwn POSS. TOs OPPONENT RUSH PASS OFF. 1STDwn POSS. TOs at New Mexico 108 255 363 14 28:27 3 at New Mexico 87 288 375 19 31:33 3 IDAHO 193 250 443 29 32:48 4 IDAHO 100 390 490 23 27:12 4 at Nevada, Reno 205 58 263 12 23:51 2 at Nevada, Reno 131 265 396 24 36:09 2 at Utah State 122 265 387 26 27:24 2 at Utah State 61 222 283 17 32:36 1 at Wyoming 91 239 330 20 28:47 3 at Wyoming 95 346 441 25 31:13 0 SAN DIEGO ST. 153 88 241 13 33:37 3 SAN DIEGO ST. 34 106 140 10 26:23 4 at Air Force 2 215 217 14 21:26 3 at Air Force 316 96 416 31 38:34 3 UTAH 117 371 488 28 33:33 3 UTAH 242 264 506 23 26:27 1 BYU 2 331 333 19 27:28 3 BYU 224 279 503 29 32:32 0 at TCU 5 152 157 6 22:42 2 at TCU 286 301 587 29 37:18 1 COLORADO ST. 190 167 357 21 29:09 1 COLORADO ST. 135 194 329 20 30:45 2 TEAM SUPERLATIVES UNLV HIGH LOW Points Scored 34 vs. Idaho (9/10) 13 vs. San Diego State (10/8) First Downs 29 vs. Idaho (9/10) 6 at TCU (11/12) Rushing 13 vs. Colorado State (11/19) 1 at TCU (11/12) Passing 19 vs. Utah (10/22) 4 at Nevada, Reno (9/17), vs. San Diego State (10/8) Penalty 6 at Utah State (9/24) 0 three times Rushing Attempts 49 vs. San Diego State (10/8) 20 vs. BYU (11/5) Rushing Yards 205 at Nevada, Reno (9/17) 2 at Air Force (10/15), vs. BYU (11/5) Passing Attempts 56 vs. Utah (10/22) 18 vs. San Diego State (10/8) Passing Completions 31 vs. BYU (11/5) 7 at Nevada, Reno (9/17) Passing Yards 371 vs. Utah (10/22) 58 at Nevada, Reno (9/17) Passes Had Intercepted 3 four times 1 six times Total Offensive Plays 95 vs. Utah (10/22) 51 at Air Force (10/15) Total Offensive Yards 488 vs. Utah (10/22) 157 at TCU (11/12) Fumbles 1 at TCU (11/12) 0 vs. Idaho (9/10) Lost 1 at TCU (11/12) 0 four times Penalties 13 at Air Force (10/15) 2 at TCU (11/12) Yards 101 vs. Idaho (9/10) 29 at TCU (11/12) Sacks 5 vs. San Diego State (10/8) 0 three times Yards 42 vs. San Diego State (10/8) 0 three times

OPPONENTS HIGH LOW Points Scored 55 vs. BYU (11/5) 13 vs. San Diego State (10/8) First Downs 31 at Air Force (10/15) 10 vs. San Diego State (10/8) Rushing 20 at Air Force (10/15) 4 at New Mexico (9/5), vs. San Diego State (10/8) Passing 15 vs. Idaho (9/10), at UNR (9/17) 5 vs. San Diego State (10/8) Penalty 5 at Wyoming (10/1) 0 at Utah State (9/24) Rushing Attempts 64 at Air Force (10/15) 30 vs. Idaho (9/10) Rushing Yards 316 at Air Force (10/15) 34 vs. San Diego State (10/8) Passing Attempts 35 vs. BYU (11/5) 28 vs. San Diego State (10/8) Passing Completions 24 vs. BYU (11/5) 14 vs. San Diego State (10/8) Passing Yards 390 vs. Idaho (9/10) 96 at Air Force (10/15) Passes Had Intercepted 3 vs. San Diego State (10/8) 0 eight times Total Offensive Plays 95 at TCU (11/12) 61 vs. Idaho (9/10) Total Offensive Yards 587 at TCU (11/12) 140 vs. San Diego State (10/8) Fumbles 5 at Air Force (10/15) 1 at Utah State (9/24), vs. San Diego State (10/8) Lost 3 at Air Force (10/15) 0 at New Mexico (9/5), vs. BYU (11/5) Penalties 8 at TCU (11/12) 2 at Wyoming (10/1) Yards 80 at TCU (11/12) 15 at Wyoming (10/1) Sacks 5 at Air Force (10/15), vs. Utah (10/22), vs. BYU (11/5) 1 at New Mexico (9/5), vs. San Diego State (10/8) Yards 40 vs. BYU (11/5) 5 at New Mexico (9/5)

104 2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATS

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (Att-Yds-TD-Long) FIELD GOALS OPPONENT E. JACKSON J. JACKSON RILEY STEICHEN KIRKLAND SERGIO AGUAYO ATT MADE at New Mexico 14-61-1-23 0-0-0-0 4-8-0-3 9-39-0-27 0-0-0-0 at New Mexico 1(31) 1(31) IDAHO 19-73-1-16 0-0-0-0 2-2-0-1 17-104-1-51 2-16-0-12 IDAHO 2(26,41) 2(26,41) at Nevada, Reno 16-83-0-19 0-0-0-0 3-2-0-3 13-77-1-70 2-43-0-47 at Nevada, Reno 0 0 at Utah State 12-60-1-19 0-0-0-0 7-10-0-7 8-24-0-31 4-28-0-33 at Utah State 3 (44,51,45) 1(44) at Wyoming 10-40-0-11 11-(-12)-0-6 5-11-0-5 DNP 4-35-0-21 at Wyoming 1(29) 1(29) SAN DIEGO ST. 29-109-0-14 10-8-0-13 8-42-1-12 DNP DNP SAN DIEGO ST. 2(52,52) 2(52,52) at Air Force 14-46-0-8 9-(-31)-0-6 1-6-0-0 DNP 1-(-19)-0-0 at Air Force 0 0 UTAH 18-52-1-21 13-(-2)-0-10 DNP DNP 7-6-0-13 UTAH 2(32,36) 2(32,36) BYU 11-34-1-15 8-(-39)-0-8 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 BYU 0 0 at TCU 13-14-0-6 10-(-19)-0-6 DNP DNP DNP at TCU 2(32,38) 1(32) COLORADO ST. 18-101-1-50 DNP DNP 20-80-1-49 DNP COLORADO ST. 3(39,42,24) 2(39,24) TOTALS 16(52) 12(52)

PASSING (Att-Comp-Int-Yds-TD) OPPONENTS ATT MADE OPPONENT STEICHEN JACKSON McDONALD at New Mexico 1(37) 1(37) at New Mexico 30-18-1-227-2 0-0-0-0-0 DNP IDAHO 3(33,41,31) 1(41) IDAHO 34-22-1-250-2 0-0-0-0-0 DNP at Nevada, Reno 5(25,45,18,26,22) 3(25,26,22) at Nevada, Reno 25-7-1-58-1 0-0-0-0-0 DNP at Utah State 1(25) 1(25) at Utah State 43-25-1-265-2 0-0-0-0-0 DNP at Wyoming 1(42) 0 at Wyoming DNP 48-26-2-239-2 DNP SAN DIEGO ST. 2(48,22) 1(22) SAN DIEGO ST. DNP 18-8-2-88-0 DNP at Air Force 0 0 at Air Force DNP 25-18-2-157-0 DNP UTAH 0 0 UTAH DNP 54-29-2-356-3 DNP BYU 2 (45,37) 2(45,37) BYU DNP 52-31-3-329-1 DNP at TCU 3(29,22,22) 3(29,22,22) at TCU DNP 31-12-1-152-0 DNP COLORADO ST. 1(24) 1(24) COLORADO ST. 27-16-1-167-1 DNP DNP TOTALS 19(48) 13(45)

RECEIVING (Rec-Yds-TD-Long) OPPONENT ANDERSON ESTANDIA FLAIR E. JACKSON KIRKLAND MARVEL SAINT PREUX SMITH WHEATON at New Mexico DNP 2-5-0-4 2-45-0-34 3-32-1-16 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 9-137-1-39 IDAHO DNP 6-81-1-23 2-29-0-20 5-15-0-11 4-42-0-31 DNP 0-0-0-0 1-14-0-14 3-48-1-33 at Nevada, Reno 0-0-0-0 1-16-1-16 1-14-0-14 1-2-0-2 1-9-0-9 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-17-0-10 at Utah State 0-0-0-0 6-51-0-12 3-41-0-17 2-14-0-9 7-72-1-19 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 7-87-1-34 at Wyoming 1-5-0-0 8-97-1-23 7-52-1-14 3-38-0-20 3-22-0-18 0-0-0-0 2-14-0-10 0-0-0-0 1-9-0-0 SAN DIEGO ST. 0-0-0-0 4-61-0-30 2-15-0-12 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 1-9-0-9 1-3-0-3 0-0-0-0 at Air Force 0-0-0-0 1-13-0-13 3-72-1-58 7-59-0-18 5-49-0-14 0-0-0-0 1-11-0-11 0-0-0-0 2-11-0-11 UTAH 4-92-1-50 10-120-2-24 4-39-0-11 2-16-0-10 4-20-0-9 2-26-0-18 1-7-0-7 0-0-0-0 2-36-0-0 BYU 4-53-0-24 4-45-1-17 2-27-0-15 8-91-0-18 1-4-0-4 DNP 8-59-0-15 0-0-0-0 3-36-0-13 at TCU 1-4-0-4 5-49-0-16 1-4-0-4 3-78-0-62 DNP DNP 2-17-0-11 0-0-0-0 DNP COLORADO ST. 4-51-0-20 2-25-1-22 5-44-0-15 2-25-0-28 DNP DNP 3-22-0-13 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0

