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WEEK 3 PREVIEWS<br />
NEVADA AT 9/10 FLORIDA STATE<br />
Saturday, September 14<br />
Doak Campbell Stadium (82,300)<br />
Tallahassee, Fla.<br />
3:30 p.m. ET - ESPN or ESPN2<br />
Bob Wischusen (PBP), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)<br />
PUTTING UP POINTS<br />
Nevada has scored 30-plus points in 13 of its last 15 games.<br />
STREAKING<br />
The Wolf Pack has touted at least one 100-yard rusher in five consecutive contests.<br />
Navada has also recorded multiple interceptions in two of its last three games (UC<br />
Davis on Sept. 7, Arizona on Dec. 15, 2012).<br />
WORTH WATCHING<br />
Nevada QB Cody Fajardo has accounted for five of the Wolf Pack’s seven touchdowns<br />
this season. Florida State redshirt freshman QB Jameis Winston had an impressive<br />
debut, <strong>com</strong>pleting 25-of-27 passes for 356 yards and four touchdowns (he ran for<br />
another score) in the Seminoles’ 41-13 victory at Pittsburgh on Sept. 2.<br />
DOMINANT AT DOAK<br />
Florida State is 9-1 in its last 10 home openers. The Seminoles’ lone setback was<br />
a 38-34 loss to Miami in 2009.<br />
NORTHERN COLORADO AT WYOMING<br />
Saturday, September 14<br />
War Memorial Stadium (29,181)<br />
Laramie, Wyo.<br />
2 p.m. MT<br />
RARIFIED AIR<br />
Wyoming RB Shaun Wick gained 103 yards on the ground against Idaho, the second<br />
straight week the tailback eclipsed the 100-yard barrier. He is the first Wyoming RB<br />
to gain 100-plus yards in consecutive weeks since Devin Moore in 2008.<br />
RUSHING THE PASSER<br />
Wyoming recorded seven sacks against Idaho last week, the most by a MW team<br />
since Colorado State had nine at New Mexico on Sept. 3, 2011.<br />
100-YARD RECEIVERS<br />
With Robert Herron’s 123 yards vs. Idaho and Dominic Rufran’s 120 yards at<br />
Nebraska in Week 1, Wyoming has had 100-yard receiving efforts in consecutive<br />
weeks for the first time since Jovon Bouknight went for 128 yards vs. New Mexico<br />
on Nov. 20, 2004 and 107 yards against UCLA on Dec. 23, 2004.<br />
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION<br />
Northern Colorado currently ranks seventh in the FCS with 352.0 passing yards per game.<br />
THE SERIES:<br />
First meeting<br />
THE SERIES: Wyoming leads 17-5-3<br />
Last meeting: 1949, Wyoming 103-0 in Laramie, Wyo.<br />
THE COACHES:<br />
Brian Polian: 1-1 (1st year) at NEV; 1-1 (1st year) overall<br />
Jimbo Fisher: 32-10 (4th year) at FSU; 32-10 (4th year) overall<br />
THE COACHES:<br />
Earnest Collins Jr.: 6-18 (3rd year) at UNC; 14-30 (5th year) overall<br />
Dave Christensen: 23-29 (5th year) at WYO; 23-29 (5th year) overall<br />
PLAYERS TO WATCH - Nevada (1-1, 0-0 MW)<br />
Passer: Cody Fajardo (2 GP, 37-53-0, 69.8 pct., 403 yds, 2 TD)<br />
Rusher: Kendall Brock (2 GP, 39 att., 148 yds., 3.8 avg. per rush, 2 TD)<br />
Cody Fajardo (2 GP, 30 att., 142 yds., 4.7 avg. per rush, 3 TD)<br />
Receiver: Richy Turner (2 GP, 12 rec., 183 yds., 15.2 avg. per rec., 1 TD)<br />
Tackler: Jordan Dobrich (2 GP, 15 tackles, 1 FF)<br />
PLAYERS TO WATCH - Florida State (1-0, 0-0 ACC)<br />
Passer: Jameis Winston (1 GP, 25-27-0, 92.6 pct., 356 yds., 4 TD)<br />
Rusher: James Wilder Jr. (1 GP, 10 att., 58 yds., 5.8 avg. per rush)<br />
Receiver: Rashad Greene (1 GP, 8 rec., 126 yds., 15.8 avg. per rec., 1 TD)<br />
