New Mexico Runs past Nevada 31-3
Nevada finished with 97 total yards. Its running game had 18 carries for minus 9 yards. That is the whole recap, but there is more. New Mexico beat the Wolf Pack 31-3 and the visitors were never behind.
The Lobos got on the board early, with Scottre Humphrey running in from two yards out at 11:31 of the first quarter. Kiefer Sibley added a 31-yard touchdown run before the quarter was over and it was 14-0. Nevada's only points came on a 32-yard Jacob Fernandez field goal with 37 seconds left in the first half, which made it 14-3, and that was the end of the Nevada scoring. Humphrey scored again from a yard out in the third, Toa Faavae threw a 25-yard touchdown to Cade Keith early in the fourth, and Nick Romero kicked a 37-yard field goal with 5:13 left to set the final.
New Mexico ran 44 times for 218 yards and threw for 161, for 379 total with no interceptions and no fumbles lost. Nevada passed for 106 and lost a fumble. The New Mexico defense recorded four sacks to Nevada's two, which fits a team that could not get anything going.
New Mexico is 8-1, and Nevada is 3-6. The Lobos scored in five of the six scoring plays on the board, and the one that was not theirs was a field goal in the final minute of the first half. For fantasy, Humphrey led the way with 22.7 points on two touchdowns, Keith had 16.3 on four catches and a touchdown, and Faavae added 15.4. Everyone on Nevada's side was in single digits.