TACKLING (U-A-Tot-TFL-Int-PBU-Sacks) OPPONENT BELL BLOOMER FUIMAONO GUICE KELLY MIKLOS MOORE PATTISON STAGGS at New Mexico 2-5-7-1-0-0-0 2-0-2-0-0-0-0 1-3-4-1-0-0-0 7-3-10-0-0-2-0 4-4-8-1-0-0-0 2-4-6-0-0-1-0 1-0-1-0-0-0-0 3-3-6-0-0-0-0 1-1-2-1-0-0-0 IDAHO 1-0-1-0-0-0-0 2-2-4-0-0-0-0 0-3-3-.5-0-0-0 3-0-3-0-0-1-0 3-0-3-0-0-0-0 0-1-1-0-0-0-0 4-1-5-0-0-0-0 5-4-9-1.5-0-0-0 4-3-7-0-0-0-0 at Nevada, Reno 1-1-2-0-0-0-0 2-1-3-0-0-0-0 2-3-5-1-0-0-0 5-1-6-0-0-0-0 6-1-7-1-0-0-1 7-0-7-0-0-0-0 5-2-7-2-0-0-0 5-1-6-1-0-0-1 6-2-8-0-0-0-0 at Utah State 4-2-6-0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 8-1-9-4-0-1-2 4-3-7-0-0-0-0 4-2-6-0-0-0-0 4-3-7-2-0-1-0 4-4-8-1-0-0-1 5-1-6-1-0-0-0 at Wyoming 2-2-4-0-0-1-0 3-1-4-1-0-1-0 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 4-1-5-0-0-0-0 2-4-6-2-0-0-0.5 9-0-9-0-0-0-0 2-2-4-2-0-0-1 4-8-12-1-0-0-.5 6-1-7-0-0-0-0 SAN DIEGO ST. 7-7-14-3.5-0-3.5 2-2-4-0-1-1-0 1-0-1-1-0-1-0 0-2-2-.5-0-0 3-2-5-0-0-0-0 1-2-3-0-1-1-0 4-1-5-0-0-0-0 4-4-8-1.5-1-0-0 2-5-7-0-0-2-0 at Air Force 3-8-11-0-0-0-0 6-3-9-0-0-0-0 2-1-3-1-0-0-0 2-0-2-0-0-0-0 3-4-7-0-0-0-0 5-5-10-0-0-0-0 1-2-3-1-0-0-0 DNP 2-1-3-0-0-0-0 UTAH 5-1-6-0-0-0-0 3-2-5-0-0-0-0 1-0-1-0-0-0-0 8-1-9-0-0-0-0 4-2-6-0-0-0-0 7-3-10-1-0-0-0 2-0-2-0-0-0-0 3-2-5-1-0-0-0-0 DNP BYU 7-8-15-1-0-0-0 0-4-4-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 8-1-9-0-0-0-0 7-1-8-0-0-0-0 6-9-15-.5-0-0-0 1-2-3-0-0-0-0 DNP 4-1-5-0-0-0-0 at TCU 14-4-18-2-0-0-0 2-0-2-0-0-0-0 1-0-1-0-0-0-0 DNP 5-2-7-0-0-0-0 11-1-12-1-1-0-0 2-1-3-0-0-1-0 DNP 8-0-8-0-0-1-0 COLORADO ST. 4-4-8-0.5-0-0-0 2-3-5-0-0-0-0 1-2-3-0.5-0-0-0 DNP 3-5-8-0.5-0-0-0 3-12-15-0-0-0-0 3-3-6-2-0-0-0 DNP 1-8-9-0.5-0-0-0

105 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

UNLV OPPONENT

Rushing Attempts: 29, Erick Jackson vs. San Diego State (10/8) Rushing Attempts: 24, Kyle Bell vs. Colorado State (11/19) Rushing Yards: 109, Erick Jackson vs. San Diego State (10/8) Rushing Yards: 155, Quinton Ganther vs. Utah (10/22) TD Run: 70, Tremayne Kirkland at Nevada, Reno (9/17) TD Run: 63, Quinton Ganther vs. Utah (10/22) Non-Scoring Run: 61, Ronnie Smith vs. Utah (10/22) Non-Scoring Run: 31, Naufahu Tahi vs. BYU (11/5)

Passes Attempted: 54, Jarrod Jackson vs. Utah (10/22) Passes Attempted: 34, John Beck vs. BYU (11/5) Passes Completed: 31, Jarrod Jackson vs. BYU (11/5) Passes Completed: 23, John Beck vs. BYU (11/5) Passes Had Intercepted: 3, Jarrod Jackson vs. BYU (11/5) Passes Had Intercepted: 3, Kevin O’Connell vs. San Diego State (10/8) Completion Percentage: .720 (18-25), Jarrod Jackson at Air Force (10/15) Completion Percentage: .857 (6-7), Shaun Carney at Air Force (10/15) Passing Yards: 356, Jarrod Jackson vs. Utah (10/22) Passing Yards: 390, Steven Wichman vs. Idaho (9/10) TD Pass: 58, Tremayne Kirkland at Air Force (10/15) TD Pass: 55, Jeff Ballard at TCU (11/12) Non-Scoring Pass: 62, Jarrod Jackson at TCU (11/12) Non-Scoring Pass: 48, Kole McKamey at New Mexico (9/5)

Receptions: 10, Greg Estandia vs. Utah (10/22) Receptions: 12, Caleb Spencer at Nevada, Reno (9/17) Reception Yards: 137, Donell Wheaton at New Mexico (9/5) Reception Yards: 146, Wendell Octave vs. Idaho (9/10)

Punt Returns: 3, Tremayne Kirkland at Utah State (9/24) Punt Returns: 4, 2 times Punt Return Yards: 18, Tremayne Kirkland at Utah State (9/24) Punt Return Yards: 85, Johnny Walker vs. Colorado State (11/19) Punt Return Long: 18, Casey Flair vs. Colorado State (11/19) Punt Return Long: 75, Johnny Walker vs. Colorado State (11/19) Punt Return, TD: none Punt Return, TD: 75, Johnny Walker vs. Colorado State (11/19)

Kickoff Returns: 4, Erick Jackson vs. Utah (10/22) Kickoff Returns: 3, Breyon Jones vs. BYU (11/5) Kickoff Return Yards: 114, Erick Jackson vs. Utah (10/22) Kickoff Return Yards: 133, Tony Penyman at Utah State (9/24) Kickoff Return Long: 38, Erick Jackson vs. Utah (10/22) Kickoff Return Long: 92, Tony Penyman at Utah State (9/24) Kickoff Return, TD: none Kickoff Return, TD: 92, Tony Penyman at Utah State (9/24)

Offensive Attempts: 72, Jarrod Jackson vs. BYU (11/5) Offensive Attempts: 48, Jeff Rowe at Nevada, Reno (9/17) Offensive Yards: 368, Jarrod Jackson vs. Utah (10/22) Offensive Yards: 364, Steven Wichman vs. Idaho (9/10)

All-Purpose Attempts: 29, Erick Jackson vs. San Diego State (10/8) All-Purpose Attempts: 24, Kyle Bell vs. Colorado State (11/19) All-Purpose Yards: 182, Erick Jackson vs. Utah (10/22) All-Purpose Yards: 230, Tony Penyman at Utah State (9/24)

Points: 12, Erick Jackson at New Mexico (9/5),Greg Estandia vs. Utah (10/22) Points: 24, Shaun Carney at Air Force (10/15) Touchdowns: 2, Erick Jackson at New Mexico (9/5), Touchdowns: 4, Shaun Carney at Air Force (10/15) Greg Estandia vs. Utah (10/22) Field Goals Attempted: 5, Brett Jaekle at Nevada, Reno (9/17) Field Goals Attempted: 3, Sergio Aguayo, 2 times Field Goals Made: 3, 2 times Field Goals Made: 2, Sergio Aguayo, 2 times Longest Field Goal Attempted: 48, Garrett Palmer, vs. San Diego State (10/8) Longest Field Goal Attempted: 52, Sergio Aguayo vs. San Diego State (10/8) Longest Field Goal Made: 45, Jared McLaughlin vs. BYU (11/5) Longest Field Goal Made: 52, Sergio Aguayo vs. San Diego State (10/8) Punts: 8, Michael Hughes vs. San Diego State (10/8) Punts: 9, Kip Facer, twice Best Punting Average: 52.8, Justin Bergendal at Nevada, Reno (9/17) Best Punting Average: 46.7, Kip Facer at New Mexico (9/5) Longest Punt: 78, Michael Hughes vs. San Diego State (10/8) Longest Punt: 61, Kip Facer vs. San Diego State (10/8) Tackles: 19, Cole Snyder vs. Idaho (9/10) Tackles: 18, Beau Bell at TCU (11/12) Sacks: 3, Justin Maddux vs. BYU (11/5) Sacks: 3.5, Beau Bell vs. San Diego State (10/8) Interceptions: 1, 17 times Interceptions: 1, four times Interception Return: 86, Joe Martin vs. San Diego State (10/8) Interception Return: 14 yards, Joe Miklos at TCU (11/12) Interception Return, TD: 86, Joe Martin vs. San Diego State (10/8) Interception Return, TD: None Fumbles Forced: 1, four times Fumbles Forced: 2, Isaac Watts, vs. Colorado State (11/19) Fumbles Recovered: 1, four times Fumbles Recovered: 1, 11 times Fumble Return: 39, Freddy Keiaho vs. San Diego State (10/8) Fumble Return: 8, Ernest Gordon, at Nevada, Reno (9/17) Fumble Return, TD: none Fumble Return, TD: None

106 2005 STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB WR HB PK at New Mexico Wheaton Flair Bowser Mueller Goins McKiski Knight Estandia Steichen Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo IDAHO Wheaton Flair Bowser Mueller Goins McKiski Knight Estandia Steichen Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo at Nevada, Reno Wheaton Flair Bowser Mueller Goins McKiski Knight Estandia Steichen Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo at Utah State S. Williams Flair Bowser McKiski Mueller Guerra Knight Estandia Steichen Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo at Wyoming Wheaton Flair Bowser Gray Mueller McKiski Knight Estandia J. Jackson Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo

SAN DIEGO STATE Wheaton Flair Bowser Gray Mueller McKiski Knight Estandia J. Jackson Saint Preux E. Jackson Aguayo at Air Force Wheaton Flair Bowser Gray Mueller McKiski Knight Estandia J. Jackson Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo UTAH Wheaton Flair Bowser Gray Goins McKiski Knight Estandia J. Jackson Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo

BYU Anderson Flair Bowser Gray Goins McKiski Knight Estandia J. Jackson Kirkland E. Jackson Aguayo at TCU Anderson Flair Bowser Gray Goins McKiski Knight Estandia J. Jackson Saint Preux E. Jackson Aguayo COLORADO STATE Anderson Flair Bowser Gray Mueller McKiski Knight Estandia Steichen Saint Preux E. Jackson Aguayo

DEFENSE DE T T DE LB LB CB DB LS RS CB P at New Mexico Watts Fuimaono Tafua Dunbar Kelly Pattison Gordon Bloomer Miklos Staggs Guice Facer

IDAHO Watts Fuimaono Tafua Dunbar Pattison Kelly Gordon Bloomer Miklos Staggs Guice Facer at Nevada, Reno Watts Fuimaono Tafua Dunbar Pattison Catalano Gordon Kelly* Miklos Staggs Guice Facer at Utah State Watts Fuimaono Tafua Moore Pattison Kelly Gordon Bloomer Miklos Staggs Guice Facer at Wyoming Hill Fuimaono Tafua Dunbar Pattison Bell Bloomer Asiodu Miklos Staggs Guice Facer