Tackler: Lamarcus Joyner (1 GP, 9 tackles, TFL 2.0-24 yds., sacks 2.0-24 yds.)<br />
PLAYERS TO WATCH - Northern Colorado (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky)<br />
Passer: Seth Lobato (1 GP, 29-45-2, 64.4 pct., 390 yds, 3 TD)<br />
Rusher: Tromaine Dennis (1 GP, 26 att., 102 yds., 3.9 avg. per rush, 2 TD)<br />
Receiver: Jace Davis (1 GP, 12 rec., 156 yds., 13.0 avg. per rec., 3 TD)<br />
Tackler: Stephan Dickens (1 GP, 14 tackles)<br />
PLAYERS TO WATCH - Wyoming (1-1, 0-0 MW)<br />
Passer: Brett Smith (2 GP, 51-81-2, 63.0 pct., 678 yds., 8 TD)<br />
Rusher: Shaun Wick (2 GP, 27 att., 211 yds., 7.8 avg. per rush, 1 TD)<br />
Receiver: Dominic Rufran (2 GP, 16 rec., 181 yds., 11.3 avg. per rec., 3 TD)<br />
Tackler: Marqueston Huff (2 GP, 23 tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR)<br />
TALE OF THE TAPE<br />
NEVADA CATEGORY FLORIDA STATE<br />
1-1 Overall Record 1-0<br />
0-0 Conference Record 0-0<br />
Won 1 Current Streak Won 3<br />
7 Touchdowns Scored 5<br />
5 Rushing Touchdowns 1<br />
2 Passing Touchdowns 4<br />
9 Touchdowns Allowed 1<br />
5 Rushing TDs Allowed 0<br />
3 Passing TDs Allowed 1<br />
Won vs. UC Davis 36-7 Last Week Idle<br />
vs. Hawai‘i Next Week vs. Bethune Cookman<br />
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS (2013)<br />
CATEGORY MW NEV FBS ACC FSU FBS<br />
Rush Offense 4th 219.0 38th 9th 156.0 72nd<br />
Pass Offense 5th 225.0 62nd 1st 377.0 7th<br />
Total Offense 4th 444.0 52nd 3rd 533.0 23rd<br />
Scoring Offense 6th 28.0 70th 4th 41.0 30th<br />
Rush Defense 10th 231.5 112th 4th 96.0 23rd<br />
Pass Eff. Defense 3rd 134.2 77th 8th 111.4 39th<br />
Total Defense 9th 471.5 103rd 6th 297.0 25th<br />
Scoring Defense 7th 32.5 91st 6th 13.0 22nd<br />
Punting 12th 32.00 107th 8th 37.00 67th<br />
Punt Returns 11th -1.00 111th 1st 26.00 5th<br />
Kickoff Returns 11th 16.75 113th 8th 18.67 95th<br />
Turnover Margin 2nd 1.0 27th 3rd 2.0 12th<br />
Pass Defense 6th 240.0 79th 8th 201.0 53rd<br />
Pass Efficiency 4th 139.35 60th 2nd 247.82 3rd<br />
TALE OF THE TAPE<br />
NORTHERN COLORADO CATEGORY WYOMING<br />
1-1 Overall Record 1-1<br />
0-0 Conference Record 0-0<br />
Lost 1 Current Streak Won 1<br />
9 Touchdowns Scored 11<br />
3 Rushing Touchdowns 3<br />
4 Passing Touchdowns 8<br />
7 Touchdowns Allowed 6<br />
1 Rushing TDs Allowed 3<br />
4 Passing TDs Allowed 3<br />
Lost 36-41 vs. CSU-Pueblo Last Week Won 42-10 vs. Idaho<br />
vs. Northern Iowa Next Week at Air Force<br />
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS (2013)<br />
CATEGORY BIG SKY UNC FCS MW WYO FBS<br />
Rush Offense 11th 116.0 75th 3rd 240.5 31st<br />
Pass Offense 4th 352.0 7th 1st 342.5 12th<br />
Total Offense 8th 468.0 17th 1st 583.0 8th<br />
Scoring Offense 7th 33.5 28th 3rd 38.0 38th<br />
Rush Defense 3rd 115.0 32nd 11th 257.0 113th<br />
Pass Eff. Defense 4th 121.3 41st 6th 142.1 88th<br />
Total Defense 5th 356.5 41st 6th 437.0 87th<br />
Scoring Defense 6th 25.5 47th 2nd 23.5 54th<br />
Punting 6th 37.82 38th 6th 39.64 41st<br />
Punt Returns -- -- -- 8th 3.40 89th<br />
Kickoff Returns 5th 21.33 52nd 5th 20.50 70th<br />
Turnover Margin 5th 0.0 41st 4th 0.5 48th<br />
Pass Defense 7th 242.0 73rd 3rd 180.0 43rd<br />
Pass Efficiency 6th 161.25 18th 2nd 156.55 35th<br />
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