1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by 11th-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(capacity: 14,000)
1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 7 0 013 1 0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 5 2 08 4 0
Northern Arizona 5 2 07 4 0
Montana* 4 4 06 4 0
Boise State 3 4 05 6 0
Weber State 2 5 03 8 0
Montana State 2 5 03 8 0
Idaho State* 1 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Montana and Idaho State played twice.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 30Cal State Fullerton*No. 2W 49–313,062
September 6Sam Houston State*No. 2
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 35–711,680
September 20MontanaNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 51–1712,450
September 27at Montana StateNo. 1W 61–10
October 4at Weber StateNo. 1W 38–24
October 11Stephen F. Austin*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 34–2713,242
October 181:00 p.m.No. 12 IdahoNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 17–1313,825
October 25Eastern Washington*daggerNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 56–2214,420
November 1at Idaho StateNo. 1W 44–14
November 8at Boise StateNo. 1W 21–1617,934
November 15Northern ArizonaNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 27–1715,425
November 29No. 16 Idaho*No. 1
W 27–713,715
December 6No. 14 Tennessee State*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 33–613,102
December 13No. 4 Georgia Southern*No. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 38–4815,100

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 7, 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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