1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record12–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Weber State ^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Montana 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Eastern Washington 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Idaho 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boise State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Northern Arizona 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Montana State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th season under head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack compiled a 12–2 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the BSC championship and lost to Youngstown State, the eventual national champion, in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the BSC and I-AA (now FCS) as they joined the Big West Conference and the NCAA Division I-A—now the known as the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)—for the 1992 season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7UNLV*No. 5
W 50–824,123
September 14Northwestern State*No. 2
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 45–1418,382
September 21North Texas*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 72–019,180[3]
September 28Montana StateNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 54–1218,005
October 51:00 p.m.at No. 14 IdahoNo. 1
W 31–2314,500[4]
October 12Idaho StatedaggerNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 41–2022,630
October 19at Eastern WashingtonNo. 1
W 51–14
October 26No. 10 Boise StateNo. 1
W 17–1427,668
November 2Weber StateNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 55–4921,031
November 9at MontanaNo. 1
W 35–28 2OT
November 16at Northern ArizonaNo. 1
W 45–16
November 30No. 19 McNeese State*No. 1
W 22–1615,962[5]
December 7No. 13 Youngstown State*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 28–3013,476

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wipeout - Nevada 72, North Texas 0". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 22, 1991. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 6, 1991). "Vandal offense takes second half off in 31-23 loss". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Not pretty, but a win". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 1, 1991. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.