UNLV Dominates Nevada 38-14 in Week 14 Matchup
UNLV defeated Nevada 38-14 on Saturday in a Week 14 contest that saw the home team control the game throughout. The Rebels jumped out to a 10-7 lead after the first quarter and never relinquished it, outscoring Nevada 28-7 over the final three quarters.
Nevada's Brendon Lewis led all passers with 292 yards, while teammate Jaden Smith caught 92 receiving yards. UNLV's Kylin James paced the ground game with 60 rushing yards for the victorious Rebels.
The game featured six lead changes and remained competitive early, with Nevada striking first on a Lewis-to-Cortez Braham Jr. touchdown pass in the opening quarter. However, UNLV's defense tightened significantly, forcing key plays including a fourth-quarter fumble recovery by Kitan Crawford that shifted momentum decisively.
UNLV's offensive weapons proved too much for Nevada's defense, with notable contributions from the Rebels' receiving corps highlighted by plays like Jai'Den Thomas's 54-yard run late in the contest. The victory gave UNLV a dominant home performance and allowed them to cover the 17.5-point spread. The game finished under the 55-point over-under.
AI-generated recap · Aug 26, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nevada | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
 UNLV | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Nevada | UNLV |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 27-38 | 14-21 |
| Pass Yards | 292 | 168 |
| Rush Yards | 67 | 352 |
| Total Yards | 359 | 520 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 2-11 | 8-12 |
| Penalties | 6-64 | 6-35 |
| Possession | 30:41 | 29:19 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Kian Afrookhteh kickoff for 63 yds , DeAngelo Irvin Jr. return for 29 yds to the UNLV 31
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 30 yds to the NEV 39 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 29 yds to the NEV 10 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for 3 yds to the NEV 7
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Jai'Den Thomas run for 6 yds to the NEV 1
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 1 yd for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Marcus Bellon pass incomplete
Brendon Lewis sacked by Mani Powell for a loss of 4 yards to the NEV 21
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 23 yds to the NEV 44 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 7 yds to the UNLV 49
Caleb Ramseur run for 4 yds to the UNLV 45 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Cortez Braham Jr. for 45 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
Kian Afrookhteh kickoff for 65 yds , Jacob De Jesus return for 30 yds to the UNLV 30
(09:56) WILLIAMS, Hajj-Malik pass to the left complete for 10 yards to WHITE III, Ricky caught at the UNLV40 and advanced to the UNLV40 (DAFFIN, Tori), clock 09:50. PENALTY Before the snap, UNLV False Start enforced 5 yards from the UNLV30 to the UNLV25. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Jai'Den Thomas run for 5 yds to the UNLV 30
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 23 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for no gain to the NEV 47
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 17 yds to the NEV 30 for a 1ST down
(07:24) WILLIAMS, Hajj-Malik pass deep up the middle incomplete intended for CAIN, Casey thrown to the UNR0, clock 07:19. PENALTY UNR Pass Interference on COATS JR., Michael enforced 15 yards to the UNR15 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Devin Green run for 6 yds to the NEV 9
Devin Green run for 1 yd to the NEV 8
Caden Chittenden 26 yd FG GOOD
Caden Chittenden kickoff for 50 yds , Chris Smalley return for 12 yds to the NEV 27
Brendon Lewis sacked by Johnathan Baldwin for a loss of 7 yards to the NEV 20
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Savion Red for a loss of 2 yards to the NEV 18
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marquis Ashley for 9 yds to the NEV 27
Guy Gillespie punt for 72 yds, downed at the UNLV 1
Greg Burrell run for 5 yds to the UNLV 6
Greg Burrell run for 3 yds to the UNLV 9
Greg Burrell run for 7 yds to the UNLV 16 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 15
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 6 yds to the UNLV 21
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Marshall Nichols punt for 79 yds for a touchback
Nevada Penalty, Offensive Holding (Cortez Braham Jr.) to the NEV 16
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Brendon Lewis sacked by Alexander Whitmore for a loss of 3 yards to the NEV 13
Brendon Lewis sacked for a loss of 13 yards Brendon Lewis fumbled, recovered by UNLV Jackson Woodard , return for 0 yards for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Ashton Hayes run for 9 yds to the NEV 34
Brendon Lewis run for 7 yds to the NEV 41 for a 1ST down
Caleb Ramseur run for no gain to the NEV 41
Caleb Ramseur run for 8 yds to the NEV 49
Nevada Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NEV 44
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Guy Gillespie punt for 28 yds
Jai'Den Thomas run for 14 yds to the UNLV 42 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 9 yds to the NEV 49
UNLV Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UNLV 46
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 1 yd to the UNLV 47
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 10 yds to the NEV 43 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 8 yds to the NEV 35
UNLV Penalty, False Start (Ricky White III) to the NEV 40
(07:15) WILLIAMS, Hajj-Malik pass deep to the right incomplete intended for WHITE III, Ricky thrown to the UNR6, clock 07:09. PENALTY UNLV Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass UNR Pass Interference on BROWN, Chad , Offsetting penalties [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Jai'Den Thomas run for 10 yds to the NEV 30 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Jai'Den Thomas run for 3 yds to the NEV 27
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 23 yds to the NEV 4 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for 3 yds to the NEV 1
Jai'Den Thomas run for 1 yd for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Savion Red run for 7 yds to the NEV 32
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 14 yds to the NEV 46 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Ky Woods run for a loss of 4 yards to the NEV 42
UNLV Penalty, Defensive Holding (La'Vario Wiley) to the UNLV 38 for a 1ST down
Savion Red run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 40
