The San Jose State Spartans defended their home and won 28-14 again a tough Nevada football team. Teams were evenly matched and both relied on the run game as their offensive attack. Nevada scored first by stopping San Jose State on a 3 and out their first possession and then marched down the field to take a 7-0 lead. San Jose State decided to stick to the run game as much as possible and finally scored late in the 2nd quarter to tie the game. Nevada then threw an interception on their next possession. San Jose State decided to stay on the ground and added a score right before halftime to make it 14-7. Nevada came out of halftime and moved the ball and then hit a deep pass to make the score 14-14. Again, San Jose State focused on the ground game and moved the ball down the field and had Jabari Bates score on a 10 yd run. Teams then decided to trade punts until Nevada's QB threw his 3rd interception and Michael Dansby took it back for the TD to make the game 28-14. Another late interception took place and the Spartans ran out the clock. "I am very proud of the men on the field. They stuck to the gameplan and moved the ball efficiently. Brown did a good job of not throwing any interceptions and on the few pass plays, he made good reads. We still have work to be done, but I am very happy for our team," replied Coach Taruncheel!
1st Quarter
Nev - Garwo III 8 yd run
2nd Quarter
SJSU - Chalk IV 1 yd run
SJSU - Bates 16 yd run
3rd Quarter
Nev - Smith 35 yd pass from Lewis
SJSU - Bates 10 yd run
4th Quarter
SJSU - Dansby returned interception 48 yds
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Nevada Wolf Pack couldn’t overcome their own mistakes on Saturday night, falling 28-14 to San Jose State in a game marred by turnovers and missed opportunities.
Quarterback Brandon Lewis had a night to forget, throwing four interceptions while managing fewer than 100 yards through the air. Despite another dominant rushing performance from Patrick Garwo III—who ran for over 150 yards and a touchdown—Nevada’s offense struggled to find consistency, repeatedly giving the ball back to the Spartans.
“We just kept shooting ourselves in the foot,” head coach Grayson Hulett said after the game. “You can’t expect to win turning the ball over that many times. We have to take better care of the football.”
San Jose State capitalized on Nevada’s giveaways, scoring 21 points off turnovers. The Wolf Pack’s defense did what it could to keep the game competitive, but outside of defensive end Henry Ikahihifo’s two sacks, the unit struggled to get key stops when needed.
Nevada showed some life in the second half, cutting the deficit to 21-14 after Garwo’s touchdown run, but another Lewis interception halted the momentum. San Jose State responded with a long touchdown drive, effectively sealing the game in the fourth quarter.
With the loss, Nevada drops to 1-2 on the season and faces mounting questions about their passing attack. Lewis has now thrown six interceptions in the last two games, and the Wolf Pack’s inability to sustain drives is putting too much pressure on the defense.
“We have to find a way to be more balanced,” Hulett said. “Patrick [Garwo] is running his heart out, but we need to take some of the load off him and be more efficient in the passing game.”
Nevada will look to regroup at home next week, hoping to limit the mistakes and get back in the win column before conference play heats up.
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