✯ THE IDAHO STATE GAME ✯

September 2 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 7:00 pm PDT Sept. 2 at UNLV (5-6, 3-4 Big Sky) Sept. 9 FORT LEWIS W, 38-13 SOUTHERN UTAH Sept. 16 at Idaho L, 41-29 at Kentucky Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 23 NORTHERN ARIZONA* W, 37-0 MONTANA-WESTERN Oct. 7 at Northern Colorado* W, 34-30 EASTERN WASHINGTON* COACHING STAFF Oct. 14 at Portland State* L, 30-28 at Montana State : Larry Lewis Oct. 21 MONTANA STATE* L, 32-10 MONTANA* Alma Mater: Boise State ‘81 Oct. 28 at Montana* W, 27-17 at Sacramento State* Career Record (Years): 38-40 (8 years) Nov. 4 SACRAMENTO STATE* L, 30-21 at Weber State* Record at ISU (Years): 38-40 (8 years) Nov. 11 at Eastern Washington* W, 36-34 PORTLAND STATE* Football Office Phone: (208) 282-2779 Nov. 18 WEBER STATE* L, 42-28 at Northern Arizona* Head Coach L, 35-10 at Cal Poly* Assistants: , Offensive Larry Lewis Coordinator/Offensive Line, Eastern *Big Sky Game Washington ‘87; Joe Borich, Quarterbacks, Memphis ‘96; Stacy Collins, Linebackers, Western Oregon ‘96; Torey Hunter, Secondary, Washington State ‘96; Joe Lorig, Linebackers, Western Oregon ‘95; Will Plemon, Defensive Line, SCHOOL INFORMATION Cal Lutheran ‘97; Ryan Smaha, Tight Ends, Eastern Oregon ‘04; Bryant Thomas, Location: Pocatello, Idaho Receivers, Washington State ‘98, Nick Whitworth, Recruiting Coordinator/ Enrollment: 14,005 Running Backs, Idaho State ‘02. President: Dr. Arthur Vailas Nickname: Bengals TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Black and Orange 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 5-6 (3-4/6th) Conference: Big Sky Most Recent Bowl: N/A Athletics Director: Paul A. Bubb Off. Scheme: Multiple Receiver Stadium (Opened): Holt Arena Def. Scheme: 4-3 Capacity: 12,000 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 37 (22/14/1) Surface: Artificial Turf Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 15 (4/9/2) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 8 (2/5/1) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Akliah Lacey, WR; Dane Simmons, Sports Information Contact: Frank Mercogliano WR; Josh Barnett, RB; Brandon Mennear, TE; Sam Downs, OL; Evan Dietrich- SID Address: 550 Memorial Drive, Suite 1 Smith, OL; George Yarno, OL; Clifton Buckway, OL; Shawn Oram, OL. Pocatello, ID 83201 Starters Returning (Defense): James Drake, DT; Sterling Office Telephone: (208) 282-2621 Mennear, LB; Pago Togafau, LB; Atelea Raass, LB; D.J. Clark, DB; Anthony Cell Telephone: (208) 406-3570 Melvin, DB. FAX: (208) 282-3659 Starters Returning (Specialists): Dan Zeidman, P. E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.isubengals.cstv.com Press Box Phone: (208) 282-2952

RETURNING LEADERS SERIES INFORMATION RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Series Record: UNLV leads series 4-2 Josh Barnett 161 793 4.9 4 Last Meeting: UNLV won 33-20 in Las PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Vegas on Oct. 13, 1984 N/A UNLV at ISU Record: 0-2 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD ISU at UNLV Record: 0-4 Akliah Lacey 22 303 13.8 2 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 24 (31-7 in 1974) TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. ISU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 30 (64-34 in 1970) Pago Togafau 44 59 103 4.5-12 0-0

LB Pago Tagofau

GAME ✯ The home team has won every game in this series. ✯ Idaho State is the first Div. I-AA team to face UNLV since Illinois State in 1997.

✯ The Bengals are the first Big Sky Conference opponent to play UNLV since former member Idaho in 1994. The Rebels hold a 22-7 record vs. the nine teams that currently make up the league.

✯ In their last meeting, UNLV quarterback Randall Cunningham set a 1 school record for completion percentage at 81 percent (21-26) en route Holt Arena (12,000) to leading the Rebels to a 33-20 victory.

84 ✯ THE IOWA STATE GAME ✯

September 9 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 4:00 pm PDT Aug. 31 TOLEDO (7-5, 4-4 Big 12 North) Jack Trice Stadium Sept. 9 UNLV W, 32-21 ILLINOIS STATE Sept. 16 at Iowa W, 23-3 IOWA Ames, Iowa Sept. 23 at Texas* W, 28-21 at Army Sept. 30 NORTHERN IOWA L, 27-20 (OT) at Nebraska* COACHING STAFF Oct. 7 NEBRASKA* L, 23-13 BAYLOR* Head Coach: Dan McCarney Oct. 14 at Oklahoma* L, 27-24 (OT) at Missouri* Alma Mater: Iowa, ‘75 Oct. 21 TEXAS TECH* W, 37-10 OKLAHOMA STATE* Career Record (Years): 52-77 (12 years) Oct. 28 at Kansas State* W, 42-14 at Texas A&M* Record at ISU (Years): 52-77 (12 years) Nov. 4 KANSAS* W, 45-17 KANSAS STATE* Football Office Phone: (515) 294-6720 Nov. 11 at Colorado* W, 30-16 COLORADO* Head Coach Nov. 18 MISSOURI* L, 24-21 (OT) at Kansas* Assistants: Tony Alford, Assistant Head Dan McCarney L, 27-24 vs. TCU^ Coach/Running Backs, Colorado State ‘92; *Big 12 Game ^Houston Bowl Barney Cotton, /Offensive Line, Nebraska ‘83; John Skladany, /Linebackers, Central Conn. State; Chris Ash, Secondary, Drake ‘96, Todd Fitch, Quarterbacks/Passing Gamee Coordinator, SCHOOL INFORMATION Ohio Wesleyan ‘86, Mike Grant, Wide Receivers, Nebraska ‘92; Mike Nelson, Location: Ames, Iowa Defensive Line, Dayton ‘69; Brian Schneider, Tight Ends/Special Teams, Enrollment: 25,741 Colorado State ‘94; Shawn Simms, Outside Linebackers, Bowling Green ‘86. President: Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy Nickname: Cyclones TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Cardinal and Gold 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 7-5 (4-4/T2nd, North) Conference: Big 12 Most Recent Bowl: 2005 Houston Bowl Athletics Director: Jamie Pollard (L. TCU, 27-24) Stadium (Opened): Jack Trice Stadium (1975) Off. Scheme: Pro Set Capacity: 46,721 Def. Scheme: 4-3 Surface: Grass Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 28 (15/11/2) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 22 (6/14/2) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Lost (O/D/S): 10 (1/7/2) Sports Information Contact: Tom Kroeschell Starters Returning (Offense): Jon Davis, WR; Austin Flynn, WR; SID Address: Jacobson Athletic Building Scott Fisher, LT; Seth Zehr, LG; Scott Stephenson, C; Aaron Brant, RT; Bret 1800 S. Front St. Meyer, QB; Stevie Hicks, IB; Ryan Kock, FB; Todd Blythe, WR; Ben Ames, IA 50011 Barkema, TE. Office Telephone: (515) 294-3372 Starters Returning (Defense): Brent Curvey, DT; Shawn Cell Telephone: (515) 460-5834 Moorehead, RE; Adam Carper, LB; DeAndre Jackson, CB. FAX: (515) 294-0558 Starters Returning (Specialists): Bret Culbertson, PK; Austin Flynn, H. E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.cyclones.cstv.com Press Box Phone: (515) 294-8443 RETURNING LEADERS SERIES INFORMATION RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Series Record: Iowa State leads 3-0 Stevie Hicks 149 545 3.7 4 Last Meeting: Iowa State won 37-22 in Ames PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD on Sept. 9, 2000 Bret Meyer 227 368 10 2,876 19 UNLV at ISU Record: 0-2 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD ISU at UNLV Record: 1-0 Austin Flynn 56 624 11.1 3 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: N/A TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. ISU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 27 (57-30 in 1995) Brent Curvey 32 29 61 8.5-57 6.5-54

