8:00 PM ET, December 24, 2009
Aloha Stadium, HONOLULU, HI
Top Performers
Passing: K. Padron (EWU) - 460 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: S. McNeal (SMU) - 12 CAR, 63 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving: A. Robinson (SMU) - 9 REC, 176 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NEV | SMU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 13:29 | Shawnbrey McNeal 9 Yd Run (Matt Szymanski Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 08:22 | Shawnbrey McNeal 1 Yd Run (Matt Szymanski Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| FG | 02:49 | Matt Szymanski 22 Yd | 0 | 17 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NEV | SMU | |||
| TD | 05:37 | Emmanuel Sanders 17 Yd Pass From Kyle Padron (Matt Szymanski Kick) | 0 | 24 |
| TD | 01:17 | Cole Beasley 2 Yd Pass From Kyle Padron (Matt Szymanski Kick) | 0 | 31 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NEV | SMU | |||
| TD | 07:45 | Zach Line 3 Yd Run (Matt Szymanski Kick) | 0 | 38 |
 | FG | 03:08 | Richard Drake 21 Yd | 3 | 38 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NEV | SMU | |||
| TD | 03:27 | Shawnbrey McNeal 17 Yd Run (Matt Szymanski Kick) | 3 | 45 |
| TD | 01:04 | Brandon Wimberly 10 Yd Pass From Colin Kaepernick (Richard Drake Kick) | 10 | 45 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NEV | SMU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 17 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 6-11 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 314 | 534 |
| Passing | 177 | 460 |
Comp-Att | 15-29 | 32-41 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| Rushing | 137 | 74 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 24 |
Yards per rush | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| Penalties | 7-61 | 6-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 27:11 | 32:49 |
| Nevada Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Kaepernick | 15/29 | 177 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 15/29 | 177 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Southern Methodist Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| K. Padron | 32/41 | 460 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 32/41 | 460 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nevada Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Mark | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 0 | 16 |
| C. Kaepernick | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 0 | 11 |
| M. Ball | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Randall | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 34 | 137 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Nevada Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Wimberly | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 1 | 19 |
| C. Wellington | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 19 |
| T. Session | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Sanders | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| V. Green | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Puloka Jr. | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Mark | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 177 | 11.8 | 1 | 23 |
| Southern Methodist Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Robinson | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 0 | 53 |
| E. Sanders | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 1 | 58 |
| C. Beasley | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 1 | 71 |
| S. McNeal | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Wilkerson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Loftin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Line | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 460 | 14.4 | 2 | 71 |
| Nevada Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| A. Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Methodist Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. McCann | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Methodist Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| R. Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| I. Frey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| A. Thompson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Southern Methodist Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Sanders | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 18 |
| Team | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 18 |
| Nevada Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Drake | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Southern Methodist Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Szymanski | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Nevada Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Langley | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Team | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Southern Methodist Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Szymanski | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Team | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
ATTENDANCE: 32,650
