This was the 10th meeting between the two teams.
Nevada now leads 6-3-1 in the series
Nevada now leads 4-0-1 in Reno
New Mexico leads 3-1 in Albuquerque
Nevada leads 1-0 in Las Vegas
Nevada has now three straight in the series, and four straight in Reno.
Starting lineup changes for UNM from published two-deep
Offense: Duece Jones started at WR for DJ Washington, Kaydin Pope started at WR for Hixon. Wyatt McClour was the offensive player who didn’t start.
Defense: Ja’Shon Lowery started at LB for Syaire Riley. Derreck Moore started at LOBO for Tavian Combs. Bryson Taylor started at LC for Donte Martin.
*New Mexico’s captains were Dylan Hopkins, Kyler Drake, Alec Marenco and CJ James.
*New Mexico’s Bryce Santana carried the state flag of New Mexico onto the field and Charles Steinkamp carried the United States flag.
*New Mexico won the toss and deferred. Nevada elected to receive UNM defended the North goal. After opening with the ball in 36 of 38 games in the Danny Gonzales era, UNM deferred and kicked off to open the game for the second straight week.
TEAM NOTES:
*Nevada opened the scoring with a 34-yard field goal. It marked the first time since the opener that UNM didn’t score first, as it had done so six straight games.
*Game time temperature was 37 degrees, and UNM has lost 12 straight games when the temperature was below 40 degrees. The last win was on December 22, 2007 when UNM defeated Nevada 23-0 in the New Mexico Bowl when the temperature was 34 degrees. The last regular season win was November 22, 2003 when UNM beat Wyoming 26-3 when it was nine degrees in Laramie (-5 with the wind chill).
*New Mexico’s largest-ever comeback is from 21 points down, in 2006 against Utah (down 24-3, won 34-31) and in 1974 against UTEP (down 21-0, won 37-21).
*New attempted and was successful on its first two-point conversion since November 23, 2019 when Trae Hall got threw a two-point conversion. UNM had never attempted a two-point conversion in the Gonzales era.
*New Mexico’s Dylan Hopkins and Devon Dampier combined for 317 yards.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
*The pick-six for Nevada was the first against UNM since 10/8/2022 when Wyoming’s Cameron Stone returned one 38 yards in the final minute for a 27-14 Cowboy win.
*Dylan Hopkins threw three interceptions in the first half. He had thrown four the entire season entering the game.
*Luke Drzewiecki’s 47-yard field goal to open the third quarter was a career-long. His previous best was a 44-yarder against New Mexico State in 2022.
*Jeremiah Hixon’s 59-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter was his longest career reception. His 116 yards receiving tied a career-high and his fourth career 100-yard game. His last 100-yard game was also his previous high of 116 yards against Alabama A&M in 2021.
*Dylan Hopkins now has 1,638 yards passing, throwing for a season-best 271 yards, giving him the most yards thrown by a Lobo quarterback since Donovan Porterie threw for 2,411 yards in 2009.
*Dereck Moore’s 10 tackles were a career-high.
2023-10-29 07:22:42
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