1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th season under head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack compiled a 12–2 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the BSC championship and lost to Youngstown State, the eventual national champion, in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1][2]

1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–30 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	12–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Ault (16th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Weber State ^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Montana	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Eastern Washington	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Idaho	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boise State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the BSC and I-AA (now FCS) as they joined the Big West Conference and the NCAA Division I-A—now the known as the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)—for the 1992 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		UNLV*	No. 5	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)	W 50–8	24,123
September 14		Northwestern State*	No. 2	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 45–14	18,382
September 21		North Texas*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 72–0	19,180	[3]
September 28		Montana State	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 54–12	18,005
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Idaho	No. 1	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 31–23	14,500	[4]
October 12		Idaho State	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 41–20	22,630
October 19		at Eastern Washington	No. 1	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 51–14
October 26		No. 10 Boise State	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	W 17–14	27,668
November 2		Weber State	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 55–49	21,031
November 9		at Montana	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 35–28 2OT
November 16		at Northern Arizona	No. 1	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 45–16
November 30		No. 19 McNeese State*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 22–16	15,962	[5]
December 7		No. 13 Youngstown State*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 28–30	13,476
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. "Wipeout - Nevada 72, North Texas 0". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 22, 1991. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Sahlberg, Bert (October 6, 1991). "Vandal offense takes second half off in 31-23 loss". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
5. "Not pretty, but a win". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 1, 1991. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.