2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Chris Tormey (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Earley (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Boise State $		8	–	0					13	–	1
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					8	–	5
Hawaii		5	–	3					9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					6	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	8
UTEP		1	–	6					2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Chris Tormey, who was fired after the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Southern Utah (Div. I-AA)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 24–23	25,256
September 6	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 23–31	56,471
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	FSNBA	W 42–30	10,173
September 27	7:00 p.m.	SMU	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 12–9	21,128
October 4	7:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	ESPN	L 12–16	31,900
October 11	12:30 p.m.	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 28–17	70,149
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 28–21	17,816
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 34–42	22,157
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 42–52	13,011
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	KTVN	L 10–27	17,837
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 24–14	15,268
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	KTVN	L 3–56	27,440
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Southern Utah

Southern Utah at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds (Div. I-AA) 3 14 0 6 23 • Wolf Pack 7 7 7 3 24 Date: August 30, 2003 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 25,256 Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: High Overcast • Wind: Light N Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 13:24 SUU Steve Pulver 41–yard field goal SUU 3–0 1 07:14 NEV Logan Carter 0–yard fumble recovery (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–3 2 10:38 NEV Nichiren Flowers 10–yard pass from Jeff Rowe (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–3 2 10:25 SUU Christian Cox 91–yard kickoff return (Steve Pulver kick) NEV 14–10 2 08:35 SUU Michael Culpepper 9–yard pass from Casey Rehrer (Steve Pulver kick) SUU 17–14 3 02:42 NEV Willie Johnson 22–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–17 4 05:35 NEV Damon Fine 53–yard field goal NEV 24–17 4 03:06 SUU Wes Patterson 11–yard pass from Casey Rehrer (Steve Pulver kick blocked) NEV 24–23

See also: Southern Utah Thunderbirds football

At Oregon

Nevada at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 7 9 23 • Ducks 10 14 7 0 31 Date: September 6, 2003 Location: Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Game start: 12:40 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 56,471 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: W 9 MPH Referee: Brian O'Cain TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 11:54 ORE Jared Siegel 22–yard field goal ORE 3–0 1 08:01 ORE Demetrius Williams 11–yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 10–0 2 10:29 ORE Samie Parker 43–yard pass from Jason Fife (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 17–0 2 01:22 NEV Nichiren Flowers 27–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) ORE 17–7 2 00:05 ORE Samie Parker 39–yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 24–7 3 11:20 NEV Anthony Pudewell 11–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) ORE 24–14 3 06:04 ORE Keith Lewis 9–yard interception (Jared Siegel kick) ORE 31–14 4 14:30 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) ORE 31–20 4 09:48 NEV Damon Fine 27–yard field goal ORE 31–23

See also: 2003 Oregon Ducks football team

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 13 13 9 7 42 Spartans 0 10 14 6 30 Date: September 18, 2003 Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 10,173 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (FSNBA): N/A

Scoring summary 1 07:25 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 00:45 NEV Chance Kretschmer 7–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 13–0 2 10:40 SJSU Jeff Carr 35–yard field goal NEV 13–3 2 08:41 NEV Talib Wise 74–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 20–3 2 02:33 NEV Tony Moll 20–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 26–3 2 00:00 SJSU Gerald Jones 99–yard interception (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 26–10 3 13:02 NEV Andy Heiser 9–yard run (Talib Wise rush failed) NEV 32–10 3 12:47 SJSU Trestin George 99–yard kickoff return (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 32–17 3 05:41 NEV Damon Fine 38–yard field goal NEV 35–17 3 01:22 SJSU Courtney Anderson 5–yard pass from Scott Rislov (Jeff Carr kick) NEV 35–24 4 10:14 SJSU Jamall Broussard 27–yard pass from Scott Rislov (Lance Martin rush failed) NEV 35–30 4 04:19 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 42–30

