Nevada 44, Utah St. 17
RENO, Nev. -- Colin Kaepernick rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another as Nevada beat Utah State 44-17 on Saturday.
Vai Taua rushed for 122 and a touchdown for the Wolf Pack (4-3 overall, 2-1 WAC).
After sitting out the first quarter, Kaepernick came off the bench and scored on a 19-yard run on his first touchdown of the game. He later threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Marko Mitchell and scored on a 1-yard run, completing 10-of-20 passes for 197 yards and throwing one interception.
Diondre Borel was 19-of-38 for 262 yards and two touchdowns for Utah State (1-6, 0-3 WAC). His first of two touchdown passes to Otis Nelson pulled the Aggies within six points of the Wolf Pack, 13-6 with 2:27 left in the first half.
Nevada answered with a 6-play, 68-yard drive capped by a 10-yard touchdown run by Mike McCoy to lead 20-7 at halftime.
The Wolf Pack stretched the lead to 30-7 on a 26-yard field goal by Brett Jaekle and Kaepernick's 75-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell with 5:54 left in the third quarter. Mitchell had 4 catches for 122 yards.
A 52-yard strike from Borel to Nelson helped the Aggies cut into the Wolf Pack lead, bringing it to 37-17, but Nevada's Jared Silva-Purcell picked off Borel and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown for the game's final score.
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2023 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| San José State | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| UNLV | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Air Force | 5-3 | 8-4 |
| Wyoming | 5-3 | 8-4 |
| Fresno State | 4-4 | 8-4 |
| Utah State | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Hawai'i | 3-5 | 5-8 |
| Colorado State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Nevada | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| New Mexico | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| San Diego State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
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