2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2007 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 23rd overall and 4th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2007 record6–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (14th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorKen Wilson (14th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 29,993)
2007 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 19 Hawaii $  8 –0     12 –1  
Boise State  7 –1     10 –3  
Fresno State  6 –2     9 –4  
Nevada  4 –4     6 –7  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4     5 –7  
San Jose State  4 –4     5 –7  
Utah State  2 –6     2 –10  
New Mexico State  1 –7     4 –9  
Idaho  0 –8     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 2006 season 8–5 and 5–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie in third place and lost the MPC Computers Bowl to Miami (FL) by 20 to 21.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.at No. 20 Nebraska*
ABCL 10–5284,078
September 89:00 a.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 31–3617,653
September 156:00 p.m.Nicholls State (Div. I FCS)*
ESPN+W 52–1715,233
September 291:00 p.m.UNLV*
W 27–2025,278
October 61:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 41–4918,503
October 145:00 p.m.at Boise State
ESPNL 67–69 4OT30,394
October 2012:00 p.m.at Utah State
KAME-TV/CSNWW 31–289,462
October 271:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 37–2111,960
November 25:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN2W 40–3812,268
November 168:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN2L 26–2822,437
November 241:00 p.m.at San Jose State
KAME-TV/NSNL 24–2712,678
December 11:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 49–109,113
December 221:30 p.m.at New Mexico*
ESPNL 0–2330,223
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

at Nebraska
Nevada at Nebraska
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1000 10
• No. 20 Cornhuskers 7 14247 52
  • Date: September 1, 2007
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
    Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes
  • Game attendance: 84,078
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and 51% Humidity • Wind: S 9 MPH
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dan Fouts, Tim Brant and Todd Harris (sideline)
See also: 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

at Northwestern
Nevada at Northwestern
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 1707 31
• Wildcats 7 31016 36
  • Date: September 8, 2007
  • Location: Ryan Field
    Evanston, IL
  • Game start: 11:07 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,653
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Bill McCabe
  • TV announcers (BTN): Scott Graham and Derrick Walker
See also: 2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Nicholls State
Nicholls State at Nevada
1 234Total
Colonels (Div. I FCS) 10 070 17
• Wolf Pack 0 31147 52
  • Date: September 15, 2007
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,233
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: N/A • Wind: 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Drew George
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Weekley and Jay Thomas
See also: 2007 Nicholls State Colonels football team

UNLV
UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
1 234Total
Rebels 3 0710 20
• Wolf Pack 10 0017 27
  • Date: September 29, 2007
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 25,278
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2007 UNLV Rebels football team and Fremont Cannon

Fresno State
Fresno State at Nevada
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 14 14147 49
Wolf Pack 3 10721 41
  • Date: October 6, 2007
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,503
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2007 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

at Boise State
Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)
1 234OTTotal
Wolf Pack 7 1471623 67
• Broncos 7 2131325 69
  • Date: October 14, 2007
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 6:02 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 56 minutes
  • Game attendance: 30,394
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Eric Collins, Bill Curry and Dave Ryan (sideline)
See also: 2007 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

at Utah State
Nevada at Utah State
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 14 0107 31
Aggies 7 1407 28
  • Date: October 20, 2007
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes
  • Game attendance: 9,462
  • Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Cold, Rain and Snow flurry • Wind: SW 7 MPH
  • Referee: Drew George
  • TV announcers (KAME-TV/CSNW): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
See also: 2007 Utah State Aggies football team

Idaho
Idaho at Nevada
1 234Total
Vandals 0 777 21
• Wolf Pack 17 0020 37
  • Date: October 27, 2007
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,960
  • Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2007 Idaho Vandals football team

at New Mexico State
Nevada at New Mexico State
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 6 14020 40
Aggies 0 101414 38
See also: 2007 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Hawaii
Hawaii at Nevada
1 234Total
• Warriors 5 1409 28
Wolf Pack 0 10106 26
See also: 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team

at San Jose State
Nevada at San Jose State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 1700 24
• Spartans 7 3710 27
  • Date: November 24, 2007
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,678
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 3 MPH
  • Referee: Drew George
  • TV announcers (KAME-TV/NSN): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas
See also: 2007 San Jose State Spartans football team

Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech at Nevada
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 370 10
• Wolf Pack 14 7217 49
  • Date: December 1, 2007
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 9,113
  • Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 15–20 MPH
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (None): None
See also: 2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

at New Mexico
Nevada at New Mexico
(New Mexico Bowl)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 000 0
• Lobos 14 603 23
See also: 2007 New Mexico Lobos football team and 2007 New Mexico 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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