1985 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1985 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by tenth-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1985 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (3rd season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. T–2 Nevada ^ 6 1 0 11 2 0
Boise State 5 2 0 7 4 0
Weber State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Idaho State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Montana 2 5 0 3 8 0
Northern Arizona 1 6 0 3 8 0
Montana State 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 7Cal State Northridge*W 56–129,481
September 14at Cal State Fullerton*W 30–36,317
September 21Boise State
W 37–1013,460
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 10 IdahoNo. 2L 21–2515,600
October 5at MontanaNo. 11W 38–23
October 12No. 10 Eastern Washington*No. 11
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–259,650
October 19Weber State No. 7
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 47–1212,430
October 26at Northern ArizonaNo. 6W 36–10
November 2Montana StateNo. 3
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 61–149,125
November 9Idaho StateNo. 3
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 42–148,932
November 16UNLV*No. 3
W 48–713,417
December 7No. 6 Arkansas State*No. T–2
W 24–2310,241
December 14at No. T–2 Furman*No. T–2
L 12–3510,461

NFL Draft

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Cornerback Patrick Hunter was selected in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft (68th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks.

References

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  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.