QB Bret Meyer

✯ UNLV is 2-9 all-time vs. the Big 12 Conference with both of its wins GAME coming in the last seven seasons (at Baylor in 1999 and vs. Kansas in 2002). Iowa State has played all nine current MWC teams and is 26-11 all-time.

✯ ISU is one of six 2006 Rebel opponents that are coming off a bowl- game appearance. The Cyclones lost to MWC member TCU 27-24 in the EV1.net Houston Bowl.

✯ The Cyclones will return the game by playing in Las Vegas on Sept. 2 20, 2008. Jack Trice Stadium (46,721)

85 ✯ THE HAWAII GAME ✯

September 16 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS Sept. 2 at Alabama (5-7, 4-4 WAC) 9:00 pm PDT Sept. 16 UNLV L, 63-17 USC Aloha Stadium Sept. 23 at Boise State* L, 42-14 at Michigan State Sept. 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 24-0 at Idaho* Honolulu, Hawaii Oct. 7 NEVADA, RENO* L, 44-41 BOISE STATE* Oct. 14 at Fresno State* L, 46-14 at Louisiana Tech* COACHING STAFF Oct. 21 at New Mexico State* W, 49-28 NEW MEXICO STATE* Head Coach: Oct. 28 IDAHO* W, 45-38 at San Jose State* Alma Mater: NY State Regents College Nov. 4 at Utah State* L, 27-13 FRESNO STATE* Career Record (Years): 53-37 (7 years) Nov. 11 LOUISIANA TECH* L, 38-28 at Nevada, Reno* Record at USU (Years): 53-37 (7 years) Nov. 18 SAN JOSE STATE* W, 50-23 UTAH STATE* Football Office Phone: (808) 956-6508 Nov. 25 PURDUE L, 41-24 WISCONSIN Head Coach Dec. 2 OREGON STATE W, 49-38 SAN DIEGO STATE Assistants: George Lumpkin, Associate Head June Jones Coach/Outside Linebackers, Hawaii ‘72; , Defensive Coordinator, *WAC Game Northern Michigan ‘64; , Running Backs, Western Oregon ‘55; Dan Morrison, Quarterbacks, UCLA ‘71; Wes Suan, Offensive Line, Linfield ‘75; Ron Lee, Offensive Line, Willamette ‘67; Ron Lee, Wide Receivers, (school); Cal Lee, SCHOOL INFORMATION Inside Linebackers, Willamette ‘67; Rich Miano, Secondary, Hawaii ‘87; Jeff Location: Honolulu, HI Reinebold, Defensive Line, Indiana ‘81. Enrollment: 20,549 President: David McClain TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Warriors 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 5-7 (4-4/5th) Colors: Green, Black, White & Silver Most Recent Bowl: 2004 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Conference: Western Athletic (D. UAB, 59-40) Athletics Director: Herman Frazier Off. Scheme: Run-And-Shoot Stadium (Opened): Aloha Stadium (1977) Def. Scheme: 3-4 Capacity: 50,000 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 51 (21/28/2) Surface: FieldTurf Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 19 (7/12/0) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 10 (2/8/0) Starters Returning (Offense): Davone Bass, WR; Colt Brennan, QB; MEDIA INFORMATION Ross Dickerson, WR; Tala Esera, OL; Ryan Grice-Mullen, WR; Nate Ilaoa, RB/WR; Sports Information Contact: Lois Manin Chad Mock, WR; Samson Satele, OL; Dane Uperesa, OL. SID Address: 1337 Lower Campus Road Starters Returning (Defense): Ikaika Alama-Francis, DL; Solomon Honolulu, HI 96822 Elimimian, LB; Brad Kalilimoku, LB; Michael Lafaele, DL; Kenny Patton, DB; Melila Purcell, DL. Office Telephone: (808) 956-7523 Starters Returning (Specialists): Dan Kelly, PK; Kurt Milne, P. Cell Telephone: (808) 780-4480 FAX: (808) 956-4470 RETURNING LEADERS E-mail address: [email protected] RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Internet address: www.hawaiiathletics.com Nate Ilaoa 85 643 7.6 6 Press Box Phone: (808) 486-1800 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Colt Brennan 350 515 13 4,301 35 SERIES INFORMATION RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Series Record: UH leads 10-6 Devone Bass 89 1,124 12.6 14 Last Meeting: UNLV won 33-22 in Las TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. Vegas on Sept. 19, 2003 S. Elimimian 56 27 83 6-16 2-10 UNLV at UH Record: 2-6 UH at UNLV Record: 4-4 QB Colt Brennan UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 25 (33-8 in 1974) UH’s Largest Margin of Victory: 38 (57-19 in 1968)

✯ These two programs, who meet for the first time since 2003, are set to play each other in six of the next seven seasons: 2007, ’09, ’10, ’11 and ’12.

GAME ✯ These two teams met twice as league rivals, splitting a home-and- home as part of the WAC schedule in 1996-97. The Rebels have won both meetings since they left for the in 1999.

✯ UNLV lists six players on its fall roster that hail from the state of Hawaii while the Warriors have one player from Las Vegas.

✯ UNLV’s last visit to the Islands was a memorable one as a thrilling 34- 3 32 victory earned the Rebels a trip to the . Aloha Stadium (50,000)

