Berkeley, Calif. • Cody Fajardo, Stefphon Jefferson and the Nevada Wolf Pack spoiled California's stadium reopening party.

Jefferson ran for 145 yards and scored his third touchdown with 36 seconds remaining Saturday as Nevada beat California 31-24 in the first game in 21 months at Memorial Stadium.

"Good teams find a way to try and overcome adversity," Nevada coach Chris Ault said. "I'm not saying we're a good team at this particular time, but we did overcome some adversity."

Fajardo completed 25 of 32 passes for 230 yards and added 97 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Wolf Pack (1-0), who put a damper on what was supposed to be a celebratory day for the Golden Bears.

Fajardo engineered the winning drive by throwing a 14-yard pass to Zach Sudfeld on third-and-4 from the Cal 38 and a 19-yarder to Brandon Wimberly that set up Jefferson's winning score.

"It was dreamlike," Fajardo said. "You can only think about having the ball with two minutes left and driving down and scoring. You can only dream of that, and it became a reality for us."

It was especially sweet for Wimberly, who missed last season recovering from a bullet wound.

Cal quarterback Zach Maynard returned after being benched for the first three series for missing a tutoring session this summer to throw for 247 yards and two touchdowns.

But he also lost a fumble deep in Nevada territory in the fourth quarter as the Bears lost at home to Nevada for the second time in 25 tries and first since 1903.