Oct. 21, 2000

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jason Thomas ran for one touchdown and passed for another as UNLV beat Wyoming 42-23 on Saturday night.

It was the fourth straight home victory for the Rebels (4-3, 2-1 Mountain West), who didn't win at home all of last season.

Wyoming (1-7, 0-4) fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter, and could not catch up to the Rebels.

Thomas, ranked first in the nation in passing efficiency, didn't start because of a sprained right foot. He entered the game early in the second quarter with UNLV leading 14-7 and immediately led the Rebels 80 yards on four plays.

Thomas, who capped the scoring drive with a 10-yard touchdown run, finished with 111 yards on 6-of-9 passing and 18 yards on three rushes.

Jeremi Rudolph rushed for 102 yards and one touchdown for UNLV. The Rebels' Kevin Brown also ran for a score.

Wyoming's Jay Stoner passed for 231 yards, completing 27 of 41 attempts with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

UNLV scored first with 10:26 left in the first quarter when wide receiver Nate Turner took a lateral from Jason Vaughan and threw 33 yards to Bobby Nero for a touchdown.

The Rebels extended the lead after Nate Rydalch blocked a Wyoming punt and Kevin Rhaburn recovered the loose ball in the end zone.

The Cowboys cut the lead to 14-7 when Stoner connected with Nate Scott on a 23-yard scoring pass early in the second quarter. Scott also scored on a 17-yard run in the third quarter for Wyoming.