See also: 2003 San Jose State Spartans football team

SMU

SMU at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 3 6 0 0 9 • Wolf Pack 0 0 9 3 12 Date: September 27, 2003 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 21,128 Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 07:43 SMU Chris McMurtray 33–yard field goal SMU 3–0 2 01:58 SMU Keylon Kincade 1–yard run (Tate Wallis rush failed) SMU 9–0 3 05:10 NEV Damon Fine 38–yard field goal SMU 9–3 3 02:44 NEV Logan Carter 40–yard interception (Damon Fine kick failed) TIE 9–9 4 01:13 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal NEV 12–9

See also: 2003 SMU Mustangs football team

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 3 0 3 10 16 Wolf Pack 6 3 3 0 12 Date: October 4, 2003 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 31,900 Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Broken Sky and No Rain • Wind: N 10 MPH Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (ESPN ): N/A

Scoring summary 1 10:57 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 26–yard field goal UNLV 3–0 1 05:43 NEV Chance Kretschmer 6–yard run (Damon Fine kick failed) NEV 6–3 2 00:03 NEV Damon Fine 24–yard field goal NEV 9–3 3 08:30 NEV Damon Fine 21–yard field goal NEV 12–3 3 03:25 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 33–yard field goal NEV 12–6 4 12:10 UNLV Dyante Perkins 29–yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 13–12 4 04:08 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 27–yard field goal UNLV 16–12

See also: 2003 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

At Washington

Nevada at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 0 14 0 28 Huskies 0 7 10 0 17 Date: October 11, 2003 Location: Husky Stadium Seattle, WA Game start: 12:41 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 70,149 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: S 3–5 MPH Referee: Dave Cutaia TV announcers (FSN): N/A

Scoring summary 1 05:07 NEV Maurice Mann 25–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 04:34 NEV Chris Handy 37–yard interception (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 00:35 WASH Rich Alexis 2–yard run (Evan Knudson kick) NEV 14–7 3 08:50 NEV Anthony Pudewell 8–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–7 3 05:44 WASH Evan Knudson 42–yard field goal NEV 21–10 3 03:55 NEV Talib Wise 7–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–10 3 03:11 WASH Reggie Williams 52–yard pass from Cody Pickett (Evan Knudson kick) NEV 28–17

See also: 2003 Washington Huskies football team

At Tulsa

Nevada at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 14 7 0 7 28 Golden Hurricane 0 7 0 14 21 Date: October 18, 2003 Location: Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes Game attendance: 17,816 Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8 MPH Referee: Gene Semko TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 10:47 NEV Chance Kretschmer 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 00:50 NEV Willie Johnson 31–yard pass from Andy Heiser (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 06:51 TULSA Uril Parrish 3–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) NEV 14–7 2 00:36 NEV Andy Heiser 5–yard pass from Chance Kretschmer (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–7 4 13:42 TULSA Uril Parrish 20–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) NEV 21–14 4 06:17 TULSA Uril Parrish 2–yard run (Brad DeVault kick) TIE 21–21 4 05:54 NEV Chance Kretschmer 30–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–21

See also: 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 0 13 15 14 42 Wolf Pack 14 7 7 6 34 Date: October 25, 2003 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 22,157 Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: High Clouds and Sunny • Wind: S 10–15 MPH Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 11:49 NEV B.J. Mitchell 2–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 01:36 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–0 2 14:49 LATECH Josh Scobee 24–yard field goal NEV 14–3 2 13:48 NEV Talib Wise 22–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–3 2 06:54 LATECH Ryan Moats 1–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) NEV 21–10 2 01:16 LATECH Josh Scobee 39–yard field goal NEV 21–13 3 12:11 LATECH D.J. Curry 4–yard pass from Luke McCown (Tramissian Davis pass) TIE 21–21 3 07:52 LATECH Ryan Moats 1–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) NEV 28–21 3 00:08 NEV B.J. Mitchell 5–yard run (Damon Fine kick) TIE 28–28 4 12:04 NEV Chance Kretschmer 6–yard run (Team kick failed) NEV 34–28 4 09:49 LATECH Tramissian Davis 30–yard pass from Luke McCown (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 35–34 4 06:13 LATECH Ryan Moats 69–yard run (Josh Scobee kick) LATECH 42–34