86 ✯ THE NEVADA, RENO GAME ✯

September 30 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 7:00 pm PDT Sept. 1 at Fresno State* (9-3, 7-1 WAC) Sept. 9 at Arizona State L, 55-21 WASHINGTON STATE Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 16 COLORADO STATE W, 22-14 UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 22 NORTHWESTERN L, 42-21 at Colorado State Sept. 30 at UNLV W, 30-23 at San Jose State* COACHING STAFF Oct. 7 at Hawaii* W, 62-14 IDAHO* W, 37-27 LOUISIANA TECH* Head Coach: Chris Ault Oct. 21 SAN JOSE STATE* L, 49-14 at Boise State* Alma Mater: Nevada, Reno ‘68 Oct. 28 NEW MEXICO STATE* W, 38-28 HAWAII* Career Record (Years): 177-73-1 (22 years) Nov. 4 at Idaho* W, 48-24 at New Mexico State* Record at UNR (Years): 177-73-1 (22 years) Nov. 11 UTAH STATE* W, 30-24 at Utah State* Football Office Phone: (775) 784-6891 Nov. 18 at Louisiana State* Head Coach Nov. 25 BOISE STATE* W, 38-35 FRESNO STATE* W, 49-48 (OT) UCF^ Assistants: Ken Wilson, North Central ‘86 Chris Ault Asst. Head Coach/Linebackers; Chris Klenakis, *WAC Game ^Hawaii Bowl Carroll College ‘86 Offensive Coordinator/Line; Tim DeRuyter, Air Force ‘85, Co-Defensive Coord./Secondary; Barry Sacks, Montana ‘80, Co-Defensive Coord./Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers; Scott Baumgartner, Pacific ‘89, Quarterbacks/Off. Special Teams; Marty Long, Citadel ‘86, Defensive Tackles; SCHOOL INFORMATION Jim Mastro, Cal Poly ‘94, Running Backs; Kim McCloud, Hawaii ‘91, Wide Location: Reno, Nev. Receivers; Cameron Norcross, Nevada, Reno ‘00, Tight Ends/Line. Enrollment: 16,500 President: Milton Glick TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Wolf Pack 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 9-3 (7-1/T1st) Colors: Blue and Silver Most Recent Bowl: 2005 Hawaii Bowl Conference: Western Athletic (D. UCF, 49-48) Athletics Director: Cary Groth Off. Scheme: Multiple, One-Back Stadium (Opened): Mackay (1968) Def. Scheme: 3-4 Capacity: 31,900 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 38 (16/21/1) Surface: FieldTurf Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 15 (7/7/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 9 (4/4/1) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Barrett Reznick, OL; Dominic Sports Information Contact: TBA Green, OL; Charles Manu, OL; Caleb Spencer, WR; Kyle Sammons, WR; SID Address: Athletics/MS 232 Anthony Pudewell, TE; , QB. Reno, NV 89557 Starters Returning (Defense): Charles Wilson, DL; Matt Hines, Office Telephone: (775) 784-6900 DL; Joshua Mauga, LB; Jason DeMars, LB; Ezra Butler, LB; Sergio Cell Telephone: TBA Villasenor, DB; Joe Garcia, DB. FAX: (775) 784-4386 Starters Returning (Kickers): Brett Jaekle, PK. E-mail address: TBA Internet address:www.nevadawolfpack.com RETURNING LEADERS Press Box Phone: (775) 784-6545/6815 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Robert Hubbard 122 719 5.9 11 SERIES INFORMATION PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Series Record: UNR leads 16-15 Jeff Rowe 241 389 10 2,925 21 Last Meeting: UNR won 22-14 in Reno RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD on Sept. 17, 2005 Caleb Spencer 67 889 13.3 7 UNLV at UNR Record: 6-10 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNR at UNLV Record: 6-9 Ezra Butler 44 31 75 15.5-64 5.5-37 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 38 (45-7 in 1975) UNR’s Largest Margin of Victory: 42 (50-8 in 1991) WR Caleb Spencer

✯ UNR’s victory last year thwarted UNLV’s attempt to become GAME the first side to win six straight in the series.

✯ Wolf Pack sophomore RB Mark Seward is the younger brother of UNLV’s all-time tackle leader Adam Seward, who is now a member of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.

✯ The 31 games vs. the Wolf Pack are by far the most between the Rebels and any opponent. 4 ✯ UNLV is 8-2 vs. teams currently in the Western Athletic Conference since leaving the league after the 1998 season. Mackay Stadium (31,900) 87 ✯ THE COLORADO STATE GAME ✯

October 7 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 2:00 pm PDT Sept. 2 WEBER STATE (6-6, 5-3 MWC) Hughes Stadium Sept. 9 vs. Colorado L, 31-28 vs. Colorado Sept. 16 at Nevada, Reno L, 56-24 at Minnesota Fort Collins, Colo. Sept. 30 at Fresno State W, 42-21 NEVADA, RENO Oct. 7 UNLV* W, 41-23 AIR FORCE* COACHING STAFF Oct. 12 at Air Force* W, 21-17 UTAH* Head Coach: Sonny Lubick Oct. 21 at Wyoming* L, 24-14 at BYU* Alma Mater: Western Montana ‘60 Oct. 28 NEW MEXICO* W, 39-31 WYOMING* Career Record (Years): 122-76 (17 years) Nov. 4 BYU* W, 35-25 at New Mexico* Record at CSU (Years): 101-57 (13 years) Nov. 11 at Utah* L, 33-6 at TCU* Football Office Phone: (970) 491-6131 Nov. 25 TCU* L, 30-20 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 31-27 at UNLV* Head Coach Dec. 2 at San Diego State* L, 51-30 vs Navy^ Assistants: Mick Delaney, Western Montana Sonny Lubick ‘64, Running Backs; Karl Ballard, Colorado State ‘96, Defensive Line; Darrell Funk, Colorado State ‘88, Offensive Line; *MWC Game ^Poinsettia Bowl Dan Hammerschmidt, Colorado State ‘87, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Marc Lubick, Colorado State ‘01, Wide Receivers; Steve Stanard, Nebraska ‘89, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers; James Ward, Puget Sound ‘96, SCHOOL INFORMATION Defensive Backs; Jesse Williams, Sonoma State ‘99, Defensive Line; Dave Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Arnold, Tight Ends/Special Teams, Drake ‘67. Enrollment: 25,382 President: Dr. Larry Penley TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Rams 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 6-6 (5-3/T2nd) Colors: Green and Gold Most Recent Bowl: 2005 Poinsettia Bowl Conference: Mountain West (L. Navy, 51-30) Athletics Director: TBA Off. Scheme: Multiple Stadium (Opened): Hughes (1968) Def. Scheme: 4-3 Capacity: 34,400 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 46 (27/17/2) Surface: FieldTurf Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 15 (8/6/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 12 (6/6/0) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Nick Allotta, OL; Kyle Bell, RB; Sports Information Contact: Gary Ozzello Josh Day, OL; Clint Oldenburg, OL; Dustin Osborn, WR; Kory Sperry, TE; SID Address: 311 McGraw Athletic Center, Tristan Walker, RB. Fort Collins, CO 80523-0120 Starters Returning (Defense): Robert Herbert, DB; Jeff Horinek, Office Telephone: (970) 491-5067 LB; Jesse Nading, DE; Erik Sandie, DL; Blake Smith, DL; Ben Stratton, DB; Cell Telephone: (970) 222-3361 Darryl Williams, DB. FAX: (970) 491-1348 Starters Returning (Specialists): Jimmie Kaylor, P; Jason Smith, P. E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.csurams.com RETURNING LEADERS Press Box Phone: (970) 491-8100 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Kyle Bell 276 1,288 4.7 10 SERIES INFORMATION PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Series Record: CSU leads 9-4-1 Caleb Hanie 13 29 0 251 2 Last Meeting: CSU won 31-27 in Las RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Vegas on Nov. 19, 2005 Kory Sperry 42 547 13.0 4 UNLV at CSU Record: 4-4 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. CSU at UNLV Record: 5-0-1 Robert Herbert 56 16 72 1-2 0-0 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 41 (56-15 in 1980) CSU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 35 (45-10 in 2004) DB Robert Herbert

✯ UNLV will be attempting to win its conference opener for GAME the first time since 1995 when it was in the Big West.

✯ This game begins a stretch of five straight games UNLV has to play vs. Mountain West teams that posted a winning regular-season record a year ago.

