Oct. 13, 2014 Kickoff: 7:21 p.m. (PT)
Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Location: Provo, Utah
Capacity: 63,470
Surface: Grass
Series: BYU leads, 2-5-2
Last Meeting: 28-23, L, Nov. 30, 2013
Radio: Wolf Pack Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio 630 AM)
TV: ESPN2
Mobile stats: NevadaStats.com
THE SKINNY Nevada (3-3, 1-2) returns to the road for the first time in two games, traveling to Provo, Utah, to meet BYU (4-2) on Saturday, Oct. 18 ... Action between the Wolf Pack and Cougars is scheduled to get underway at 7:21 p.m. (PT) on ESPN2 ... Both teams are in need of a win, coming off consecutive losses ... BYU leads the series history with Nevada, 5-2-2 ... Last week, Nevada scored 21-straight points before falling short, 31-24, to Colorado State (5-1, 1-1) ... All of Nevada's three losses have come by seven or less points, with Nevada rallying from two scores down to have a chance to win or tie the game with less than a minute remaining ... Senior QB
Cody Fajardo accounted for 385 yards against the Rams, surpassing David Neill (1998-01) for second in total offense in Wolf Pack history with 11,403 career yards ... Fajardo also set the program record for career completions with 770 ... Junior
Lenny Jones recovered a fumble against Colorado State, marking the 19th straight game Nevada has forced a takeaway .... Nevada will be facing the nation's seventh-ranked rushing defense in BYU, who allows just 92.2 yards on the ground per game ... The Pack ranks first in the Mountain West in red zone offense and defense.
SERIES HISTORY
BYU leads the series history with Nevada, 5-2-2. The Wolf Pack has posted a 1-2-2 all-time record in Provo, Utah, with the lone win coming from a 27-13 victory in Sept. 25, 2010, as Nevada improved to 4-0 on the season. Nevada and BYU met last season in Reno, as the Cougars scored all their points in the second half en route to a 28-23 win.
FAJARDO CLIMBS TO SECOND IN TOTAL OFFENSE RECORD BOOK
Total offense, Nevada program history
1. Colin Kaepernick QB 2007-10 14,210
3. David Neill QB 1998-01 11,145
Senior QB
Cody Fajardo accounted for 385 yards of total offense against Colorado State, passing David Neill (1998-01) for second most in program history. The Brea, Calif., native has 11,403 career yards of total offense with 8,562 through the air and 2,765 on the ground. Fajardo is 2,807 yards from Colin Kaepernick's (2007-10) program record mark of 14,210.
Total offense, active FBS players
1. Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion SR QB 14,557
2. Rakeem Cato, Marshall SR QB 12,431
4. Sean Mannion, Oregon State Sr. QB 11,151
Fajardo surpassed Oregon State's Sean Mannion in total offense amongst active FBS players, now ranking third in the nation with 11,403 career yards of total offense. Only Old Dominion's Taylor Heinicke and Marshall's Rakeem Cato sport more total offense than Fajardo.
PACK'S DEFENSE TURNOVER STREAK REACHES 19
Senior FS
Nigel Haikins forced a fumble that was recovered by junior DE
Lenny Jones against Colorado State, marking the 19th straight game the Pack defense has forced a turnover. Nevada has forced a takeaway in every game this season and every game in the Brian Polian era. The last time Nevada failed to recover a turnover was Dec. 1, 2012, against Boise State.
This season, Nevada ranks second in the Mountain West in turnovers forced (12) and turnover margin per game (+0.83). The Wolf Pack's turnover margin per game ranks 21st in the nation.
