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.
Advertisement
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,
___
More AP college football: http://apnews.com/Collegefootball and http://www.twitter.com/AP_Top25