Brendon Lewis pass intercepted Cameron Oliver return for no gain to the UNLV 1
(01:52) WILLIAMS, Hajj-Malik pass up the middle incomplete intended for WHITE III, Ricky thrown to the UNLV11, clock 01:49. PENALTY UNR Pass Interference on CRAWFORD, Kitan enforced at the spot of the foul for 9 yards to the UNLV10 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Kylin James run for 33 yds to the UNLV 43 for a 1ST down
Kylin James run for 3 yds to the UNLV 46
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 2 yds to the UNLV 48
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Marshall Nichols punt for 38 yds, downed at the NEV 14
Brendon Lewis run for 5 yds to the NEV 19
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Andrew Savaiinaea for 8 yds to the NEV 27 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Caleb Ramseur for 16 yds to the NEV 43 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 5 yds to the NEV 48
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
End of 2nd Quarter
Savion Red run for a loss of 1 yard to the NEV 24
Brendon Lewis run for 2 yds to the NEV 26
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Cortez Braham Jr. for 11 yds to the NEV 37 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Savion Red for 4 yds to the NEV 41
Ashton Hayes run for 4 yds to the NEV 45
Brendon Lewis run for a loss of 2 yards to the NEV 43
Guy Gillespie punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Jacob De Jesus at the UNLV 19
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Kylin James run for 2 yds to the UNLV 21
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 12 yds to the UNLV 33 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 2 yds to the UNLV 35
(09:35) WILLIAMS, Hajj-Malik pass short to the right complete for 6 yards to BALLUNGAY, Kaleo caught at the UNLV37 and advanced to the UNLV41 (DAFFIN, Tori), clock 09:29. PENALTY UNLV Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on ST. JOHN, Jalen enforced 5 yards from the UNLV35 to the UNLV30 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
(09:21) WILLIAMS, Hajj-Malik pass to the left incomplete intended for WHITE III, Ricky broken up by CRAWFORD, Kitan at the UNLV30, clock 09:15. PENALTY UNLV Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on PURVIS, Hank enforced 5 yards from the UNLV30 to the UNLV25 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 15 yds to the UNLV 40
Jai'Den Thomas run for 6 yds to the UNLV 46 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 13 yds to the NEV 41 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for 5 yds to the NEV 36
Hajj-Malik Williams sacked by Tongiaki Mateialona and Jonathan Maldonado for a loss of 6 yards to the NEV 42
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 14 yds to the NEV 28 for a 1ST down
(06:11) WILLIAMS, Hajj-Malik pass deep to the left incomplete intended for WHITE III, Ricky thrown to the UNR4, clock 06:06. PENALTY UNR Pass Interference on CRAWFORD, Kitan enforced half the distance from the goal, 15 yards to the UNR13 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 13 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Caden Chittenden kickoff for 65 yds , Ky Woods return for 15 yds to the NEV 15
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 8 yds to the NEV 23
Caleb Ramseur run for 1 yd to the NEV 24
Brendon Lewis run for 15 yds to the NEV 39 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis run for 11 yds to the UNLV 39 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 15 yds to the UNLV 24 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Caleb Ramseur run for 5 yds to the UNLV 19
(01:21) LEWIS, Brendon pass up the middle complete for 8 yards to RAMSEUR, Caleb caught at the UNLV11 and advanced to the UNLV11 (CATALON, Jalen), clock 01:12. PENALTY UNR Holding on RUFFINS, Tyson enforced 10 yards from the UNLV19 to the UNLV29 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Caleb Ramseur for 5 yds to the UNLV 24
Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
Jai'Den Thomas run for 8 yds to the UNLV 32
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 10 yds to the UNLV 42 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for 14 yds to the NEV 44 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for 3 yds to the NEV 41
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jai'Den Thomas for 13 yds to the NEV 28 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 11 yds to the NEV 17 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 17 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 16 yds to the NEV 41 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Andrew Savaiinaea for 10 yds to the UNLV 49 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 21 yds to the UNLV 29 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Caleb Ramseur for 4 yds to the UNLV 25
Brendon Lewis sacked by Keith Conley Jr. for a loss of 8 yards to the UNLV 33
Brendon Lewis sacked by Jett Elad for a loss of 9 yards to the UNLV 42
Guy Gillespie punt for 26 yds, fair catch by Jacob De Jesus at the UNLV 16
Jai'Den Thomas run for 54 yds to the NEV 30
Kylin James run for 6 yds to the NEV 24
Cameron Friel run for 5 yds to the NEV 19 for a 1ST down
Kylin James run for 14 yds to the NEV 5 for a 1ST down
Kylin James run for 2 yds to the NEV 11 Kylin James fumbled, recovered by NEV Kitan Crawford K. Crawford return for 8 yds
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marshaun Brown for 2 yds to the NEV 13
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 10 yds to the NEV 23 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 13 yds to the NEV 36 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 1 yd to the NEV 37
Brendon Lewis run for 18 yds to the UNLV 45 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis run for 9 yds to the UNLV 36
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 4 yds to the UNLV 32 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 9 yds to the UNLV 23
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Caleb Ramseur for 3 yds to the UNLV 20 for a 1ST down
Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jaden Smith for 20 yds for a TD (Kian Afrookhteh KICK)
Kian Afrookhteh kickoff for 45 yds , Jacob De Jesus return for 7 yds to the UNLV 27
Devin Green run for 1 yd to the UNLV 28
Devin Green run for 3 yds to the UNLV 31
DeAngelo Irvin Jr. run for 17 yds to the UNLV 48 for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for 5 yds to the NEV 47
(00:11) Kneel down by TEAM at UNR48 (team loss of 1), clock 00:01.