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Strong passes for 6 TDs, Nevada beats New Mexico St. 55-28
RENO, Nev. (AP) Carson Strong threw a career-high six touchdown passes - four in the second quarter - and Nevada cruised to a 55-28 win over New Mexico State on Saturday night.
Strong, who did not play in the fourth quarter, finished 25-of-32 passing for 377 yards with one interception.
But Strong got off to a rocky start. He threw an interception on Nevada's first offensive play from scrimmage and the Wolf Pack (4-1) went three-and-out on three of the next four drives and trailed 7-3 early in the second quarter before hitting Toa Taua, Justin Lockhart, Melquan Stovall and Cole Turner before halftime.
Nevada took the opening kick of the second half and Turner's 3-yard scoring catch capped a seven-play, 75-yard drive that made it 38-3. Strong connected with Henry Ballard for a 33-yard touchdown about four minutes later and cornerback BerDale Robins ripped the ball from New Mexico State's Jared Wyatt and raced 25 yards for a score to give Nevada a 52-3 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Jonah Johnson completed 38 of 62 passes for 425 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for the Aggies. His 3-yard touchdown pass to Wyatt with 8:59 left in the first quarter opened the scoring.
New Mexico State (1-6), an FBS Independent, has lost three in a row.
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Key Players
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J. Johnson
10 QB 425 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, -32 RuYds, RuTD |
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C. Strong
12 QB 377 PaYds, 6 PaTDs, INT, -11 RuYds |
1st Quarter
Touchdown
8:59
J.Johnson pass complete to NEV 19. Catch made by J.Wyatt at NEV 19. Gain of 19 yards. J.Wyatt for 19 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
25
yds
1:21
pos
6
0
Point After TD
8:59
E.Albertson extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
0
Field Goal
1:35
B.Talton 41 yard field goal attempt is good Center-NEV Holder-NEV.
4
plays
4
yds
1:00
pos
7
3
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
12:34
C.Strong pass complete to NMS 16. Catch made by T.Taua at NMS 16. Gain of 16 yards. T.Taua for 16 yards TOUCHDOWN.
3
plays
40
yds
00:35
pos
7
9
Point After TD
12:34
B.Talton extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
10
Touchdown
7:24
C.Strong pass complete to NMS 10. Catch made by J.Lockhart at NMS 10. Gain of 10 yards. J.Lockhart for 10 yards TOUCHDOWN.
8
plays
65
yds
3:01
pos
7
16
Point After TD
7:24
B.Talton extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
17
Touchdown
3:09
C.Strong pass complete to NEV 35. Catch made by M.Stovall at NEV 35. Gain of 65 yards. M.Stovall for 65 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
76
yds
1:47
pos
7
23
Point After TD
3:09
B.Talton extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
24
Touchdown
1:26
C.Strong pass complete to NMS 23. Catch made by C.Turner at NMS 23. Gain of 23 yards. C.Turner for 23 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
74
yds
00:47
pos
7
30
Point After TD
1:26
B.Talton extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
31
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
12:05
C.Strong pass complete to NMS 3. Catch made by C.Turner at NMS 3. Gain of 3 yards. C.Turner for 3 yards TOUCHDOWN.
7
plays
80
yds
2:55
pos
7
37
Point After TD
12:05
B.Talton extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
38
Touchdown
8:27
C.Strong pass complete to NMS 33. Catch made by H.Ballard at NMS 33. Gain of 33 yards. H.Ballard for 33 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
79
yds
1:25
pos
7
44
Point After TD
8:27
B.Talton extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
45
Touchdown
4:37
J.Johnson pass complete to NMS 20. Catch made by J.Wyatt at NMS 20. Gain of 5 yards. J.Wyatt FUMBLES forced by B.Robins. Fumble RECOVERED by NEV-B.Robins at NMS 25. B.Robins for yards TOUCHDOWN. New Mexico State challenged the runner was down by contact and the play was upheld. Timeout #1 by NMS.
1
plays
5
yds
00:10
pos
7
51
Point After TD
4:37
B.Talton extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
52
4th Quarter
Touchdown
13:57
J.Johnson pass complete to NEV 18. Catch made by T.Warner at NEV 18. Gain of 18 yards. T.Warner for 18 yards TOUCHDOWN.
