2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the Western Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West division.
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 21−30 vs. Ohio | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
2019 record | 7–6 (4–4 MW) |
Head coach | Jay Norvell (3rd season) |
Associate head coach | Angus McClure (3rd overall, 2nd straight season) |
Offensive coordinator | Matt Mumme (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Casteel (3rd season: 1–12, fired) Jody Sears (1st season: Bowl Game) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 (1–12) Multiple (Bowl Game) |
Home stadium | Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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Mountain Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Boise State xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Air Force | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hawaii xy | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State x | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2018 season 8–5 and 5–3 in Mountain West to finish in second place in the West Division and won the Arizona Bowl against Arkansas State by 16 to 13 in Overtime.
Coaching changes
Jeff Casteel was relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator. Former Sacramento State head coach Jody Sears took over as Wolf Pack's Defensive Coordinator for the bowl game. Norvell said "Jeff, David and Mike have made significant contributions to our program and I'm appreciative of their efforts with the Wolf Pack, We are moving forward in a new direction, and we are preparing for the bowl game at this time."[2] and Norvell again said "We're excited to have these high quality coaches with us as we prepare for a really good Ohio team in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, With the early signing period behind us, our sole purpose is to prepare our players to win the bowl game. We will focus on filling permanent additions to the staff in January. Probably the most important thing is getting the right coaches here for the long term, I'm not going to hurry through that process. I'm going to take my time. I'm going to talk to everybody I know. We'll talk to college coaches, professional coaches, everybody that I respect we'll get information from and we'll make sure we have the right people who have the qualities that we need to take the next step."[3]
Preseason
Media poll
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.[4]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
3 | Nevada | 74 |
4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
5 | UNLV | 51 |
6 | San Jose State | 21 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
3 | Air Force | 73 |
4 | Wyoming | 66 |
5 | Colorado State | 52 |
6 | New Mexico | 22 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Purdue* | CBSSN | W 34–31 | 20,144 | |
September 7 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Oregon* | P12N | L 6–77 | 50,920 | |
September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 6 (Div. I FCS) Weber State* |
| ESPN3 | W 19–13 | 14,174 |
September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | at UTEP* | ESPN3 | W 37–21 | 10,493 | |
September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawaii![]() |
| ESPN2 | L 3–54 | 15,137 |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| ATTSNRM | W 41–38 | 15,311 |
October 19 | 7:15 p.m. | at Utah State | ESPNU | L 10–36 | 15,240 | |
October 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at Wyoming | ATTSNRM | L 3–31 | 16,126 | |
November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico |
| ESPNU | W 21–10 | 15,631 |
November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 24 San Diego State | ESPN2 | W 17–13 | 27,973 | |
November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | ESPN2 | W 35–28 | 32,303 | |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| ATTSNRM | L 30–33 OT | 16,683 |
January 3, 2020 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Ohio* | ESPN | L 21–30 | 13,611 | |
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Game summaries
Purdue
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0–1 | Sep. 24, 2016 | L 14–24 |
at Oregon
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1–6 | Sep. 10, 2011 | L 20–69 |
Weber State
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9–6 | Oct. 23, 1993 | L 30–47 |
at UTEP
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | Nov. 9, 2002 | W 23–17 |
Hawaii
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14–9 | Oct. 20, 2018 | W 40–22 |
San Jose State
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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21–9–2 | Nov. 17, 2018 | W 21–12 |
at Utah State
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18–6 | Nov. 19, 2016 | W 38–37 |
at Wyoming
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3–4 | Oct. 22, 2016 | L 34–42 |
New Mexico
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–3–1 | Nov. 5, 2016 | L 26–35 |
at San Diego State
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4–7 | Oct. 27, 2018 | W 28–24 |
at Fresno State
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20–29–1 | Oct. 6, 2018 | L 3–21 |
UNLV
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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27–17[n 1] | Nov. 24, 2018 | L 29–34 |
vs. Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Notes
- In 1985, UNLV was forced to forfeit all 7 wins from the 1983 season and all 11 wins from the 1984 season, including their victory in the California Bowl.[5] Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon as a result. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.
References
- "2019 Nevada Football Schedule". Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- Ritenhouse, Duke (December 9, 2019). "Nevada football: Coordinator Jeff Casteel, two assistants will not return next season". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- Murray, Chris (December 24, 2019). "Nevada adds three interim defensive coaches, including former Sac State coach". KNSN-TV. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.