FINAL SCORE
UNLV
2-0 (0-0)
38
Sam Houston
0-2 (0-1)
21


August 29, 2025 • Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas)




FINAL STATISTICS

Game Summary
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas
UNLV (2-0; 0-0) vs. Sam Houston (0-2; 0-1)
Date: 08/29/2025 • Site: Houston, Texas • Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Kickoff time: 08:38 PM • End of Game: 11:58 PM • Total elapsed time: 03:19
Attendance: 5837
Temperature: 84 • Wind: SE 10mph • Weather: Cloudy
Scoring Summary
Score by Quarters1234Total
UNLV14107738
Sam Houston7001421

QtrTimeScoring PlayV-H
1st12:19NLV - Bradley,Jaden 43 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony (PAT Kick by Villela,Ramon GOOD) , 5-68 02:337-0
1st08:42SAM - Watson,Hunter 6 yd TD RUSH (PAT Kick by Lopez,RJ GOOD) , 10-75 03:377-7
1st00:32NLV - Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo 3 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony (PAT Kick by Villela,Ramon GOOD) , 13-75 08:1014-7
2nd09:41NLV - Villela,Ramon 29 yd FG , 11-59 05:0817-7
2nd07:15NLV - Brown,Aamaris 52 yd TD INT RETURN (PAT Kick by Villela,Ramon GOOD) , 24-7
3rd11:22NLV - Thomas,Jai'Den 3 yd TD RUSH (PAT Kick by Villela,Ramon GOOD) , 5-67 01:5931-7
4th14:15SAM - Brown,Landan 53 yd TD RUSH , 5-73 02:2331-13
4th07:05NLV - Colandrea,Anthony 13 yd TD RUSH (PAT Kick by Villela,Ramon GOOD) , 5-51 02:5238-13
4th05:01SAM - Burns Jr.,Tim 59 yd TD PASS from Mettauer,Mabrey (PAT Pass by Humphreys,Qua'Vez GOOD) , 4-68 01:5738-21
Officials
Referee: Burnette,Rodney
Umpire: Mitchell,John
Head Linesman: Harris,Jerry
Line judge: Dunn,Craig
Field judge: Hrdlicka Jr.,Stephen
Back judge: Woodford,Terry
Side judge: Cason,Antoine
Center judge: Mitchell,Paul

Team Statistics
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

NLVSAM
FIRST DOWNS2020
Rushing810
Passing116
Penalty14
NET YARDS RUSHING155145
Rushing Attempts3335
Average Per Rush4.74.1
Rushing Touchdowns22
Yards Gained Rushing165162
Yards Lost Rushing1017
NET YARDS PASSING249187
Completions-Attempts-Int19-23-119-35-1
Average Per Attempt10.85.3
Average Per Completion13.19.8
Passing Touchdowns21
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS404332
Total Offensive plays5670
Average Gain Per Play7.24.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost2-01-0
Penalties: Number-Yards8-925-48
PUNTS-YARDS2-813-130
Average Yards Per Punt40.543.3
Net Yards Per Punt40.542.0
Inside 2000
50+ Yards00
Touchbacks00
Fair catch12
KICKOFFS-YARDS7-4433-193
Average Yards Per Kickoff63.364.3
Net Yards Per Kickoff5932.3
Touchbacks32
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD1-4-01-0-0
Average Per Return40
Kickoff returns: Number-Yards-TD1-30-04-96-0
Average Per Return3024
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD1-52-11-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards0-00-0
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time29:4230:18
1st Quarter10:5104:09
2nd Quarter06:4908:11
3rd Quarter05:4809:12
4th Quarter06:1408:46
Third-Down Conversions5 of 91 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions1 of 13 of 6
Red Zone Scores-Chances4 of 41 of 3
Touchdowns31
Field Goals1 of 10 of 1
Sacks By: Number-Yards4-161-2
Tackles For Loss: Number-Yards7.0-235.0-8
Forced Three-And-Outs31
Total TDs53
PAT Kicks5-51-1
Field Goals1-10-1
Points off turnovers00

Individual Statistics
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

UNLV Sam Houston

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
Thomas,Jai'Den9650651277.2
Lee,Keyvone7420420186
Colandrea,Anthony6307231133.8
Glover,Jaylon4909052.3
Jones,Darrien2909064.5
Orji,Alex3817042.3
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo1202022
TEAM102-200-2
Totals33165101552274.7

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
Brown,Landan10850851538.5
Green,Elijah8371360114.5
Watson,Hunter102710171111.7
Mettauer,Mabrey613670111.2
Joseph,Mich'le0000000
Parker,Jerrian1000000
Totals35162171452534.1
PassingC-A-IYdsTDLongSack
Colandrea,Anthony19-23-12492491
Totals19-23-12492491
PassingC-A-IYdsTDLongSack
Watson,Hunter11-22-01010182
Mettauer,Mabrey8-13-1861592
Totals19-35-11871594
ReceivingNo.YardsTDLongTgt
Bradley,Jaden61251496
Earle,JoJo4660325
Thomas,Jai'Den33064
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo212192
Glover,Jaylon1180181
Reynolds,Daejon1120121
Gumms,Var'Keyes19091
Omeire,Troy14041
McDuffie,Marsel00001
Totals1924924922
ReceivingNo.YardsTDLongTgt
Smith-Mack,Aviyon424095
Phillips,Malik3280167
Burk,Dylan3250153
Brown,Landan3-1053
Bledsoe III,Darrick217094
Reed,Chris2170143
Burns Jr.,Tim1591594
Green,Elijah1180182
Humphreys,Qua'Vez00001
Lotten,Rayfield00001
Totals1918715933
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLongIn20TB
Brown,Cameron28140.54400
Totals28140.54400
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLongIn20TB
Gerrand,Curtis313043.34700
Totals313043.34700
PuntKickoffIntercept
ReturnsNoYdsLgNoYdsLgNoYdsLg
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo144000000
Brown,Aamaris00000015252
Glover,Jaylon00013030000
Totals1441303015252
PuntKickoffIntercept
ReturnsNoYdsLgNoYdsLgNoYdsLg
Allen,Emon100000100
Phillips,Malik00037832000
Porter,Shane00011818000
Totals10049632100
Field goalsQtrTimeDistResult
Villela,Ramon2nd09:4129GOOD
Field goalsQtrTimeDistResult
Lopez,RJ2nd01:4133MISSED
KickoffsNo.YardsAvgTBOB
Costa,Caden744363.330
KickoffsNo.YardsAvgTBOB
Pavon,Christian319364.320
All-purposeRunRcvKRPRIR/FRTotal
Bradley,Jaden0125000125
Thomas,Jai'Den65300068
Earle,JoJo06600066
Glover,Jaylon918300057
All-purposeRunRcvKRPRIR/FRTotal
Phillips,Malik0287800106
Brown,Landan85-100084
Burns Jr.,Tim05900059
Green,Elijah361800054
FumblesNo.Lost
COLANDREA,ANTHONY10
EARLE,JOJO10
Totals20
FumblesNo.Lost
METTAUER,MABREY10

UNLV Quarterback Progression
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas


Colandrea,Anthony
19 - 2383%249 yds2TD1INT193.5RTG

C-AYdsContextReceiver Stk
+1-1131st1st and 10 on NLV32 (Q1 14:52) Bradley,Jaden
+2-2-11st and 10 on NLV45 (Q1 14:52) Thomas,Jai'Den2
+3-372nd and 11 on NLV44 (Q1 14:52) Bradley,Jaden3
+4-461st3rd and 4 on SAM49 (Q1 14:52) Thomas,Jai'Den4
+5-543TD1st and 10 on SAM43 (Q1 14:52) Bradley,Jaden5
+6-6181st1st and 10 on NLV25 (Q1 08:42) Glover,Jaylon6
6-72nd and 2 on SAM36 (Q1 08:42) McDuffie,Marsel
+7-891st and 10 on SAM33 (Q1 08:42) Gumms,Var'Keyes
+8-93TD3rd and 3 on SAM3 (Q1 08:42) Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo2
+9-1061st2nd and 5 on NLV35 (Q2 14:49) Bradley,Jaden3
+10-11321st2nd and 8 on NLV43 (Q2 14:49) Earle,JoJo4
+12-12241st2nd and 18 on SAM33 (Q2 11:43) Earle,JoJo5
12-131st and 9 on SAM9 (Q2 11:43) Earle,JoJo
+13-14-22nd and 9 on SAM9 (Q2 10:36) Thomas,Jai'Den
13-153rd and 11 on SAM11 (Q2 10:36) Thomas,Jai'Den
+14-1691st3rd and 5 on NLV25 (Q2 01:41) Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo
+15-17491st2nd and 7 on NLV48 (Q3 13:21) Bradley,Jaden
+16-18121st2nd and 8 on NLV29 (Q3 09:45) Earle,JoJo2
+17-1972nd and 8 on NLV22 (Q3 03:04) Bradley,Jaden3
+18-2041st and 10 on NLV25 (Q4 14:17) Omeire,Troy4
18-21INT2nd and 6 on NLV29 (Q4 14:17)
+19-22-21st and 10 on NLV49 (Q4 09:57) Earle,JoJo
+20-23121st2nd and 12 on NLV47 (Q4 09:57) Reynolds,Daejon

