1972 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1972 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Jerry Scattini (4th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (capacity: 7,500)
Seasons ←  1971 1973  →

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
IUP			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Scattini and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	San Francisco State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 37–6	4,000
September 16	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 6–13	2,515–3,800	[3]
September 30	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–19	2,000–3,800	[4]
October 7	Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–13	2,500
October 14	at No. 8 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 19–56	8,000–10,336
October 21	Santa Clara	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 21–7	4,100–5,042	[5]
October 28	No. 3 Cal Poly	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 12–14	3,500
November 4	Chico State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 48–32	1,000–2,000	[6]
November 11	Cal State Hayward	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 48–8	1,500–2,109	[7]
November 18	at UNLV	Las Vegas Stadium East Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Cannon)	W 41–13	8,000
November 25	at No. T–6 Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 3–37	14,000	[8]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 135. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. Pete Donovan (September 17, 1972). "Simms' Late TD Run Sparks Titans, 13-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-22. Retrieved February 8, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 26, 2022.
5. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
6. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 22, 2022.
7. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
8. "Grambling Starts Slow, Rushes Off to 37-3 Win". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1972. pp. 1D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.