2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a first-year member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by first-year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

2000 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2000 record2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Earley (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Mills (1st season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 31,545)
2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 TCU +  7 –1     10 –2  
UTEP +  7 –1     8 –4  
Fresno State  6 –2     7 –5  
San Jose State  5 –3     7 –5  
Tulsa  4 –4     5 –7  
Rice  2 –6     3 –8  
Hawaii  2 –6     3 –9  
SMU  2 –6     3 –9  
Nevada  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1999 season 3–8 and 2–4 in the final BWC play to finish in sixth place and did not qualify for a bowl game. Head coach Jeff Tisdel resigned and was replaced by Chris Tormey.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.at Oregon*
L 7–3643,371
September 91:00 p.m.No. 22 TCU
ESPN+L 10–4119,797
September 237:00 p.m.at Wyoming*
W 35–2813,754
September 301:00 p.m.Colorado State*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–4519,003
October 77:00 p.m.at UNLV*
L 7–3827,578
October 147:00 p.m.at Fresno State
L 21–5841,128
October 211:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 30–4917,555
October 289:00 a.m.at SMU
L 7–2114,747
November 412:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 22–4515,249
November 118:00 p.m.at Hawaii
L 17–3733,731
November 1812:00 p.m.Rice
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 34–2813,482
November 2512:00 p.m.at Tulsa
L 3–3815,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Oregon
Nevada at Oregon
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 700 7
• Ducks 5 10714 36
  • Date: September 2, 2000
  • Location: Autzen Stadium
    Eugene, OR
  • Game start: 12:35 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 43,371
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: S 10–15 MPH
  • Referee: Pat Flood
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 Oregon Ducks football team

TCU
TCU at Nevada
1 234Total
• No. 22 Horned Frogs 14 14130 41
Wolf Pack 7 030 10
  • Date: September 9, 2000
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,797
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: None
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): N/A
See also: 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

at Wyoming
Nevada at Wyoming
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 10322 35
Cowboys 14 707 28
  • Date: September 23, 2000
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium
    Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 8:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,754
  • Game weather: Temperature: 27 °F (−3 °C) • Weather: Cold and Scattered Snow • Wind: E 15 MPH
  • Referee: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Colorado State
Colorado State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Rams 14 1777 45
Wolf Pack 7 007 14
  • Date: September 30, 2000
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,003
  • Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: W 10–15 MPH
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 Colorado State Rams football team

at UNLV
Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 000 7
• Rebels 14 7107 38
  • Date: October 7, 2000
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 27,578
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Balmy and Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 0–5 MPH
  • Referee: Jim Harvey
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

at Fresno State
Nevada at Fresno State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 768 21
• Bulldogs 27 1777 58
  • Date: October 14, 2000
  • Location: Bulldog Stadium
    Fresno, CA
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 41,128
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Light
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

San Jose State
San Jose State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Spartans 7 8628 49
Wolf Pack 9 0714 30
  • Date: October 21, 2000
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,555
  • Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: Breezy
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 San Jose State Spartans football team

at SMU
Nevada at SMU
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 070 7
• Mustangs 7 707 21
  • Date: October 28, 2000
  • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    University Park, TX
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,747
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clouds and 77% Humidity • Wind: S 10–12 MPH
  • Referee: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 SMU Mustangs football team

UTEP
UTEP at Nevada
1 234Total
• Miners 28 737 45
Wolf Pack 0 796 22
  • Date: November 4, 2000
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,249
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: High Clouds • Wind: Slight
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 UTEP Miners football team

at Hawaii
Nevada at Hawaii
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1007 17
• Warriors 3 14713 37
  • Date: November 11, 2000
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes
  • Game attendance: 33,731
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: TR 10–25 MPH
  • Referee: Jim Harvey
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 Hawaii Warriors football team

Rice
Rice at Nevada
1 234Total
Owls 7 0714 28
• Wolf Pack 14 10010 34
  • Date: November 18, 2000
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,482
  • Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: None
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 Rice Owls football team

at Tulsa
Nevada at Tulsa
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 030 3
• Golden Hurricane 14 10014 38
  • Date: November 25, 2000
  • Location: Skelly Stadium
    Tulsa, OK
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 50 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,024
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

References
  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Retrieved March 7, 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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