Sacked 1 time for 2 yards lost
LostContext
-21st and 10 on NLV41 (Q3 09:45)



Sam Houston Quarterback Progression
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas


Watson,Hunter
11 - 2250%101 yds0TD0INT88.6RTG

C-AYdsContextReceiver Stk
0-11st and 10 on SAM37 (Q1 12:19)
+1-291st and 10 on SAM48 (Q1 12:19) Smith-Mack,Aviyon
1-31st and 10 on NLV24 (Q1 12:19) Lotten,Rayfield
+2-4181st2nd and 10 on NLV24 (Q1 12:19) Green,Elijah
2-51st and 10 on SAM25 (Q1 00:32) Smith-Mack,Aviyon
+3-6-22nd and 10 on SAM25 (Q1 00:32) Brown,Landan
3-73rd and 12 on SAM23 (Q2 00:00) Phillips,Malik
+4-881st2nd and 8 on SAM26 (Q2 07:09) Smith-Mack,Aviyon
+5-951st2nd and 1 on SAM43 (Q2 07:09) Smith-Mack,Aviyon
+6-10151st2nd and 9 on SAM49 (Q2 07:09) Burk,Dylan
+7-1191st and 10 on NLV36 (Q2 07:09) Bledsoe III,Darrick2
7-121st and 10 on NLV15 (Q2 01:59) Burns Jr.,Tim
7-132nd and 10 on NLV15 (Q2 01:59) Burns Jr.,Tim
7-143rd and 10 on NLV15 (Q2 01:59) Phillips,Malik
+8-1581st and 10 on SAM25 (Q3 15:00) Burk,Dylan
8-163rd and 2 on SAM32 (Q3 11:16) Humphreys,Qua'Vez
+9-1781st and 10 on SAM29 (Q3 07:22) Bledsoe III,Darrick
9-181st and 10 on SAM40 (Q3 07:22) Burns Jr.,Tim
+10-19161st2nd and 10 on SAM40 (Q3 07:22) Phillips,Malik
+11-2072nd and 10 on NLV29 (Q3 07:22) Phillips,Malik
11-214th and 1 on NLV20 (Q3 03:07) Phillips,Malik
11-223rd and 8 on NLV43 (Q4 12:19) Bledsoe III,Darrick

Sacked 2 times for 10 yards lost
LostContext
-43rd and 2 on SAM33 (Q3 15:00)
-64th and 8 on NLV43 (Q4 12:19)




Mettauer,Mabrey
8 - 1362%86 yds1TD1INT127.1RTG

C-AYdsContextReceiver Stk
1-12nd and 29 on SAM28 (Q2 09:36) Green,Elijah
1-2TD3rd and 29 on SAM28 (Q2 09:36)
+2-351st and 10 on SAM38 (Q3 01:38) Brown,Landan
+3-432nd and 5 on SAM43 (Q3 01:38) Reed,Chris
+4-521st and 10 on SAM34 (Q4 13:35) Smith-Mack,Aviyon
4-63rd and 1 on SAM43 (Q4 13:35) Bledsoe III,Darrick
+5-722nd and 8 on SAM34 (Q4 06:58) Burk,Dylan
+6-853rd and 6 on SAM36 (Q4 06:58) Phillips,Malik
+7-959TD4th and 1 on SAM41 (Q4 06:58) Burns Jr.,Tim
+8-10-41st and 10 on NLV39 (Q4 04:57) Brown,Landan2
8-112nd and 14 on NLV43 (Q4 04:57) Reed,Chris
8-121st and 19 on NLV37 (Q4 04:57) Phillips,Malik
+9-13142nd and 19 on NLV37 (Q4 04:57) Reed,Chris

Sacked 2 times for 6 yards lost
LostContext
-41st and 10 on SAM47 (Q2 09:36)
-24th and 5 on NLV23 (Q4 04:57)




Defensive Statistics
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas
#UNLVSoloAstTotalSacks-YdsTFL-YdsFFFR-YdsInt-YdsBrUpQBH
8McDuffie,Marsel5160.0-00.0-000-00-000
10Fulton,Tre6060.0-00.0-000-00-000
13Stewart,Darrien4150.0-00.0-000-00-000
36Flowe,Justin5050.0-00.0-000-00-010
9Brown,Aamaris4042.0-63.0-700-01-5200
3Joseph,Jaheem3030.0-00.0-000-00-000
15Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng2130.0-01.0-200-00-000
18Thomas,Landen3030.0-00.0-000-00-000
43Ka'aihue,Kamuela3030.0-01.0-400-00-000
94Conti,Lucas3030.0-00.0-000-00-000
24DeCambra,Kodi2020.0-00.0-000-00-000
30Adeleye,Tunmise2021.0-61.0-600-00-000
91Rudolph,Elias1120.0-00.0-000-00-000
92Lee,Jalen2021.0-41.0-410-00-000
4Powdrell,Andrew0110.0-00.0-000-00-001
7Pope,Jake0110.0-00.0-000-00-000
17Egbase,Ose1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
28Christensen,Logan1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
38Costa,Caden1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
42Porter,Andre1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
55Fuller,Cohen1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
1Borders,Chief0000.0-00.0-000-00-001
4Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
5Keyes,Quandarius0000.0-00.0-000-00-010
6Bradley,Jaden0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
9Thomas,Jai'Den0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
10Colandrea,Anthony0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
11Earle,JoJo0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
32Villela,Ramon0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
Totals506564-167.0-2310-01-5222

BLOCKED KICKS: none.

#Sam HoustonSoloAstTotalSacks-YdsTFL-YdsFFFR-YdsInt-YdsBrUpQBH
7Allen,Emon8190.0-02.5-510-01-010
24Brown,CJ3360.0-00.5-000-00-010
1Diaz,Jamair3250.0-00.0-000-00-000
6Fish,Antavious2240.0-00.0-000-00-000
26Gordon,Tokyo3141.0-21.0-200-00-000
0Edwards Jr.,Alonzo2130.0-00.0-000-00-000
2Powell,Cecil3030.0-00.0-000-00-000
4Scott,Jaidan2130.0-00.0-000-00-000
13Bailey,Tyler3030.0-00.0-000-00-000
97Frazier,Dylan1230.0-00.0-000-00-000
17Eaton,Christopher2020.0-01.0-100-00-000
94Stephens,Josiah1120.0-00.0-000-00-000
3Harris,Trey1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
8Johnson,CJ1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
23Sargent,AJ0110.0-00.0-000-00-000
44Henderson,Brody1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
46Whitington,Carson1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
90Jackson,Darien0110.0-00.0-000-00-000
95Boyd,She'Fon1010.0-00.0-000-00-000
7Humphreys,Qua'Vez0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
10Watson,Hunter0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
3Mettauer,Mabrey0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
34Brown,Landan0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
37Lopez,RJ0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
80Burns Jr.,Tim0000.0-00.0-000-00-000
Totals3816541-25.0-810-01-020

BLOCKED KICKS: none.

Participation Report
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

Starters
UNLV

Pos##OFFENSE
WR0Omeire,Troy
QB1Orji,Alex
RB2Lee,Keyvone
WR3Reynolds,Daejon
WR4Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo
WR6Bradley,Jaden
WR8Lyons,Taeshaun
RB9Thomas,Jai'Den
QB10Colandrea,Anthony
WR11Earle,JoJo
WR16McGee,Kayden
RB20Glover,Jaylon
RB24Jones,Darrien
TE30Gumms,Var'Keyes
TE43Beasley,Jae
OL55Manson,Donavan
OL60McGowan,Malik
OL64Williams,Reid
OL66Faminu,James
OL72Thomas,Will
OL73Makihele,Alani
OL75Drummond,Dyllan
OL79Boyd,Austin
TE84Elksnis,Nick
TE85Byrnes,Matt
TE88Jefferson,Velltray
Pos##DEFENSE
DB0Welch,Laterrance
LB1Borders,Chief
CB2Harris,Denver
DB3Joseph,Jaheem
DB4Powdrell,Andrew
DB5Keyes,Quandarius
DB7Pope,Jake
LB8McDuffie,Marsel
DB9Brown,Aamaris
DB10Fulton,Tre
LB15Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng
DL16Altayeb,Mohamed
LB17Egbase,Ose
DL18Thomas,Landen
LB19Spellman,Donovan
DB24DeCambra,Kodi
DB25Allen,Jaylen
DL30Adeleye,Tunmise
LB36Flowe,Justin
DE42Porter,Andre
LB43Ka'aihue,Kamuela
DL44Muavesi,Waisale
LB54Patterson,Isaiah
DL55Fuller,Cohen
LB91Rudolph,Elias
DL92Lee,Jalen
DL94Conti,Lucas
DE97Hall,Cory
Sam Houston

