DJ McKinney runs for 2 TDs, New Mexico hands Nevada fifth straight loss, 24-22

DJ McKinney runs for 2 TDs, New Mexico hands Nevada fifth straight loss, 24-22
DJ McKinney runs for 2 TDs, New Mexico hands Nevada fifth straight loss, 24-22

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — DJ McKinney ran for two touchdowns, Scottre Humphrey added a touchdown run and New Mexico beat Nevada 24-22 on Saturday night, the Wolf Pack’s fifth straight loss.

Jack Layne completed 14 of 22 passes for 138 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions and added 71 rushing yards on eight carries for New Mexico (4-3, 1-2 Mountain West Conference). Humphrey finished with 13 carries for 58 yards. McKinney ran 39 yards and caught three passes for 43 yards.

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McKinney scored on a 2-yard run to cap a 16-play, 75-yard opening drive that made the score 7-0 with 7:16 left in the first quarter. The Lobos marched 91 yards in 11 plays to take a 14-3 lead when Humphrey ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 6:51 left until halftime.

Nevada (1-6, 0-3), on the first drive of the second half, failed to convert on fourth-and-1 when Caleb Ramseur was stopped for no gain at the Wolf Pack 32. Four plays later, McKinney ran for a 22-yard score to make the score 22-12.

Luke Drzewiecki capped the scoring with a 29-yard field goal.

Ramseur ran for touchdowns of 3 and 4 yards for Nevada. Joe McFadded scored three field goals.

On fourth-and-7 from midfield and trailing 24-22 with 2:34 left,

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