1981 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1981 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by sixth-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1981 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (5th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Idaho State $^ 6 1 0 12 1 0
No. 5 Boise State ^ 6 1 0 10 3 0
Montana 5 2 0 7 3 0
Nevada 4 3 0 7 4 0
Weber State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 0 4 7 0
Montana State 1 6 0 3 7 0
Idaho 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12North Dakota*L 11–179,754
September 19Cal Poly*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 33–38,542
September 26at No. 3 Idaho StateL 7–239,833
October 3Central Arkansas*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 63–138,225
October 10at Northern ArizonaW 34–17
October 17Weber State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–1410,254
October 241:30 p.m.at IdahoW 23–1414,000
October 31No. 4 Boise State
L 3–1314,325
November 7at No. 9 MontanaL 26–33
November 14Montana State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 46–134,900
November 21at Cal State Fullerton*W 36–342,500

References edit

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.