Pos##OFFENSE
WR0Bledsoe III,Darrick
WR1Smith-Mack,Aviyon
WR7Humphreys,Qua'Vez
QB10Watson,Hunter
RB21Green,Elijah
OL52Eckardt,Luke
OL54Joseph,Mich'le
OL63Todd,Cameron
OL70Larson,Rhett
OL79Dieterich,Kolt
QB3Mettauer,Mabrey
WR5Adkism,Lonnie
RB9Parker,Jerrian
WR11Phillips,Malik
TE12Smith,Austin
WR18Mukuba,Fatu
TE19Lotten,Rayfield
RB28Porter,Shane
RB34Brown,Landan
RB38Murdaugh,Adrian
OL75McCollum,William
OL77Kalonji,Kevin
WR80Burns Jr.,Tim
TE85Burk,Dylan
TE86Jewett,Thomas
WR87Reed,Chris
TE89Garza,Fernando
Pos##DEFENSE
DB0Edwards Jr.,Alonzo
LB1Diaz,Jamair
DB2Powell,Cecil
DB3Harris,Trey
DB4Scott,Jaidan
LB6Fish,Antavious
DB7Allen,Emon
LB8Johnson,CJ
CB9Arnold,Jace
DB13Bailey,Tyler
DL17Eaton,Christopher
DL23Sargent,AJ
DB24Brown,CJ
LB26Gordon,Tokyo
DB27Mathis,Maurice
DB29Smith,Lyric
DB31Horany,Dax
DL33Lawton,Zeiqui
DB36Henderson,Octavius
DB40Adams,Railyn
LB42Holloway,Ca'lub
DL44Henderson,Brody
LB45Wallace,Eli
DE48Chidi,Chauncey
DL90Jackson,Darien
DL94Stephens,Josiah
DL95Boyd,She'Fon
DT97Frazier,Dylan
DL98Patt,Quardale
Substitutions
UNLV:
Sam Houston:
Did Not Play
UNLV:
5 Moore,Koy; 6 Bin-Wahad,Mumu; 7 Friel,Cameron; 11 Eubanks,Jordan; 13 Circo,Sebastian; 14 Edmondson,Bryce; 14 Ochoa,Gael; 19 Boden,Danny; 21 Tuchek,Joshua; 22 Eason II,Nijrell; 23 Buchanan,Jordan; 23 Williams,Kamran; 25 Ray,Rogerick; 26 Hartsuck,Devin; 27 Moore,Kela; 29 Maali,Mohammad; 31 Muhammad,Yasir; 32 Scanlan,Kenji; 33 Megwa,Emeka; 35 Costanzo,Anthony; 37 Jula,Carter; 40 Ausbon,Armand; 41 DeFries,Brock; 49 Togafau,Kal-El; 50 Laster,Melvin; 51 Green,Alexander; 52 Wolfenden,Sam; 52 Beza,Jacob; 56 O'Reilly,Andrew; 62 Scalise,Nick; 63 Afoa,Alekai; 65 Robinson,Ace; 67 Moore,Toby; 70 Neubauer,Maysan; 71 Haynes,Ed; 74 Taase,Amare; 76 Fetokakis,Chrysanthos; 77 Hernandez,Daniel; 81 Dyson,Traivon; 82 Jackson,Rashawn; 83 Miles,Cassidee; 86 Titone-Perez,David; 87 McNair,Tavian; 88 Abbasher,Mo; 90 Logo,Eliah; 93 Peterson,Maxwell; 99 Covington,Jordan;
Sam Houston:
2 Black,Kaleb; 4 Phoenix II,Michael; 5 Stanford,Jalyn; 6 O'Neill,Grady; 8 Locke,Landyn; 10 Robinson,Jacob; 14 Spaulding,Bryen; 15 Bailey,DJ; 16 Swen,Joe; 20 Wilson,Dravon; 22 McCaskill,Alton; 25 Gaines-Smith,Ah'Marion; 30 Ford,Dean; 32 Williams,Quan; 37 Ishmeal Jr.,Jacquis; 39 Green,Davion; 41 Taylor,Trey; 41 Wortham,Braylen; 43 Johnson,Jayveon; 47 Fitzgerald,Jake; 47 Okopie,Carter; 50 Worthington,Cole; 51 Frayre,Jaredh; 55 Adams,Cade; 57 Bryan,Zo'Maryon; 58 Frayre,Joshua; 59 Jackson-Smith,Graceson; 62 Buchheit,Carter; 67 Sohn,Isaac; 68 Edmond,Jeremiah; 69 Cahill,Logan; 71 Dawn II,James; 72 Williams,Quinton; 74 Spann,Graceson; 82 Stevens,Cooper; 83 Tatum,Matthew; 83 Ryan,Tate; 84 Deyon,London; 88 Guillory II,Terrence; 92 Shorter,Anthony; 93 Coy,Caius; 99 Cox,Keelan;

Drive Chart (By Team)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

Drive StartedDrive EndedConsumed
TeamQtrSpotTimeObtainedSpotTimeHow lostPl-YdsTOP
NLV1stNLV3214:52KOSAM012:19 *TD5 - 6802:33
NLV1stNLV2508:42KOSAM000:32 *TD13 - 7508:10
NLV2ndNLV3014:49PUNTSAM1109:41 *FG11 - 5905:08
NLV2ndNLV2001:41FGANLV3400:00HALF3 - 1401:41
NLV3rdNLV3313:21PUNTSAM011:22 *TD5 - 6701:59
NLV3rdNLV2709:45PUNTNLV3907:22PUNT5 - 1202:23
NLV3rdNLV2003:04DOWNSNLV2901:38PUNT3 - 901:26
NLV4thNLV2514:17KONLV2913:35INT2 - 400:42
NLV4thNLV4909:57DOWNSSAM007:05 *TD5 - 5102:52
NLV4thNLV2502:38DOWNSSAM3700:00HALF5 - 3802:38

1st2nd3rd4th1st2nd
UNLV1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th Qtr1st Half2nd HalfTotal
Time of possession10:5106:4905:4806:1417:4012:0229:42
3rd down conversions3-41-20-21-14-61-35-9
4th down conversions1-10-00-00-01-10-01-1

Drive StartedDrive EndedConsumed
TeamQtrSpotTimeObtainedSpotTimeHow lostPl-YdsTOP
SAM1stSAM2512:19KONLV008:42 *TD10 - 7503:37
SAM1stSAM2500:32KOSAM2314:49PUNT3 - -200:43
SAM2ndSAM2809:36KOSAM2807:15INT5 - 002:21
SAM2ndSAM2407:09KONLV1501:41FGA13 - 6105:28
SAM3rdSAM2515:00KOSAM2913:21PUNT3 - 401:39
SAM3rdSAM2411:16KOSAM3209:45PUNT3 - 801:31
SAM3rdSAM2907:22PUNTNLV2003:04DOWNS9 - 5104:18
SAM3rdSAM2701:38PUNTNLV014:15 *TD5 - 7302:23
SAM4thSAM3413:35INTNLV4909:57DOWNS9 - 1703:38
SAM4thSAM3206:58KONLV005:01 *TD4 - 6801:57
SAM4thNLV3904:57KONLV2502:38DOWNS7 - 1402:19

1st2nd3rd4th1st2nd
Sam Houston1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th Qtr1st Half2nd HalfTotal
Time of possession04:0908:1109:1208:4612:2017:5830:18
3rd down conversions1-10-30-30-51-40-81-12
4th down conversions0-00-00-13-50-03-63-6

Drive Chart (By Quarter)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

Drive StartedDrive EndedConsumed
TeamQtrSpotTimeObtainedSpotTimeHow lostPl-YdsTOP
NLV1stNLV3214:52KOSAM012:19*TD5 - 6802:33
SAM1stSAM2512:19KONLV008:42*TD10 - 7503:37
NLV1stNLV2508:42KOSAM000:32*TD13 - 7508:10
SAM1stSAM2500:32KOSAM2314:49PUNT3 - -200:43
NLV2ndNLV3014:49PUNTSAM1109:41*FG11 - 5905:08
SAM2ndSAM2809:36KOSAM2807:15INT5 - 002:21
SAM2ndSAM2407:09KONLV1501:41FGA13 - 6105:28
NLV2ndNLV2001:41FGANLV3400:00HALF3 - 1401:41
SAM3rdSAM2515:00KOSAM2913:21PUNT3 - 401:39
NLV3rdNLV3313:21PUNTSAM011:22*TD5 - 6701:59
SAM3rdSAM2411:16KOSAM3209:45PUNT3 - 801:31
NLV3rdNLV2709:45PUNTNLV3907:22PUNT5 - 1202:23
SAM3rdSAM2907:22PUNTNLV2003:04DOWNS9 - 5104:18
NLV3rdNLV2003:04DOWNSNLV2901:38PUNT3 - 901:26
SAM3rdSAM2701:38PUNTNLV014:15*TD5 - 7302:23
NLV4thNLV2514:17KONLV2913:35INT2 - 400:42
SAM4thSAM3413:35INTNLV4909:57DOWNS9 - 1703:38
NLV4thNLV4909:57DOWNSSAM007:05*TD5 - 5102:52
SAM4thSAM3206:58KONLV005:01*TD4 - 6801:57
SAM4thNLV3904:57KONLV2502:38DOWNS7 - 1402:19
NLV4thNLV2502:38DOWNSSAM3700:00HALF5 - 3802:38

