Nevada (2-2, 0-0 MW) at Air Force (2-1, 0-1 MW)
Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 - 5 p.m. PT
USAFA, Colo. - Falcon Stadium

TV: FS1 (PxP: Alex Faust; Analyst: Petros Papadakis)
Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM / The Varsity Network app (PxP: John Ramey; Analyst: Mike Edwards)

RENO, Nev. - Nevada (2-2, 0-0 MW) has a quick turnaround from its marathon at Iowa, opening Mountain West play Friday against Air Force (2-1, 0-1 MW) at Falcon Stadium. Saturday's 5 p.m. PT contest will be aired on FS1 with Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst) on the call.

The Wolf Pack Radio Network will call the game as well on ESPN 94.5 FM with John Ramey (play-by-play) and Mike Edwards (analyst) in the booth, with the 60-minute pregame show to begin at 4 p.m. PT.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest will be the seventh meeting all-time between Nevada and Air Force. The Falcons lead the series, 4-2, and captured a 41-39, triple-overtime win in Reno last Nov. 19. The Pack is 1-2 both at home and on the road against the Falcons.

ABOUT AIR FORCE
Air Force suffered its first loss of the season, and first Mountain West loss, Friday night, falling 17-14 at Wyoming.

The Falcons come into Friday's game with the nation's top rushing offense (396.0 ypg), and a defense that has allowed just 14.7 points per game through three contests.

NEVADA IN MOUNTAIN WEST OPENERS
Nevada is 5-4 in Mountain West openers since joining the conference for the 2013 season. The Pack has opened MW play against Air Force once before, capturing a 28-25 victory at the Academy on Sept. 29, 2018.

SUNDAY MORNING FOOTBALL???
Nevada's non-conference finale at Iowa Saturday night/Sunday morning was literally one for the record books. Due to three lightning delays in the third quarter, totaling a combined four hours, five minutes (delays of 1:26, 1:51, 0:48), the total elapsed time of the contest came in at six hours, 58 minutes, a Nevada record. Also setting a record was the end-of-game time of 1:39 a.m. local as the latest a Wolf Pack football contest has been completed.

PETERSON PUSHES HAWKEYE LINEMEN AROUND
Defensive tackle Dom Peterson highlighted a respectable effort from the Nevada front seven at Iowa, consistently disrupting the Hawkeye backfield and finishing with a sack and 2.0 tackles-for-loss among his four tackles.

He was one of three on the defensive line to at least share a tackle-for-loss, as Christopher Love made one solo, and Thomas Witte shared one with Maurice Wilmer. Overall, the Pack's front seven made all six of the defense's 6.0 TFL in the contest, with linebackers Drue Watts and Naki Mateialona adding sacks to Peterson's.

CAMPBELL UPPING THE RECEIVING ROLE
Transfer WR Dalevon Campbell has been steadily working his way up the Nevada receiving rankings since making his Wolf Pack debut Sept. 3.

After catching one ball in that win over Texas State, Campbell has combined for six catches for 85 yards over the past two, including a 36-yard haul Sept. 10 against Incarnate Word.

With seven catches this season, he has surpassed his three-season total (six) while at Illinois.