✯ Excluding one blowout CSU win in 2004, this annual matchup has been decided by four points or less over the last 5 six years (a remarkable 11 total points). Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (34,400)

88 ✯ THE NEW MEXICO GAME ✯

October 14 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 7:00 pm PDT Sept. 2 PORTLAND STATE (6-5, 4-4 MWC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 9 at New Mexico St. W, 24-22 UNLV* Sept. 16 MISSOURI W, 45-35 at Missouri Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 23 UTEP W, 38-21 NEW MEXICO ST. Sept. 30 at Air Force* L, 21-13 at UTEP COACHING STAFF Oct. 7 WYOMING* L, 49-28 at TCU* Head Coach: Rocky Long Oct. 14 at UNLV* L, 27-24 BYU* Alma Mater: New Mexico ‘74 Oct. 19 UTAH* W, 27-24 at Wyoming* Career Record (Years): 46-50 (8 years) Oct. 28 at Colorado State* W, 47-24 at San Diego St.* Record at UNM (Years): 46-50 (8 years) Nov. 11 TCU* L, 35-25 COLORADO ST.* Football Office Phone: (505) 925-5700 Nov. 18 at BYU* W, 31-27 at Utah* Head Coach Nov. 25 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 42-24 at Air Force* Assistants: Bob Toledo, Offensive Rocky Long Coordinator, San Francisco State ‘68; Dan *MWC Game Dodd, Drake ‘78, Special Teams Coordinator; Osia Lewis, Oregon State ‘86, Defensive Coordinator; Troy Reffett, UTEP ’90, Cornerbacks; Lenny Rodriguez, San Diego ’78, Defensive Line; Cornell Jackson, Sterling College ‘86, Running Backs; Danny Gonzales, Safeties/Punters, New Mexico ‘98; SCHOOL INFORMATION Bob Stanley, Offensive Line, Texas ‘68; Todd Throckmorton, Tight Ends, Location: Albuquerque, N.M. Missouri Western ‘87. Enrollment: 26,500 TEAM INFORMATION President: David W. Harris (Acting) 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 6-5 (4-4/T4th) Nickname: Lobos Most Recent Bowl: 2004 Emerald Bowl Colors: Cherry and Silver (L. Navy, 34-19) Conference: Mountain West Off. Scheme: Multiple Athletics Director: Paul Krebs Def. Scheme: 3-3-5 Stadium (Opened): University (1960) Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 36 (18/16/2) Capacity: 38,634 Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 22 (11/10/1) Surface: Natural Grass Starters Lost (O/D/S): 12 (5/6/1) Starters Returning (Offense): Kole McKamey, QB; Travis Brown, MEDIA INFORMATION WR; Thomas Wilson, WR; Bo Greer, OL; Anthony Kilby, OL; Robert Turner, Sports Information Contact: Greg Remington OL. SID Address: 1414 University SE Starters Returning (Defense): Quincy Black, LB; Cody Kase, LB; Albuquerque, NM 87106 Blake Ligon, DB; DeAndre Wright, DB. Office Telephone: (505) 925-5520 Starters Returning (Specialists): Kenny Byrd, K; Jon O’Brien, DS; Cell Telephone: (505) 710-7911 FAX: (505) 925-5529 E-mail address: [email protected] RETURNING LEADERS Internet address: www.golobos.com RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Press Box Phone: (505) 925-5573 Kole McKamey 119 429 3.6 4 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD SERIES INFORMATION Kole McKamey 144 231 9 1,682 13 Series Record: UNM leads 7-6 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: UNM won 24-22 in Travis Brown 35 245 7.0 2 Albuquerque on Sept. 5, 2005 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV at UNM Record: 3-5 Quincy Black 29 34 63 3.5-20 1.5-16 UNM at UNLV Record: 2-3 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 65 (72-7 in 1980) OT Robert Turner UNM’s Largest Margin of Victory: 28 (49-21 in 1982)

✯ This game, which marks UNLV’s debut on CSTV, will be played on national television for the second straight season after appearing on GAME ESPN2 a year ago.

✯ The last three games in this series were decided by a combined eight points, including last year’s 24-22 nail-biter.

✯ These teams played each other from 1978-82 when UNLV first thought itself headed to the WAC but never faced each other when they were in the league together from 1996-98. 6 ✯ UNLV’s biggest-ever margin of victory came at UNM when it downed the Lobos 72-7 in 1980. University Stadium (38,634)

89 ✯ THE BYU GAME ✯

October 21 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 12:00 pm PDT Sept. 2 at Arizona (6-6, 5-3 MWC) LaVell Edwards Stadium Sept. 9 TULSA L, 20-3 BOSTON COLLEGE Sept. 16 at Boston College W, 45-10 EASTERN ILLINOIS Provo, Utah Sept. 23 UTAH STATE L, 51-50 (OT) TCU* Sept. 28 at TCU* L, 31-10 at San Diego State* COACHING STAFF Oct. 7 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 27-24 at New Mexico* Head Coach: Oct. 21 UNLV* W, 24-14 COLORADO STATE* Alma Mater: Oregon State, ‘88 Oct. 28 at Air Force* L, 49-23 at Notre Dame Career Record (Years): 6-6 (2 years) Nov. 4 at Colorado State* W, 62-41 AIR FORCE* Record at BYU (Years): 6-6 (2 years) Nov. 9 WYOMING* W, 55-14 at UNLV* Football Office Phone: (801) 378-2916 Nov. 18 NEW MEXICO* W, 35-21 at Wyoming* Head Coach Nov. 25 at Air Force* L, 41-34 UTAH* Assistants: Lance Reynolds, BYU ‘80, Bronco Mendenhall L, 35-28 vs. Cal^ Associate Head Coach/Running Backs; Robert *MWC Game ^Las Vegas Bowl Anae, BYU ‘86, Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers; , BYU’ 01, Quarterbacks; Jeff Grimes, UTEP ‘91, Offensive Line; Patrick Higgins, SCHOOL INFORMATION Wiliam Penn ‘86, Outside Receivers/Special Teams; Steve Kaufusi, BYU ‘94, Location: Provo, Utah Defensive Line; Barry Lamb, Oregon ‘78, Outside Linebackers; Paul Tidwell, Enrollment: 33,278 Southern Utah ‘79, Inside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator; Jaime Hill, San President: Cecil O. Samuelson Francisco State ‘86, Secondary. Nickname: Cougars Colors: Dark Blue and White TEAM INFORMATION Conference: Mountain West 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 6-6 (5-3/T2nd) Athletics Director: Tom Holmoe Most Recent Bowl: 2005 Las Vegas Bowl Stadium (Opened): LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964) (L. Cal, 35-28) Capacity: 64,045 Off. Scheme: Spread Surface: Natural Grass Def. Scheme: 3-4 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 40 (18/20/0) MEDIA INFORMATION Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 23 (7/15/1) Sports Information Contact: Jeff Reynolds Starters Lost (O/D/S): 11 (4/7/0) SID Address: 30 SFH, Provo, UT 84602-2239 Starters Returning (Offense): Matt Allen, WR; John Beck, QB; Office Telephone: (801) 422-4909 Curtis Brown, RB; Johnny Harline, WR; Eddie Keele, OL; Jake Kuresa, OL; Cell Telephone: (801) 372-2080 Nathan Meikle, WR, Dallas Reynolds, OL. FAX: (801) 422-0633 Starters Returning (Defense): Kayle Buchanan, CB; Cameron E-mail address: [email protected] Jensen, LB; Dustin Gabriel, DB; Justin Robinson, CB Internet address: www.byucougars.com Starters Returning (Specialists): Derek McLaughlin, P; Jared Press Box Phone: (801) 422-2609 McLaughlin, K. SERIES INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Series Record: BYU leads 10-3 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: BYU won 55-14 in Curtis Brown 210 1,123 5.3 14 Provo on Nov. 5, 2005 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD UNLV at BYU Record: 3-3 John Beck 331 513 13 3,709 27 BYU at UNLV Record: 6-0 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UNLV vs. BYU Neutral Site Record: 0-1 Johnny Harline 63 853 13.5 5 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 21 (24-3 in 2002) TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. BYU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 41 (55-14 in 2005) Cameron Jensen 44 40 84 6-17 1-6

QB John Beck

✯ UNLV, which has never beaten BYU in Las Vegas, boasts a 3- GAME 3 record against the Cougars in Provo, including two straight victories at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

✯ Second-year UNLV offensive line coach Keith Uperesa was an All-WAC tackle at BYU (1974-77) and later served as a graduate assistant for the Cougars (1985-86).

