Wolf Pack loses Battle for the Fremont Cannon game for third-straight year

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nevada Athletics) –

Game Notes:

• Nevada finishes the 2024 season 3-10 overall and 0-7 in Mountain West play following Saturday’s 38-14 loss at UNLV.

• The 24-point loss was Nevada’s worst in the series with UNLV since a 48-13 defeat in 2004.

• Nevada surrendered a season-high six sacks in the contest.

• Nevada finished the night with 67 rushing yards, the sixth time this season it has been held under 100.

UNLV’s 351 rushing yards is a Nevada opponent season high, and the second-consecutive game in which a Wolf Pack opponent went for over 300 (Air Force had 318 on Nov. 23).

• For the second-straight game, a Nevada opponent had two players rush for over 100 yards–UNLV’s Jai’den Thomas and Hajj-Malik Williams finished with 135 and 104 rushing yards, respectively.

• Wide receivers Jaden Smith and Cortez Braham Jr. wrapped their college careers with a touchdown apiece–Smith finished with nine catches for 92 yards and a score, while Braham Jr. caught two balls for 56 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown.

• Linebacker Stone Combs recorded a career-high 12 tackles Saturday, a game after setting a career-best with 11 against Air Force (Nov. 23).

• Quarterback Brendon Lewis set career highs in passing yards (292), completions (27) and attempts (37), with two touchdown passes … Lewis’ previous career high in passing yardage was 287, set against UNLV last season (Oct. 14, 2023).

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