1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 21–44 vs. UMass
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 1
Record	11–1
Head coach	Chris Ault (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (capacity: 14,000)
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Florida A&M ^			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Nevada ^			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					4	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.