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

1-10SAM35Sam Houston wins toss and defers; NLV will receive; SAM will defend North end-zone.
1-10SAM35Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
Pavon,Christian kickoff 63 yards to the UNLV02 Glover,Jaylon return 30 yards to the UNLV32 (Bailey,Tyler), out of bounds.
UNLV drive start at 14:52.
1-10NLV32No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Bradley,Jaden caught at UNLV44, for 13 yards to the UNLV45 (Allen,Emon), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV45No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Thomas,Jai'Den caught at UNLV40, for 1 yard loss to the UNLV44 (Allen,Emon; Brown,CJ), out of bounds.
2-11NLV44No Huddle Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Bradley,Jaden caught at UNLV50, for 7 yards to the SHSU49 (Allen,Emon).
3-4SAM49Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short left to Thomas,Jai'Den caught at UNLV44, for 6 yards to the SHSU43 (Brown,CJ), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM43No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep right to Bradley,Jaden caught at SHSU12, for 43 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:19, 1ST DOWN. [12:19]P
1-10SAM3Villela,Ramon kick attempt good (H: Melzer,Konner, LS: McIlquham,Andrew).
UNLV 7, Sam Houston 0
Drive Summary: 5 plays, 68 yards, 02:33
Costa,Caden kickoff 65 yards to the SHSU00, Touchback.
Sam Houston drive start at 12:19.
1-10SAM25No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush right for 8 yards gain to the SHSU33 (Egbase,Ose).
2-2SAM33No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush left for 4 yards gain to the SHSU37 (McDuffie,Marsel), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM37No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short middle thrown to SHSU41 QB hurried by Borders,Chief. The previous play is under automatic review - "Incomplete pass". PLAY STANDS.
2-10SAM37Shotgun Green,Elijah rush middle for 1 yard loss to the SHSU36 (Brown,Aamaris).
3-11SAM36No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short right to Humphreys,Qua'Vez thrown to UNLV47 PENALTY UNLV Offside (Fuller,Cohen) 5 yards from SHSU36 to SHSU41. NO PLAY.
3-6SAM41No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SHSU48 (McDuffie,Marsel), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM48No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short left to Smith-Mack,Aviyon caught at UNLV42, for 9 yards to the UNLV43 (Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng; Powdrell,Andrew).
2-1NLV43No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush left for 4 yards gain to the UNLV39 (McDuffie,Marsel), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV39No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete deep left to Bledsoe III,Darrick thrown to UNLV04 PENALTY UNLV Pass Interference (Powdrell,Andrew) 15 yards from UNLV39 to UNLV24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.E
1-10NLV24No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short left to Lotten,Rayfield thrown to UNLV30 QB hurried by Powdrell,Andrew.
2-10NLV24No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short right to Green,Elijah caught at UNLV29, for 18 yards to the UNLV06 (Joseph,Jaheem), 1ST DOWN.P
1-6NLV6No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush right for 6 yards gain to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:42. [08:42]
1-10NLV3Lopez,RJ kick attempt good (H: Ottomanelli,Nico, LS: Whitington,Carson).
UNLV 7, Sam Houston 7
Drive Summary: 10 plays, 75 yards, 03:37
Pavon,Christian kickoff 65 yards to the UNLV00, Touchback.
UNLV drive start at 08:42.
1-10NLV25No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Glover,Jaylon caught at UNLV43, for 18 yards to the UNLV43 (Scott,Jaidan), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV43Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush left for 6 yards gain to the UNLV49 (Scott,Jaidan).
2-4NLV49Shotgun Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo rush left for 2 yards gain to the SHSU49 (Edwards Jr.,Alonzo; Fish,Antavious).
3-2SAM49Thomas,Jai'Den rush left for 1 yard gain to the SHSU48 (Diaz,Jamair; Brown,CJ).
4-1SAM48Shotgun Orji,Alex rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SHSU44 (Eaton,Christopher), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM44Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush right for 8 yards gain to the SHSU36 (Brown,CJ).
2-2SAM36Colandrea,Anthony pass incomplete deep left to McDuffie,Marsel thrown to SHSU03 broken up by Brown,CJ.
3-2SAM36Lee,Keyvone rush right for 3 yards gain to the SHSU33 (Stephens,Josiah), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM33Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short left to Gumms,Var'Keyes caught at SHSU31, for 9 yards to the SHSU24 (Brown,CJ).
2-1SAM24Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush left for 18 yards gain to the SHSU06 (Allen,Emon), 1ST DOWN.P
1-6SAM6Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SHSU05 (Jackson,Darien; Brown,CJ).
2-5SAM5Shotgun Orji,Alex rush middle for 1 yard loss to the SHSU06 (Eaton,Christopher).
3-6SAM6PENALTY SHSU Offside (Jackson,Darien) 3 yards from SHSU06 to SHSU03. NO PLAY.
3-3SAM3Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short left to Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo caught at SHSU00, for 3 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:32. [00:32]
1-10SAM3Villela,Ramon kick attempt good (H: Melzer,Konner, LS: McIlquham,Andrew).
UNLV 14, Sam Houston 7
Drive Summary: 13 plays, 75 yards, 08:10
Costa,Caden kickoff 65 yards to the SHSU00, Touchback.
Sam Houston drive start at 00:32.
1-10SAM25No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short middle to Smith-Mack,Aviyon thrown to SHSU33.
2-10SAM25No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short left to Brown,Landan caught at SHSU18, for 2 yards loss to the SHSU23 (Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng). [00:00]
FINAL SCORE: UNLV 14, Sam Houston 7

Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
UNLV1410:5134073-41-19-428-9-0-982-20
Sam Houston704:0931151-10-06-283-6-0-251-3

Quickie Statistics (1st Quarter only)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas
NLVSAM
Score147
FIRST DOWNS75
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)9-426-28
PASSING-YARDS (NET)9825
Passes Att-Comp-Int9-8-06-3-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS18-14012-53
Fumble Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punt Returns-Yards0-00-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards1-300-0
Interception Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punts (Number-Avg)0-00-0
Fumbles-Lost0-00-0
Penalties-Yards2-201-3
Possession Time10:5104:09
Third-Down Conversions3-41-1
Fourth-Down Conversions1-10-0

UNLV

Sam Houston

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Thomas,Jai'Den270703.56
Lee,Keyvone43003007.518

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Green,Elijah416-11503.88
Watson,Hunter21301316.57

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Colandrea,Anthony8-9-0982430

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Watson,Hunter3-8-0250180

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Bradley,Jaden3631343
Thomas,Jai'Den25026
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo13113

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Smith-Mack,Aviyon19029
Brown,Landan1-201-2

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Glover,Jaylon130030

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
McDuffie,Marsel3-03.00.00.0
Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng1-11.50.01.0
Joseph,Jaheem1-01.00.00.0
Brown,Aamaris1-01.00.01.0
Egbase,Ose1-01.00.00.0
Powdrell,Andrew0-10.50.00.0

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Brown,CJ3-34.50.00.5
Allen,Emon3-13.50.00.5
Scott,Jaidan2-02.00.00.0
Eaton,Christopher2-02.00.01.0
Bailey,Tyler1-01.00.00.0
Stephens,Josiah1-01.00.00.0
Edwards Jr.,Alonzo0-10.50.00.0
Diaz,Jamair0-10.50.00.0

QtrTimeScoring PlayV-H
1st12:19NLV - Bradley,Jaden 43 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony , 5-68 02:337-0
1st08:42SAM - Watson,Hunter 6 yd TD RUSH , 10-75 03:377-7
1st00:32NLV - Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo 3 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony , 13-75 08:1014-7

