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Nevada Football Team History

Nevada Wolf Pack

University of Nevada
Reno, NV
Founded: 1874
Stadium: Mackay Stadium
Capacity: 31,545
Colors: Silver & Blue
Coach: Brian Polian
Conference: Mountain West-West

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1896 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Brian Polian enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nevada.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Cal Poly	30	27	W
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Notre Dame	10	39	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Buffalo	38	14	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Purdue	14	24	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Hawaii	17	38	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Fresno State	27	22	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ San Jose State	10	14	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Wyoming	34	42	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ New Mexico	26	35	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. San Diego State	16	46	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Utah State	38	37	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Nevada Las Vegas	45	10	W

2016 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	305
Scoring Average	25.4
Points Allowed	348
Defense Average	29.0
Opponents Record	56-83
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-5

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Mountain West-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
San Diego State	11-3	493	283	Won 34-10	6-2	290	139	Rocky Long
Hawaii	7-7	396	522	Won 52-35	4-4	195	250	Nick Rolovich
Nevada	5-7	305	348		3-5	213	244	Brian Polian
Nevada Las Vegas	4-8	379	441		3-5	244	309	Tony Sanchez
San Jose State	4-8	293	416		3-5	190	258	Ron Caragher
Fresno State	1-11	212	371		0-8	113	225	Tim DeRuyter

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Mountain West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.