Reno Gazette Journal · Oct 21, 2015
Pack's Jackson, Butler best RB duo in nation
(Photo: Jason Bean/RGJ)In games this season, you could tell whether the Nevada football team had won or lost not by looking at the scoreboard but by simply looking at the stat line of running backs Don Jackson and James Butler.
It’s really been that simple.
In Nevada’s three wins, Jackson and Butler have rushed for 258.7 yards per game, 7.5 yards per carry, hit the 100-yard mark five times and scored six times. In Nevada’s four losses, Jackson and Butler have rushed for 114.8 yards per game, 4.2 yards per carry, hit the 100-yard mark once and scored four times.
When the Wolf Pack running backs have a good game, the team wins. When they don’t, it loses.