1973 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1973 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Jerry Scattini (5th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (capacity: 7,500)
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					7	–	2	–	1
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	3	–	0
UNLV			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
American International			–					5	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara			–					4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					3	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Portland State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1973 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Scattini and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 28–31	1,000
September 15	Sacramento State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 17–10	4,200
September 22	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 33–3	3,200
September 29	Idaho State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 38–14	5,000
October 6	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 59–0	500
October 13	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 14–27	7,200–7,840	[3]
October 20	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 48–0	1,000–2,000	[4] [5]
October 27	Cal State Fullerton	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 10–17	7,100–7,130	[6] [7]
November 3	No. 9 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	W 23–21	3,111–3,200	[8]
November 10	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 6–17	7,000
November 17	No. 9 UNLV	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)	W 19–3	6,000
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 April 29, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
4. "Nevada (Reno) 48, CS Northridge 0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved February 13, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 28, 2022.
6. "Sims Sparks Fullerton by Nevada-Reno, 17-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1973. p. III-17. Retrieved February 8, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 25, 2022.
8. "'Cats romp but UN nips Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 4, 1973. p. 13.
9. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.