SAN DIEGO STATE Moore Fuimaono Tafua Dunbar Pattison Bell Bloomer Asiodu Miklos Staggs Guice Facer at Air Force Moore O. Faga* Tafua Dunbar Kelly Bell Bloomer Reynolds* Miklos Staggs Gordon Facer

UTAH Watts Fuimaono Pattison* Dunbar Kelly Bell Bloomer Asiodu Miklos Kenion Guice Facer

BYU Watts Fuimaono Moore Dunbar Kelly Bell Bloomer Asiodu Miklos Staggs Guice Facer at TCU Watts Fuimaono Tafua Moore Kelly Bell Bloomer Kenion Miklos Staggs Gordon Facer

COLORADO STATE Watts Fuimaono Tafua Moore Kelly Bell Bloomer Kenion Miklos Staggs Gordon Facer

*Started as a LB

2005 FOOTBALL REBELS

107 2005 MWC TEAM STATISTICS

108 MWC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

109 2005 GAME SUMMARIES

GAME 1

NEW MEXICO 24

UNLV 22

University Stadium • Albuquerque, N.M. • Sept. 5, 2005 • Att. 37,533 FURIOUS COMEBACK FALLS JUST SHORT

UNLV 0 6 3 13 -- 22 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- It was the only turnover of the game but it was costly, as Shane Steichen’s interception with 1:26 left UNM 17 0 0 7 -- 24 ended a furious Rebel rally in a 24-22 Labor Day loss to New Mexico in new UNLV head coach Mike Sanford’s debut. The pick came right after the Rebels had recovered an onside kick, as Lobo DB Gabriel Fulbright dove in front of a pass intended for FIRST QUARTER Rebel TE Greg Estandia to preserve the UNM win that came in front of a national ESPN2 audience and 37,533 fans at UNM - Byrd 37-yd FG 9:43 University Stadium. Just moments earlier Steichen had marched the Rebels down the field in the waning moments of the UNM - Baskett 47-yd pass from McKamey game, finishing the drive with a seven-yard TD pass to Donell Wheaton in the back of the end zone. The score pulled UNLV (Byrd kick) 7:16 to within 24-22 but the ensuing two-point conversion attempt failed as Erick Jackson was stopped just inches short after UNM- Moore 10-yd pass from McKamey catching a shovel pass from Steichen. The fact that the Rebels were in position to steal a win from the Lobos was an (Byrd kick) 2:47 accomplishment in itself, considering the dreadful start to the game. UNM blitzed the Rebels for 17 unanswered points in the SECOND QUARTER opening quarter, getting a field goal and two Kole KcKamey TD passes to jump out to the early lead. While the Lobo offense UNLV - E. Jackson 16-yd pass from Steichen marched down the field with relative ease, the Rebels’ new shotgun spread offense sputtered, going three-and-out in their (Aguayo missed PAT) 5:45 first two drives and gaining just 24 yards in the first stanza compared to 171 by UNM. But once they got the jitters out of their THIRD QUARTER system, both the Rebel offense and defense got going and slowly chipped away at the UNM margin. Jackson finally got the UNLV- Aguayo 31-yd FG 6:38 Rebels on the board in the second quarter, catching a 16-yard scoring strike from Steichen that made the score 17-6. FOURTH QUARTER Sophomore kicker Sergio Aguayo missed the extra-point attempt, the first miss of his UNLV career, and the mistake would UNM- Moore 1-yd run come back to haunt the Rebels late in the game. UNLV struck first in the second half with a 31-yard FG by Aguayo, setting up (Byrd kick) 13:24 a wild fourth quarter. DonTrell Moore, who was kept under control by the Rebel defense, put UNM up 24-9 with a one-yard UNLV - E. Jackson 3-yd run TD run less than two minutes into the final quarter. UNLV answered right away with a TD run of its own as Jackson darted in (Aguayo kick) 10:48 from three yards out to cut the lead to 24-16. The UNLV defense then forced the Lobos to punt, but UNM punter Tyler Gaus UNLV - Wheaton 7-yd pass from Steichen pinned the Rebels on their own five-yard line with 5:39 left in the game. Steichen was cool despite being backed up deep in (Failed two-point conversion) 1:31 his own territory and started the drive with a 39-yard hook-up with Wheaton. Steichen added a 27-yard scramble on third- and-eight and a 20-yard pass to Tremayne Kirkland before hitting Wheaton in the end zone on fourth down. Because of UNLV UNM Aguayo’s missed PAT, the Rebels were forced to try for two to tie the game but Jackson was stopped by the UNM defense First Downs 14 19 right before the goal line. Rushing-Yards 29-108 39-87 Passing Yards 255 288 Passes (A-C-I) 31-19-1 29-20-0 Total Offense 363 375 Punt returns-Yards 1-15 3-28 Kick Returns-Yards 2-35 2-33 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Sacks By-Yards 1-7 1-5 4 UNLV opened a season vs. a conference opponent for the second Punts-Average 6-46.7 6-42.3 time in history and first since 1984. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-0 4 UNLV had a play reviewed for the first time in its history (there Penalties-Yards 9-65 6-45 were no calls reviewed in 2004 while playing at Wisconsin Possession Time 28:27 31:33 under the Big 10 system) when head coach Mike Sanford threw the flag to signal a coaching challenge. The call on the field of Rushing: (UNLV) Jackson 14-61, Steichen 9- incomplete pass was overturned and the Rebels recorded a 29- 39, Riley 4-8, Wheaton 1-1 (UNM) Moore 16- yard reception for Donell Wheaton and a first down. UNLV went 39, McKamey 14-38, Byrd 6-15 on to score a touchdown to make it 17-6. 4 Junior wide receiver Donell Wheaton caught a career-high nine Passing: (UNLV) Steichen 30-18-1-237-2, balls for 137 yards and one touchdown. Kirkland 1-1-0-28 (UNM) McKamey 29-20-0- 4 QB Shane Steichen hit Erick Jackson from 16 yards out for the 288 team’s first touchdown of the season. After misfiring on his first three pass attempts, Steichen hit nine of his last 10 to Receiving: (UNLV) Wheaton 9-137, Kirkland finish the first half 9-13 for 85 yards and a TD. Steichen finished 3-36, Jackson 3-32, Flair 2-45, Estandia 2-5 the game with a career-high 227 yards passing. (UNM) Baskett 6-132, Brown 6-25, Moore 3- 4 New UNLV punter Kip Facer, who walked on to the team in the 64, Hall 2-25, Smith 2-10, Mulchrone 1-32 fall out of junior college, narrowly earned the starting job over Brian Pacheco during game week. Facer’s first career I-A boot Sacks: (UNLV) Watts 1-7 (UNM) Thompson 1-5 went for 55 yards and a touchback. Originally ruled incomplete, this catch was the first play in college football history to be overturned by a coach’s replay challenge.

110 2005 GAME SUMMARIES

GAME 2

UNLV 34

IDAHO 31

Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nev. • Sept. 10, 2005 • Att. 21,870 AGUAYO BOOTS GAME WINNER FOR REBELS LAS VEGAS - Sergio Aguayo’s 41-yard field goal into the wind split the uprights as time expired, propelling UNLV to a hard- fought 34-31 victory over Idaho before 21,870 jubilant fans at the 2005 home opener at Sam Boyd Stadium. The win snapped a six-game Rebel losing streak and in the process gave new head coach Mike Sanford his first career win. Aguayo’s FG, which IDAHO 0 14 7 10 - - 31 was the first game-winning kick for UNLV since 1992, capped a wild night had four lead changes and two ties, the final one UNLV 7 10 7 10 - - 34 coming when Erick Jackson scampered in from eight yards out to knot the game at 31 with less than eight minutes remaining. FIRST QUARTER Idaho, led by QB Steven Wichman, moved the ball down field through the air to the UNLV four-yard line behind two big UNLV - Steichen 51-yd run completions of 39 and 46 yards. Wichman, who finished the game with 390 yards through the air and three TDs, was sacked by (Aguayo kick) 14:10 Rebel DE Leon Moore on third-and-goal from the four, setting up a Vandal FG attempt. It was Moore’s third sack of the game UNLV - Aguayo 26-yd FG 11:28 SECOND QUARTER and one of the biggest defensive plays of the night. Mike Barrow, who had missed a 33-yard attempt in the first quarter, pushed UI- Sherman 60-yd run the ensuing kick wide left, keeping the score tied at 31. With the ball at the 20, UNLV began a methodical drive down the field and (Barrow kick) 10:04 into Aguayo’s range. The big play of the drive came on a fourth-and-eight at the Idaho 40-yard line with 2:01. Sanford called a UI - Smith 51-yd pass from Wichman time out and after thinking it over, decided to roll the dice and go for it on fourth. The gamble paid off as Rebel QB Shane (Barrow kick) 5:20 UNLV- Wheaton 33-yd pass from Steichen Steichen completed a nine-yard pass to Casey Flair to keep the drive going. UNLV ran three more plays before calling on (Aguayo kick) :43 Aguayo to win it. Just as the game ended with Rebel fireworks, Steichen had started the night with a bang, streaking down the THIRD QUARTER right side line for a 51-yard TD run less than a minute into the game for a 7-0 UNLV lead. The run started a big night for Steichen UNLV- Estandia 3-yd pass from Steichen as he became the first Rebel signal caller to pass for more than 200 yards (250) and rush for more than 100 (104) in a single (Aguayo kick) 7:15 UI- Octave 20-yd pass from Wichman game. Aguayo added a 26-yard FG in the second quarter for a 10-0 Rebel lead before Idaho reeled off 14-consecutive points in (Barrow kick) 4:04 the second quarter on an Antwaun Sherman 60-yard TD run and a 51-yard scoring strike from Wichman to Daniel Smith, FOURTH QUARTER making the score 14-10 i n Idaho’s favor. After the Vandals’ scoring surge the Rebels answered with 14 points of their own with UI- Barrow 41-yd FG 14:32 both scores coming from the arm of Steichen as he hooked up with Donell Wheaton from 33 yards out in the second quarter and UI- Harrison 15-yd pass from Wichman (Barrow kick) 9:52 then found Greg Estandia for a three-yard TD in the third quarter. Just as it had done earlier in the game, UI went on another UNLV - E. Jackson 8-yd run scoring streak, this one a 17-point run that gave the Vandals the lead back at 31-24. But in a game filled with runs, the Rebels’ (Aguayo kick) 7:58 final 10 points of the game proved to be the difference. UNLV - Aguayo 41-yd FG 0:00

