Sept. 12, 2015

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FINAL: No. 20 Arizona (2-0) 44, Nevada (1-1) 20

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada now trails 4-1-1 in its series history against Arizona all-time … This was the second-ever meeting in Reno between Nevada and Arizona, as the Wolf Pack falls to 1-1 vs. Arizona at home … This was the third meeting in the past four years between the Pack and Wildcats.

NEVADA VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
Arizona is ranked 20th in the Coaches' Poll and 22nd in the AP Poll … Nevada was seeking its first win against a ranked opponent since defeating No. 3 Boise State, 34-31 (OT) in 2010.

NEVADA VS. THE PAC-12
Nevada falls to 2-3 against the Pac-12 in the past four years and 15-66-5 all-time against current Pac-12 members.

HENDERSON HITS 1,000 YARDS
Junior WR Hasaan Henderson became a member of Nevada's 1,000-yard receiving club … The 6-foot-5 wideout caught six passes for 58 yards and one touchdown today … On his career, Henderson boasts 85 receptions, 1,023 yards and six touchdowns in 24 games.

STEWART SETS CAREER HIGH
Junior QB Tyler Stewart set a career-high with 18 completions … The Simi Valley, Calif., native went 18-of-32 for 159 yards with two touchdowns … Stewart now boasts two multi-touchdown passing games in his career … Stewart also rushed six times for 38 yards.

RUFUS HITS DOUBLE DIGIT TACKLES AGAIN
Redshirt-freshman Asauni Rufus has posted double digit tackles in the first two games of the season … Rufus posted a game-high 10 tackles and one pass breakup … Rufus now has a team-best 22 tackles on the season.

BOY SETS THREE CAREER-BESTS
Junior punter Alex Boy had one of his top performances in a Wolf Pack jersey, setting career-highs in longest punt (63), punts over 50 yards (3) and total punt yards (376) … Boy punted eight times on the game with an average of 47.0 yards per punt … He also hit a season-high two punts inside the 20-yard line.

'ZONA OFFENSE TOO MUCH FOR NEVADA The Wildcats scored 44 points, marking the most points Nevada has allowed since dropping a 51-46 decision to Boise State on Oct. 4, 2014 … Arizona outgained the Pack by a 570-327 margin and led in yards per play, 7.4-4.3.

SEAU CRACKS TOP 10 IN RECORD BOOK
Senior DE Ian Seau tallied three tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack … The Oceanside, Calif., native now ranks tied for 10th in program history with 9.5 career sacks … Seau is tied with Kaelin Burnett (2008-11) and Craig Bailey (2002-05) for 10th in the record book.

PENALTIES
Nevada was hamstringed by nine penalties for 105 yards … The last time Nevada had at least nine penalties was Nov. 29, 2014 against UNLV (11-87) … The last time Nevada had over 100 penalty yards came on Oct. 26, 2013 against UNLV (13-105)

FIRST TURNOVER
Nevada forced its first turnover of the season with a fumble recovery with 2:13 left in the first half, which resulted in a Nevada field goal to pull within 21-13 … Senior LB Jordan Dobrich forced his third career fumble, while senior DE Lenny Jones tallied his fourth career fumble recovery.

PARTICIPATION
Nevada opened the game with a three-wide, one tight end offensive formation … The Wolf Pack's offensive starting formation only had one change from week one, with sophomore WR Wyatt Demps making his first start of the year … Nevada started in a 4-3 defensive formation.

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