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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: Jeff Choate
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Nevada 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1896  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1932, 1933, 1939, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1991
1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2010
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 581-528-34
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 581-528-34
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 14
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 94-96-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 379-203-19
 Away Record 196-314-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 118
 Winning Seasons (#1) 71
 Losing Seasons (#1)42
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2010)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2023)
 10 Win Seasons 6
 Most Points Scored in a Game 132 (10/15/1919)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 574 (2010)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 81 (11/20/1915)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 464 (2000)
 Largest Margin of Victory 132 (10/15/1919)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 75 (11/20/1915)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 136 (10/14/2007)
 Last Shutout 10/21/2023
 Last Time Shutout 9/14/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 115
 Been Shutout All-Time 117
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (8/30/1986-12/6/1986)
 Longest Losing  16 (9/10/2022-10/14/2023)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 7-12-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  22-35
 2010-19  68-60
 2000-09  59-64
 1990-99 80-39
 1980-89 78-39-1
 1970-79 67-42-1
 1960-69 41-49-3
 1950-59 17-46-1
 1940-49 56-31-4
 1930-39 27-46-8
 1920-29 33-41-11
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Air Force in a Conference Game
Last Time: Nevada lost 20-48 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Nevada vs. Air Force 2-5-0 28.6% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 24  vs. Southern Methodist  24-29 L
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Troy  28-26 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Georgia Southern  17-20 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Minnesota  0-27 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Eastern Washington  49-16 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ San Jose State  31-35 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Oregon State  42-37 W
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Fresno State  21-24 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Hawaii  13-34 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Colorado State  21-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Boise State  21-28 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Air Force  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Nevada Las Vegas  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Scoring267-314
  Conference Record0-2
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-4
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boise State 9-13-0
Colorado State 8-23-0
San Jose State 6-43-1
Nevada Las Vegas 8-22-1
Air Force 3-71-2
Fresno State 5-51-1
Hawaii 4-71-2
New Mexico 5-61-2
San Diego State 3-71-1
Utah State 3-71-2
Wyoming 2-81-2
Nevada 3-80-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Nevada & Fresno State have played 55 games.
Nevada has won 22 games.
Fresno State has won 32 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-26
 10 or more 148-133
 20 or more  143-92
 30 or more 112-36
 40 or more 58-14
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 18-0
 10 or more 131-159
 20 or more 80-155
 30 or more 27-122
 40 or more 5-69
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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.