UI UNLV First Downs 23 29 Rushing-Yards 30-100 41-193 Passing Yards 390 250 Passes (A-C-I) 31-19-1 34-22-1 Punt returns-Yards 4-11 0-0 Kick Returns-Yards 2-42 3-78 Interceptions-Yards 1-38 1-0 4 UNLV’s 34-31 win broke a six-game losing streak and gave Sacks By-Yards 4-29 3-21 Mike Sanford his first career coaching victory. It also Punts-Average 2-42.5 5-44.0 improved Rebel head coaches to 6-3 all-time in their first Total Offense 490 443 home openers. The Rebels improved to 24-14 all-time in Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-105 11-101 home lid-lifters. Possession Time 27:12 32:48 4 UNLV took a 3-2 lead in the all-time series vs. Idaho in the first meeting between the teams since 1994. The Rebels Rushing: (UI) Sherman 11-88, Lumbala 11-40, Huff 1- (-1),Brown improved to 8-0 all-time vs. Western Athletic Conference 1- (-1), Wichman 6- (-26) (UNLV) Steichen 17-104, Jackson 19- teams since leaving the league after the 1998 season. 73, Kirkland 2-16, Riley 2-2 4 Sophomore Sergio Aguayo’s game-winning 41-yard field Passing: (UI) Wichman 30-19-1-390-3, Harrington 1-0-0-0 goal was the first game-winning field goal by a UNLV kicker (UNLV) Steichen 34-22-1-250 since Nick Garritano hit a 48-yarder with 27 seconds left to beat UTEP 19-17 on Sept. 12, 1992. Coupled with a 31- Receiving: (UI) Octave 6-146, Smith 6-141, Lumbala 2-35, yarder in the first half, Aguayo has made 13 of his Sherman 2-29, Harrison 1-15, Ford 1-13, Askew 1-11 (UNLV) last 14 attempts dating back to last season. Estandia 6-81, Jackson 5-15, Kirkland 4-42, Wheaton 3-48, Flair 2-29, Riley 1-21, Smith 1-14

Interceptions: (UI) Alexander 1-38 (UNLV) Gordon 1-0

Sacks: (UI) Bousman 2-21, Snyder 1-5, Alexander 1-3 (UNLV) Aguayo hit two game winners in 2005. Moore 3-21

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GAME 3

NEVADA, RENO 22

UNLV 14

Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV • Sept. 17, 2005 • Att: 23,457 UNLV BLUE AS CANNON GOES BACK NORTH

UNLV 7007--14 RENO – Turnovers and missed opportunities plagued UNLV (1-2) in a 22-14 loss to Nevada, Reno, breaking the UNR 9 0 3 10 -- 22 Rebels’ five-game winning streak in the hotly contested series and sending the Fremont Cannon back North. In a sloppy game played before 23,457 fans at Mackay Stadium and an ESPNU audience, Rebel QB Shane Steichen FIRST QUARTER UNR - Hubbard 1-yd run fumbled twice, threw an interception and struggled passing the ball as he had just one passing yard at halftime (Jaekle kick) 9:58 and finished the game with 58. The Wolf Pack scored first, taking the opening kickoff 80 yards in 13 plays for the UNR- Jaekle 25-yd FG 2:12 game’s first touchdown on a one-yard run by Robert Hubbard. Brett Jaekle missed the PAT and UNR had a 6-0 UNLV - Steichen 70-yd run lead. UNLV was forced to punt on its first possession of the game and Nevada, Reno added another score, this (Aguayo kick) 2:01 time a 25-yard FG from Jaekle, pushing the lead to 9-0 with 3:12 left in the opening quarter. Three plays later the THIRD QUARTER Rebels cut into the lead as Steichen faked an option hand off that drew the Wolf Pack defenders into the middle UNR - Jaekle 26-yd FG 2:35 of the field which allowed him to go around the left side of the line and sprint 70 yards for the TD. Steichen’s jaunt FOURTH QUARTER was the longest scoring play by a UNLV QB and it was the second-longest rush ever by a Rebel signal caller since UNR - Jaekle 22-yd FG 8:09 Jason Thomas’ 72-yard run against BYU in 2000. The score would stay at 9-7 throughout the rest of the half, but UNR - Hubbard 1-yd run the Rebels blew a golden opportunity to take the lead. With a first-and-goal on the UNR six-yard line, UNLV self- (Jaekle kick) 2:33 destructed, as two penalties wiped away TDs and another took away a completion that would have moved the ball UNLV - Estandia 16-yd pass from Steichen (Aguayo kick), 1:09 to the one-foot line. On third-and-goal from the 27 after the third infraction, Steichen was sacked for a loss of 15 yards, taking the Rebels out of FG range and forcing them to punt. After a scoreless third quarter UNR added UNLV UNR another Jaekle three pointer, this one from 22 yards for a 15-7 lead in the middle of the fourth quarter. UNLV was First Downs 12 24 driving and had the ball at midfield when Steichen tried to go over the middle and was intercepted by Roderick Rushing-Yards 34-205 49-131 Stallings, who returned the pick 32 yards to the UNLV 34. Six plays later Hubbard scored again, his second one- Passing Yards 58 265 yard run of the game, giving UNR a 22-7 lead. The Rebels got a 16-yard TD pass from Steichen to TE Greg Passes (A-C-I) 26-7-1 33-21-0 Estandia with 1:09 left in the game, but the ensuing UNLV onside kick was recovered by UNR, allowing it to run Total Offense 263 396 out the game. Steichen finished with 77 yards rushing but completed just 7 of 25 passes in the loss. Punt returns-Yards 0-0 5-18 Kick Returns-Yards 4-77 1-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-32 Sacks By-Yards 2-6 4-26 Punts-Average 7-39.6 4-52.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-2 Penalties-Yards 7-44 5-54 Possession Time 23:51 36:09

Rushing: (UNLV) Jackson 16-83, Steichen 13- 4 UNLV head coaches fell to 4-5 all-time in their debuts against 77, Kirkland 2-43, Riley 3-2 (UNR) Mitchell 18- in-state rival Nevada, Reno and are 0-4 when the first meeting 85, Rowe 16-44, Hubbard 12-12 comes at Mackay Stadium. 4 UNLV dropped to 8-1 against the WAC as it was the first time Passing: (UNLV) Steichen 25-7-1-58 (UNR) that the Rebels had lost to a school from the WAC since they Rowe 32-21-0-265 left the conference in 1998. 4 Steichen’s 70-yard TD run was the longest rush by a Rebel Receiving: (UNLV) Wheaton 3-17, Estandia 1-16, since Dominique Dorsey galloped 73 yards against Wyoming Flair 1-14, Kirkland 1-9, Jackson 1-2 (UNR) in 2002. Spencer 12-144, Flowers 5-63, McCoy 1-24, 4 Rebel linebackers Matt Pattison and Bobby Kelly both Brackett 1-12, Pudewell 1-12, Darlington 1-10 recorded their first career sack. Interceptions: (UNR) Stallings 1-32 4 Greg Estandia’s blocked FG in the second quarter was the third deflected kick in the tight end’s career Sacks: (UNLV) Kelly 1-5, Pattison 1-1 (UNR) 4 Steichen’s two fumbles were the first two fumbles that UNLV Cooks 1-15, Stallings 1-7, Butler 1-2, Garcia 1-2 lost this season. 4 When the Rebels were stopped on fourth-and-one in the third quarter, it was the first time this season that UNLV failed to convert. The Rebels were 3-3 before that attempt. Erick Jackson rushed for 83 yards on 16 carries vs. the Wolf Pack.

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GAME 4

UTAH STATE 31

UNLV 24

Romney Stadium • Logan, UT • Sept. 24, 2005 • Att: 12,408

UNLV 10 0 14 0 - - 24 TURNOVERS DERAIL REBEL OFFENSE USU 7987--31 LOGAN, Utah – UNLV (1-3) dropped its third-straight road game, a 31-24 defeat against Utah State (1-1) that was almost identical to 2004’s meeting between the two teams in Las Vegas, as the Rebels dominated the statistics but fell short on the FIRST QUARTER UNLV- Jackson 19-yd run scoreboard. UNLV out gained the Aggies by more than 100 yards, recorded more first downs and limited USU to just 61 yards (Aguayo kick) 14:03 of rushing. But untimely turnovers did in the Rebels on a chilly fall night at Romney Stadium. Early on it appeared that things USU - Pennyman 92-yd kickoff return were going to go UNLV’s way, as quarterback Shane Steichen threw an interception on the first play of the game that was (Jakubiak kick) 13:50 nullified due to a roughing-the-passer penalty. Three plays later the Rebels were in the end zone, scoring the first points of the UNLV - Aguayo 44-yd FG 8:48 game on a 19-yard burst by Erick Jackson for a 7-0 lead 57 seconds in. It didn’t take long for USU to answer as Tony SECOND QUARTER Pennyman took the ensuing kickoff through the middle of the field 92 yards to tie the game. Sergio Aguayo gave the Rebels USU - Jakubiak 25-yd FG 3:23 the lead back, kicking a career-long 44-yarder for a 10-7 advantage midway through the opening quarter. In the second USU - Pennyman 12-yd pass from Jackson quarter the Aggies knotted the score at 10 on a Jarrod Jakubiak 25-yard FG and then took the lead with less than two minutes (PAT blocked), 1:15 THIRD QUARTER remaining in the half as Leon Jackson connected on a 12-yard TD pass. UNLV DE Isaac Watts blocked the PAT, to make the UNLV - Wheaton 34-yd pass from Steichen score 16-10. UNLV had a chance to score before the half ended and had moved the ball down to the 19-yard line of USU with (Aguayo kick) 8:31 eight seconds left. Instead of attempting a field goal, UNLV head coach Mike Sanford decided to try for a TD once more and UNLV - Kirkland 13-yd pass from Steichen Steichen was intercepted in the end zone by Jarrett Bush to end the half. UNLV opened the second half strong, scoring 14 (Aguayo kick) 4:13 unanswered points to vault ahead 24-16 behind the arm of Steichen. Playing with a broken finger on his left hand since the USU - Robinson 19-yd run first quarter, Steichen threw a 34-yard scoring strike to Donnell Wheaton and then found Tremayne Kirkland for a 13-yard (Jackson rush) :52 score. Steichen finished the game with career highs of 265 yards and 25 completions. But that would be the end of the Rebel FOURTH QUARTER offense on the night, as they wouldn’t score again the rest of the game. USU tied the game at 24 late in the third quarter on a USU- Robinson 15-yd pass from Jackson (Jakubiak kick) 9:31 19-yard run by Kevin Robinson and a two-point conversion run by Jackson on a QB keeper. The lead would return to the Aggies in the fourth with Robinson again reaching the end zone, this time on a 15-yard pass from Jackson that pushed the UNLV USU scored to 31-24. The Rebels had a chance to tie, getting the ball back at the USU 48-yard line with 30 seconds left in the game. First Downs 26 17 After two completions moved the ball to the 29, the Rebels misfired on three-consecutive pass attempts to the end zone to end Rushing-Yards 31-122 35-61 the game. Passing Yards 265 222 Passes (A-C-I) 43-25-1 29-21-0 Total Offense 387 283 Punt returns-Yards 3-18 2-26 Kick Returns-Yards 3-80 4-175 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 1-0 Sacks By-Yards 3-26 2-18 Punts-Average 4-40.2 7-31.6 4 Tremayne Kirkland caught a career-high seven passes for 72 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 yards and a TD. The score was the first trip into the end zone for Penalties-Yards 6-50 12-136 Kirkland in his UNLV career. Possession Time 27:24 32:36 4 Utah State’s 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown was the first allowed by UNLV since Utah’s Morgan Scalley opened the game Rushing: (UNLV) Jackson 12-60, Kirkland 4-28, Steichen 8-24, Riley 7-10 (USU) Robinson 3-29, R. with one on Oct. 23, 2004. Bohm 10-21, Forbes 5-13, Walker 3-13, Pennyman 4 Nine of the 17 games played between these programs have 1- (-3), Jackson 13- (-12) been decided by a touchdown or less, including three by just one or two points. Passing: (UNLV) Steichen 43-25-1-265 (USU) 4 The Rebels will return to Logan in 2007 and the Aggies will Jackson 25-19-0-212, Walker 3-2-0-10, Pennyman 1- head back to Las Vegas to open the 2008 season. 0-0-0 4 UNLV’s previous trip to Logan was a memorable one as the 23-21 final gave the Rebels their first league win of 1994 en Receiving: (UNLV) Wheaton 7-87, Kirkland 7-72, Estandia route to the Big West Conference championship and Las 6-51, Flair 3-41, Jackson 2-14 (USU) Pennyman 10-97, Vegas Bowl berth. Richards 2-37, Johnson 2-28, Stephens 2-27, Robinson 2- 4 The Rebels played an opponent from the WAC for the third 22, R. Bohm 2-10, J. Bohm 1-1 straight week. Interceptions: (USU) Bush 1-0 Shane Steichen passed for 265 yards Sacks: (UNLV) Guice 2-13, Kelly 1-13 (USU) Fano 1-7, despite breaking his finger on the first Soi 1-11 drive of the game.

