Posted at 1:10 p.m., Saturday, October 20, 2007
CFB-WAC: Nevada rallies past Utah State, 31-28
Associated Press
Editor's note: Hawai'i beat Utah State, 52-37, on Oct. 6. The Warriors play at Nevada on Nov. 16.LOGAN, Utah — Luke Lippincott rushed for 241 yards and two touchdowns to help lead Nevada past winless Utah State 31-28 on Saturday.
Colin Kaepernick threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolf Pack (3-4, 1-2), who won their first Western Athletic Conference game this season. Kaepernick put Nevada ahead for good with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Mike McCoy with 3:47 left in the game.
Kevin Robinson returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown for Utah State (0-7, 0-3), breaking the school record with his fourth career punt return score.
Leon Jackson III passed for 106 yards and rushed for 51 more yards and two touchdowns for the Aggies, who lost their 13th straight game dating back to last season.
The Aggies had a chance to retake the lead when Kevin Robinson returned the kickoff after McCoy's touchdown to the Nevada 39-yard line. But Utah State couldn't get a first down and had to punt.
Nevada took over on its own 4 with 5:26 left in the game and ran out the clock.
Jackson gave Utah State a 28-24 lead when he scored on a 10-yard run with 14:15 left in the game. After trailing 21-14 at the half, the Wolf Pack regained the lead in the third quarter on an 8-yard run by Lippincott and a 24-yard field goal by Brett Jaekle.
Nevada had 472 yards of offense, including 302 on the ground. The Wolf Pack ran 32 more offensive plays than the Aggies in the second half Nevada scored the first two times it touched the ball.
