Friday night, capping a Nevada comeback that gave the Wolf Pack a wild 34-31 win over previously unbeaten No. 3 Boise State.
The kick came after Boise State's kicker missed a 26-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in regulation and another from 29 yards in overtime. It snapped Boise State's 24-game winning streak and ended any hopes that the Broncos would play in the BCS title game.
Nevada (11-1, 6-1 Western Athletic Conference) rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to tie the game with 13 seconds left on a 7-yard pass to Rishard Mathews, who had two second-half touchdowns for the 19th-ranked Wolf Pack. But Boise State (10-1, 6-1) appeared poised to pull the game out after Kellen Moore hit Titus Young with a 53-yard pass on the first play of scrimmage after the score.
Boise State kicker Kyle Brotzman, who leads all active players in career scoring, pushed the short kick right, sending the game into overtime. Nevada won the coin toss and deferred and Brotzman came out to try another field goal, but pulled it left.
Martinez, a redshirt freshman, came on after Nevada's drive stalled, then calmly stroked the ball down the middle as the crowd at Mackay Stadium stormed the field to celebrate their team's biggest win ever.
"We're a team of destiny," Nevada coach Chris Ault said. "When he missed that field goal I said, 'Here we go guys, we got it now."
"One play can win a game, but one play cannot lose a game," BSU Coach Chris Petersen said. "We had a chance to win. When you play two evenly matched t [...]
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