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GAME 5

WYOMING 42

UNLV 17

War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyo. • Oct. 1, 2005 • Att: 18,022

COWBOYS BUCK REBELS IN LARAMIE UNLV 0 3 0 14 -- 17 UW 14 14 7 7 -- 42 LARAMIE, Wyo. — UNLV (1-4, 0-2) lost for the seventh consecutive time away from Las Vegas as the Rebels could not overcome Wyoming’s (4-1, 2-0) fast start in the 42-17 final. On a sunny day at War Memorial Stadium there were FIRST QUARTER few bright spots for the Rebels as the Cowboys score a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and never looked back. UW - Betschart 31-yd pass from Bramlet (Yaussi kick) 9:55 Making his first career I-A start for UNLV was junior signal caller Jarrod Jackson, who was thrust into the starting UW - Bouknight 29-yd pass from Bramlet lineup due to Shane Steichen having surgery on a broken finger on his left hand. Jackson threw for 239 yards and two (Yaussi kick) 4:32 touchdowns, but the Rebels could not sustain any drives in the opening three quarters as turnovers and penalties SECOND QUARTER hindered UNLV all afternoon. UW got on the board first on a 31-yard TD pass from Corey Bramlet to tight end Wade UNLV - Aguayo 29-yd FG 11:28 Betschart for an early 7-0 Cowboy lead. The scoring strike was a sign of things to come from Bramlet, who finished the UW - Martin 10-yd interception return (Yaussi kick) 7:59 game with a career-high 315 yards passing with three TD tosses. Five minutes later, after a UNLV punt, Bramlet tossed UW - Seldon 2-yd run his second TD pass of the quarter, a 29-yard strike to Jovon Bouknight that pushed the lead to 14 points. UNLV scored (Yaussi kick) 4:05 its first points of the game early in the second quarter on a 29-yard FG by Sergio Aguayo that made the score 14-3. THIRD QUARTER UNLV’s defense then forced the Cowboys to punt but UW punter Scott Parker lofted a 35-yard punt that pinned the UW - Bouknight 34-yd pass from Bramlet Rebels at the seven-yard line. With their backs in the end zone, Jackson threw a quick out toward Donell Wheaton to (Yaussi kick) 10:49 FOURTH QUARTER get a little breathing room. Cowboy cornerback Derrick Martin read the play and broke on the ball, picking it off and UW - Seldon 3-yd run strolling into the end zone for a 10-yard TD that pushed the lead to 21-7. Wynel Seldon added a 3-yard TD run to move (Yaussi kick) 14:22 the Cowboy lead to 28-3 after 30 minutes of play. Wyoming then put the game out of reach to start the second half as UNLV - Flair 9-yd pass from Jackson Bramlet engineered a nine-play, 80-yard drive that culminated with his second TD pass to Bouknight, this on a 34-yard (Aguayo kick) 2:46 toss that made the score 35-3. The Cowboys then went ahead 42-3 early in the fourth quarter on Seldon’s second TD UNLV - Estandia 2-yd pass from Jackson (Aguayo kick) 00:32 run of the game. UNLV finally got the ball into the end zone, scoring two touchdowns in the final three minutes of the game. Jackson fired his first TD pass of his Rebel career, hooking up with Casey Flair for a nine-yard score. UNLV then UNLV UW recovered an on-side kick and eight plays later Jackson tossed his second TD of the game, finding Greg Estandia over First Downs 20 25 the middle for a two-yard scoring pass with 32 seconds left to cap the scoring. Rushing-Yards 32-91 34-95 Passing Yards 239 346 Passes (A-C-I) 48-26-2 31-23-0 Total Offense 330 441 Punt returns-Yards 4-23 3-11 Kick Returns-Yards 2-36 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 2-10 Sacks By-Yards 4-33 4-30 4 Jarrod Jackson’s 48 attempts were the most by a UNLV Punts-Average 7-43.3 6-39.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 quarterback since 1997 and his 26 completions were the Penalties-Yards 10-53 2-15 most since 2003. Possession Time 28:47 31:13 4 UNLV wrapped up a three-game road swing that saw the Rebels go 0-3. Rushing: (UNLV) E. Jackson 10-40, Kirkland 4-35, 4 Casey Flair’s fourth-quarter TD catch was the first of his Saint Preux 2-17, Riley 5-11, J.Jackson 11- (-12) (UW) Seldon 20-72, Bouknight 1-10, Lemarr 1-9, career. Flair also set career highs with seven catches for Moore 3-8, Brunk 1-5, Bramley 5-4, Doss 3- (-13) 52 yards. 4 Greg Estandia’s blocked FG in the fourth quarter was his Passing: (UNLV) Jackson 48-26-2-239 (UW) Bramlet second one this year and fourth of his career. 27-21-0-315, Doss 3-1-0-3, Barge 1-1-0-28 4 Estandia set career highs with eight catches for 97 yards. 4 Redshirt freshman K.C. Asiodu makes his first career start Receiving: (UNLV) Estandia 8-97, Flair 7-52, Jackson 3-38, Kirkland 3-22, Saint Preux 2-14, Wheaton 1-9, for the Rebels at safety. Anderson 1-5, Williams 1-2 (UW) Bouknight 7-116, 4 UNLV lost in Laramie for the first time since 1997 and Ford 6-101, Wallace 4-39, Betschart 2-40, Brewer 2- dropped to 4-3 all-time at Wyoming. 35, Seldon 1-9, Barge 1-6 4 The winning team has recorded at least 32 points in 11 of the last 12 meetings between these programs. Interceptions: (UW) Martin 1-10, Medina 1-0 4 Rebel DE Pete Dunbar recorded his first career sack. Sacks: (UNLV) Staggs 1.5-8, Dunbar 1-12, Moore 1- 10, Pattison .5-3 (WYO) Groover 2-18, Mace 1-10, Jarrod Jackson made his first career start Juergans 1-2 vs. the Cowboys.

