The Wolf Pack returned all but one defensive starter from last season and starts 10 seniors on defense. Williams said being in Ward's system for a second season has helped. It'll just come to you once you do your job." As you can see, we've got a great defensive line, amazing backers and our defensive backs are scrappy. When everyone does their 1/11th, the ball's going to come to us. "It's all about everyone doing their job and not big-play hunting, as coach says. "It starts up front, but it starts with the defense as a whole," Williams said on NSN Daily this week. So what's been the magic formula behind the Wolf Pack defense's impact plays? The defensive line's pressure has played a big part. Some of the big games have come against lesser competition, with 19 sacks, six turnovers and all four of its defensive touchdowns against Idaho State, New Mexico State or UNLV, teams that are a combined 2-22 (both wins against FCS foes).īut Nevada's defense has also had some huge plays against better competition, its three second-half turnovers against Boise State turning that contest a takeaway deep in Fresno State territory helping Nevada get back into that game and a game-sealing interception in the road win at Cal. Its 16 takeaways are top 20 in the nation. Nevada's 33 sacks rank second in the FBS. That's a 120 percent increase in sacks, a 22.7 percent increase in tackles for loss, a 300 percent increase in interceptions and a 250 percent increase in fumble recoveries. Interceptions: Nine in 2021/Three in 2020įumbles recovered: Seven in 2021/Two in 2020 Here is a look at the "havoc" plays provided by the Nevada defense in eight regular-season games this year compared to its eight regular-season games in 2020. That Wolf Pack defense, in its second season under coordinator Brian Ward, has been far more opportunistic this season than last year. And in the Wolf Pack's rout of rival UNLV last week, Daiyan Henley and Tyson Williams both had interceptions returned for touchdowns. Berdale Robins added a fumble returned for a score a couple weeks later. The list of Nevada Wolf Pack defensive players to score a touchdown this season continues to grow.ĭom Peterson returned a strip sack for a touchdown in Nevada's second game of the season.
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