✯ Former Rebel offensive line coach (1997-98) is in his second season as offensive coordinator for the Cougars 7 while safeties coach Barry Lamb was an assistant at UNLV from 1981-85. LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045)

90 ✯ THE UTAH GAME ✯

October 28 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 1:00 pm PDT Sept. 2 at UCLA (7-5, 4-4 MWC) Sept. 9 NORTHERN ARIZONA W, 27-24 ARIZONA Rice-Eccles Stadium Sept. 16 at Utah State W, 31-7 UTAH STATE , Utah Sept. 23 at San Diego State* L, 23-20 (OT) at TCU* Sept. 30 BOISE STATE W, 38-35 AIR FORCE* COACHING STAFF Oct. 5 TCU* L, 31-17 at North Carolina* L, 21-17 at Colorado State* Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham Oct. 14 at Wyoming* L, 28-19 SAN DIEGO STATE* Alma Mater: BYU ‘84 Oct. 19 at New Mexico* W, 42-32 at UNLV* Career Record (Years): 7-5 (2 years) Oct. 28 UNLV* W, 43-13 WYOMING* Record at Utah (Years): 7-5 (2 years) Nov. 11 COLORADO STATE* L, 31-27 NEW MEXICO* Football Office Phone: (801) 581-7684 Nov. 18 at Air Force* Head Coach Nov. 25 BYU* W, 41-34 (OT) at BYU* Kyle Whittingham W, 38-10 vs. ^ Assistants: Gary Anderson, Utah ‘86, *MWC Game ^Emerald Bowl Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line; Andy Ludwig, Portland State ‘88, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Jay Boulware, Texas ‘96, Tight Ends/Co- Special Teams; Charlie Dickey, Arizona ‘87, Offensive Line; Jay Hill, Utah ‘99, SCHOOL INFORMATION Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams; Derrick Odum, Utah ‘93, Safeties; Aaron Location: Salt Lake City, UT Roderick, BYU ‘98, Wide Receivers; Dave Schramm, San Diego State ‘99, Enrollment: 29,012 Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator; Kalani Sitake, BYU ‘00, Inside President: Dr. Michael K. Young Linebackers. Nickname: Utes Colors: Crimson and White TEAM INFORMATION Conference: Mountain West 2004 Record (Conf./Finish): 7-5 (4-4/T4th) Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill Most Recent Bowl: 2005 Emerald Bowl Stadium (Opened): Rice-Eccles (D. Georgia Tech, 38-10) (1927/renovated in 1998) Off. Scheme: Pro Style Capacity: 45,017 Def. Scheme: 4-3 Surface: FieldTurf Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 35 (16/17/2) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 29 (12/14/3) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Lost (O/D/S): 11 (6/3/2) Sports Information Contact: Liz Abel Starters Returning (Offense): Jason Boone, OL; Brent Casteel, SID Address: Huntsman Center WR; Robert Conley, OL; Brian Hernandez, WR; Brian Johnson, QB; Derek 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Richards, WR; Tavo Tupola, OL. Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 Starters Returning (Defense): Kyle Brady, LB; Martail Burnett, DE; Office Telephone: (801) 581-3511 Casey Evans, DB; Joe Jiannoni, LB; Sole Lefiti, DL; Kelly Talavou, DL; Steve Tate, Cell Telephone: (801) 209-6346 DB; Eric Weddle, DB. FAX: (801) 581-4358 Starters Returning (Kickers): Louie Sakoda, P. E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.UtahUtes.com Press Box Phone: (801) 581-8210 RETURNING LEADERS RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD SERIES INFORMATION Brian Johnson 152 478 3.1 8 Series Record: Utah leads 10-1 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Last Meeting: Utah won 42-32 in Las Vegas Brian Johnson 48 77 2 642 8 on Oct. 22, 2005 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UNLV at UU Record: 0-5 Brian Hernandez 39 709 18.2 3 UU at UNLV Record: 5-1 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 2 (43-41 in 1979) Casey Evans 43 46 89 4-16 2-7 UU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 41 (69-28 in 1981) DB Eric Weddle

GAME ✯ Rebel head coach Mike Sanford, linebackers coach Kurt Barber and offensive line coach Keith Uperesa all were members of Utah’s 2004 Mountain West Conference champion staff.

✯ UNLV looks for its first win over Utah since downing the Utes 43-41 in their first meeting back in 1979.

✯ Utah and TCU, are the only teams the Rebels have not 8 defeated in Mountain West Conference play. Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,017) 91 ✯ THE TCU GAME ✯

November 4 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 12:00 pm PST Sept. 3 at Baylor (11-1, 8-0 MWC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 9 UC DAVIS W, 17-10 at Oklahoma Sept. 16 TEXAS TECH L, 21-10 at SMU Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 28 BYU* W, 23-20 (OT) UTAH* Oct. 5 at Utah* W, 51-50 (OT) at BYU* COACHING STAFF Oct. 21 at Army W, 49-28 NEW MEXICO* Head Coach: Gary Patterson Oct. 28 WYOMING* W, 28-14 at Wyoming* Alma Mater: Kansas State ‘83 Nov. 4 at UNLV* W, 38-17 ARMY Career Record (Years): 43-18 (5 years) Nov. 11 at New Mexico* W, 48-10 at Air Force* Record at TCU (Years): 43-18 (5 years) Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 23-20 at San Diego State* Football Office Phone: (817) 257-7970 Nov. 25 at Colorado State* W, 33-6 COLORADO STATE* Head Coach Dec. 2 AIR FORCE* W, 51-3 UNLV* Assistants: Jarrett Anderson, New Mexico Gary Patterson W, 27-24 vs. Iowa State^ ‘93, Wide Receivers; , Arkansas ‘73, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line; Chad Glasgow, Oklahoma State *MWC Game ^Houston Bowl ‘95, Safeties; Charles McMillian, Utah State ‘95, Cornerbacks; Tony Tademy, Louisiana Tech ‘83, Linebackers; Mike Schultz, Sam Houston State ‘79, Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs; Dan Sharp, TCU ‘85, Tight Ends/Special SCHOOL INFORMATION Teams; Eddie Williamson, Davidson ‘74, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line; Location: Fort Worth, Texas Dick Winder, Utah State ‘64, Quarterbacks. Enrollment: 8,632 Chancellor: Dr. Victor J. Boschini Jr. Nickname: Horned Frogs TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Purple and White 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 11-1 (8-0/1st) Conference: Mountain West Most Recent Bowl: 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl Athletics Director: Dr. Daniel B. Morrison Jr. (D. Iowa State 27-24) Stadium (Opened): Amon G. Carter (1930) Off. Scheme: Multiple Capacity: 44,008 Def. Scheme: 4-2-5 Surface: Natural Grass Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 52 (24/24/4) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 23 (13/9/1) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Lost (O/D/S): 11 (5/5/1) Sports Information Contact: Mark Cohen Starters Returning (Offense): Chad Andrus, TE; Jeff Ballard, QB; Aaron SID Address: TCU Box 297600, Brown, TB; Michael DePriest, WR; Quentily Harmon, WR; Lonta Hobbs, TB; William Fort Worth, TX, 76129 Jackson, FB; Donald Massey, WR; Robert Merrill, TB; Herbert Taylor, OL. Office Telephone: (817) 257-5394 Starters Returning (Defense): Tommy Blake, DE; Eric Buchanan, DB; David Cell Telephone: (817) 343-2017 Hawthorne, LB; Robert Henson, LB; Chase Ortiz, DE; Jason Phillips, LB; Marvin White, WS. FAX: (817) 257-7964 Starters Returning (Specialists): Brian Cartney, P; Peter LoCoco, K0; E-mail address: [email protected] Chris Manfredini, PK; Jared Retkofsky, LS Internet address: www.gofrogs.com RETURNING LEADERS Press Box Phone: (817) 257-7981 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Robert Merrill 187 911 4.9 10 SERIES INFORMATION PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Series Record: TCU leads 3-1 Jeff Ballard 139 232 7 1,801 13 Last Meeting: TCU won 51-3 in Fort Worth RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD on Nov. 12, 2005 Quentily Harmon28 318 11.4 1 UNLV at TCU Record: 0-2 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. TCU at UNLV Record: 1-1 Jason Phillips 41 30 71 8.5-18 1-5 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 2 (21-19 in 1997) TCU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 48 (51-3 in 2005) DE Tommy Blake

