1990 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Nevada $^ 7 – 1 – 0 13 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Idaho ^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 10 Boise State ^ 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 4 – 0
Montana 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Weber State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Washington 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Montana State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 15th season under head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack compiled a 13–2 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won the BSC championship, and lost to Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8Northern ArizonaNo. 19
W 55–1414,210
September 15Sacramento State*No. 19
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 41–715,080
September 22at Montana StateNo. 13
W 20–14
September 291:00 p.m.IdahoNo. 10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–28 OT16,125[3]
October 6at Idaho StateNo. 5
W 17–10
October 13No. 19 Eastern WashingtondaggerNo. 4
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 40–1718,085
October 20at UNLV*No. 3
W 26–1422,402
October 27at Weber StateNo. 3
W 28–7
November 3No. 14 MontanaNo. 3
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 34–2719,530
November 10at No. 6 Boise StateNo. 2
L 14–30
November 17Western Illinois*No. 7
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 50–1616,310
November 24No. 14 Northeast Louisiana*No. 4
W 27–1411,008[4]
December 1No. 12 Furman*No. 4
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 42–35 3OT11,519[5]
December 8No. 10 Boise State*No. 4
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 59–52 3OT19,776[6]
December 15at No. 3 Georgia Southern*No. 4
CBSL 13–3623,204

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. 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. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 30, 1990). "Vandals lose overtime hearbreaker". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. ^ "Pack opens playoff with bank". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 25, 1990. p. D1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Pack wins a Mackay miracle". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 2, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Scorecard: Football NCAA I-AA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 9, 1990. p. C8.
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