1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record13–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 $^ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 8 – 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Cal State Fullerton*No. 2
W 49–313,062[3]
September 6Sam Houston State*No. 2
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 35–711,680[4]
September 20MontanaNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 51–1712,450[5]
September 27at Montana StateNo. 1
W 61–1011,637[6]
October 4at Weber StateNo. 1
W 38–249,037[7]
October 11Stephen F. Austin*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 34–2713,242[8]
October 18No. 12 IdahoNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 17–1313,825[9]
October 25Eastern Washington*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 56–2214,420[10]
November 1at Idaho StateNo. 1
W 44–147,551[11]
November 8at Boise StateNo. 1
W 21–1617,934[12]
November 15Northern ArizonaNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 27–1715,425[13]
November 29No. 16 Idaho*No. 1
W 27–713,715[14]
December 6No. 14 Tennessee State*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 33–613,102[15]
December 13No. 4 Georgia Southern*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 38–4815,100[16]

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Jim McCurdie (August 31, 1986). "Nevada Reno Routs Fullerton, 49-3". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNR pulls into passing lane". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Reno wallops Griz". The Missoulian. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Reno runs over Montana State for 61–10 victory". The Idaho Statesman. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Reno stops Wildcats". The Daily Spectrum. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texans give Pack a scare". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nevada–Reno rallies over Idaho". The Montana Standard. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Record crowd watches Pack ground Eagles". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nevada–Reno rolls Bengals, 44–14". The Times-News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Nevada–Reno stays unbeaten". The Arizona Daily Star. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Top-ranked Nevada–Reno rallies past NAU for Big Sky title". The Arizona Republic. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Vandals die slow death in Reno". The Spokesman-Review. November 30, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Pack advances to final four". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Ham leading Eagles back to Tacoma". The News Tribune. December 14, 1986. Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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