The University of Hawai'i football team will look to snap a three-game losing streak with a Mountain West match-up against Nevada, Saturday, Oct. 7 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nev. Kick-off is 7:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. HT) and the game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
The Rainbow Warriors (2-3, 0-2 MW) will also seek their first win at Mackay since 2007. UH is 1-7 all-time against the Wolf Pack in Reno. Head coach
Nick Rolovich will also make his first appearance in Reno with UH after spending four seasons as Nevada's offensive coordinator from 2012-15.
UH is coming off a 51-21 loss to Colorado State which dropped the Warriors to 0-2 in the Mountain West. The Wolf Pack (0-5, 0-1) are winless in head coach Jay Norvell's first season and dropped to 0-5 after a 41-21 loss to Fresno State last week in Fresno, Calif.
Game #6
Who: Hawai'i (2-3, 0-2 MW) at Nevada (0-5, 0-1)
When: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017
Time: 7:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. HT
Where: Reno, Nev.
Stadium: Mackay Stadium (26,000)
Television: CBS Sports Network (Spectrum Ch. 247/HD 1247 and Hawaiian Telcom Ch. 83/HD 1083) with Rich Walz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Jordan Daigle (sideline).
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and John Veneri (analyst). Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the "Countdown To Kickoff" beginning at 2:30 p.m. HT, and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KPUA on the Big Island, KTOH on Kaua'i, and KNWJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Video Streaming: None
Audio Streaming: ESPN1420am.com/Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com
Series Information: Nevada leads, 12-9.
Game Storylines: UH is looking to snap a three-game losing streak…The Warriors lost three straight last season before closing out the year with three straight wins…Hawai'i last won in Reno in 2007, its only win at Nevada in eight tries. UH has lost four straight since…
Nick Rolovich has been a part of this series every year since 2010 either as UH OC ('10-11), Nevada OC ('12-15) or UH HC ('16-present) and has been on the winning side six times in seven games…In Rolovich's four seasons at Nevada, the Wolf Pack offense ranked as high as eighth nationally in total offense and UN made three bowl games…UH's 38-17 win in Honolulu last season snapped the Wolf Pack's five-game win streak in the series which Nevada leads 12-9…The teams first played Dec. 15, 1920, making it the longest series amongst current opponents. After meeting in 1920, the teams met three times in 80 years until 2000, which they've met every year since…UH running back
Diocemy Saint Juste needs 69 rushing yards to surpass Travis Sims (2,311) for third all-time in program history…UH quarterback
Dru Brown needs 275 yards passing to surpass Rolovich for No. 10 in school history. Last week against CSU, Brown passed his head coach for 12th in total offense.
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