✯ The Horned Frogs travel to Las Vegas for the first time since GAME 1998 when both schools were members of the 16-team WAC. ✯ This game will serve as Homecoming for UNLV, which is 21-17 all-time in the annual celebrations.

✯ TCU was the only ranked team the Rebels faced in 2005.

✯ Two former UNLV head coaches now lead Horned Frog programs: baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle and women’s soccer coach Dan 9 Abdalla. Amon G. Carter Stadium (44,008)

92 ✯ THE SAN DIEGO STATE GAME ✯

November 11 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS 5:00 pm PST Aug. 31 UTEP (5-7, 4-4 MWC) Qualcomm Stadium Sept. 16 at Wisconsin L, 44-21 UCLA Sept. 23 UTAH* L, 41-29 at Air Force* San Diego, Calif. Sept. 30 at San Jose State L, 27-6 at Ohio State Oct. 7 at BYU* W, 52-21 SAN JOSE STATE COACHING STAFF Oct. 21 AIR FORCE* W, 31-10 BYU* Head Coach: Chuck Long Oct. 28 CAL POLY L, 13-10 at UNLV* Alma Mater: Iowa ‘85 Nov. 4 at Wyoming* W, 28-19 at Utah* Career Record (Years): First Year Nov. 11 UNLV* L, 47-24 NEW MEXICO* Record at SDSU (Years): First Year Nov. 18 at TCU* L, 23-20 TCU* Football Office Phone: (619) 594-6769 Nov. 25 at New Mexico* W, 30-10 at Colorado State* Head Coach Dec. 2 COLORADO STATE* W, 34-21 WYOMING* Assistants: Del Miller, Central College ‘72, Chuck Long L, 49-38 at Hawai’i Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Jonathan *MWC Game Himebauch, USC ‘98, Offensive Line; Larry Holton, Iowa State ‘70, Running Backs; LeCharls Daniel, Cal Poly ‘81, Wide Receivers; Toby Neinas, Missouri ‘95, Tight Ends/ Special Teams; Bob Elliott, Iowa ‘76, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator; SCHOOL INFORMATION Joe Bob Clements, Kansas State ‘99, Defensive Line; William Inge, Iowa ‘96, Location: San Diego, Calif. Linebackers; Thom Kaumeyer, Regents ‘93, Defensive Backs. Enrollment: 35,887 President: Dr. Stephen L. Weber TEAM INFORMATION Symbol: Aztecs 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 5-7 (4-4/T4th) Colors: Scarlet and Black Most Recent Bowl: 1998 Las Vegas Bowl Conference: Mountain West (L. North Carolina, 20-13) Athletics Director: Jeff Schemmel Off. Scheme: Multiple Stadium (Opened): Qualcomm (1967) Def. Scheme: Multiple Capacity: 54,000 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 41 (18/20/3) Surface: Natural Grass Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 17 (11/6/0) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 8 (5/3/0) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Brandyn Dombrowski, OL; Will Sports Information Contact: Mike May Robinson, OL; Eric Miclot, TE; Kevin O’Connell, QB; Lynell Hamilton, RB; SID Address: Media Relations, Athletic Dept., Chazeray Schilens, WR. San Diego, CA 92182-4309 Starters Returning (Defense): Antwan Applewhite, DE; Nick Office Telephone: (619) 594-5547 Osborn, DL; Jonathan Bailes, NT; Russell Allen, LB; Joe Martin, LB; Donny Cell Telephone: (619) 957-8372 Baker, DB; Terrell Maze, DB; Reggie Grigsby, DB. FAX: (619) 582-6541 Starters Returning (Specialists): Michael Hughes, P; Garrett E-mail address: [email protected] Palmer, PK; Tyler Schmitt, LS. Internet address: www.goaztecs.com Press Box Phone: (619) 281-0405 RETURNING LEADERS RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD SERIES INFORMATION Lynell Hamilton 190 819 4.3 9 Series Record: SDSU leads 8-7 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Last Meeting: UNLV won 13-10 Kevin O’Connell 233 375 12 2,663 19 in Las Vegas on Oct. 8, 2005 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UNLV at SDSU Record: 3-5 Chazeray Schilens 34 441 13.0 2 SDSU at UNLV Record: 3-4 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 28 (31-3 in 2001) Reggie Grigsby 57 33 90 1-2 0-0 SDSU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 30 (37-7 in 1999)

RB Lynell Hamilton

✯ The winning team in this series has scored less than 20 points GAME only twice – in 2003 and just last year. ✯ Sergio Aguayo’s two career-long 52-yard field goals lifted UNLV to a 13-10 victory last year, which snapped the Aztecs’ five-game winning streak vs. the Rebels.

