1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Jeff Tisdel and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]
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BWC co-champion Las Vegas bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 18–15 vs. Ball State | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| 1996 record | 9–3 (4–1 BWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Mooshagian (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Ken Flajole (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Ken Wilson (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 31,545) |
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| Nevada + | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 1995 season 9–3 and 6–0 in BWC play to finish in first place and lost the Las Vegas Bowl against Toledo by 37 to 40. Head coach Chris Ault resigned and was replaced by Jeff Tisdel.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon* | L 30–44 | 41,606 | ||
| September 14 | Montana State (Div. I-AA)* | W 31–7 | 23,210 | |||
| September 21 | at California* | L 15–33 | 38,000 | |||
| September 28 | Kent State* |
| W 63–42 | 24,430 | ||
| October 5 | at UNLV* | W 54–17 | ||||
| October 12 | Boise State |
| W 66–28 | 25,330 | ||
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Idaho | L 15–24 | 11,042 | ||
| October 26 | at North Texas | W 40–13 | ||||
| November 2 | New Mexico State |
| W 63–14 | 22,815 | ||
| November 9 | at Utah State | W 54–27 | ||||
| November 16 | Arkansas State* |
| W 66–14 | 18,733 | ||
| December 19 | vs. Ball State* |
| ESPN | W 18–15 | 10,118 | |
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Personnel
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Special teams
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References
- "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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