1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a first–year member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1979 record8–4 (5–2 BSC)
Head coachChris Ault (4th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 14,000)
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Boise State * 7 0 0  10 1 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 1 0  6 4 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 2 0  8 4 0
Northern Arizona 3 4 0  7 4 0
Weber State 3 4 0  3 8 0
Idaho 2 5 0  4 7 0
Montana 2 5 0  3 7 0
Idaho State 0 7 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was ineligible for conference title or I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1978 season 11–1 and lost the Div. I-AA Semifinals against UMass by 21 to 44.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8Idaho StateW 24–611,766
September 15UNLV*
L 21–269,000
September 22at UC Davis*No. T–10W 28–21
October 6Simon Fraser*No. 10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 35–109,425
October 13Montana StateNo. T–8
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 10–129,215
October 20Weber StateW 22–39,362
October 27at MontanaW 27–20
November 31:30 p.m.at IdahoW 38–265,500
November 10Boise StateNo. T–10
L 27–2814,256
November 17Missouri Southern*No. 8
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 32–67,020
November 24at No. 8 Northern ArizonaNo. T–5W 31–7
December 8at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*No. 5L 30–33 2OT

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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