The 1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Stephen F. Austin		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 32–0	9,672
September 16	at UNLV		Las Vegas Silver Bowl East Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Cannon)	W 23–14
September 23	UC Davis	No. 5	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 12–7	12,093
September 30	San Francisco State	No. 4	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 37–14	7,992
October 7	Western Washington	No. 3	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 66–0	6,982
October 14	at Cal State Fullerton	No. 3	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA	W 37–14
October 21	Santa Clara	No. 3	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 38–6	12,369
October 28	at Sacramento State	No. 2	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 39–15
November 4	Cal State Hayward	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 21–0	9,412
November 11	South Dakota	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 50–7	9,412
November 18	at Idaho State	No. 1	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 37–0
December 9	No. T–4 UMass	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 21–44	14,026
Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game