1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
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]
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BSC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 38–48 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 1986 record | 13–1 (7–0 BSC) |
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| Home stadium | Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 14,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 1985 season 11–2 and 6–1 in BSC play to finish tied in first place and lost the Div. I-AA Quarterfinals against Furman by 12 to 35.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | Cal State Fullerton* | No. 2 | W 49–3 | 13,062 | ||
| September 6 | Sam Houston State* | No. 2 |
| W 35–7 | 11,680 | |
| September 20 | Montana | No. 1 |
| W 51–17 | 12,450 | |
| September 27 | at Montana State | No. 1 | W 61–10 | |||
| October 4 | at Weber State | No. 1 | W 38–24 | |||
| October 11 | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 1 |
| W 34–27 | 13,242 | |
| October 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Idaho | No. 1 |
| W 17–13 | 13,825 |
| October 25 | Eastern Washington* | No. 1 |
| W 56–22 | 14,420 | |
| November 1 | at Idaho State | No. 1 | W 44–14 | |||
| November 8 | at Boise State | No. 1 | W 21–16 | 17,934 | ||
| November 15 | Northern Arizona | No. 1 |
| W 27–17 | 15,425 | |
| November 29 | No. 16 Idaho* | No. 1 |
| W 27–7 | 13,715 | |
| December 6 | No. 14 Tennessee State* | No. 1 |
| W 33–6 | 13,102 | |
| December 13 | No. 4 Georgia Southern* | No. 1 |
| L 38–48 | 15,100 | |
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References
- "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.
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