RENO, Nev. The University of Nevada has accepted an invitation to play in the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl against Maryland on Dec. 30 in Boise, Idaho, athletics director Cary Groth announced today.
“We are very excited to welcome Nevada back to Boise for the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl,” said Kevin McDonald, the bowl’s executive director. “We feel that we have a great matchup with Nevada and Maryland and we are looking forward to having a great bowl experience.”
This marks Nevada’s fourth straight bowl appearance, which is a program record. The Wolf Pack recorded a 7-5 overall record and went 5-3 to tie for second place in the Western Athletic Conference. Nevada had 10 players honored with All-WAC awards, including six on the first team, led by Offensive Player of the Year Colin Kaepernick.
“We are excited for the invitation to the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl,” Nevada coach Chris Ault said. “We know from past experience that the city of Boise does a great job with this game. We are looking forward to playing Maryland, a great team from the ACC.”
The Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. (PT) kickoff on Dec. 30 and will be broadcast to a national television audience on ESPN.
“First and foremost, I want to thank our fans for their support during another great season of Wolf Pack football,” Groth said. “I want to congratulate Coach Ault and the players for their achievements. We are certainly proud to be playing in our fourth straight bowl game and we are looking forward to another wonderful experience at the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl.”
This will be the first-ever meeting between the Wolf Pack and the Terrapins. The game marks Nevada’s second-ever game against a school from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Pack’s first game against an ACC school was against Miami in the 2006 Humanitarian Bowl (then called the MPC Computers Bowl).
This is Nevada’s seventh trip to a bowl game as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Pack is 2-4 in those games.
Tickets for the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl will be available at the Nevada ticket office or by calling (775) 348-PACK.
Quotes from Sunday's press conference
Nevada associate athletics director Keith Hackett
“This is a great opportunity for the University of Nevada to play fine program from the University of Maryland. We are looking forward to the game and our bowl experience in Boise.
Nevada head coach Chris Ault
On receiving an invitation to the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl:
“Maryland is a great football team from a class conference. We’re happy to have the opportunity to play in Boise, a WAC city that supports football so well. It will be a neat experience for our kids.”
On having the opportunity to play in a bowl:
“As we’ve told our players, it is a one-game season now. And it is going to be a terrific challenge for us.”
On Maryland:
“They are a very physical football team. They have an excellent running back good receivers. They have a lot of speed overall. Defensively speaking, they are very physical and very sound.
On Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen:
“He’s the one who built that football program on the national level. He’s done a tremendous job there.”
Nevada senior co-captain Mundrae Clifton
On the bowl game:
“It is a big accomplishment for us and it shows the character of this team. We are proud to be there.”
On going back to Boise:
“I remember going up there two years ago and Boise really supported us well. We’re appreciative of that.”
Nevada senior co-captain Dominic Green
On going to four straight bowl games in his career:
For this university and for this team, to go to four straight bowls feels like a big accomplishment and I’m proud of that.
On playing Maryland:
“Maryland is a great time and this going to be a big challenge and a fun challenge.”
Nevada sophomore running back Vai Taua
On the bowl game:
“It is going to be a blessing for me to step on the field with this group of seniors one more time.”
