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Derek Carr throws 3 TDs to lead No. 16 Fresno St. to 8-0 start with 41-23 win over Nevada

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    Fresno State's Derek Carr, left, slings a pass downfield as Nevada's Lenny Jones chases in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) (The Associated Press)

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    Fresno State's Derek Carr drives downfield against Nevada in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) (The Associated Press)

FRESNO, Calif. – Derek Carr threw for 487 yards to break the Fresno State career passing record and lead the 16th-ranked Bulldogs to eight straight wins to open the season for the first time since 1989 with a 41-23 victory over Nevada on Saturday night.

Carr threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the way for the Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 Mountain West).

Josh Harper had 17 catches for 254 yards and two touchdowns and Josh Quezada ran for 115 yards to move Fresno State to 8-0 for the fifth time in school history and keep the Bulldogs in the running to make a BCS bowl game for the first time ever.

Kendall Brock scored on a 43-yard run on the opening possession for the Wolf Pack (3-6, 2-4), who have lost four straight games in a season for the first time since 2001. Cody Fajardo threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns.