The Wolf Pack finished on a good record last year in a very limited number of games played. The Nevada team ended up playing well enough to post a 7-2 record on the year. The Wolf Pack in the Mountain West ended up settling on a 6-2 record. This year 10 offensive starters and 9 defensive starters are coming back.
Last year Nevada ended up getting a total of 317 yards per game in the air. The rushing attacked gained a total of 122 yards per game. The overall offense gained 441 yards per game and was ranked 30th in the nation. The scoring offense managed to get a total of 30.8 points per game and was ranked 46th in the nation. Defensively the Wolf Pack allowed 23.3 points per game and is ranked 33rd.
The Golden Bears are coming to the game here after having a very limited and select schedule last year. The Golden Bears, even in limited play were horrible with a 1-3 record and all of those games are in the PAC-12. This year the Cal team is bringing back 8 offensive starters and only 4 defensive starters.
The offense for Cal threw for only 193 yards per game. The rushing attack gained only 127 yards per game. The overall offense gained a total of only 320 yards per game and was ranked 114th in the nation. The Golden Bears ended up getting only 20.2 points per game and was ranked 110th. Defensive the Golden Bears gave up 26.5 points per game and ended up 48th in the nation.