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

3-12SAM23Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
3-12SAM23No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short middle to Phillips,Malik thrown to SHSU38.
4-12SAM23Gerrand,Curtis punt 47 yards to the UNLV30 fair catch by Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo at UNLV30. [14:49]
Drive Summary: 3 plays, -2 yards, 00:43
UNLV drive start at 14:49.
1-10NLV30No Huddle-Shotgun Glover,Jaylon rush right for 5 yards gain to the UNLV35 (Scott,Jaidan; Frazier,Dylan).
2-5NLV35Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Bradley,Jaden caught at UNLV40, for 6 yards to the UNLV41 (Powell,Cecil), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV41Shotgun Glover,Jaylon rush left for 2 yards gain to the UNLV43 (Stephens,Josiah; Frazier,Dylan).
2-8NLV43Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep middle to Earle,JoJo caught at SHSU37, for 32 yards to the SHSU25 (Harris,Trey), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM25Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush middle for 24 yards gain (12) to the SHSU01 (Powell,Cecil) PENALTY UNLV Holding (Earle,JoJo) 10 yards from SHSU13 to SHSU23.
1-8SAM23Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep right to Reynolds,Daejon caught at SHSU02, for 23 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 11:43 PENALTY UNLV Pass Interference (Reynolds,Daejon) 15 yards from SHSU23 to SHSU38. NO PLAY. [11:43]
1-23SAM38Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush left for 5 yards gain to the SHSU33 (Allen,Emon).
2-18SAM33Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short middle to Earle,JoJo caught at SHSU22, for 24 yards to the SHSU09 (Diaz,Jamair), 1ST DOWN.P
Powell,Cecil injured on the play
1-9SAM9Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass incomplete short left to Earle,JoJo thrown to SHSU12.
2-9SAM9Timeout UNLV, clock 10:36. [10:36]
2-9SAM9Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Thomas,Jai'Den caught at SHSU12, for 2 yards loss to the SHSU11 (Allen,Emon).
3-11SAM11Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass incomplete short right to Thomas,Jai'Den thrown to SHSU07 broken up by Allen,Emon.
4-11SAM11Villela,Ramon field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: Melzer,Konner, LS: McIlquham,Andrew), clock 09:41. [09:41]
UNLV 17, Sam Houston 7
Drive Summary: 11 plays, 59 yards, 05:08
Costa,Caden kickoff 60 yards to the SHSU05 Phillips,Malik return 23 yards to the SHSU28 (Brown,Aamaris).
Sam Houston drive start at 09:36.
1-10SAM28No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SHSU35 (Flowe,Justin).
2-3SAM35No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush middle for 0 yards to the SHSU35 (Conti,Lucas).
3-3SAM35No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass incomplete deep left to Burns Jr.,Tim thrown to UNLV44, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UNLV Offside declined UNLV Pass Interference (Harris,Denver) 12 yards from SHSU35 to SHSU47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.O
1-10SAM47No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey sacked for loss of 4 yards to the SHSU43 (Lee,Jalen).
2-14SAM43No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short left to Smith-Mack,Aviyon caught at UNLV48, for 9 yards to the UNLV48 (Joseph,Jaheem; Brown,Aamaris) PENALTY SHSU Pass Interference (Lotten,Rayfield) 15 yards from SHSU43 to SHSU28. NO PLAY.
2-29SAM28No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass incomplete short middle to Green,Elijah thrown to SHSU36 broken up by Flowe,Justin.
3-29SAM28No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass intercepted by Brown,Aamaris at UNLV48 Brown,Aamaris return 52 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:15 PENALTY SHSU Illegal Forward Pass declined. [07:15]
1-10SAM3Villela,Ramon kick attempt good (H: Melzer,Konner, LS: McIlquham,Andrew).
UNLV 24, Sam Houston 7
Drive Summary: 5 plays, 0 yards, 02:21
Costa,Caden kickoff 64 yards to the SHSU01 Phillips,Malik return 23 yards to the SHSU24 (Christensen,Logan).
Sam Houston drive start at 07:09.
1-10SAM24No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush left for 2 yards gain to the SHSU26 (Thomas,Landen).
2-8SAM26No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short middle to Smith-Mack,Aviyon caught at SHSU33, for 8 yards to the SHSU34 (Fulton,Tre), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM34No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush middle for 9 yards gain to the SHSU43 (Pope,Jake; Stewart,Darrien).
2-1SAM43No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short middle to Smith-Mack,Aviyon caught at SHSU39, for 5 yards to the SHSU48 (Fulton,Tre), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM48No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush right for 1 yard gain to the SHSU49 (Rudolph,Elias; McDuffie,Marsel).
2-9SAM49No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short left to Burk,Dylan caught at UNLV45, for 15 yards to the UNLV36 (McDuffie,Marsel), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV36No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short right to Bledsoe III,Darrick caught at UNLV30, for 9 yards to the UNLV27 (Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng).
2-1NLV27No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush right for 1 yard gain to the UNLV26 (Fulton,Tre), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV26No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush left for 11 yards gain to the UNLV15 (Stewart,Darrien), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV15Timeout Other, clock 01:59. [01:59]
1-10NLV15No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short left to Burns Jr.,Tim thrown to UNLV00.
2-10NLV15No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short left to Burns Jr.,Tim thrown to UNLV00.
3-10NLV15No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short middle to Phillips,Malik thrown to UNLV00.
4-10NLV15Lopez,RJ field goal attempt from 33 yards NO GOOD (H: Ottomanelli,Nico, LS: Whitington,Carson), clock 01:41. [01:41]
Drive Summary: 13 plays, 61 yards, 05:28
UNLV drive start at 01:41.
1-10NLV20Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush middle for 5 yards loss to the UNLV15 fumbled by Colandrea,Anthony at UNLV15 recovered by UNLV Colandrea,Anthony at UNLV15, End Of Play.
2-15NLV15Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UNLV25 (Bailey,Tyler).
3-5NLV25Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short middle to Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo caught at UNLV33, for 9 yards to the UNLV34 (Powell,Cecil), 1ST DOWN. [00:00]P
1-10NLV34End of game, clock 00:00. [00:00]
Drive Summary: 3 plays, 14 yards, 01:41
FINAL SCORE: UNLV 24, Sam Houston 7

Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
UNLV1006:4904041-20-06-295-7-0-693-37
Sam Houston008:1123160-30-08-274-10-1-371-15

Quickie Statistics (Halftime Cumulative)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas
NLVSAM
Score247
FIRST DOWNS1111
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)15-7114-55
PASSING-YARDS (NET)16762
Passes Att-Comp-Int16-13-016-7-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS31-23830-117
Fumble Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punt Returns-Yards0-00-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards1-302-46
Interception Returns-Yards1-520-0
Punts (Number-Avg)0-00-0
Fumbles-Lost1-00-0
Penalties-Yards5-572-18
Possession Time17:4012:20
Third-Down Conversions4-61-4
Fourth-Down Conversions1-10-0

UNLV

Sam Houston

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
Thomas,Jai'Den3190190126.3
Lee,Keyvone5400400188
Colandrea,Anthony25-50050
Glover,Jaylon2707053.5

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
Brown,Landan312012094
Green,Elijah623-122083.7
Watson,Hunter4250251116.3

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Colandrea,Anthony14-17-01902430

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Watson,Hunter7-16-0620180
Mettauer,Mabrey1-4-15191

ReceivingNo.YdsTDTgtLg
Bradley,Jaden4691443
Earle,JoJo2560332
Thomas,Jai'Den33046
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo212129

ReceivingNo.YdsTDTgtLg
Smith-Mack,Aviyon431059
Phillips,Malik0002
Brown,Landan1-201-2
Burk,Dylan1150115

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLgIn20TB

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLgIn20TB
Gerrand,Curtis14747.04700

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Glover,Jaylon130030

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Phillips,Malik246023

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
McDuffie,Marsel4-14.50.00.0
Fulton,Tre3-03.00.00.0
Brown,Aamaris2-12.50.01.0
Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng2-12.50.01.0
Joseph,Jaheem1-11.50.00.0
Stewart,Darrien1-11.50.00.0
Egbase,Ose1-01.00.00.0
Thomas,Landen1-01.00.00.0

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Allen,Emon5-15.50.01.5
Brown,CJ3-34.50.00.5
Powell,Cecil3-03.00.00.0
Scott,Jaidan2-12.50.00.0
Bailey,Tyler2-02.00.00.0
Eaton,Christopher2-02.00.01.0
Diaz,Jamair1-11.50.00.0
Stephens,Josiah1-11.50.00.0

QtrTimeScoring PlayV-H
1st12:19NLV - Bradley,Jaden 43 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony , 5-68 02:337-0
1st08:42SAM - Watson,Hunter 6 yd TD RUSH , 10-75 03:377-7
1st00:32NLV - Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo 3 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony , 13-75 08:1014-7
2nd09:41NLV - Villela,Ramon 29 yd FG , 11-59 05:0817-7
2nd07:15NLV - Brown,Aamaris 52 yd TD INT , 24-7

Quickie Statistics (2nd Quarter only)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

NLVSAM
Score100
FIRST DOWNS46
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)6-298-27
PASSING-YARDS (NET)6937
Passes Att-Comp-Int7-5-010-4-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS13-9818-64
Fumble Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punt Returns-Yards0-00-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards0-02-46
Interception Returns-Yards1-520-0
Punts (Number-Avg)0-01-47.0
Fumbles-Lost1-00-0
Penalties-Yards3-371-15
Possession Time06:4908:11
Third-Down Conversions1-20-3
Fourth-Down Conversions0-00-0

UNLV

Sam Houston

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Thomas,Jai'Den11201201212
Lee,Keyvone11001001010
Colandrea,Anthony25-50005
Glover,Jaylon270703.55

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Brown,Landan312012049
Green,Elijah270703.57
Watson,Hunter2120120611

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Colandrea,Anthony6-8-0920320

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Watson,Hunter4-8-0370150
Mettauer,Mabrey1-4-15191

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Bradley,Jaden16016
Earle,JoJo2560332
Thomas,Jai'Den1-202-2
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo19019

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Smith-Mack,Aviyon322039
Phillips,Malik0002
Burk,Dylan1150115

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB
Gerrand,Curtis14747.04700

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Phillips,Malik246023

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Fulton,Tre3-03.00.00.0
McDuffie,Marsel1-11.50.00.0
Brown,Aamaris1-11.50.00.0
Stewart,Darrien1-11.50.00.0
Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng1-01.00.00.0
Thomas,Landen1-01.00.00.0
Christensen,Logan1-01.00.00.0
Flowe,Justin1-01.00.00.0

