Nevada football coach Jay Norvell discusses CSU win, bowl game, seniors, and more Saturday night. Duke Ritenhouse, dritenhouse@rgj.com
With a decisive 49-10 win over Colorado State on Saturday night, the Nevada football team picked up a game in the Mountain West’s West Division standings and made itself bowl-eligible.
The Wolf Pack scored the game’s first 49 points and shut out the visiting Rams for three quarters. CSU won last year’s game between the teams, 44-42.
Nevada improved to 6-4 overall and 4-2 in MW games. Colorado State dropped to 3-7, 2-4.
Here’s the top takeaways from Saturday night’s Wolf Pack win:
The Pack is bowl-bound
Nevada hit six wins Saturday night, the NCAA’s magic number for postseason eligibility.