Football

UNLV Falls To UNR

Oct. 3, 2009

Final Stats

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Freshman Mike Ball ran for 184 yards and five touchdowns, Colin Kaepernick rushed for 173 yards and Luke Lippincott 170 to lead Nevada, Reno to its first win of the season and fifth in a row over rival UNLV 63-28 on Saturday.

Ball, who prepped in Las Vegas, scored on runs of 10, 1, 32, 4 and 89 yards and Kaepernick added 200 yards passing for the Wolf Pack (1-3), who never punted in the game that was 21-21 at the half. As a team, they had 559 yards rushing and 773 yards total offense to help overcome four fumbles.

Mike Clausen, filling in for injured quarterback Omar Clayton, completed 26-of-50 passes for 276 yards and a touchdown for the Rebels (2-3), whose last winning season was in 2000.

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Players Mentioned

Mike Clausen

#6 Mike Clausen

QB
6' 2"
Freshman
RS
Omar Clayton

#2 Omar Clayton

QB
6' 1"
Sophomore
1L

Players Mentioned

Mike Clausen

#6 Mike Clausen

6' 2"
Freshman
RS
QB
Omar Clayton

#2 Omar Clayton

6' 1"
Sophomore
1L
QB