7
plays
91
yds
2:15
pos
13
52
Point After TD
13:57
E.Albertson extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
14
52
Touchdown
9:19
J.Johnson pass complete to NEV 34. Catch made by P.Johnson at NEV 34. Gain of 34 yards. P.Johnson for 34 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
60
yds
1:18
pos
20
52
Point After TD
9:19
E.Albertson extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
21
52
Field Goal
3:17
B.Talton 42 yard field goal attempt is good Center-NEV Holder-NEV.
6
plays
30
yds
2:22
pos
21
55
Touchdown
0:06
J.Johnson rushed to NEV End Zone for 1 yards. J.Johnson for 1 yards TOUCHDOWN.
13
plays
75
yds
3:11
pos
27
55
Point After TD
0:06
E.Albertson extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
28
55
| Team Stats | |
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| 1st Downs | 25 | 26 |
| Rushing | 4 | 3 |
| Passing | 19 | 19 |
| Penalty | 2 | 4 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 6-19 | 1-10 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Net Yards | 452 | 532 |
| Total Plays | 91 | 69 |
| Avg Gain | 5.0 | 7.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 27 | 69 |
| Rush Attempts | 29 | 23 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| Yards Passing | 425 | 463 |
| Comp. - Att. | 38-62 | 34-46 |
| Yards Per Pass | 5.7 | 8.9 |
| Penalties - Yards | 11-108 | 5-50 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 6 |
| Rushing TDs | 1 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 3 | 6 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Punts - Avg | 10-39.2 | 6-39.2 |
| Return Yards | 36 | 46 |
| Punts - Returns | 1-3 | 4-46 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 1-33 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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J. Johnson
10 QB
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J. Johnson | 38/62 | 425 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Price
9 RB
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J. Price | 10 | 37 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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O. Samuels
5 RB
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O. Samuels | 5 | 18 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Bodison
11 WR
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A. Bodison | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Escobar
21 RB
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A. Escobar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Johnson
10 QB
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J. Johnson | 12 | -32 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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I. Garcia-Castaneda
2 WR
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I. Garcia-Castaneda | 11 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Bodison
11 WR
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A. Bodison | 6 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Wyatt
1 WR
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J. Wyatt | 12 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Powers
6 WR
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J. Powers | 3 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Warner
7 WR
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T. Warner | 12 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Johnson III
22 WR
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P. Johnson III | 5 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Escobar
21 RB
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A. Escobar | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Price
9 RB
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J. Price | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Harrity
14 WR
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C. Harrity | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Vann
13 WR
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R. Vann | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Dixon
83 WR
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L. Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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C. Ojoh
3 LB
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C. Ojoh | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Brohard
80 LB
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T. Brohard | 6-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Dumas
13 DB
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S. Dumas | 5-2 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Mills
12 DB
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C. Mills | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Marsh
48 LB
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E. Marsh | 3-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Ferguson
4 LB
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J. Ferguson | 3-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Williams
10 DL
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L. Williams | 3-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Early
28 DB
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D. Early | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. King
26 DL
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D. King | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. McCullough
7 DB
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D. McCullough | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Bailey
19 LB
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L. Bailey | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Pouncy
92 DL
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A. Pouncy | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Bell
95 DL
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D. Bell | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Bowe Jr.
6 LB
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M. Bowe Jr. | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Giacolone
24 LB
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N. Giacolone | 1-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Sculark
0 DB
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B. Sculark | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Sanders II
DB
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R. Sanders II | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Bowles
23 LB
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D. Bowles | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Bell
2 DB
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C. Bell | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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E. Albertson
84 K
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E. Albertson | 0/1 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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J. Carlson
35 P
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J. Carlson | 10 | 39.2 | 0 | 48 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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J. Price
9 RB
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J. Price | 3 | 18.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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L. Dixon 83 WR
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L. Dixon | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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C. Strong
12 QB
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C. Strong | 25/32 | 377 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Cox
16 QB
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N. Cox | 8/12 | 84 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Millen
11 QB
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C. Millen | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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T. Taua
35 RB
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T. Taua | 7 | 28 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Morrow
25 RB
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A. Morrow | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Lee
2 RB
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D. Lee | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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W. Kommer
32 RB
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W. Kommer | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Cox
16 QB
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N. Cox | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Overstreet
33 RB
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D. Overstreet | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Strong
12 QB
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C. Strong | 2 | -11 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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M. Stovall
1 WR
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