1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by fifth–year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1980 record6–4–1 (4–3 BSC)
Head coachChris Ault (5th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 14,000)
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Boise State $^ 6 –1 –0  10 –3 –0
Idaho 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Nevada 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Idaho State* 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Weber State* 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Montana State 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Montana 1 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1979 season 8–4 and 5–2 in BSC play to finish in third place and lost the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal against the eventual national champion Eastern Kentucky by 30 to 33 in Second Overtime.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 6Southern*
W 20–011,552
September 13UC Davis*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
T 13–139,897
September 20at Montana State
W 24–12
September 27at Weber StateNo. 6
L 0–10
October 11Northern Arizona
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 21–08,790
October 18Cal State Northridge*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–38,576
October 25Cal State Fullerton*No. T–10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 16–1710,177
November 1Idaho StateNo. T–10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 26–308,142
November 8at No. 7 Boise State
L 3–14
November 15Montana
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 10–77,311
November 22Idaho
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 38–79,091
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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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