ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Nevada's Cody Fajardo threw three touchdown passes and ran for a career-high 186 yards Saturday to help the Wolf Pack beat New Mexico 31-24 and end a three-game losing streak.
Fajardo hit Brandon Wimberly from 2 yards out for what proved to be the winning score with 4 minutes left in the third quarter for Nevada (7-4, 4-3 Mountain West).
The Lobos (4-8, 1-6), who have lost five straight, got 72 rushing yards and two touchdowns from quarterback Cole Gautsche, but he didn't complete any passes.
New Mexico had a chance to tie it late in the fourth quarter after Dallas Bollema intercepted Fajardo and returned it 37 yards to the Nevada 14. But on third-and-7 from the 11, Jordan Hanson recovered a Crusoe Gongbay fumble with 4:17 left and the Wolf Pack ran out the clock with four first downs.
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| Scoring Summary |
| NMEX | Cole Gautsche 20 yd run (Justus Adams kick) |
| NEVADA | Stefphon Jefferson 1 yd run (Colin Ditsworth kick) |
| NMEX | Cole Gautsche 3 yd run (Justus Adams kick) |
| NEVADA | Stephen Jeffers 1 yd pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) |
| NMEX | Justus Adams 42 yd FG |
| NEVADA | Brandon Wimberly 3 yd pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) |
| NEVADA | Colin Ditsworth 23 yd FG |
| NMEX | Jhurell Pressley 2 yd run (Justus Adams kick) |
| NEVADA | Brandon Wimberly 2 yd pass from Cody Fajardo (Colin Ditsworth kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| NEVADA | NMEX | |
| First Downs | 22 | 14 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 9-16 | 2-11 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 77-491 | 52-352 |
| Rushes-Yds | 50-358 | 50-352 |
| Passing Yds | 133 | 0 |
| Kick Return Yds | 32 | 37 |
| Punt Return Yds | 2 | 4 |
| Passes | 18-27-1 | 0-2-0 |
| Punts | 3-122 | 5-233 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-35 | 4-45 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:40 | 30:20 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| NEVADA: Cody Fajardo 20-186, Stefphon Jefferson 23-128, Nick Hale 4-42, Brandon Wimberly 1-5, Team 2--3 |
| NMEX: Kasey Carrier 18-145, Cole Gautsche 16-72, Lamaar Thomas 3-65, Crusoe Gongbay 9-61, Jhurell Pressley 2-7, Carlos Wiggins 1-6, Chase Clayton 1--4 |
| PASSING |
| NEVADA: Cody Fajardo 18-27-133-1 |
| NMEX: Cole Gautsche 0-2-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| NEVADA: Brandon Wimberly 6-34, Richy Turner 4-37, Zach Sudfeld 3-42, Aaron Bradley 3-23, Stephen Jeffers 1-1, Stefphon Jefferson 1--4 |
| NMEX: |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Nevada | 5th Mountain West | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| New Mexico | 9th Mountain West | 1-7 | 4-9 |
