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Western Kentucky vs Nevada

Final · Week 2 · Sat Sep 5 · 10:30 PM ET · Mackay Stadium

Western Kentucky HilltoppersWestern Kentucky0-1

FinalSep 5, 2026

Nevada Wolf PackNevada1-0

TVCBSSN

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

WKU−112

NEV−108

Spread

WKU −1.5−102

NEV +1.5−118

Total O/U

Over 51.5−112

Under 51.5−108

Spread: Nevada +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 51.5 (63 points).

Recap

Nevada routed Western Kentucky 49-14 at Mackay Stadium in Reno on Sep 5, 2026, a 35-point win to move to 1-0.

The game was played before 19,404.

Score by quarter

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Nevada Wolf Pack, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
WKU	0	7	0	7	14
NEV	14	7	14	14	49

Scoring plays

First Quarter

NEVTouchdown · 14:25Dominic Kelley 72 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick)0-7
NEVTouchdown · 2:17Herschel Turner 8 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick)0-14

Second Quarter

WKUTouchdown · 5:20Ajay Allen 4 Yd Run (Michael Smith Kick)7-14
NEVTouchdown · 2:21Donnie Cheers 20 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick)7-21

Third Quarter

NEVTouchdown · 11:01Donnie Cheers 32 Yd pass from Carter Jones (Joe McFadden Kick)7-28
NEVTouchdown · 4:03DJ Asiasi 14 Yd pass from Carter Jones (Joe McFadden Kick)7-35

Fourth Quarter

NEVTouchdown · 7:38Dominic Kelley 1 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick)7-42
NEVTouchdown · 6:07Carter Jackson 1 Yd Run (Joe McFadden Kick)7-49
WKUTouchdown · 1:18Ajay Allen 10 Yd Run (Michael Smith Kick)14-49

Team stats

WKUNEV

1st Downs: 23; 20
Total Yards: 367; 486
Passing: 203; 163
Rushing: 164; 323
3rd down efficiency: 6-17; 5-10
Turnovers: 2; 1
Possession: 32:33; 27:27

Top performers

Western Kentucky HilltoppersNevada Wolf Pack

Passing

Rodney Tisdale Jr.24/40, 203 YDS

Carter Jones9/15, 163 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Ajay Allen21 CAR, 102 YDS, 2 TD

Dominic Kelley11 CAR, 152 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

Cameron Flowers7 REC, 60 YDS

Gary Givens III2 REC, 83 YDS

Sacks

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Tajean Stallworth1

Tackles

Jaylen Lewis6

EJ Smith14

Player stats

Western Kentucky · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	24/40	203	5.1	0	0	27.7

Western Kentucky · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ajay Allen	21	102	4.9	2	23
Le'Kamren Meadows	8	43	5.4	0	11
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	10	13	1.3	0	16
Jaden McGill	2	6	3.0	0	5
Brock Glenn	1	0	0.0	0	0

Western Kentucky · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cameron Flowers	7	60	8.6	21
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	5	48	9.6	11
CC Ezirim	2	35	17.5	26
Jaden McGill	3	26	8.7	11
Moussa Barry	2	13	6.5	9
Quincy Burroughs	1	11	11.0	11
Ajay Allen	2	7	3.5	6
Lofton Howard	2	3	1.5	3

Western Kentucky · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	1	1	0
Jaden McGill	1	1	0

Western Kentucky · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Jaylen Lewis	6	6	0
D'Cambren Verrett	5	2	1
Justin Brown	4	3	0
Xavion Griffin	4	3	0
Christian White	4	2	0
Nathan Gonzales	3	2	0
Jakeem Fletcher	3	1	0
Josaiah Knight	3	0	0.5

Western Kentucky · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Justin Brown	1	8	0

Western Kentucky · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cameron Flowers	2	22	11.0	16	0

Western Kentucky · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Michael Smith	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Western Kentucky · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Smith	6	218	36.3	0	3	56

Nevada · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Carter Jones	9/15	163	10.9	2	1	58.9
Marshaun Brown	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--

Nevada · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dominic Kelley	11	152	13.8	2	72
Herschel Turner	11	52	4.7	1	12
Carter Jones	6	50	8.3	0	26
Ky Woods	6	38	6.3	0	19
Donnie Cheers	2	27	13.5	1	20
Carter Jackson	3	8	2.7	1	7
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Janerious Jackson	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Nevada · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gary Givens III	2	83	41.5	0	73
Donnie Cheers	1	32	32.0	1	32
Herschel Turner	1	20	20.0	0	20
Damien Morgan	3	15	5.0	0	9
DJ Asiasi	1	14	14.0	1	14
Marshaun Brown	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Nevada · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Zion Jones	0	0	1
Tajean Stallworth	0	0	1

Nevada · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
EJ Smith	14	9	0	1	0	0
Zion Jones	6	5	0	0	0	0
Dylan LaBarbera	6	3	1	1.5	0	1
Aiden Walker	5	4	1	2	0	0
Joshua Scott	5	4	0	0	1	0
Jeremy Naborne-Owens	5	3	0	0	0	1
Alosio Maluia	5	3	0	0	0	0
Larry Turner-Gooden	4	2	0	0	1	0

Nevada · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ky Woods	1	30	30.0	30	0

Nevada · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Gerick Robinson	2	19	9.5	16	0

Nevada · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Joe McFadden	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Nevada · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ewan Baulch	3	144	48.0	1	2	61

Game info

VenueMackay Stadium, Reno, NV

Attendance19,404

TVCBSSN · national

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