1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
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]
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BSC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–30 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 1991 record | 12–1 (8–0 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 $^ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 1990 season 13–2 and 7–1 in BSC play to finish in first place and lost the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game to Georgia Southern by a score of 36–13.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | UNLV* | No. 5 | W 50–8 | 24,123 | ||
| September 14 | Northwestern State* | No. 2 |
| W 45–14 | 18,382 | |
| September 21 | North Texas* | No. 1 |
| W 72–0 | 19,180 | |
| September 28 | Montana State | No. 1 |
| W 54–12 | 18,005 | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Idaho | No. 1 | W 31–23 | 14,500 | |
| October 12 | Idaho State | No. 1 |
| W 41–20 | 22,630 | |
| October 19 | at Eastern Washington | No. 1 | W 51–14 | |||
| October 26 | No. 10 Boise State | No. 1 |
| W 17–14 | 27,668 | |
| November 2 | Weber State | No. 1 |
| W 55–49 | 21,031 | |
| November 9 | at Montana | No. 1 | W 35–28 2OT | |||
| November 16 | at Northern Arizona | No. 1 | W 45–16 | |||
| November 30 | No. 19 McNeese State* | No. 1 |
| W 22–16 | 15,962 | |
| December 7 | No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 1 |
| L 28–30 | 13,476 | |
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References
- "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.