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GAME 6

UNLV 13

SAN DIEGO

Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nev. • Oct. 8, 2005 • Att. 18,372 AGUAYOSTATE AUTOMATIC AT THE END 10 LAS VEGAS — For the second-straight home game, UNLV (2-4, 1-2) was lifted to a victory by the left leg of Sergio Aguayo, who booted a 52-yard FG with nine seconds left to propel the Rebels past visiting San Diego State 13-10. On a blustery day that had wind gusts of over 25 MPH, 18,372 fans and an ESPN+ Regional television audience watched as Aguayo, who had connected on a 52-yard FG earlier in the fourth quarter, split the uprights to end the Rebels’ three-game losing streak and give head coach Mike SDSU 0 7 3 0 - - 10 Sanford his first MWC coaching victory. In the Rebels’ home opener Aguayo drilled a 41-yard FG as time expired to lift UNLV to a UNLV 0 7 0 6 - - 13 34-31 win. Unlike that game, this tilt against SDSU was a defensive affair as the Rebels turned in one of their most dominating performances on that side of the ball in recent history. UNLV limited the Aztecs to just 34 yards rushing, 106 yards passing for a SECOND QUARTER paltry 140 yards of total offense. SDSU also failed to convert a single third-down attempt, going 0-15 in the game. In fact, if it was SDSU -Martin 86-yd interception return not for Rebel mistakes, SDSU may not have scored, as the Aztecs got their 10 points off of UNLV turnovers. After a scoreless (Palmer kick) 5:17 UNLV - Riley 5-yd run opening period, the Aztecs got on the board first as LB Joe Martin stepped in front of a pass from UNLV QB Jarrod Jackson and (Aguayo kick) 2:26 returned it 86 yards for a TD. UNLV answered on its next drive, capatalizing on a poor kickoff by the Aztecs that went just 18 yards THIRD QUARTER to the UNLV 47. Eight plays later JaJa Riley rumbled in from five yards out for his first collegiate TD, knotting the game at 7-7 SDSU - Palmer 22-yd FG 0:58 heading into halftime. San Diego State broke the tie late in the third quarter, again benefitting from a Rebel turnover. Jarrod FOURTH QUARTER Jackson threw a bad pitch on an option play and SDSU LB Reggie Grigsby returned it 39 yards to the UNLV four-yard line. The UNLV - Aguayo 52-yd FG 5:05 Rebel defense stiffened, stopping two consecutive rushing plays and then forcing an incompletion to keep the Aztecs out of the UNLV - Aguayo 52-yd FG 0:09 end zone and limiting them to a FG, making the score 10-7. The fourth started with both teams combining for three consecutive three-and-outs and then another SDSU punt after a five-play drive that gave the Rebels the ball at the UNLV 45-yard line with the SDSU UNLV wind at their back. UNLV took advantage of the great field position, and not needing many yards to get into Aguayo’s range, moved First Downs 10 13 the ball to SDSU’s 35-yard line. Aguayo booted his first FG of the game, his first-ever make from over 50 yards to tie the game at Rushing-Yards 35-34 49-153 10 with 5:05 left. UNLV’s defense then forced another three-and-out, with Beau Bell sacking SDSU QB Kevin O’Connell for a five- Passing Yards 106 88 yard loss on third down. The sack brought Bell’s total to 3.5 in the game and the sophomore LB also recorded a career-high 14 Passes (A-C-I) 28-14-3 18-8-2 tackles on the day. After another short SDSU punt into the wind, the Rebels took over and handed the ball off six consecutive times Total Offense 140 241 to Erick Jackson, who finished the game with career highs of 29 carries for 109 yards. Jackson’s final carry brought the ball back Punt returns-Yards 3-29 1- -1 to the SDSU 35, setting up Aguayo to be the hero once again. Kick Returns-Yards 2-28 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 2-86 3-10 Sacks By-Yards 1-9 5-42 Punts-Average 8-51.0 9-42.9 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-42 5-35 Possession Time 26:23 33:37 4 The 52-yarders by Sergio Aguayo tied for the sixth-longest in Rushing: (SDSU) Bornes 11-33, Hamilton 5-14, UNLV history. They were the 11th and 12th Rebel field goals to Franklin 2-3, O’Connell 17- (-16) (UNLV) E. Jackson travel at least 50 yards in school history. Aguayo joined former 29-109, Riley 8-42, J. Jackson 10-8, Smith 1- (-2), Rebel Jim Cook in hitting two 50-yarders in the same game. Cook Wheaton 1- (-4) booted a 53- and 54-yarder at Nebraska in 1988. 4 The Rebels brought in their first interception in the span of 15 Passing: (SDSU) O’Connell 28-14-3-106 (UNLV) quarters when Joe Miklos grabbed his fifth career pick. UNLV then J. Jackson 18-8-2-88 got interceptions from Chanti Bloomer and Matt Pattison to quadruple its season total (four). It was the first time UNLV had Receiving: (SDSU) Ortiz 6-62, Webb 3-25, Bornes 3- multiple interceptions since getting three vs. UNR on Oct. 2, 2004. 3, Swain 1-8, Hamilton 1-8 (UNLV) Estandia 4-61, 4 The Rebel defense limited the SDSU offense to 140 total yards, Flair 2-15, Saint Preux 1-9, Smith 1-3 which ranks fourth on the UNLV all-time list. SDSU’s day included only 34 rushing yards, which were the least since Arkansas had 25 Interceptions: (SDSU) Martin 1-86, Allen 1-0 (UNLV) in 2001, and 106 passing yards, which included a 20-yard Miklos 1-6, Pattison 1-4, Bloomer 1-0 completion on the final play of the game. 4 The 13 points by UNLV tied for third-least in a winning effort Sacks: (SDSU) Martin 0.5-4, Maze 0.5-5 (UNLV) Bell and were the fewest since a 10-6 win at Cal State Fullerton in 1985. 3.5-24, Dunbar 1.5-18 4 The Rebels, who were playing at home for the first time in month, improved to 2-0 at Sam Boyd Stadium in 2005.

UNLV’s defense held the Aztecs to just 34 rushing yards.

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GAME 7

AIR FORCE 42

UNLV 7

Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colo. • Oct. 15, 2005 • Att: 30,573

UNLV ERRORS = FALCON ROUT

UNLV 0700--7 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Looking to break a seven-game road losing streak, a banged up UNLV (2-5/1-3) AIR FORCE 0 21 7 14 -- 42 instead turned in enough mistakes to allow Air Force (3-4/2-3) to blow out the Rebels 42-7 on a beautiful morning at Falcon Stadium. Up early for a Las Vegas kickoff time of 9 a.m., UNLV took its opening drive right into AFA territory SECOND QUARTER but a direct snap to Tremayne Kirkland sailed over the receiver’s head for a drive-killing 19-yard loss. After a scoreless AF - Carney 11-yd run first quarter a Falcon drive was stopped at the UNLV 22-yard line. However, a roughing-the-passer penalty bailed out (Eberle kick) 14:43 AF- Carney 8-yd run Air Force, which capitalized quickly with QB Shaun Carney’s first of four rushing touchdowns. Still stunned, the (Eberle kick) 13:56 Rebels then fumbled the ensuing kickoff and saw Carney take it in again from eight yards out to suddenly make it 14- UNLV - Flair 58-yd pass from Kirkland 0. The visitors answered, however, with a nifty trick play that saw Kirkland take a pitch from QB Jarrod Jackson and (Aguayo kick) 12:38 hit Casey Flair down field for a 58-yard score. AFA then rolled 80 yards into the end zone for a 21-7 lead before UNLV AF - Peeples 20-yd run went on its own long drive. Jackson took his team to a first-and-goal at the home five before getting sacked and then (Eberle kick) 8:19 tossing an interception in the end zone to Chris Sutton. The visitors had one more gasp after Howie Fuimaono THIRD QUARTER forced and recovered a fumble at the AFA 33. However, center Aaron Mueller sailed another snap over his quarterback’s AF- Carney 8-yd run (Eberle kick) 16:01 head for a 21-yard loss and UNLV eventually punted. In the third quarter, UNLV saw two drives go nowhere while the FOURTH QUARTER Falcons set up another Carney eight-yarder to essentially put the game out of reach at 28-7. Carney’s fourth TD rush AF- Carney 4-yd run came in the fourth quarter before Jim Ollis’ five-yarder finished the scoring. On the day, UNLV committed a season- (Eberle kick) 9:56 high 13 penalties for 88 yards while forcing only one Air Force punt. The Falcons rolled up 31 first downs while out- AF- Ollis 5-yd run rushing the Rebels 316-2. Because of injuries, UNLV was forced to play without leading tackler Matt Pattison while (Eberle kick) 6:32 getting only limited time from top defenders such as CB John Guice and DTs Fuimaono and Isaiah Tafua. Despite completing 72 percent of his passes, QB Jackson was sacked five times and tossed two interceptions. RB Erick UNLV AF First Downs 14 31 Jackson led the Rebels with 46 yards rushing and seven receptions for 59 yards. Rushing-Yards 25-2 64-316 Passing Yards 215 96 Passes (A-C-I) 26-19-2 10-12-0 Total Offense 217 412 Punt returns-Yards 1-3 3-32 Kick Returns-Yards 1-16 0-0 Interceptions-Yards 0-0 2-32 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 5-24 Punts-Average 5-42.2 1-38.0 4 UNLV QB Jarrod Jackson completed 10 of his first 11 pass Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-3 attempts before finishing 18-25 for a career-best completion Penalties-Yards 13-88 5-45 percentage of 72 percent, which was the best by a Rebel since Possession Time 21:26 38:34 Jason Thomas went 20-25 vs. Wyoming in 2002. 4 UNLV Freshman LB Omega Faga got his first significant playing Rushing: (UNLV) E. Jackson 14-46, Riley 1-6, Kirkland time and turned his initial start into a game-high 12 tackles 1- (-19), J. Jackson 9- (-31) (AF) Carney 12-83, Wil- 4 Rebel safety Joe Miklos recovered his team-leading third fumble liams 13-73, Peeples 4-40, Hall 10-31, Wells 3-29, of the season. Handley 4-18, Smith 3-17, Fitch 3-12, Ollis 3-8, Ewing 4 UNLV’s 2 yards rushing marked the fourth-lowest such total in 2-6, Suder 1-4, McCarthy 1-3, Brown 1-1 school history and fewest since getting finishing with minus-6 vs. AFA in 1998. Passing: (UNLV) J. Jackson 25-18-2-157, Kirkland 1- 4 AFA QB Shaun Carney was the first UNLV opponent to score at 1-0-58 (AF) Carney 7-6-0-74, Fitch 5-4-0-22 least four TDs in one game since Utah RB Mike Anderson got four on Sept. 25, 1999. Receiving: (UNLV) E. Jackson 7-59, Kirkland 5-49, 4 The Falcons were the first team to pass for less than 100 yards Flair 3-72, Wheaton 2-11, Estandia 1-13, Saint Preux 1-11 (AF) Brown 5-52, Kirkwood 4-42, Williams 1-2 vs. UNLV since New Mexico got 92 on Oct. 16, 2004. 4 The 316 yards by 13 different AFA rushers marked only the Interceptions: (AF) Fowler 1-32, Sutton 1-0 second time all season a Rebel opponent went over 100 and the first time an opponent reached the 300-yard mark since the Sacks: (AF) Mitscherling 1-8, Poland 1-6, Quinn 1-6, Falcons rolled up 366 on Nov. 16, 2002. Perez 1-3, Mitchell 1-1 This 58-yard touchdown play by Casey Flair was UNLV’s only highlight.

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GAME 8

UTAH 42

UNLV 32

Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nev. • Oct. 22, 2005 • Att: 19,108 REBELS DROP FIRST HOME GAME OF 2005

