 After UH punter Tim Grasso pinned Nevada at their own 3 yard line, defensive lineman David Veikune sacked Wolf Pack quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the endzone to give UH a 5–0 lead and its first safety of the season.UH made it 12–0 after sustaining another long drive of 64 yards highlighted by a 3-yard touchdown pass from Graunke to Jason Rivers.Nevada (5–5, 3–3 WAC) cut the deficit to 12–7 after Kaepernick hit Luke Lippincott on a 7-yard scoring strike.