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Powell,Cecil3-03.00.00.0
Allen,Emon2-02.00.01.0
Diaz,Jamair1-01.00.00.0
Harris,Trey1-01.00.00.0
Bailey,Tyler1-01.00.00.0
Frazier,Dylan0-21.00.00.0
Scott,Jaidan0-10.50.00.0
Stephens,Josiah0-10.50.00.0

QtrTimeScoring PlayV-H
2nd09:41NLV - Villela,Ramon 29 yd FG , 11-59 05:0817-7
2nd07:15NLV - Brown,Aamaris 52 yd TD INT , 24-7

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

1-10NLV35SAM will receive; NLV will defend South end-zone.
1-10NLV35Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
Costa,Caden kickoff 65 yards to the SHSU00, Touchback.
Sam Houston drive start at 15:00.
1-10SAM25Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short left to Burk,Dylan caught at SHSU25, for 8 yards to the SHSU33 (McDuffie,Marsel).
2-2SAM33Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush middle for 0 yards to the SHSU33 (Conti,Lucas).
3-2SAM33Shotgun Watson,Hunter sacked for loss of 4 yards to the SHSU29 (Brown,Aamaris).
4-6SAM29Gerrand,Curtis punt 42 yards to the UNLV29 Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo return 4 yards to the UNLV33 (Whitington,Carson). [13:21]
Drive Summary: 3 plays, 4 yards, 01:39
UNLV drive start at 13:21.
1-10NLV33Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush left for 0 yards to the UNLV33 (Diaz,Jamair; Fish,Antavious).
2-10NLV33Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush right for 12 yards gain to the UNLV45 (Powell,Cecil), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV45Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush left for 3 yards gain to the UNLV48 (Edwards Jr.,Alonzo), out of bounds.
2-7NLV48Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep left to Bradley,Jaden caught at SHSU05, for 49 yards to the SHSU03 (Edwards Jr.,Alonzo), 1ST DOWN.P
1-3SAM3Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush right for 3 yards gain to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:22. [11:22]
1-10SAM3Villela,Ramon kick attempt good (H: Melzer,Konner, LS: McIlquham,Andrew).
UNLV 31, Sam Houston 7
Drive Summary: 5 plays, 67 yards, 01:59
Costa,Caden kickoff 59 yards to the SHSU06 Porter,Shane return 18 yards to the SHSU24 (Porter,Andre).
Sam Houston drive start at 11:16.
1-10SAM24No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush left for 5 yards gain to the SHSU29 (Adeleye,Tunmise).
2-5SAM29No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SHSU32 (Thomas,Landen).
3-2SAM32No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short right to Humphreys,Qua'Vez thrown to SHSU47.
4-2SAM32Gerrand,Curtis punt 41 yards to the UNLV27 fair catch by Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo at UNLV27. [09:45]
Drive Summary: 3 plays, 8 yards, 01:31
UNLV drive start at 09:45.
1-10NLV27Shotgun Glover,Jaylon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNLV29 (Sargent,AJ; Gordon,Tokyo).
2-8NLV29Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Earle,JoJo caught at UNLV41, for 12 yards to the UNLV41 (Bailey,Tyler), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV41Colandrea,Anthony sacked for loss of 2 yards to the UNLV39 (Gordon,Tokyo).
2-12NLV39Timeout UNLV, clock 07:51. [07:51]
2-12NLV39Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush middle for 0 yards to the UNLV39 (Frazier,Dylan).
3-12NLV39Shotgun Glover,Jaylon rush left for 0 yards to the UNLV39 (Diaz,Jamair).
4-12NLV39Brown,Cameron punt 37 yards to the SHSU24 Allen,Emon return 0 yards to the SHSU24 (Fulton,Tre) PENALTY UNLV Illegal Formation 5 yards from SHSU24 to SHSU29. [07:22]
4-12NLV39SAM ball on SAM29.
Drive Summary: 5 plays, 12 yards, 02:23
Sam Houston drive start at 07:22.
1-10SAM29No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short right to Bledsoe III,Darrick caught at SHSU37, for 8 yards to the SHSU37, out of bounds at SHSU37.
2-2SAM37No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush left for 3 yards gain to the SHSU40 (Flowe,Justin), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM40No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete deep left to Burns Jr.,Tim thrown to UNLV16 broken up by Keyes,Quandarius.
2-10SAM40No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short middle to Phillips,Malik caught at UNLV46, for 16 yards to the UNLV44 (Stewart,Darrien), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV44No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush middle for 0 yards to the UNLV44 (Conti,Lucas).
2-10NLV44No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass intercepted by Fulton,Tre at UNLV15 Fulton,Tre return 14 yards to the UNLV29 (Phillips,Malik) PENALTY UNLV Pass Interference (Keyes,Quandarius) 15 yards from UNLV44 to UNLV29, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.E
1-10NLV29No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush middle for 0 yards to the UNLV29 (Flowe,Justin).
2-10NLV29No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short right to Phillips,Malik caught at UNLV23, for 7 yards to the UNLV22 (Joseph,Jaheem).
3-3NLV22No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNLV20 (Rudolph,Elias).
4-1NLV20Timeout Sam Houston, clock 03:07. [03:07]
4-1NLV20No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short right to Phillips,Malik thrown to UNLV18, TURNOVER ON DOWNS. [03:04]
Drive Summary: 9 plays, 51 yards, 04:18
UNLV drive start at 03:04.
1-10NLV20No Huddle-Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNLV22 (Fish,Antavious).
2-8NLV22No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Bradley,Jaden caught at UNLV29, for 7 yards to the UNLV29, out of bounds at UNLV29.
3-1NLV29No Huddle-Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush middle for 0 yards to the UNLV29 (Boyd,She'Fon).
4-1NLV29Brown,Cameron punt 44 yards to the SHSU27 fair catch by Burns Jr.,Tim at SHSU27. [01:38]
Drive Summary: 3 plays, 9 yards, 01:26
Sam Houston drive start at 01:38.
1-10SAM27No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey rush right for 11 yards gain to the SHSU38, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM38No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short right to Brown,Landan caught at SHSU35, for 5 yards to the SHSU43 (Fuller,Cohen).
2-5SAM43No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short right to Reed,Chris caught at SHSU45, for 3 yards to the SHSU46 (Fulton,Tre). [00:00]
FINAL SCORE: UNLV 31, Sam Houston 7

Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
UNLV705:4812030-20-010-203-3-0-682-20
Sam Houston009:1221140-30-19-206-9-0-470-0

Quickie Statistics (3rd Quarter Cumulative)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

NLVSAM
Score317
FIRST DOWNS1415
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)25-9123-75
PASSING-YARDS (NET)235109
Passes Att-Comp-Int19-16-025-13-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS44-32648-184
Fumble Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punt Returns-Yards1-41-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards1-303-64
Interception Returns-Yards1-520-0
Punts (Number-Avg)0-00-0
Fumbles-Lost1-00-0
Penalties-Yards7-772-18
Possession Time23:2821:32
Third-Down Conversions4-81-7
Fourth-Down Conversions1-10-1

UNLV

Sam Houston

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
Thomas,Jai'Den6250251124.2
Lee,Keyvone7420420186
Colandrea,Anthony417-5120123
Glover,Jaylon4909052.3

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
Brown,Landan622022093.7
Green,Elijah726-125083.6
Watson,Hunter7250251113.6
Mettauer,Mabrey11101101111

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Colandrea,Anthony17-20-02562491

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Watson,Hunter11-24-1970181
Mettauer,Mabrey3-6-113191

ReceivingNo.YdsTDTgtLg
Bradley,Jaden61251649
Earle,JoJo3680432
Thomas,Jai'Den33046
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo212129

ReceivingNo.YdsTDTgtLg
Smith-Mack,Aviyon431059
Phillips,Malik2230516
Brown,Landan23025
Burk,Dylan2230215

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLgIn20TB
Brown,Cameron28140.54400

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLgIn20TB
Gerrand,Curtis313043.34700

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo1404

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Allen,Emon1000

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Glover,Jaylon130030

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Phillips,Malik246023
Porter,Shane118018

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
McDuffie,Marsel5-15.50.00.0
Fulton,Tre5-05.00.00.0
Brown,Aamaris3-13.51.02.0
Flowe,Justin3-03.00.00.0
Conti,Lucas3-03.00.00.0
Joseph,Jaheem2-12.50.00.0
Stewart,Darrien2-12.50.00.0
Alualu-Tuiolemotu,Blesyng2-12.50.01.0

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Allen,Emon5-15.50.01.5
Brown,CJ3-34.50.00.5
Powell,Cecil4-04.00.00.0
Diaz,Jamair2-23.00.00.0
Bailey,Tyler3-03.00.00.0
Edwards Jr.,Alonzo2-12.50.00.0
Scott,Jaidan2-12.50.00.0
Fish,Antavious1-22.00.00.0

QtrTimeScoring PlayV-H
1st12:19NLV - Bradley,Jaden 43 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony , 5-68 02:337-0
1st08:42SAM - Watson,Hunter 6 yd TD RUSH , 10-75 03:377-7
1st00:32NLV - Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo 3 yd TD PASS from Colandrea,Anthony , 13-75 08:1014-7
2nd09:41NLV - Villela,Ramon 29 yd FG , 11-59 05:0817-7
2nd07:15NLV - Brown,Aamaris 52 yd TD INT , 24-7
3rd11:22NLV - Thomas,Jai'Den 3 yd TD RUSH , 5-67 01:5931-7