See also: 2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Rice

Nevada at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 14 14 7 42 • Owls 10 7 21 14 52 Date: November 1, 2003 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:07 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 13,011 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 10–15 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 1 09:10 NEV Chance Kretschmer 8–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 7–0 1 08:16 RICE Joe Don Wood 22–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brennan Landry kick) TIE 7–7 1 00:00 RICE Brennan Landry 28–yard field goal RICE 10–7 2 12:16 NEV Maurice Mann 39–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) NEV 14–10 2 08:21 RICE Kyle Herm 12–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 17–14 2 00:27 NEV Dell McGee 15–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) NEV 21–17 3 11:04 RICE Joe Moore 32–yard pass from Kyle Herm (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 24–21 3 08:43 NEV Tony Moll 10–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) NEV 28–24 3 07:34 RICE Terry Holley 22–yard interception (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 31–28 3 04:41 NEV Chance Kretschmer 9–yard run (Damon Fine kick) NEV 35–31 3 01:57 RICE Thomas Lott 22–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 38–35 4 10:45 RICE Kyle Herm 95–yard run (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 45–35 4 07:00 NEV B.J. Mitchell 19–yard run (Damon Fine kick) RICE 45–42 4 01:41 RICE Raymorris Barnes 69–yard fumble recovery (Brennan Landry kick) RICE 52–45

See also: 2003 Rice Owls football team

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 21 0 3 3 27 Wolf Pack 3 0 0 7 10 Date: November 8, 2003 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 17,837 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Possible Rain and Snow • Wind: 5–10 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (KTVN): N/A

Scoring summary 1 09:18 FS Mark Wood 5–yard pass from Paul Pinegar (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 7–0 1 07:32 FS Bryson Sumlin 1–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 14–0 1 05:22 FS Dwayne Wright 3–yard run (Brett Visintainer kick) FS 21–0 1 00:31 NEV Damon Fine 39–yard field goal FS 21–3 3 05:40 FS Brett Visintainer 42–yard field goal FS 24–3 4 09:16 NEV Tim Fleming 58–yard pass from Andy Hesier (Damon Fine kick) FS 24–10 4 05:25 FS Brett Visintainer 22–yard field goal FS 27–10

See also: 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 0 0 14 0 14 • Wolf Pack 0 6 15 3 24 Date: November 15, 2003 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 15,268 Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Possible Rain • Wind: 15 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (None): None

Scoring summary 2 07:13 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal NEV 3–0 2 03:29 NEV Damon Fine 42–yard field goal NEV 6–0 3 10:48 UH Chad Owens 39–yard pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick) UH 7–6 3 10:37 UH Travis LaBoy 16–yard fumble recovery (Justin Ayat kick) UH 14–6 3 06:17 NEV Chance Kretschmer 1–yard run (Andy Heiser pass failed) UH 14–12 3 06:06 NEV Derek Kennard Jr. 11–yard interception (Andy Heiser pass failed) NEV 18–14 3 01:58 NEV Damon Fine 25–yard field goal NEV 21–14 4 11:08 NEV Damon Fine 23–yard field goal NEV 24–14

See also: 2003 Hawaii Warriors football team

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 0 3 • No. 18 Broncos 21 21 14 0 56 Date: November 29, 2003 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 27,440 Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: SE 13 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (KTVN): N/A

Scoring summary 1 14:37 BSU Tony McPherson 76–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 7–0 1 09:21 BSU Ryan Dinwiddie 1–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 14–0 1 01:21 BSU Ryan Dinwiddie 1–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 21–0 2 09:02 BSU David Mikell 8–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 28–0 2 07:11 BSU T. J. Acree 44–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 35–0 2 00:42 BSU Lawrence Bady 46–yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 42–0 3 08:40 BSU David Mikell 5–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 49–0 3 05:35 NEV Damon Fine 28–yard field goal BSU 49–3 3 01:32 BSU Jared Zabransky 1–yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 56–3

See also: 2003 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry