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1990 Nevada Wolf Pack football
1990 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, L 13–36 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	13–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Ault (15th season);
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Nevada $^	7	–	1	–	0	13	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Idaho ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 10 Boise State ^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	4	–	0
Montana	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Montana State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1990 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 15th season under head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack compiled a 13–2 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won the BSC championship, and lost to Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8		Northern Arizona	No. 19	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 55–14	14,210
September 15		Sacramento State*	No. 19	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 41–7	15,080
September 22		at Montana State	No. 13	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 20–14
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	No. 10	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 31–28 ^OT	16,125	^[3]
October 6		at Idaho State	No. 5	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		W 17–10
October 13		No. 19 Eastern Washington	No. 4	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 40–17	18,085
October 20		at UNLV*	No. 3	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl East Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Cannon)		W 26–14	22,402
October 27		at Weber State	No. 3	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT		W 28–7
November 3		No. 14 Montana	No. 3	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 34–27	19,530
November 10		at No. 6 Boise State	No. 2	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)		L 14–30
November 17		Western Illinois*	No. 7	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 50–16	16,310
November 24		No. 14 Northeast Louisiana*	No. 4	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 27–14	11,008	^[4]
December 1		No. 12 Furman*	No. 4	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 42–35 ^3OT	11,519	^[5]
December 8		No. 10 Boise State*	No. 4	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 59–52 ^3OT	19,776	^[6]
December 15		at No. 3 Georgia Southern*	No. 4	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	CBS	L 13–36	23,204
*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 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 30, 1990). "Vandals lose overtime hearbreaker". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
^ "Pack opens playoff with bank". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 25, 1990. p. D1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pack wins a Mackay miracle". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 2, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Scorecard: Football NCAA I-AA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 9, 1990. p. C8.