No. 25/23 NEVADA (7-1, 2-1 WAC)
at IDAHO (4-4, 1-2 WAC)Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 – 2 p.m. PT
Kibbie Dome (16,000) – Moscow, Idaho
RADIO: University of Nevada Sports Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio 94.5 FM/630 AM) with Ryan Radtke (PxP) and Chris Vargas (analyst).
TV: WAC Sports Network with Guy Haberman (PxP) and Dick Tomey (analyst).
SERIES HISTORY: Nevada leads 18-9.
LAST MEETING: Nevada took a 70-45 win last year in Reno for its fifth straight win in the series.
THE SKINNY
Coming off a 56-42 win at home over Utah State, the Nevada football team will hit the road for the first of back-to-back road games when it travels to face the Idaho Vandals in Moscow ... Nevada is ranked in every notable poll/ranking this week, coming in at No. 25 in the AP Poll, No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 23 in the Harris Poll and No. 23 and No. 23 in the Bowl Championship Series Rankings ... Nevada has won five straight over Idaho and leads the all-time series 18-9 ... Nevada is 7-7 all-time in Moscow in this series, which dates back to 1924 ... Nevada’s Dontay Moch is the nation’s active leader in tackles for loss with 57.0 ... Moch’s total is 13th in NCAA history and is also the current school and WAC record ... Nevada is already bowl eligible for a program-record sixth straight season ... The Wolf Pack’s Vai Taua needs 94 rushing yards to become the fourth player in Nevada history and the fifth player in WAC history to rush for 4,000 career yards ... Colin Kaepernick needs one rushing touchdown to tie and two to break the school’s all-time record of 53, held by Chris Lemon ... Kaepernick needs 254 passing yards to become the second player in Nevada history to throw for 9,000 yards ... The Wolf Pack returned 15 starters from last year’s team that went 8-5 overall and 7-1 (second place) in Western Athletic Conference play ... Included among the returners are six All-WAC players, including a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in senior quarterback Colin Kaepernick and senior running back Vai Taua, as well as the reigning WAC Defensive Player of the Year, senior defensive end Dontay Moch ... Overall, Nevada returned nine starters on offense as the Wolf Pack led the nation in rushing in 2009 ... Nevada is coming off its fifth straight bowl appearance.
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