RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Matt Peterson fell on top of an onside kick with less than a minute to play, preserving Idaho State's 30-28 victory, its first over an FBS opponent since 2000, and foiling a Nevada comeback Saturday night.
Parker Johnson kicked three field goals and Tanner Gueller passed for a pair of touchdowns as Idaho State (2-1) built a 30-7 lead before Nevada (0-3) closed with three unanswered touchdowns.
Gueller passed for 269 yards and Michael Dean added 133 yards and a touchdown on five carries.
Kaymen Cureton went 19 for 33 for 205 yards and three touchdowns for Nevada, including a pair of TD strikes to Wyatt Demps -- of 10 and 3 yards -- in a 153-yard fourth quarter as the Wolfpack closed to within two points.
A two-point conversion pass failed with 58 seconds remaining and ISU, which had lost 27 straight games to FBS opponents, recovered the ensuing onside kick.
Nevada outgained Idaho State 423-383 in total yards, but lost three turnovers and the Bengals sacked Cureton four times.
Postgame Notes
-Sophomore RB Kelton Moore established new career highs in rushing attempts (21) and rushing yards (96). Nevada totaled 218 rushing yards in the game, the most in a single game this season. Sophomore RB Jaxson Kincaide also racked up 96 yards on the ground on just 15 attempts.
-Sophomore P Quinton Conaway posted his best game of the season, punting four times for 187 yards, an average of 46.8 yards per punt.
-First career rushing touchdown for junior RB Blake Wright, a 12-yard rush in the third quarter. It was the first rushing TD by a Nevada back this season. He finished with a career-high 21 yards rushing.
-Senior LB Austin Paulhus recorded his first career solo sack in second quarter. As a team the Pack posted two sacks, the most this season.
-True freshman QB Kaymen Cureton hit McLane Mannix in the second quarter for his first career touchdown pass. In his first career start, he finished 19-of-33 for 205 yards and three touchdowns.
-True freshman McLane Mannix has now caught a touchdown pass in the first three games of his career.
-Nevada has been involved in three consecutive games where a targeting call has been made (First two for a Nevada player, Idaho State player ejected on Saturday).
-Two more true freshmen saw time in the game for Nevada, DT Chris Green and QB Kaymen Cureton. That makes it eight true freshmen that have seen time on the field through three games (DT Chris Green, QB Kaymen Cureton, WR McLane Mannix, DB Nephi Sewell, DB Berdale Robins, WR Elijah Cooks, WR Daiyan Henley, TE Reagan Roberson).
-Nevada led in time of possession, 35:26 to 24:34, and in total yards, 423 to 383.
-The all-time series between Nevada and Idaho State now stands at 18-12 in favor of Nevada. Idaho State snapped an 11-game losing streak to Nevada dating back to the 1981 season.
-The Wolf Pack's booster luncheons return this year with four dates set and a new location for 2017. Coach Jay Norvell's "Gritiron" luncheons will recap games to date and preview upcoming opponents at the luncheons, which are open to the public. This year's luncheons are $20 per person will be held at the Eldorado in Reno on Sept. 18, Oct. 9 and Nov. 6, with one scheduled for the Carson Valley Inn in Minden (Oct. 23). Doors open at 11:45 a.m. and the program begins at 12:15 p.m. For more information, call 775-682-6901.
