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1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record13–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
←  1985
1987 →
1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 7 0 0 13 1 0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
Northern Arizona 5 2 0 7 4 0
Montana* 4 4 0 6 4 0
Boise State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Weber State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Montana State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Idaho State* 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Montana and Idaho State played twice.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 Cal State Fullerton*No. 2W 49–313,062
September 6 Sam Houston State*No. 2
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 35–711,680
September 20 MontanaNo. 1
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 51–1712,450
September 27at Montana StateNo. 1W 61–10
October 4at Weber StateNo. 1W 38–24
October 11 Stephen 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 25 Eastern 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 15 Northern 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 [3]
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.
  3. ^ "Pack advances to final four". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.