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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record5-7
  Points Scored305
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed348
  Defense Average29.0
  Opponents Record56-83
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-5
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 11-3493283Won  34-106-2290139  Rocky Long
Hawaii 7-7396522Won  52-354-4195250  Nick Rolovich
Nevada 5-7305348 3-5213244  Brian Polian
Nevada Las Vegas 4-8379441 3-5244309  Tony Sanchez
San Jose State 4-8293416 3-5190258  Ron Caragher
Fresno State 1-11212371 0-8113225  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.