✯ First-year SDSU assistant coach Jonathan Himebauch twice was a member of the UNLV staff as a graduate assistant in 2000-01 and 10 OL coach in 2004. Qualcomm Stadium (54,000)

93 ✯ THE WYOMING GAME ✯

November 18 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 RESULTS Sept. 2 UTAH STATE (4-7, 2-6 MWC) 4:00 pm PST Sept. 9 at Virginia L, 32-14 at Florida Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 16 BOISE STATE W, 38-0 UL-MONROE Sept. 23 AIR FORCE* W, 29-28 at Air Force* Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 30 at Syracuse W, 24-14 at Ole Miss Oct. 7 at New Mexico* W, 42-17 UNLV* COACHING STAFF Oct. 14 UTAH* L, 28-14 TCU* Head Coach: Joe Glenn Oct. 21 COLORADO STATE* L, 27-24 NEW MEXICO* Alma Mater: South Dakota ‘71 Oct. 28 at TCU* L, 39-31 at Colorado State* Career Record (Years): 173-79-1 (22 years) Nov. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 43-13 at Utah* Record at Wyoming (Years): 15-20 (3 years) Nov. 9 at BYU* L, 35-21 BYU* Football Office Phone: (307) 766-3155 Nov. 18 at UNLV* L, 34-21 at San Diego State* Head Coach *MWC game Assistants: Mike Breske, South Dakota State Joe Glenn ‘81, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary; Marty English, Northern Colorado ‘86, Linebackers; Chris Knutsen, Valparaiso ‘77, Special Teams; Lance Robinson, Montana ‘97, Defensive Line; Billy SCHOOL INFORMATION Cockhill, Montana ‘94, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Bryan Applewhite, Location: Laramie, Wyo. Northern Colorado ‘98, Running Backs; Chad Germer, Montana ‘93, Offensive Enrollment: 13,207 Line; Harvey Patton, Northern Colorado ‘94, Tight Ends; Ron Wisniewski, President: Dr. Tom Buchanan Rutgers ‘87, Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers. Nickname: Cowboys Colors: Brown & Gold Conference: Mountain West Athletics Director: TBA TEAM INFORMATION Stadium (Opened): War Memorial (1950) 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 4-7 (2-6/8th) Capacity: 32,580 Most Recent Bowl: 2004 Las Vegas Bowl Surface: Desso Football Pro (D. UCLA, 24-21) Off. Scheme: One-Back Def. Scheme: 3-4/Multiple MEDIA INFORMATION Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 43 (19/24/0) Sports Information Contact: Kevin McKinney Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 27 (14/10/3) SID Address: Dept. 3414, 100 E. University Ave. Starters Lost (O/D/S): 12 (5/5/2) Laramie, WY 82071 Starters Returning (Offense): Michael Ford, WR; Kyle Howard, Office Telephone: (307) 766-2290 OL; Chase Johnson, OL; Jason Karcher, OL; Hunter Richards, OL; Wynel Cell Telephone: (307) 760-7845 Seldon, RB. FAX: (307) 766-2346 Starters Returning (Defense): Luke Chase, LB; Adam Diehl, LB; E-mail address: [email protected] Ward Dobbs, LB; Austin Hall, LB; Jake Mayes, DT; John Wendling, DB. Internet address: www.wyomingathletics.com Starters Returning (Specialists): N/A Press Box Phone: (307) 766-2222 SERIES INFORMATION RETURNING LEADERS Series Record: UNLV leads 8-6 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: Wyoming won 42-17 in Wynel Seldon 187 871 4.7 11 Laramie on Oct. 1, 2005 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD UNLV at UW Record: 4-3 Jacob Doss 7 13 1 49 1 UW at UNLV Record: 3-4 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 21 (47-26 in 2001) Michael Ford 29 421 14.5 0 UW’s Largest Margin of Victory: 25 (42-17 in 2005) TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. John Wendling 45 30 75 1-4 1-4

DB John Wendling

GAME ✯ UNLV will be looking for sixth victory in the last seven years vs. Wyoming.

✯ These two teams have played into overtime the last two meetings in Las Vegas with the Rebels earning their only OT victory with a 49-48 final in 2002.

✯ The winning team in this series has reached at least 32 points in 12 of last 13 meetings (overall average series score: 11 37-26). War Memorial Stadium (32,580)

94 ✯ THE AIR FORCE GAME ✯

November 24 2006 SCHEDULE 2005 SCHEDULE 4:00 pm PST Sept. 9 at Tennessee (4-7, 3-5 MWC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 23 at Wyoming* W, 20-17 at Washington Sept. 30 NEW MEXICO* W, 41-29 SAN DIEGO STATE* Las Vegas, Nev. Oct. 7 NAVY L, 29-28 WYOMING* Oct. 12 COLORADO STATE* L, 38-35 at Utah* COACHING STAFF Oct. 21 at San Diego State* L, 41-23 at Colorado State* Head Coach: Fisher DeBerry Oct. 28 BYU* L, 27-24 at Navy Alma Mater: Wofford ‘60 Nov. 3 at Army W, 42-7 UNLV* Career Record (Years): 165-101-1 (22 years) L, 48-10 TCU* Record at AFA (Years): 165-101-1 (22 years Nov. 11 NOTRE DAME Football Office Phone: (719) 333-3836 Nov. 18 UTAH* L, 62-41 at BYU* Head Coach Nov. 24 at UNLV* L, 27-24 ARMY Assistants: Richard Bell, Arkansas ’59, Def. Fisher DeBerry Dec. 2 at TCU* W, 42-24 at New Mexico* Coordinator/Inside Linebackers; Ron Burton, North Carolina ‘87, Defensive Line; Dean Campbell, Texas ’72, Secondary; Dick Enga, *MWC Game Minnesota ’63, Tight Ends; Pete Hurt, Mississippi College ‘78, Offensive Line; Brian Knorr, Air Force ‘86, Falcon Backs; Tom Miller, Cortland State ‘69, Special Teams; Capt. Blane Morgan, Air Force ‘99, Wide Receivers; Chuck Peterson, Air Force ‘85, Offensive SCHOOL INFORMATION Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Maj. Steve Senn, Air Force ‘90, JV Head Coach; Capt. Jemal Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Singleton, Air Force ‘99, Running Backs; Paul Hamilton, Appalachian State ‘81, Fullbacks. Enrollment: 4,000 Superintendent: Lt. General John Rosa TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Falcons 2005 Record (Conf./Finish): 4-7 (3-5/7th) Colors: Blue and Silver Most Recent Bowl: 2002 San Francisco Bowl Conference: Mountain West (L. Virginia Tech, 20-13) Athletics Director: Dr. Hans Mueh Off. Scheme: Triple Option Stadium (Opened): Falcon (1962) Def. Scheme: Multiple Capacity: 46,692 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 40 (21/15/4) Surface: FieldTurf Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 21 (10/9/2) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 12 (4/6/2) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Robert Kraay, OL; Tyler Dohallow, Sports Information Contact: Troy Garnhart OL; Curtis Grantham, OL; Shaun Carney, QB; Jacobe Kendrick, FB; Chad SID Address: 2169 Field House Dr. Hall, RB; Justin Handley, FB. USAF Academy, CO 80840 Starters Returning (Defense): Gilberto Perez, DE; Drew Fowler, Office Telephone: (719) 333-9263 LB; Carson Bird, DB; Chris Sutton, DB; Bobby Giannini, DB. Cell Telephone: (719) 440-6134 Starters Returning (Specialists): Bryan Jones, LS. FAX: (719) 333-3798 E-mail address: [email protected] RETURNING LEADERS Internet address: www.goairforcefalcons.com RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Press Box Phone: (719) 333-1100 Shaun Carney 170 710 4.2 11 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD SERIES INFORMATION Shaun Carney 95 148 7 1,393 7 Series Record: AFA leads 8-3 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: AFA won 42-7 in Colorado Chad Hall 16 139 8.7 1 Springs on Oct. 15, 2005 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV at AFA Record: 1-4 Bobby Giannini 49 43 92 2.5-4 0-0 AFA at UNLV Record: 4-2 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 24 (34-10 in 2001) AFA’s Largest Margin of Victory: 48 (65-17 in 1996) QB Shaun Carney

GAME ✯ UNLV defensive coordinator Vic Shealy spent six seasons coaching the Air Force secondary.

