 There were very low expectations for the defenses ; the over / under was set at 75 @.@ 5 total points . During the regular season , both defenses were ranked in the bottom 30 ( out of 120 ) in points allowed . Despite having three players on the All @-@ Mountain West team , Nevada allowed opponents to convert third downs 47 @.@ 2 % of the time ( 107th in the country ) . Arizona was led defensively during the regular season by Jake Fischer , who accumulated 119 total tackles , while Nevada was led by Albert Rosette who totaled 135 regular season tackles . 
