Nevada vs. Fresno State. Post-Game Notes

Nevada vs. Fresno State
Nov. 7, 2008

Nevada Post-Game Notes

Nevada improved to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the Western Athletic Conference. Nevada coach Chris Ault is now 196-89-1 all-time in his career. This is Nevada’s first win over Fresno State in Fresno since 1998 (27-24).

Sophomore Colin Kaepernick’s 16-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and his 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter marks his 13th and 14th of the season (and 19th and 20th of his career). He is now tied for fifth on Nevada’s single-season charts for most rushing TDs in a season (Charvez Foger, 1985 and 1986; Kin Minor, 1994). He is now tied for ninth all-time at Nevada in career rushing TDs with 20, tied with NFL Hall of Famer Marion Motley (1940-42).
Kaepernick topped the 100-yard mark in rushing for the third time this season and fifth time in his career. He finished with 118 yards on the ground.

Sophomore Vai Taua had a career-best 263 yards on 26 carries. This is the sixth time of the season (and his career) that he has topped the 100-yard mark and the first time in his career that he topped the 200-yard mark. He is the 15th player in Nevada history to rush for at least 200 yards in a game. It is the second time this season a Nevada player has topped 200 yards (Colin Kaepernick, 240 yards vs. UNLV). Taua also topped the 1,000-yard mark (1,159) for the season. He entered the game with 896 rushing yards on the year in eight games.

Since Nevada went Division I in 1977, this marks the 21st time a Nevada player has broken the 1,000-yard mark. Since Nevada went Division I-A (FBS) in 1992, this is the 11th time a Nevada player has hit the mark. This is the third time this season that both Kaepernick and Taua topped the 100-yard mark in rushing (UNLV, Hawaii). This is the second time this season that Nevada has produced a 200-yard rusher and a 100-yard rusher in the same game (vs. UNLV – Kaepernick 240 yards; Taua 123 yards).

Junior safety Jonathon Amaya recorded his third interception of the season and fifth of his career with a pick in the first quarter. Sophomore safety Kevin Grimes recorded his second interception of the season and of his career. Nevada now has 12 interceptions on the season after recording just seven in the 2007 season.