✯ The winning team in this series has averaged 37 points a game.

✯ Air Force is the only service academy UNLV has ever faced in football.

✯ This game marks the second straight year the Rebels close at 12 home after five-straight seasons finishing on the road. UNLV is 5-1-1 all-time in games played on Friday. Falcon Stadium (46,551)

95 ✯ OPPONENT RECORDS ✯

TEAM Fewest Points Scored PASSING Game: 0, North Texas (2000) Most Passing Attempts RUSHING 0, CS Fullerton (1983) 67 John Beck, BYU (2004) Most Rushing Attempts 0, UTEP (1978) 61 Timmy Chang, Hawaii (2003) Game: 74, Air Force (1999) 0, Northeast La. (1973) 60 Casey Bramlet, Wyoming (2001) Season: 587 (1981) 0, CS Los Angeles (1972) 58 Terry Nugent, Colorado State (1982) Fewest Attempts Rushing 0, Adams State College (1971) 57 Gym Kimball, Utah State (1984) Game: 14, Houston (1990) 0, Oregon Tech (1970) Most Passing Completions Season: 430 (1991) 0, Cal Tech (1968) 41 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, Reno (1995) Most Net Yards Season: 151 (1973) 37 Timmy Chang, Hawaii (2003) Game: 586, Iowa State (1995) Most Touchdowns 34 (three times) last time John Beck, Season: 3228 (1996) Game: 9, BYU (1996) BYU (2004) Fewest Net Yards 9, Air Force (1996) Most Passing Yards Game: 8, Long Beach State (1986) 9, Tennessee (1996) 552 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, Reno (1995) Season: 1447 (1973) 9, Houston (1989) 546 Cody Ledbetter, New Mexico State (1995) Most Touchdowns Season: 71 (1996) 538 Chris Vargas, Nevada, Reno (1993) Game: 8, Northern Illinois (1995) 453 Casey Bramlett, Wyoming (2002) Season: 48 (1995) TURNOVERS 426 Cody Ledbetter, New Mexico State (1993) Most Most Passing Touchdowns PASSING Game: 10, Oregon State (1990) 7 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, Reno (1995) Most Attempts Season: 49 (1979) 7 Chris Vargas, Nevada, Reno (1993) Game: 68, BYU (2004) 49 (1975) 5 (five times) last time Casey Bramlett, Season: 446 (1984) Most Fumbles Lost Wyoming (2002) Fewest Attempts Game: 6, Oregon State (1990) Most Thrown Game: 3, Tennessee Tech (1985) Season: 27 (1979) 5 Dave Henigan, Pacific (1992) Season: 188 (1971) Most Interceptions Thrown 5Vern Harris, Idaho State (1984) Most Completions Game: 5, Pacific (1992) Game: 41, Nevada, Reno (1995) 5, Idaho State (1984) RECEIVING Season: 228 (1984) 5, Utah State (1983) Most Receptions Fewest Completions 5, San Jose State (1981) 18 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, Reno (1995) Game: 0, Southwestern La. (1985) Season: 23 (1987) 17 Ron Jenkins, Fresno State (1987) Season: 72 (1971) 23 (1974) 15 Ryan McGuffey, Wyoming (2001) Highest Completion Percentage 12 (five times) last time Caleb Spencer, Season: .662 (1996) Nevada, Reno (2005) Most Passing Yards INDIVIDUAL Most Receiving Yards Game: 558, Nevada, Reno (1993) RUSHING 237 Scottie Vines, Wyoming (2002) Season: 3288 (1996) Most Rushing Attempts 230 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, Reno (1995) Fewest Passing Yards 44 Chris Lemon, Nevada, Reno (1998) 212 Mike Senior, Nevada, Reno (1993) Game: 0, Southwestern La. (1985) 44 Jason Cooper, Louisiana Tech (1993) 203 Todd White, CS Fullerton (1987) Season: 1168 (1971) 43 Nathan DuPree, San Jose State (1992) 196 Will Blackwell, San Diego State (1996) Most Touchdown Passes Most Rushing Yards Most Receiving Touchdowns Game: 7, Nevada, Reno (1995) 302 Troy Davis, Iowa State (1995) 4 Lucious Davis, New Mexico State (1993) Season: 30 (1996) 286 Nathan DuPree, San Jose State (1992) 278 Robert Trice, CS Northridge (1993) TOTAL OFFENSE TOTAL OFFENSE 275 George Jones, San Diego State (1996) 559 Cody Ledbetter, New Mexico State (1995) Most Total Offensive Plays 274 Brian Pruitt, Central Michigan (1994) 543 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, Reno (1995) Game: 102, San Jose State (1992) Most Rushing Touchdowns 537 Chris Vargas, Nevada, Reno (1993) Season: 943 (1984) 5Troy Davis, Iowa State (1995) Most Total Offensive Yards Game: 794, Nevada, Reno (1993) SCORING Season: 6516 (1996) POLL POSITIONS Most Touchdowns 5Troy Davis, Iowa State (1995) Fewest Total Offensive Yards UNLV is believed to have played 20 teams ranked in at Game: 114, Arkansas (2001) Most Field Goals least one of the two major polls at the time of the game. 5 Owen Pochman, BYU (1999) Season: 2733 (1973) The Rebels hold a 3-17 record against such competitors. RANK OPPONENT RESULT DATE FIRST DOWNS No. 2 at Tennessee L, 62-3 8-31-96 LONGEST PLAYS Most First Downs No. 8 KANSAS STATE L, 42-3 11-26-94 Pass Game: 38, Nevada, Reno (1995) No. 8 at BYU W, 45-41 10-10-81 87 QB Jack Hawley to WR Derrick Lewis, Season: 325 (1996) No. 9 at Utah L, 63-28 10-23-04 San Diego State (1999) No. 9 at Nebraska L, 48-6 10-1-88 Rush Most First Downs Rushing No. 10 SMU L, 38-21 12-1-84 Game: 25, Air Force (1999) 93 Solomon White, Tulsa (1994) No. 12 BYU L, 54-14 11-29-80 Field Goal Season: 157 (1996) No. 13 at Colorado State W, 36-33 11-30-02 Most First Downs Passing No. 14 at Tennessee L, 42-17 9-5-04 61 Jason Hanson, Washington State (1991) Game: 31, Nevada Reno (1995) No. 14 at Wisconsin W, 23-5 9-13-03 KO Return Season: 149 (1996) No. 14 at Wisconsin L, 52-7 8-19-98 100 Jason Jarday, Tulsa (1994) Fewest First Downs No. 16 NORTHWESTERN L, 37-28 9-7-01 100 Reggie Wilson, Utah (1981) Game: 5, Arkansas (2001) No. 18 at TCU L, 51-3 11-12-05 Punt Return No. 19 at BYU L, 63-28 10-12-96 Season: 156 (1971) 90 Darnell Clash, Wyoming (1981) No. 19 BYU L, 27-0 9-2-82 Return No. 19 BYU L, 29-0 10-23-99 99 Paul David, Hawai’i (1969) SCORING No. 20 BYU L, 35-31 9-29-01 Return Most Points Scored No. 21 at Wisconsin L, 18-3 9-11-04 100 Scoring: Dan Dawson, Rice (1998) Game: 69, Houston (1989) No. 22 at Clemson L, 24-14 9-4-93 63 Non-Scoring: Tim Sensley, USL (1994) Season: 551 (1996) No. 25 WISCONSIN L, 27-7 8-31-02

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