2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 22nd overall and 3rd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the field vs. Colorado State on September 16, 2006 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2006 record8–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (13th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Co-defensive coordinatorTim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBarry Sacks (5th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 29,993)
2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Boise State $  8 –0     13 –0  
Hawaii  7 –1     11 –3  
San Jose State  5 –3     9 –4  
Nevada  5 –3     8 –5  
Fresno State  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
New Mexico State  2 –6     4 –8  
Louisiana Tech  1 –7     3 –10  
Utah State  1 –7     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2005 season 9–3 and 7–1 in WAC play to finish in a tie in first place and won the Hawaii Bowl against UCF by 49 to 48.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 p.m.at Fresno State
ESPNL 19–2839,269
September 97:00 p.m.at No. 25 Arizona State*
KREN-TV/FSNAZL 21–5254,232
September 166:00 p.m.Colorado State*
WSNW 28–1018,883
September 225:00 p.m.Northwestern*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN2W 31–2116,176
September 307:00 p.m.at UNLV*
MWSNW 31–337,179
October 79:00 p.m.at Hawaii
KREN-TV/Oceanic PPVL 34–4133,761
October 214:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ABCW 23–719,636
October 281:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 48–2111,582
November 42:00 p.m.at Idaho
KREN-TVW 45–715,013
November 111:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 42–08,584
November 185:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
WSNW 42–09,383
November 251:00 p.m.No. 12 Boise State
ESPN2L 7–3825,506
December 314:30 p.m.vs. Miami (FL)*
ESPNL 20–2128,654
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Fresno State
Nevada at Fresno State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 667 19
• Bulldogs 7 777 28
See also: 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

at Arizona State
Nevada at Arizona State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1407 21
• Sun Devils 7 24147 52
  • Date: September 9, 2006
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, AZ
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 54,232
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 7 MPH
  • Referee: Brian O'Cain
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV/FSNAZ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and N/A of FSNAZ
See also: 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Colorado State
Colorado State at Nevada
1 234Total
Rams 0 1000 10
• Wolf Pack 7 1407 28
  • Date: September 16, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,883
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Karl Richins
  • TV announcers (WSN): N/A
See also: 2006 Colorado State Rams football team

Northwestern
Northwestern at Nevada
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 707 21
• Wolf Pack 17 707 31
See also: 2006 Northwestern Wildcats football team

at UNLV
Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 7 1077 31
Rebels 0 003 3
See also: 2006 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

at Hawaii
Nevada at Hawaii
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 14013 34
• Warriors 10 2137 41
  • Date: October 7, 2006
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 33,761
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 14 MPH
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and Jim Leahey, Jim Donovan and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV
See also: 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team

San Jose State
San Jose State at Nevada
1 234Total
Spartans 0 700 7
• Wolf Pack 7 376 23
See also: 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team

New Mexico State
New Mexico State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aggies 7 077 21
• Wolf Pack 0 28146 48
  • Date: October 28, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,582
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Bill McCabe
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2006 New Mexico State Aggies football team

at Idaho
Nevada at Idaho
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 14 1777 45
Vandals 0 070 7
  • Date: November 4, 2006
  • Location: Kibbie Dome
    Moscow, ID
  • Game start: 2:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,013
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
See also: 2006 Idaho Vandals football team

Utah State
Utah State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aggies 0 000 0
• Wolf Pack 7 7217 42
  • Date: November 11, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 8,584
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Rain and Snow showers • Wind: N 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: Utah State Aggies football

at Louisiana Tech
Nevada at Louisiana Tech
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 14 2107 42
Bulldogs 0 000 0
  • Date: November 18, 2006
  • Location: Joe Aillet Stadium
    Ruston, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
  • Game attendance: 9,383
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Bill McCabe
  • TV announcers (WSN): N/A
See also: 2006 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Boise State
Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)
1 234Total
• No. 12 Broncos 3 14147 38
Wolf Pack 0 070 7
See also: 2006 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

vs. Miami (FL)
Nevada vs. Miami (FL)
(MPC Computers Bowl)
1 234Total
• Hurricanes 7 770 21
Wolf Pack 2 936 20
  • Date: December 31, 2006
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 28,654
  • Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Randy Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones and David Norrie
See also: 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team and 2006 MPC Computers Bowl

References
  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 138. Retrieved May 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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