UTAH 7 14 21 0 - - 42 LAS VEGAS — For the second-consecutive season UNLV’s (2-6, 1-4) bowl hopes ended with a defeat to Utah (4-4, 2-3), as UNLV 3 10 7 12 - - 32 the Rebels fought to the end but could not overcome an early deficit in losing 42-32. A regional ABC TV audience and 19,108 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium were treated to an exciting offensive display, with the teams combining for 74 points and FIRST QUARTER UNLV - Aguayo 32-yd FG 9:01 nearly 1,000 yards of total offense. The Rebels got on the board first, courtesy of a 32-yard FG by Sergio Aguayo six UU - Madsen 24-yd pass from Johnson minutes into the game. Utah took its first lead on a TD pass from Brian Johnson to John Madsen. The Rebels opened the (Beardall kick) 3:15 1st second period with a two-yard scoring strike from Jarrod Jackson to Greg Estandia that gave UNLV a 10-7 advantage. The SECOND QUARTER UNLV - Estandia 2-yd pass from J. Jackson hook-up between the pair was a sign of things to come as both Jackson and Estandia had career nights. UNLV could not (Aguayo kick) 14:33 hold on to the lead though and just three minutes later the Utes got on another TD pass from Johnson to Madsen, this one UU - Madsen 21-yd pass from Johnson a 21-yard connection for a 14-10 lead. Following the Ute score, UNLV appeared ready to regain the lead as Ronnie Smith (Beardall kick) 11:37 put the Rebels in excellent field position, thanks to a 61-yard gallop that took UNLV down to the 15-yard line. But as been UNLV - Aguayo 36-yd FG 9:44 UU - Ganther 1-yd run the case all year long, the Rebels stopped themselves, getting flagged for a false start on their next play followed by a rush (Beardall kick) 1:39 for one yard and two incompletions by Jackson. UNLV had to settle for a 36-yard FG by Aguayo, and instead of grabbing THIRD QUARTER the lead, the Rebels still trailed, 14-13. It would be the closest the Rebels would be get the rest of the game. The Utes rattled UU - Casteel 4-yd pass from Johnson (Beardall kick) 11:12 off 21 unanswered points to build a 35-13 buldge midway through the third quarter. During the Ute run, running back UU - Ganther 63-yd run Quinton Ganther punched in two rushing TDs, part of a 155-yard performance by the back. UNLV ended its scoring (Beardall kick) 6:40 drought late in the third quarter on a 10-yard TD pass from Jackson to freshman wide receiver Corey Anderson. It was a UNLV - Anderson 10-yd pass from J. Jackson career night for Anderson, who caught four passes for 92 yards to go along with his first career TD reception. After a 63- (Aguayo kick) 4:17 UU - Ganther 63-yd run yard scoring run by Ganther put UU ahead 42-20 with a minute remaining in the third, the Rebels scored twice late in the (Beardall kick) 1:58 game to end the scoring. The final TD of the game was a seven-yard pass from Jackson to Estandia, capping both of their FOURTH QUARTER nights. Jackson finished the game with 356 passing yards and three touchdowns, both career highs. His 356 yards were UNLV - E. Jackson 1-yd run (J. Jackson pass failed) 5:00 the most for a UNLV QB since Jon Denton threw for 401 against San Jose State in 1997. Estandia hauled in career highs of UNLV - Estandia 7-yd pass from J. Jackson 10 catches for 120 yards and his two TD receptions matched a career high. (J. Jackson rush failed) 1:07

UU UNLV First Downs 23 28 Rushing-Yards 36-242 39-117 Passing Yards 264 371 Passes (A-C-I) 29-20-0 56-30-2 Total Offense 506 488 Punt returns-Yards 2-6 2-8 4 Ronnie Smith’s 61-yard run in the second quarter was the Kick Returns-Yards 5-53 6-153 longest run by a UNLV running back since Dominique Interceptions-Yards 2-0 0-0 Sacks By-Yards 4-25 0-0 Dorsey’s 73-yard scamper against Wyoming on Nov. 2, 2002. Punts-Average 6-40.7 5-42.0 4 Utah RB Quinton Ganther’s 155 yards on 15 carries marked Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 the first time in 13 games that the UNLV defense allowed an Penalties-Yards 10-93 10-70 individual to rush for 100 yards. New Mexico running back Possession Time 26:27 33:33 DonTrell Moore was the last to do it, gaining 141 yards on Rushing: (UU) Ganther 15-155, Johnson 13-73, Casteel 1-8, 26 carries on Oct. 16, 2004. Mack 2-6, Madsen 1-3, Liti 2-1 (UNLV) Smith 1-61, E. Jack- 4 Jackson’s 29 completions were the eighth most in school son 18-52, Kirkland 7-6, J. Jackson 13-(-2) history, a career high and the most for Rebel quarterback since Jon Denton’s 31 at San Diego State in 1997. His 54 Passing: (UU) Johnson 29-20-0-264 (UNLV) J. Jackson 54- attempts were the fourth-most in UNLV history and the most 29-2-356, Kirkland 2-1-0-15 since Denton’s 56 at SDSU in 1997. Receiving: (UU) Madsen 7-114, Casteel 7-46, Ganther 2-66, 4 UNLV head coach Mike Sanford suffered his first-ever Wilson 1-17, Richards 1-9, Liti 1-6, Hernandez 1-6 (UNLV) home loss after starting his career 2-0 at Sam Boyd Estandia 10-120, Anderson 4-92, Flair 4-39, Kirkland 4-20, Stadium as Utah has now defeated UNLV 10 consecutive Wheaton 2-36, Marvel 2-26, E. Jackson 2-16, J. Jackson 1-15, times. Saint Preux 1-7 4 Estandia tied for the seventh-most receptions in a game by a Interceptions: (UU) Evans 1-0, Harper 1-0 Rebel and the most since Earvin Johnson had 10 at Nevada, Reno in 2003. Sacks: (UU) Fifita 1-10, Oates 1-7, Burnett 1-3, Afeaki 0.5-2, Weddle 0.5-3 TE Greg Estandia caught a career-high 10 passes for 120 yards.

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GAME 9

BYU 55

UNLV 14

Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nev. • Nov. 5, 2005 • Att: 23,677

BYU SPOILS UNLV’S HOMECOMING

BYU 7201414--55 LAS VEGAS — For the third time in four games UNLV (2-6, 1-5) gave up more than 40 points as the Rebels lost on UNLV 0707--14 homecoming 55-14 to BYU (5-4, 4-2) at Sam Boyd Stadium. A season-high crowd of 23,667 and an ESPN+ audience FIRST QUARTER watched the Rebels struggle on both sides of the ball, as the UNLV defense gave up over 500 yards of total offense and BYU - Tahi 1-yd run QB Jarrod Jackson tossed three interceptions that led to 21 Cougar points. After the BYU scored the first TD of the game (McLaughlin kick) 6:15 late in the opening quarter on a one-yard run by Naufahu Tahi, the Rebels came right back and knotted the game at seven. SECOND QUARTER UNLV - Estandia 5-yd pass from J. Jackson Jackson directed a 12-play, 80-yard drive that culminated with him finding Rebel TE Greg Estandia in the back-corner of (Aguayo kick) 12:21 the end zone for a 5-yard score at the 12:21 mark of the second quarter. UNLV limited the Cougars to a 45-yard FG on the BYU - McLaughlin 45-yd FG 8:42 following possession and the Rebels had the ball near midfield when Jackson threw his first interception. BYU converted BYU - Watkins 11-yd pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick) 6:17 that turnover into an 11-yard TD pass from John Beck to Todd Watkins for a 17-7 lead. Two plays into the Rebels’ next BYU - Brown 1-yd run possession Jackson tossed another pick and again the Cougars converted the miscue into a TD and a 24-7 lead. Those 17 (McLaughlin kick) 3:22 points were half of a stretch of 34 unanswered points by BYU that turned the game into a rout. UNLV ended its scoring BYU - McLaughlin 37-yd FG 0:00 drought at the beginning of the fourth quarter when Erick Jackson scored on a 15-yard run to make the margin 41-14. E. THIRD QUARTER BYU - Brown 11-yd pass from Beck Jackson had a career night catching the ball, hauling in eight catches for 91 yards. BYU scored the final two touchdowns (McLaughlin kick) 12:51 of the game to cap the scoring, improving to 6-1 all-time at Sam Boyd Stadium. Despite the three interceptions J. BYU - Tahi 1-yd run Jackson threw for 329 yards and the one touchdown, marking the first time that the Rebels threw for more than 300 (McLaughlin kick) 5:15 FOURTH QUARTER yards in back-to-back games since 1997. Two players combined to toss for 351 vs. Illinois State on Sept. 27 and then Jon UNLV - E. Jackson 15-yd run Denton rolled for 354 at USC on Oct. 4, 1997. (Aguayo kick) 13:49 BYU - Harline 11-yd pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick) 10:07 BYU - Latu 1-yd run (McLaughlin kick) 4:49

BYU UNLV First Downs 29 19 Rushing-Yards 46-224 20-2 Passing Yards 279 329 Passes (A-C-I) 35-24-0 53-31-3 Total Offense 259 449 Punt returns-Yards 1-12 2-13 Kick Returns-Yards 3-38 3-64 4 UNLV TE Greg Estandia caught a five-yard TD pass from QB Interceptions-Yards 3-37 0-0 Jarrod Jackson in the second quarter, giving him six for the season Sacks By-Yards 5-40 2-8 Punts-Average 4-32.2 5-38.2 and nine for his career. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 4 UNLV kicker Hubi Schulze Zumkley made his first appearance Penalties-Yards 6-50 10-81 of the season, kicking off following the Rebels’ TD in the second quarter. Possession Time 32:32 27:28 4 UNLV DE Jacob Hales recorded his second career sack, bringing down John Beck in the second quarter. Rushing: (BYU) Latu 15-93, Tahi 11-62, Brown 10-43, Tonga 3- 20, Meikle 2-12, Beck 5- (-6) (UNLV) E. Jackson 11-34, Saint 4 UNLV nickel back KC Asiodu blocked his first career punt in the Preux 1-7, J. Jackson 8- (-39) third quarter and it was recovered by Renan Saint Preux. It was the Rebels’ first blocked punt since Donell Wheaton blocked one Passing: (BYU) Beck 34-23-0-267, Berry 1-1-0-12 (UNLV) J. against Toledo on Aug. 29, 2003. Jackson 52-31-0-329, Kirkland 1-0--0-0 4 It was the first time a single UNLV signal caller went back-to- Receiving: (BYU) Watkins 7-66, Harline 6-80, Tahi 3-27, Allen 2- back over 300 yards since Jon Denton got three straight such 23, Tonga 2-21, Reed 1-22, Collie 1-17, Cooper 1-12, Brown 1-11 games (382 at TCU, 503 vs. SDSU and 432 at SJSU) to finish the (UNLV) Jackson 8-91, Saint Preux 8-59, Anderson 4-53, Estandia 1996 season. 4-45, Wheaton 3-36, Flair 2-27, Williams 1-14, Kirkland 1-4 4 UNLV’s 41-point loss tied for the 13th-biggest defeat in school history. 4 UNLV H-back Renan Saint Preux caught a career-high eight Interceptions: (BYU) Luettgerodt 1-28, White 1-9, Buchanan 1-0 balls for 59 yards. Sacks: (BYU) Maddux 3-22, Gaberiel 1-9, Tew 1-9 (UNLV) Hales 4 LB Beau Bell and Safety Joe Miklos tied for a game-high 15 tackles. 1-6, Watts 1-2 Joe Miklos (R) finished with a game-high 15 tackles vs. the Cougars.

