1992 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1992 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a first-year member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by 17th-year head coach Chris Ault, who resigned after the end of the season to retain his job as athletic director. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1][2]

1992 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big West champion
Las Vegas Bowl, L 34–35 vs. Bowling Green
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	7–5 (5–1 Big West)
Head coach	Chris Ault (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Hagen (1st season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nevada $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
San Jose State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UNLV	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 6–25
September 12	Pacific (CA)	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 20–14	24,111
September 19	McNeese State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 31–21	22,005	[3]
September 26	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 17–34	23,741	[4]
October 3	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Stadium Fullerton, CA		W 19–0	4,680
October 17	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl East Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Cannon)		W 14–10
October 24	New Mexico State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 35–21	25,084
October 31	Weber State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 21–23	19,333
November 7	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 35–39
November 14	Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 48–47	21,916
November 21	Texas Southern*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 38–14	18,946	[5]
December 18	vs. Bowling Green*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl East Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–35
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Roster

1992 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Fred Gatlin Sr RB 26 Dedric Holmes So G 74 Tony Lorenzi So TE 80 Todd Matter Jr RB 45 Bryan Nolte So C 52 Ryan O'Donnell Jr OT 68 Shar Pourdanesh Sr WR 3 Bryan Reeves Jr WR 88 Mike Senior So OT 63 Todd Shara Jr WR 5 Chris Singleton Jr OT 70 Deron Thorp Fr G 57 Anthony Valentin Jr WR 11 Cornel West Fr TE 87 Fred Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 92 Steve Bryant Jr DE 73 Joe Caspers Sr CB 23 Forey Duckett Sr LB 31 Andre Howard Sr NT 95 Jim Jones Jr FS 46 Xavier Kairy Sr CB 22 William Lackey Sr SS 7 Brock Marion Sr LB 49 Lamonte Porter Fr DE 97 Dewayne Sparks Jr DE 94 Tom Tanksley Jr LB 54 Matt Trontel Jr LB 43 Martin Washington So LB 44 Chris Wild Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 10 Steve Lester So PK 15 Steve Terelak Jr	Head coach Chris Ault Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. "More than a passing fancy". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Pack's jazz comes out flat". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pack: Bowling anyone?". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.