Nevada 49, Grambling St. 13

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	10	29
Total Yards	230	629
Passing	225	203
Rushing	5	426
Penalties	2-5	7-73
3rd Down Conversions	6-19	6-14
4th Down Conversions	0-3	2-3
Turnovers	2	3
Possession	31:01	28:59

Air/Ground Leaders
Grambling State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dillon 13/25 225 1 2 Tillman 0/2 0 0 0	Nevada Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Kaepernick 10/17 122 0 1 Graziano 7/12 75 0 0
Grambling State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Walker 8 14 0 20 Phillips 1 11 0 11	Nevada Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Taua 12 103 2 62 Fragger 9 83 1 31
Grambling State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Batiste 6 95 1 59 Cheek 1 40 0 40	Nevada Receiving   REC YDS TD LG McCoy 6 67 0 30 Mitchell 4 49 0 19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				GRAM	NEV
	TD	12:54	Colin Kaepernick 7 Yd Run (Brett Jaekle Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 6 yds, :30	0	7
	TD	03:12	Colin Kaepernick 19 Yd Run (Brett Jaekle Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 40 yds, 1:01	0	14
SECOND QUARTER				GRAM	NEV
	TD	06:55	Vai Taua 1 Yd Run (Brett Jaekle Kick)	0	21
THIRD QUARTER				GRAM	NEV
	TD	11:23	Vai Taua 4 Yd Run (Brett Jaekle Kick)	0	28
	TD	09:19	Desmond Lenard 61 Yd Interception Return (Luis Leal Kick)	7	28
	TD	06:29	Colin Kaepernick 28 Yd Run (Brett Jaekle Kick)	7	35
FOURTH QUARTER				GRAM	NEV
	TD	13:32	Luke Lippincott 4 Yd Run (Brett Jaekle Kick)	7	42
	TD	07:10	Brandon Fragger 31 Yd Run (Brett Jaekle Kick)	7	49
	TD	04:38	Kenneth Batiste 21 Yd Pass From Greg Dillon (Pat Failed)	13	49

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Quarterback Colin Kaepernick rushed for three touchdowns to lead the Nevada Wolf Pack to a 49-13 season-opening victory on Saturday over the Grambling State Tigers.

The victory was the Wolf Pack's first in its season opener since it beat Southern Utah, 24-23, in 2003.

Grambling State (0-1), which was out-gained 629-230, was led by quarterback Greg Dillon, who completed 13-of-25 passes for 225 yards. Dillon connected with running back Kenneth Batiste on a 21-yard touchdown pass to close out the scoring with 4:38 to play.

Kaepernick, who also completed 10-of-17 passes for 122 yards, scored on runs of 7 and 19 yards to open the scoring. The sophomore quarterback, who also scored on a 28-yard run in the third quarter, finished with 69 yards rushing on just six carries.

Nevada running back Vai Taua had a game-high 103 yards rushing on 12 carries. The sophomore scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter as Nevada took a 21-0 halftime lead and added a 4-yard score in the third quarter.

The Nevada defense held Grambling State to minus 11 yards rushing in the first half and just 5 total yards on the ground for the game on 40 carries. Nevada's offense rushed for 426 yards on 53 carries. Four Wolf Pack quarterbacks combined to complete 18-of-32 passes for 203 yards.

Grambling State broke Nevada's shutout with 9:19 to play in the third quarter on a 61-yard interception return for a touchdown by Desmond Lenard.