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Posted on: Saturday, October 10, 2009

Nevada's Ault wins 200th


Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — Chris Ault never dreamed when he was Nevada's quarterback four decades ago that he'd end up coaching the Wolf Pack to 200 victories.

He became only the sixth active coach in the NCAA's Football Subdivision to accomplish the feat last night when Colin Kaepernick passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more to lead Nevada past Louisiana Tech, 37-14.

"The special thing to me is that it was done all at one university and it represents every single player who has put on the silver and blue. That's pretty special," said the 62-year-old Ault, Nevada's quarterback from 1965-67 who has a record of 200-94-1 in 25 seasons as the coach.

Kaepernick finished with 166 yards passing and 89 yards rushing — including a 67-yard TD run — and Vai Taua added 107 yards on the ground for Nevada (2-3, 1-0 Western Athletic Conference) in its fifth straight victory over the Bulldogs (2-3, 1-1).

"Kap was excellent. He was like a coach on the field," Ault said.

Daniel Porter ran for 99 yards and two touchdowns, including one for 64 yards for Louisiana Tech, which ran for only 15 yards in the first half and was held to 256 yards total offense for the game to Nevada's 511.

"Congratulations to Coach Ault on his 200th win. I wish it wasn't against us, but it's a terrific feat," Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley said.

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