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GAME 10

No. 18 TCU 51

UNLV 3

Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas • Nov. 12, 2005 • Att: 28,035 HORNED FROGS LEAP OVER REBELS UNLV 3000--3 TCU 17 17 17 0 -- 51 FORT WORTH, Texas — UNLV (2-8, 1-6) saw its road losing streak extended to nine and 18th-ranked TCU (10-1, 8-0) finished perfect in its first year in the Mountain West Conference with a 51-3 rout of the Rebels at Amon G. Carter FIRST QUARTER Stadium. TCU scored 10 points before the Rebels even snapped the ball once on offense and the Horned Frogs had a 17- TCU - Manfredini 29-yd FG 10:31 3 lead after the opening 15 minutes, quickly putting to rest an thoughts of an upset on a warm night before a crowd of TCU - Harmon 26-yd pass from Ballard 28,035. UNLV’s defense started the night strong, holding the Horned Frogs to just a field goal after they had moved the (Manfredini kick) 9:37 ball to the 12-yard line and were threatening to put the ball into the end zone on the game’s opening drive. On the ensuing TCU- Rodgers 9-yd run kickoff TCU kicker Peter LoCoco went high and short and the ball was muffed by Rebel returner Ronnie Smith. Five plays (Manfredini kick) 7:38 UNLV - Aguayo 32-yd FG 3:27 later, on fourth-and-five from the 26, TCU QB Jeff Ballard connected with Quentil Harmon, who was running a seam route SECOND QUARTER down the right side, for the night’s first touchdown and a 10-0 lead. Moment’s later UNLV signal caller Jarrod Jackson TCU - Brown 1-yd run was picked off by Drew Coleman, who returned the interception 22 yards to the 18-yard line. Three plays later Aaron (Manfredini kick) 8:47 Brown scooted in from nine yards out, the first of three touchdowns on the night for the TCU back, and the lead was 17- TCU - Manfredini 22-yd FG 2:33 0 TCU at the 7:38 mark of the first quarter. The Rebels only points of the night came in the first quarter and were set up TCU - Brown 1-yd run by an interception by UNLV safety Joe Miklos, who stepped in front a Ballard pass and returned it 14 yards to the 19-yard (Manfredini kick) 1:00 line. UNLV turned that turnover into three points as kicker Sergio Aguayo connected from 32 yards out to make the score THIRD QUARTER TCU - Manfredini 22-yd FG 8:39 17-3. From there it was all TCU, which proceeded to score 17 points in each of the first three quarters. They were led by TCU - Rodgers 55-yd pass from Ballard Brown, who finished the night with 105 yards on 18 carries and the three scores. UNLV linebacker Beau Bell was extremely (Manfredini kick) 5:33 active on the night, recording a career-high 18 tackles, including two for loss. Miklos finished with 12 tackles with one for TCU - Brown 31-yd run a loss to go along with his second interception of the year. Midway through the second quarter J. Jackson connected with (Manfredini kick) 3:15 junior Erick Jackson on a 62-yard pass play, the longest recepetion in the running back’s career.

UNLV TCU First Downs 629 Rushing-Yards 25-5 20-286 Passing Yards 152 301 Passes (A-C-I) 31-12-1 35-21-1 Total Offense 157 587 Punt returns-Yards 0-0 1-13 Kick Returns-Yards 6-73 1-3 Interceptions-Yards 1-14 1-22 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 4-28 Punts-Average 9-32.7 2-39.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-0 4 UNLV fell to 1-3 vs. TCU all-time, including 0-2 in Fort Worth Penalties-Yards 2-29 8-80 with its first trip to Carter Stadium since 1996 and first visit Possession Time 22:42 37:18 to the Lone Star State since downing Baylor in 1999. 4 Joe Miklos’ second interception of the year and sixth of his Rushing: (UNLV) E. Jackson 13-14, Saint Preux 2-10, J. career in the first quarter marked the first pick for the Rebels Jackson 10-(-19) (TCU) Brown 18-105, Huffman 4-53, in 14 quarters. Ballard 6-52, Wats 16-46, Rodgers 3-19, Merrill 7-14, 4 Sergio Aguayo’s 32-yard field goal in the first quarter made DePriest 1-8, Massey 2-5, Jackson 1-0, Kummer 1-(-15) him 10-12 on the year. The sophomore made 18 of his last Passing: (UNLV) J. Jackson 31-12-1-152 (TCU) Ballard 21 attempts going back to last season before missing a 38- 31-17-1-279, Huffman 4-4-0-22 yard attempt in the third quarter. 4 Neither of these teams’ original starting quarterbacks Receiving: (UNLV) Estandia 5-49, E. Jackson 3-78, Saint played in this game because of injuries. Preux 2-17, Flair 1-4, Anderson 1-4 (TCU) Massey 4-54, 4 UNLV had won four of its previous five road finales. Harmon 3-66, Pearson 3-37, Moore 3-20, Rodgers 2-67, 4 Starting TCU punter Bryan Cortney redshirted his Brown 2-44, Bryant 2-(-2), Andrus 1-15, Merrill 1-0 freshman season at UNLV in 2002. 4 The Horned Frogs were the first ranked team to take on Interceptions: (UNLV) Miklos 1-14 (TCU) Coleman 1-22 UNLV since then-No. 9 Utah on Oct. 23, 2004.

Sacks: (TCU) Blake 1-9, Newby 1-7, Ortiz 1-5, Ray 0.5-4, Kesler 0.5-3 Beau Bell had a career-high 18 tackles.

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GAME 11

COLORADO STATE 31

UNLV 27

Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nev. • Nov. 19, 2005 • Att: 16,543 RAMS RALLY FOR SEASON-ENDING WIN LAS VEGAS — The return of starting quarterback Shane Steichen helped, but it was not enough as UNLV (2-9, 1-7) ended its season with a 31-27 loss to visiting Colorado State (6-5, 5-3). Steichen, who had missed the previous six CSU 10 7 7 7 -- 31 games after having surgery on his ring finger of his non-throwing hand, helped the Rebels to a 27-17 lead but they UNLV 3 10 14 0 -- 27 could not hold it before 16,543 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium on Senior Day, when 19 seniors were honored before the FIRST QUARTER game. CSU got on the board first on a 24-yard Jason Smith FG that was matched by UNLV kicker Sergio Aguayo, who CSU - Smith 24-yd FG 10:05 connected on a 39-yard boot later in the first quarter. Kyle Bell broke the tie and returned the lead to the Rams, UNLV - Aguayo 39-yd FG 5:45 running in from four yards out to give CSU a 10-3 advantage. Once again the Rebels knotted the score, this time on a CSU - Bell 4-yd run three-yard scoring strike from Steichen to TE Greg Estandia. The touchdown catch was the seventh of the season for (Smith kick) 1:14 the senior tight end, setting the UNLV record for TD catches by a tight end and tying for ninth all time for any Rebel. SECOND QUARTER UNLV - Estandia 3-yd pass from Steichen CSU continued the back and forth action, moving back in front on a Nnamdi Ohaeri touchdown run from seven yards (Aguayo kick) 11:44 out that pushed CSU back in front 17-10. Aguayo kicked his second FG of the game, this one from 24 yards out to end CSU- Ohaeri 7-yd run the half with UNLV trailing 17-13. That field goal would be the start of a 17-point spurt by the Rebels, as they grabbed (Smith kick) 6:29 their first lead of the game in the third quarter. Steichen put UNLV in front early in the third quarter, scoring on a nine- UNLV- Aguayo 24-yd FG 00:00 yard run that made the score 20-17 and then Erick Jackson pushed the lead to 27-17 with a one-yard rumble into the THIRD QUARTER end zone. Jackson finished the game with 101 yards rushing marking the second time the junior eclipsed the century UNLV- Steichen 9-yd run (Aguayo kick) 10:54 mark. Near the end of the third quarter Bell ran into the end zone for his second touchdown run of the game and CSU’s UNLV - E. Jackson 1-yd run third, bringing the Rams to within three. UNLV then went three-and-out on its next possession and was forced to punt (Aguayo kick) 3:45 less than a minute into the fourth quarter. CSU returner Johnny Walker then delivered the knock-out-blow, returning CSU - Bell 1-yd run the kick 75 yards for a touchdown and a 31-27 Ram lead. It was the first time that UNLV had a punt returned for a (Smith kick) 00:52 touchdown against it since San Diego State took one back on Oct. 26, 2002. The Rebels had the ball three more times FOURTH QUARTER CSU - Walker 75-yd punt return in the final quarter but could not put points on the board. UNLV senior safety Joe Miklos led the Rebel defensive (Smith kick) 13:51 effort, recording a game-high 15 tackles in the loss, giving him a total of 98 on the season. He finished his career with 267. The Rebels ended their season with a 2-9 record for the second straight year. CSU UNLV First Downs 20 21 Rushing-Yards 41-135 41-190 Passing Yards 194 167 Passes (A-C-I) 27-17-0 28-16-1 Total Offense 329 357 Punt returns-Yards 3-85 1-18 4 UNLV wore all-red uniforms for the first time since 1998. Kick Returns-Yards 3-35 4-77 4 UNLV out-rushed CSU 190-135, which marked the first time Interceptions-Yards 1-1 0-0 the Rebels out-rushed an opponent since Game Six vs. SDSU. Sacks By-Yards 3-19 2-18 The Rebels had rushed for a total of just 126 yards in the Punts-Average 3-43.7 4-44.0 previous four games. Fumbles-Lost 5-2 2-0 4 CSU had two turnovers to UNLV’s one, which marked the first Penalties-Yards 6-35 8-54 Possession Time 30:45 29:09 time the Rebels won the turnover battle since Game Six vs. SDSU. UNLV entered the game ranking 109th in the nation in Rushing: (CSU) Bell 24-91, Ohaeri 7-35, Hanie 4-23, Green turnover margin at minus-9. 1-4, Holland 3-(-4), Kaylor 1-(-12) (UNLV) E. Jackson 18- 4 The game marked the first time UNLV finished its regular 101, Steichen 20-80, Saint Preux 2-5, Peeples 1-4 season schedule at home since 1999. The Rebels fell to 4-3 in season-enders since joining the MWC and 15-21-2 Passing: (CSU) Holland 24-26-0-164, Hanie 3-1-0-30 (UNLV) all-time. Steichen 27-16-1-167, E. Jackson 1-0-0-0 4 UNLV head coach Mike Sanford successfully challenged a play, throwing the red flag after CSU appeared to have thrown Receiving: (CSU) Anderson 6-90, Osborn 4-61, Walker 4-6, Roberts 1-20, Hill 1-13, Bartz 1-4 (UNLV) Flair 5-44, Anderson a TD pass into the back of the end zone in the game’s opening 4-51, Saint Preux 3-22, Estandia 2-25, Jackson 2-25 drive. The call was reversed and CSU had to settle for a field goal. It was the first time that Sanford had successfully Interceptions: (CSU) Kochevar 1-0 challenged a call since the season opener at New Mexico. Overall, Sanford saw two of his six coach challenges Sacks: (CSU) Nading 1-8, Williams 1-6, Jones 1-5 (UNLV) overturned in his favor in the first year of instant replay. This award-winning photo by Aaron Mayes, Asiodu 1-9, Watts 1-9 shows Howie Fuimaono returning one of CSU’s two fumbles on the day.

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