1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a first–year member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]
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NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 30–332OT vs. Eastern Kentucky | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | John L. Smith (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Mackay Stadium (capacity: 14,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State * | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Montana State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Nevada ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–10 Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Idaho State | W 24–6 | 11,766 | ||||
September 15 | UNLV* |
| L 21–26 | 9,000 | |||
September 22 | at UC Davis* | No. T–10 | W 28–21 | ||||
October 6 | Simon Fraser* | No. 10 |
| W 35–10 | 9,425 | ||
October 13 | Montana State | No. T–8 |
| L 10–12 | 9,215 | ||
October 20 | Weber State | W 22–3 | 9,362 | ||||
October 27 | at Montana | W 27–20 | |||||
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho | W 38–26 | 5,500 | [3][4] | ||
November 10 | Boise State | No. T–10 |
| L 27–28 | 14,256 | ||
November 17 | Missouri Southern* | No. 8 |
| W 32–6 | 7,020 | ||
November 24 | at No. T–7 Northern Arizona | No. T–7 | W 31–7 | ||||
December 8 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 5 | L 30–33 2OT | ||||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- Killen, John (November 3, 1979). "Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- Emerson, Paul (November 4, 1979). "High rollers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8D.
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