Fresno State-Nevada Postgame Notes

Captains: Levelle Bailey, Isaiah Johnson, Erik Brooks, Mose Vavao
Toss: Nevada won, receive

Team Notes

Fresno State extended its winning streak to 14-straight games.
Fresno State opened its season 5-0 for the first time since 2013.
Fresno State improves to 5-1 in its MW openers in Fresno.
Fresno State is now 7-5 in MW openers since joining the conference.
Fresno State continued its scoring streak of 25 consecutive quarters with a score, dating back to the 2022 MW Championship game.
Fresno State’s defense held a shutout throughout the first half.
Fresno State had its most sacks in a game this season with 7.0. It was the most in a game for the Bulldogs since they had eight in a game against Utah State on Dec. 7, 2013.
Fresno State last had 7.0 sacks in a game on Oct. 5, 2013.
Fresno State’s defense had 11.0 TFLs, its first game with more than 10.0 TFLs since having 10.0 at New Mexico on Oct. 22, 2022.
Fresno State had a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in the same game for the first time since Jordan Mims had 156 yards rushing and Jalen Moreno-Cropper had 136 receiving yards at Nevada on Nov. 19, 2022.
Fresno State shutout its opponent in the first half for the first time since holding Washington State to 0 points in the opening half in the 2022 Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl (Dec. 17, 2022).
Fresno State allowed a score by safety to its opponent for the first time since Oct. 10, 2015.

Offensive Notes

WR Jaelen Gill had his first 100-yard game as a Bulldog, and his first since the 2020 season. It is the third 100-yard receiving game of his collegiate career.
Gill registered a two-touchdown game for the second straight game.
It was Gill’s first career game with two receiving TDs.
Gill caught his fourth touchdown of the season on a screen pass from Mikey Keene that went for 65 yards.
The 65-yard play, at the time, was the Bulldogs’ longest of the year by 16 yards.
The last time Fresno State had different receivers record a 100-yard game in consecutive games was in 2022 on Oct. 22 (Jalen Moreno-Cropper) and Oct. 29 (Nikko Remigio, Zane Pope).
RB Malik Sherrod recorded the longest rush of his career, a 72-yard touchdown in the second quarter, the longest play from scrimmage this season for the ‘Dogs. Sherrod’s previous long was 32.
It is tied for the 29th-longest run in program history.
Sherrod recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game with 123 yards. He is the only player on the Bulldogs’ roster with a 100-yard rushing game.
WR Josiah Freeman had a career-long catch of 10 yards. He finished with 15 yards and a career-high two catches.
Leading receiver Erik Brooks saw his first target of the game with under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter.
QB Mikey Keene threw his first career multi-interception game.

Defensive Notes

DB Camryn Bracha got his first career start as a Bulldog.
Bracha recorded a career-high six tackles. The junior also registered 1.5 sacks for another career-high.
DB Chrishawn Gordon registered his first career sack.
Gordon added a career-high five tackles.
Sione Noa recorded his first career sack.
NKL Morice Norris Jr. recorded his first career interception.
Norris Jr. also had a career-high with 1.5 sacks.
LB Levelle Bailey led the team in tackles with a season-high nine stops on the night.
Bailey led the team in tackles for the second time in 2023.
CB Carlton Johnson picked up his fifth interception of the season, and his fourth of the season.
DL Kemari Munier-Bailey had 1.5 TFLs (career-high) and 1.0 sacks (tied career-high).
Fresno State was without starters Dean Clark (safety) and Cam Lockridge (cornerback) for the game. DE Isaiah Johnson left the game with injury. DB Kosi Agina was also unavailable.