1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record11–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (2nd season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 14,000)
1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Florida A&M ^      12 1 0
No. 1 Nevada ^      11 1 0
No. 9 Lehigh      8 3 0
Northeastern      6 5 0
Bucknell      5 5 0
Northwestern State      5 6 0
Portland State      5 6 0
Lafayette      4 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1977 season 8–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9Stephen F. AustinW 32–09,672
September 16at UNLVW 23–14
September 23UC DavisNo. 5
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 12–712,093
September 30San Francisco StateNo. 4
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 37–147,992
October 7Western WashingtonNo. 3
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 66–06,982
October 14at Cal State FullertonNo. 3W 37–14
October 21Santa ClaraNo. 3
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 38–612,369
October 28at Sacramento StateNo. 2W 39–15
November 4Cal State HaywardNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 21–09,412
November 11South DakotaNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 50–79,412
November 18at Idaho StateNo. 1W 37–0
December 9No. T–4 UMassNo. 1
L 21–4414,026

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 15, 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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