Quickie Statistics (3rd Quarter only)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

NLVSAM
Score70
FIRST DOWNS34
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)10-209-20
PASSING-YARDS (NET)6847
Passes Att-Comp-Int3-3-09-6-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS13-8818-67
Fumble Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punt Returns-Yards1-41-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards0-01-18
Interception Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punts (Number-Avg)2-40.52-41.5
Fumbles-Lost0-00-0
Penalties-Yards2-200-0
Possession Time05:4809:12
Third-Down Conversions0-20-3
Fourth-Down Conversions0-00-1

UNLV

Sam Houston

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Thomas,Jai'Den3606123
Lee,Keyvone2202012
Colandrea,Anthony2120120612
Glover,Jaylon2202012

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Brown,Landan31001003.35
Green,Elijah1303033
Watson,Hunter300000
Mettauer,Mabrey11101101111

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Colandrea,Anthony3-3-0660491

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Watson,Hunter4-8-1350161
Mettauer,Mabrey2-2-08050

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Bradley,Jaden2560249
Earle,JoJo1120112

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Phillips,Malik2230316
Brown,Landan15015
Burk,Dylan18018

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB
Brown,Cameron28140.54400

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB
Gerrand,Curtis28341.54200

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Irvin Jr.,DeAngelo1404

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Allen,Emon1000

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Porter,Shane118018

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Fulton,Tre2-02.00.00.0
Flowe,Justin2-02.00.00.0
Conti,Lucas2-02.00.00.0
Joseph,Jaheem1-01.00.00.0
McDuffie,Marsel1-01.00.00.0
Brown,Aamaris1-01.01.01.0
Stewart,Darrien1-01.00.00.0
Thomas,Landen1-01.00.00.0

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Edwards Jr.,Alonzo2-02.00.00.0
Diaz,Jamair1-11.50.00.0
Fish,Antavious1-11.50.00.0
Gordon,Tokyo1-11.51.01.0
Powell,Cecil1-01.00.00.0
Bailey,Tyler1-01.00.00.0
Whitington,Carson1-01.00.00.0
Boyd,She'Fon1-01.00.00.0

QtrTimeScoring PlayV-H
3rd11:22NLV - Thomas,Jai'Den 3 yd TD RUSH , 5-67 01:5931-7

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

3-2SAM46Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
3-2SAM46No Huddle Mettauer,Mabrey rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SHSU47 (Stewart,Darrien).
4-1SAM47No Huddle Brown,Landan rush middle for 53 yards gain to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:15, 1ST DOWN. [14:15]P
1-10NLV3PENALTY SHSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from UNLV03 to UNLV08. NO PLAY.
1-10NLV8Mettauer,Mabrey pass attempt failed.
UNLV 31, Sam Houston 13
Drive Summary: 5 plays, 73 yards, 02:23
Pavon,Christian kickoff 65 yards to the UNLV00, Touchback.
UNLV drive start at 14:17.
1-10NLV25No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Omeire,Troy caught at UNLV29, for 4 yards to the UNLV29 (Allen,Emon).
2-6NLV29No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass intercepted by Allen,Emon at SHSU34, End Of Play. [13:35]
Drive Summary: 2 plays, 4 yards, 00:42
Sam Houston drive start at 13:35.
1-10SAM34No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short right to Smith-Mack,Aviyon caught at SHSU31, for 2 yards to the SHSU36 (Stewart,Darrien).
2-8SAM36No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SHSU43 (Flowe,Justin).
3-1SAM43No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass incomplete short left to Bledsoe III,Darrick thrown to UNLV46.
4-1SAM43No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SHSU44 (Ka'aihue,Kamuela), 1ST DOWN. UNLV is challenging the ruling on the field - "First down". PLAY STANDS.P
1-10SAM44Timeout UNLV, clock 12:19. [12:19]
1-10SAM44No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush right for 11 yards gain to the UNLV45 (Flowe,Justin), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10NLV45No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Landan rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNLV43 (Ka'aihue,Kamuela).
2-8NLV43No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey rush middle for 0 yards to the UNLV43 fumbled by Mettauer,Mabrey at UNLV43 forced by Lee,Jalen recovered by SHSU Joseph,Mich'le at UNLV43, End Of Play.
3-8NLV43No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass incomplete short left to Bledsoe III,Darrick thrown to UNLV37.
4-8NLV43No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter sacked for loss of 6 yards to the UNLV49 (Adeleye,Tunmise), TURNOVER ON DOWNS. [09:57]
Drive Summary: 9 plays, 17 yards, 03:38
UNLV drive start at 09:57.
1-10NLV49No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Earle,JoJo caught at UNLV45, for 2 yards loss to the UNLV47 fumbled by Earle,JoJo at UNLV47 forced by Allen,Emon, out of bounds at UNLV47.
2-12NLV47No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Reynolds,Daejon caught at SHSU42, for 12 yards to the SHSU41 (Allen,Emon), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM41No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush left for 6 yards gain to the SHSU35 (Diaz,Jamair).
2-4SAM35No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SHSU28 (Johnson,CJ), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM28No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass incomplete short middle to Reynolds,Daejon thrown to SHSU13 broken up by Allen,Emon, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY SHSU Pass Interference (Allen,Emon) 15 yards from SHSU28 to SHSU13, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.O
1-10SAM13No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush right for 13 yards gain to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:05, 1ST DOWN. [07:05]P
1-10SAM3Villela,Ramon kick attempt good (H: Melzer,Konner, LS: McIlquham,Andrew).
UNLV 38, Sam Houston 13
Drive Summary: 5 plays, 51 yards, 02:52
Costa,Caden kickoff 65 yards to the SHSU00 Phillips,Malik return 32 yards to the SHSU32 (Costa,Caden), out of bounds.
Sam Houston drive start at 06:58.
1-10SAM32No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SHSU34 (Thomas,Landen).
2-8SAM34No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short right to Burk,Dylan caught at SHSU36, for 2 yards to the SHSU36 (DeCambra,Kodi).
3-6SAM36No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short middle to Phillips,Malik caught at SHSU41, for 5 yards to the SHSU41 (DeCambra,Kodi).
4-1SAM41No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short left to Burns Jr.,Tim caught at SHSU47, for 59 yards to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01, 1ST DOWN. [05:01]P
1-10NLV3Humphreys,Qua'Vez pass attempt Successful.
UNLV 38, Sam Houston 21
Drive Summary: 4 plays, 68 yards, 01:57
Pavon,Christian onside kickoff 26 yards to the UNLV39.
Sam Houston drive start at 04:57.
1-10NLV39No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short left to Brown,Landan caught at UNLV43, for 4 yards loss to the UNLV43 (Ka'aihue,Kamuela).
2-14NLV43No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass incomplete deep right to Reed,Chris thrown to UNLV23.
3-14NLV43No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass incomplete deep right to Burk,Dylan thrown to UNLV05 PENALTY UNLV Pass Interference (Brown,Aamaris) 15 yards from UNLV43 to UNLV28, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.E
1-10NLV28No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey rush middle for 13 yards gain (1) to the UNLV15, out of bounds at UNLV15 PENALTY SHSU Holding (Joseph,Mich'le) 10 yards from UNLV27 to UNLV37.
1-19NLV37No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass incomplete short middle to Phillips,Malik thrown to UNLV18.
2-19NLV37No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short right to Reed,Chris caught at UNLV30, for 14 yards to the UNLV23 (Joseph,Jaheem).
Joseph,Jaheem injured on the play
3-5NLV23No Huddle-Shotgun Parker,Jerrian rush right for 0 yards to the UNLV23 (Fulton,Tre).
4-5NLV23No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey sacked for loss of 2 yards to the UNLV25 (Brown,Aamaris), TURNOVER ON DOWNS. [02:38]
Drive Summary: 7 plays, 14 yards, 02:19
UNLV drive start at 02:38.
1-10NLV25No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush middle for 27 yards gain to the SHSU48 (Fish,Antavious), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM48Timeout Other, clock 02:00. [02:00]
1-10SAM48No Huddle-Shotgun Jones,Darrien rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SHSU45 (Gordon,Tokyo).
2-7SAM45No Huddle-Shotgun Jones,Darrien rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SHSU39 (Henderson,Brody).
3-1SAM39Timeout Sam Houston, clock 00:53. [00:53]
3-1SAM39No Huddle-Shotgun Orji,Alex rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SHSU35 (Gordon,Tokyo), 1ST DOWN.P
1-10SAM35Kneel down by Orji,Alex at SHSU37 for loss of 2 yards. [00:00]
2-12SAM37End of game, clock 00:00. [00:00]
Drive Summary: 5 plays, 38 yards, 02:38
FINAL SCORE: UNLV 38, Sam Houston 21

Time1st DownsConversions
Quarter SummaryScorePossRPXT3rd4thRushingPassingPenalties
UNLV706:1441161-10-08-643-4-1-141-15
Sam Houston1408:4631150-53-512-706-10-0-783-30

