1997 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1997 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Jeff Tisdel and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1997 Nevada Wolf Pack football
BWC co-champion
ConferenceBig West Conference
1997 record5–6 (4–1 BWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKen Flajole (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKen Wilson (9th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 31,545)
1997 Big West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Utah State +  4 1     6 6  
Nevada +  4 1     5 6  
Boise State  3 2     5 6  
Idaho  2 3     5 6  
North Texas  2 3     4 7  
New Mexico State  0 5     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1996 season 9–3 and 4–1 in BWC play to finish tied in first place and won the Las Vegas Bowl against Ball State by 18 to 15.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30at Colorado State*L 13–45
September 6UNLV*W 31–1430,118
September 131:00 p.m.Oregon*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 20–2430,420
September 20at Southern Miss*L 19–35
September 27at Toledo*L 13–31
October 11Wyoming*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 30–3421,338
October 181:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 42–2322,960
October 25North Texas
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 65–1019,470
November 1at New Mexico StateW 45–24
November 8at Boise StateW 56–4222,382
November 15Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 19–3822,780
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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