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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]

1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Idaho State
W 24–611,766[3]
September 15UNLV*
L 21–2612,751[4]
September 22at UC Davis*No. T–10
W 28–21[5]
October 6Simon Fraser*No. 10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 35–109,425[6]
October 13Montana StateNo. T–8
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 10–129,215[7]
October 20Weber State 
W 22–39,362[8]
October 27at Montana
W 27–205,163[9]
November 3at Idaho
W 38–265,500[10][11]
November 10Boise StateNo. T–10
L 27–2814,256[12]
November 17Missouri Southern*No. 8
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 32–67,020[13]
November 24at No. T–7 Northern ArizonaNo. T–7
W 31–7[14]
December 8at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*No. 5
L 30–33 2OT5,100[15]

Roster

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1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Larry Wortman Sr
RB 27 Frank Hawkins Jr
OL 78 Eric Sanders Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 77 Don Smerek Sr
DE 83 Charles Mann Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Hawkins sets rushing record in 24–6 victory". Nevada State Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels win Cannon". Nevada State Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UN–Reno overcomes UCD 28–21". The Sacramento Bee. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wolfpack devours Clansmen". The Province. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana State nips Nevada–Reno". The Arizona Republic. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nevada–Reno coasts to victory". The Idaho Statesman. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nevada–Reno stops Grizzlies". The Daily Inter Lake. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Killen, John (November 3, 1979). "Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  11. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 4, 1979). "High rollers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8D.
  12. ^ "Wolf Pack gamblers crap out". Nevada State Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nevada–Reno rips Missouri Southern". The Grand Island Independent. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Hawkins gives NAU the axe". The Billings Gazette. November 25, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Flores' overtime kick helps Eastern nip Reno". The Courier-Journal. December 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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