1981 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1981 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Ault (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (5th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (capacity: 14,000)
Seasons ←  1980 1982  →

1981 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Idaho State $^	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Boise State ^	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Montana	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Nevada	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Committee poll

The 1981 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by sixth-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12		North Dakota *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 11–17	9,754
September 19		Cal Poly *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 33–3	8,542
September 26		at No. 3 Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 7–23	9,833
October 3		Central Arkansas *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 63–13	8,225
October 10		at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 34–17
October 17		Weber State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 28–14	10,254
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 23–14	14,000
October 31		No. 4 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 3–13	14,325
November 7		at No. 9 Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 26–33
November 14		Montana State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 46–13	4,900
November 21		at Cal State Fullerton *	Titan Field Fullerton, CA	W 36–34	2,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.