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1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football
1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 38–48 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	13–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Ault (11th season);
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	7	–	0	–	0	13	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Montana*	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State*	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Montana and Idaho State played twice. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by 11th-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		Cal State Fullerton*	No. 2	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 49–3	13,062
September 6		Sam Houston State*	No. 2	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 35–7	11,680
September 20		Montana	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 51–17	12,450
September 27		at Montana State	No. 1	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 61–10
October 4		at Weber State	No. 1	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 38–24
October 11		Stephen F. Austin*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 34–27	13,242
October 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Idaho	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 17–13	13,825
October 25		Eastern Washington*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 56–22	14,420
November 1		at Idaho State	No. 1	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 44–14
November 8		at Boise State	No. 1	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	W 21–16	17,934
November 15		Northern Arizona	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 27–17	15,425
November 29		No. 16 Idaho*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 27–7	13,715
December 6		No. 14 Tennessee State*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 33–6	13,102	^[3]
December 13		No. 4 Georgia Southern*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 38–48	15,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
^ "Pack advances to final four". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.