Nevada 30, UTEP 13
Saturday, October 10, 2026
El Paso, Texas - Sun Bowl Stadium
EL PASO, Texas - Nevada picked up its first Mountain West victory of 2026 behind a smothering defensive effort, holding UTEP to 79 rushing yards in a 30-13 victory.
Cornerback
Joshua Scott broke up a pass and had 1.5 tackles-for-loss among his eight tackles, and the Wolf Pack defense made a season-high nine TFLs led by two apiece from
Dylan LaBarbera and
Aiden Walker.
On the other side of the line, running back
Herschel Turner ran for a career-high 192 yards on 19 carries highlighted by a 72-yard scoring run in the third quarter which put the Pack comfortably up at 23-7.
Dominic Kelley just missed his second 100-yard game of the season, finishing with 99 yards while scoring once on the ground and once on a 21-yard catch-and-run.
Kelley's touchdown catch from
Carter Jones opened the scoring nine minutes into the contest.
Joe McFadden, who was 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts in the game, added field goals from 33 and 26 yards out before the half as Nevada (2-3, 1-1 MW) took a 13-7 lead into the locker room.
The Wolf Pack drove into field-goal range and got a 45-yarder from McFadden to go up nine at 16-7 to open the second half. In the final minute of the third quarter, Turner delivered the knockout blow taking a handoff and scampering 72 yards to paydirt, putting the Wolf Pack up 16.
Nevada ran for a season-high 274 yards Saturday night while holding the Miners (1-5, 0-2 MW) to just 79 yards on the ground. The Pack held the Miners to just one first down and minus-7 yards in the first half.
