Aug. 28, 2015
Nevada's countdown to kickoff series will feature seven things you need to know for the upcoming football season, from information on the team and program to information about tickets and game day operations.
UC Davis at Nevada - Game Note 
RENO, Nev. - Nevada head coach Brian Polian announced his season opening depth chart while the Wolf Pack released its UC Davis game notes Friday, marking just six days until the 2015 season begins.
Depth Chart
• Junior Tyler Stewart (6'4, 220) is Nevada's week one starting quarterback. The Simi Valley, Calif., native was No. 2 on the depth chart behind Cody Fajardo all season and made an appearance in one game (UNLV) without registering a pass attempt. As a redshirt-freshman in 2013, Stewart went 14-of-20 for 202 yards and three touchdowns against Hawai'i - the lone start of his career.
• The Wolf Pack has a trio of receiving threats for Stewart, returning juniors Hasaan Henderson, Jerico Richardson and Jarred Gipson. The trio combined for 1,525 receiving yards last year, which was over 60 percent of the team's receiving output.
• Senior RB Don Jackson and sophomore RB James Butler are listed No. 1 and No. 2 on the depth chart, and they'll provide a potent 1-2 punch for the Wolf Pack this season. After rushing for 957 yards last season, Jackson was named to the preseason Doak Walker Award watch list. Butler ran for 648 yards as a true freshman in 2014.
• Nevada's two-deep offensive line consists of seven underclassmen compared to just three upperclassmen - all of whom are juniors. The Pack returns 40 percent (26 of 59) of its offensive line starts from last season.
• The Wolf Pack is undoubtedly most battle-tested along its defensive front seven. The Wolf Pack's listed starters on the front seven consists of six seniors and one junior. Nevada returns 57 career starts combined from its defensive line and 60 career starts combined from its linebackers.
• Nevada will break in four new starters in the defensive backfield. Sophomore Kendall Johnson and redshirt-freshman Asuani Rufus are slated to start at safety, while junior Elijah Mitchell and redshirt-freshman Ahki Muhammad are penciled in to start at corner.
• The Wolf Pack has two strong honors candidates in PK Brent Zuzo and junior P Alex Boy, who return from stellar sophomore seasons in 2014. Redshirt-freshman Andrew Celis will return punts for Nevada, replacing Richy Turner, the only player to return a punt in 2014. Elijah Mitchell and Jerico Richardson return starting experience as kick returners.
GAME NOTES
• This will be the 54th meeting between Nevada and UC Davis, as Nevada leads the all-time series history 29-21-3. The Pack is 20-11-2 against the Aggies at Mackay Stadium.
• Brian Polian's first career victory at Nevada came against UC Davis. The Pack downed the Aggies 36-7 in 2013 behind Cody Fajardo's 275 yards of total offense.
• Nevada is 59-45-3 in season-opening games all-time. The Wolf Pack's winning percentage at home in season-opening games is .747.
• The Wolf Pack is 134-69-3 (.660) all-time against current members of the Big Sky conference.
• Nevada returns 33 letter winners and 13 starters from last year's team that went 7-6 and advanced to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
