2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was to represent the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were to led by fourth–year head coach Jay Norvell and play their home games at Mackay Stadium as members of the Western Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1]

2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Head coachJay Norvell (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mumme (4th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Ward (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
Air Force         
Boise State         
Colorado State         
New Mexico         
Utah State         
Wyoming         
West Division
Fresno State         
Hawaii         
Nevada         
San Diego State         
San Jose State         
UNLV         
Championship: TBA
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2019 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West to finish in third place in the West Division and lost the 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Ohio by 21 to 30.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Outland Trophy[3] Dom Peterson DL JR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled to take place from July 27–29, 2020 virtually, but were indefinitely postponed.[4]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.[5]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1San Diego State122 (19)
2Nevada100 (2)
3Hawaii74
4Fresno State73
5San Jose State43
6UNLV29
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Boise State125 (20)
2Wyoming90 (1)
3Air Force86
4Utah State60
5Colorado State59
6New Mexico21

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team; one from the offense and one from the defense.[6]

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References

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