Quickie Statistics (4th Quarter only)
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

NLVSAM
Score714
FIRST DOWNS65
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)8-6412-70
PASSING-YARDS (NET)1478
Passes Att-Comp-Int4-3-110-6-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS12-7822-148
Fumble Returns-Yards0-00-0
Punt Returns-Yards0-00-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards0-01-32
Interception Returns-Yards0-01-0
Punts (Number-Avg)0-00-0
Fumbles-Lost1-01-0
Penalties-Yards1-153-30
Possession Time06:1408:46
Third-Down Conversions1-10-5
Fourth-Down Conversions0-03-5

UNLV

Sam Houston

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Thomas,Jai'Den340040013.327
Colandrea,Anthony11301311313

RushingNo.GainLossNetTDAvgLg
Brown,Landan463063115.853
Green,Elijah11101101111
Watson,Hunter1202022
Mettauer,Mabrey320200.71

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Colandrea,Anthony3-5-1140120

PassingC-A-IYdsTDLgSack
Watson,Hunter0-1-0-601
Mettauer,Mabrey6-10-0761591

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Earle,JoJo1-201-2

ReceivingNo.YardsTDTgtLg
Smith-Mack,Aviyon12012
Phillips,Malik15025
Brown,Landan1-401-4
Burk,Dylan12022

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB

PuntingNo.YdsAvgLngIn20TB

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Punt ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg

Kick ReturnsNo.YardsTDLg
Phillips,Malik132032

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Ka'aihue,Kamuela3-03.00.01.0
Stewart,Darrien2-02.00.00.0
DeCambra,Kodi2-02.00.00.0
Flowe,Justin2-02.00.00.0
Joseph,Jaheem1-01.00.00.0
Brown,Aamaris1-01.01.01.0
Fulton,Tre1-01.00.00.0
Thomas,Landen1-01.00.00.0

TacklesUA-ATotalSacksTFL
Allen,Emon3-03.00.01.0
Gordon,Tokyo2-02.00.00.0
Diaz,Jamair1-01.00.00.0
Fish,Antavious1-01.00.00.0
Johnson,CJ1-01.00.00.0
Henderson,Brody1-01.00.00.0

QtrTimeScoring PlayV-H
4th14:15SAM - Brown,Landan 53 yd TD RUSH , 5-73 02:2331-13
4th07:05NLV - Colandrea,Anthony 13 yd TD RUSH , 5-51 02:5238-13
4th05:01SAM - Burns Jr.,Tim 59 yd TD PASS from Mettauer,Mabrey , 4-68 01:5738-21

UNLV Explosive Plays
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

UNLV

Passing Plays Gain of 15+
5 Plays for 189 total yards (82% of total passing yards)

Yds
Qtr
Context/Play
49
3
2nd and 7 on NLV48
Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep left to Bradley,Jaden caught at SHSU05, for 49 yards to the SHSU03 (Edwards Jr.,Alonzo), 1ST DOWN.
43
1
1st and 10 on SAM43
(12:19) No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep right to Bradley,Jaden caught at SHSU12, for 43 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:19, 1ST DOWN.
32
2
2nd and 8 on NLV43
Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep middle to Earle,JoJo caught at SHSU37, for 32 yards to the SHSU25 (Harris,Trey), 1ST DOWN.
24
2
2nd and 18 on SAM33
Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short middle to Earle,JoJo caught at SHSU22, for 24 yards to the SHSU09 (Diaz,Jamair), 1ST DOWN.
23
2
1st and 8 on SAM23
(11:43) Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep right to Reynolds,Daejon caught at SHSU02, for 23 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 11:43 PENALTY UNLV Pass Interference (Reynolds,Daejon) 15 yards from SHSU23 to SHSU38. NO PLAY.
18
1
1st and 10 on NLV25
No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short right to Glover,Jaylon caught at UNLV43, for 18 yards to the UNLV43 (Scott,Jaidan), 1ST DOWN.


Rushing Plays Gain of 10+
6 Plays for 92 total yards (52% of total rushing yards)

Yds
Qtr
Context/Play
27
4
1st and 10 on NLV25
No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush middle for 27 yards gain to the SHSU48 (Fish,Antavious), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
18
1
2nd and 1 on SAM24
Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush left for 18 yards gain to the SHSU06 (Allen,Emon), 1ST DOWN.
13
4
1st and 10 on SAM13
(07:05) No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush right for 13 yards gain to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:05, 1ST DOWN.
12
3
2nd and 10 on NLV33
Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush right for 12 yards gain to the UNLV45 (Powell,Cecil), 1ST DOWN.
10
2
2nd and 15 on NLV15
Shotgun Lee,Keyvone rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UNLV25 (Bailey,Tyler).


All Plays Gain of 20+
8 Plays for 343 total yards
Yds
Qtr
Context/Play
52
2
3rd and 29 on SAM28
(07:15) No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass intercepted by Brown,Aamaris at UNLV48 Brown,Aamaris return 52 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:15 PENALTY SHSU Illegal Forward Pass declined.
49
3
2nd and 7 on NLV48
Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep left to Bradley,Jaden caught at SHSU05, for 49 yards to the SHSU03 (Edwards Jr.,Alonzo), 1ST DOWN.
43
1
1st and 10 on SAM43
(12:19) No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep right to Bradley,Jaden caught at SHSU12, for 43 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:19, 1ST DOWN.
32
2
2nd and 8 on NLV43
Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep middle to Earle,JoJo caught at SHSU37, for 32 yards to the SHSU25 (Harris,Trey), 1ST DOWN.
30
1
1st and 10 on SAM35
(14:52) Pavon,Christian kickoff 63 yards to the UNLV02 Glover,Jaylon return 30 yards to the UNLV32 (Bailey,Tyler), out of bounds.
27
4
1st and 10 on NLV25
No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas,Jai'Den rush middle for 27 yards gain to the SHSU48 (Fish,Antavious), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
24
2
2nd and 18 on SAM33
Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete short middle to Earle,JoJo caught at SHSU22, for 24 yards to the SHSU09 (Diaz,Jamair), 1ST DOWN.
23
2
1st and 8 on SAM23
(11:43) Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass complete deep right to Reynolds,Daejon caught at SHSU02, for 23 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 11:43 PENALTY UNLV Pass Interference (Reynolds,Daejon) 15 yards from SHSU23 to SHSU38. NO PLAY.

Sam Houston Explosive Plays
UNLV vs. Sam Houston (Final)
08/29/2025 at Houston, Texas

Sam Houston

Passing Plays Gain of 15+
4 Plays for 108 total yards (65% of total passing yards)

Yds
Qtr
Context/Play
59
4
4th and 1 on SAM41
(05:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short left to Burns Jr.,Tim caught at SHSU47, for 59 yards to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01, 1ST DOWN.
18
1
2nd and 10 on NLV24
No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short right to Green,Elijah caught at UNLV29, for 18 yards to the UNLV06 (Joseph,Jaheem), 1ST DOWN.
16
3
2nd and 10 on SAM40
No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short middle to Phillips,Malik caught at UNLV46, for 16 yards to the UNLV44 (Stewart,Darrien), 1ST DOWN.
15
2
2nd and 9 on SAM49
No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter pass complete short left to Burk,Dylan caught at UNLV45, for 15 yards to the UNLV36 (McDuffie,Marsel), 1ST DOWN.


Rushing Plays Gain of 10+
4 Plays for 86 total yards (59% of total rushing yards)

Yds
Qtr
Context/Play
53
4
4th and 1 on SAM47
(14:15) No Huddle Brown,Landan rush middle for 53 yards gain to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:15, 1ST DOWN.
11
2
1st and 10 on NLV26
No Huddle-Shotgun Watson,Hunter rush left for 11 yards gain to the UNLV15 (Stewart,Darrien), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
11
3
1st and 10 on SAM27
No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey rush right for 11 yards gain to the SHSU38, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.
11
4
1st and 10 on SAM44
No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush right for 11 yards gain to the UNLV45 (Flowe,Justin), 1ST DOWN.


All Plays Gain of 20+
5 Plays for 379 total yards
Yds
Qtr
Context/Play
59
4
4th and 1 on SAM41
(05:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Mettauer,Mabrey pass complete short left to Burns Jr.,Tim caught at SHSU47, for 59 yards to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01, 1ST DOWN.
53
4
4th and 1 on SAM47
(14:15) No Huddle Brown,Landan rush middle for 53 yards gain to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:15, 1ST DOWN.
32
4
1st and 10 on NLV35
(06:58) Costa,Caden kickoff 65 yards to the SHSU00 Phillips,Malik return 32 yards to the SHSU32 (Costa,Caden), out of bounds.
23
2
1st and 10 on NLV35
(09:36) Costa,Caden kickoff 60 yards to the SHSU05 Phillips,Malik return 23 yards to the SHSU28 (Brown,Aamaris).
23
2
1st and 10 on NLV35
(07:09) Costa,Caden kickoff 64 yards to the SHSU01 Phillips,Malik return 23 yards to the SHSU24 (Christensen,Logan).