Week #3 - Oregon State (1-1, 0-0 Pac-12) at Nevada (1-1, 0-0 MW)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 15
Kickoff: 4 p.m. PT
Stadium: Mackay Stadium
Location: Reno, Nev.
Online Stream: ESPN3
Radio: Wolf Pack Radio Network (Flagship: ESPN Radio 94.5 FM); NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Series: Oregon State leads, 3-0
Last Meeting: L, 28-13 - Sept. 4, 1999

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and Oregon State have met just three times in program history, dating back to the 1903 season. It took 95 years for the two teams to meet again, squaring off in 1998 and then again in 1999. As we head into the 2018 matchup, it has been nearly 20 years since the last meeting, and the only contest played in Reno.

The Beavers have won all three of the previous games against the Wolf Pack. The last time these two teams met in 1999, OSU was led by current head coach, and then quarterback, Jonathan Smith, en route to a 28-13 come-from-behind win.

NEVADA AGAINST THE PAC-12
The Wolf Pack is more than familiar with playing members of the Pac-12. In its history, Nevada is 15-60-5 against current members of the Pac-12, with 26 of those contests coming against California.

EXPLOSIVE PLAYS
Nevada's offense posted 13 explosive plays (20+ yard passes, 15+ yard rushes) during the dominant win over Portland State in week one. The Wolf Pack had four rush plays of 15 or more yards and nine pass plays of 20 or more yards. The long run of the game came from junior back Jaxson Kincaide, a 30-yard sprint down the sideline. The long pass play of the game came from true freshman running back Toa Taua, who flipped the ball off to Kincaide for a 73-yard TD.

Portland State: 13 (9 pass, four rush)
Vanderbilt: 3 (3 pass)

HOLY POINTS
In the week one win over Portland State, Nevada put up 72 points, the most points it had scored in a single game at Mackay Stadium since it also put up 72 against North Texas in 1991. In turn those 72 points are the most points scored in the Jay Norvell era. It was three points shy of the Mackay Stadium record of 75, set in 1977 when it beat Sacramento State 75-0.

Additionally, the Pack's 72 points were the third-most scored in week one in Division I behind Fresno State's 79 and Ohio State's 77.

RECEIVING DUO
For two of the Pack's top receiving targets, sophomore McLane Mannix and junior Kaleb Fossum, the season opener against Portland State couldn't have gone much better. Both Mannix and Fossum recorded over 100 receiving yards Friday night, led by Fossum's 139. Both Fossum's 139 yards and Mannix's 132 ranked inside the top six in the Mountain West in week one. Mannix added three TD receptions to his stat line as well, marking the first multi-TD game of his career.

Mannix followed up his week one performance with six catches for 86 yards at Vanderbilt to lead the team. Heading into week three, Mannix ranks 23rd in the nation in receiving yards (218), is eighth in receiving TDs (3) and ranks 34th in yards per reception (21.8).

NEVER ENDING SUPPLY OF OFFENSE
With the creation of the Pistol in 2005 and into the Air Raid of today, Nevada has gained a lot of yards. Since 2006, the Wolf Pack ranks fifth nationally in total yards, behind Houston, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oregon.

1.    Oregon    79,965
2.    Oklahoma    79,393
3.    Texas Tech    77,989
4.    Houston    77,526
5.    Nevada    70,072

CAREER FIRSTS
In Nevada's 72-19 season-opening win over Portland State, there were a lot of "firsts" by a handful of Wolf Pack players.

Austin Arnold (DB): First career start
Miles Beach (OL): First career start
Daniel Brown (DB): First career interception
Nate Brown (OL): First career start
Elijah Cooks (WR): First career start
Romeo Doubs (WR): First career punt return for TD
Kaleb Fossum (WR): First career start
Sam Hammond (DE): First career blocked punt
Kaleb Meder (DE): First career DI start
Kalei Meyer (OL): First career start at OL
Lucas Weber (LB): First career start

PACK'S TOP FIVE MARKS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Nevada ranks in the top five in the Mountain West in the following statistical categories: scoring offense (5th, 41.0), passing offense (4th, 318.0), punt returns (1st, 27.0), pass efficiency (4th, 155.1), pass defense efficiency (5th, 135.5), sacks by (4th, 5.0), opponent 3rd down conversion (1st, 22.6).

ROMEO, ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART THOU ROMEO
True freshman Romeo Doubs made a big splash in his collegiate debut Friday night against Portland State. On his first collegiate touch in the fourth quarter, Doubs returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown. His 80-yard punt return was the longest punt returned for a TD in the Mountain West in week one and was the third-longest in the nation. It was the first punt returned for a TD by a Wolf Pack player since 2011.

GAME CHANGER
Making just his second career start, junior DB Daniel Brown made a game-changing interception in the season opening win over Portland State. With 3:36 left in the first quarter and the Pack trailing 9-0, Brown picked off Vikings quarterback Davis Alexander and took it 42 yards and into the endzone to put the Pack on the board. It was the first interception of Brown's career and got Nevada started towards 23 unanswered points.

DEGREES COMPLETED
A total of 10 Nevada football student-athletes have already obtained a college degree prior to the start of the 2018 season. That number is tied for 15th-most in the nation along with Akron, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCF and West Virginia. The Wolf Pack players with degrees in hand are: Justin Brent, Jomon Dotson, Ty Gangi, Sean Krepsz, Kalei Meyer, Kelton Moore, Asauni Rufus, Korey Rush, Lucas Weber, and Blake Wright.

TEAM CAPTAINS
Last season, Coach Norvell and his program chose week-by-week team captains for every game but this season there have been three student-athletes chosen by the team to serve as team captains for the length of the season. Ty Gangi will represent the offense, Malik Reed will represent the defense and Wes Farnsworth will represent the special teams. In addition, Norvell will recognize scout team players each week who will serve as either an honorary captain, US Flag bearer or Nevada state flag bearer.

Portland State: Alec Bonsall (honorary captain), Carson Strong, Zak Mahannah.
Vanderbilt: McLane Mannix (honorary captain), Trae Carter-Wells

BABER, MANNIX AND REED NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM
Nevada seniors Dameon Baber and Malik Reed and sophomore McLane Mannix represented Nevada on this year's preseason All-Mountain West team, which was voted on by coaches at MW media days in Las Vegas.

Mannix, a freshman All-American in 2017, was picked for the All-Conference Preseason team, which honored 25 players with 11 on each side of the ball and three specialists. Mannix caught 57 passes for 778 yards and six touchdowns as a true freshman last year.

Baber was picked on the defensive side along with Reed. Baber is a two-time All-Mountain West selection, earning the honor as a true freshman in 2015 and again last season as a junior. Reed, also a two-time all-conference pick, was selected as he converts from defensive end to linebacker for his senior season.

TWO-DEEPS CLASS BREAKDOWN
The Wolf Pack's depth chart on offense and defense consists of: 10 seniors, 14 juniors, 16 sophomores, four redshirt freshmen and three true freshmen.

SCHOLARSHIP ALERT
A total of six Wolf Pack student-athletes, formerly walk-ons, were awarded scholarships during the offseason and fall camp: senior DB Anthony Hankins, senior PK Ramiz Ahmed, junior P Quinton Conaway, sophomore TE Reagan Roberson, RB Roger Neal and sophomore DE Sam Hammond.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Wolf Pack's 2018 schedule consists of five teams that advanced to bowl games last season; Toledo (Dollar General Bowl), Fresno State (Hawai'i Bowl), Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl), Colorado State (New Mexico Bowl), San Diego State (Armed Forces Bowl).