1985 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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1985 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record11–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bill Miller (3rd season)
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. T–2 Nevada ^ 6 –1 –011 –2 –0
Boise State 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Weber State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Idaho State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Montana 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Northern Arizona 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Montana State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1985 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by tenth-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. [1] [2]

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 7 Cal State Northridge *
W 56–129,481
September 14at Cal State Fullerton *
W 30–36,317
September 21 Boise State
W 37–1013,460
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 10 Idaho No. 2
L 21–2515,600
October 5at Montana No. 11
W 38–23
October 12No. 10 Eastern Washington *No. 11
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–259,650
October 19 Weber State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 47–1212,430
October 26at Northern Arizona No. 6
W 36–10
November 2 Montana State No. 3
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 61–149,125
November 9 Idaho State No. 3
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 42–148,932
November 16 UNLV *No. 3
W 48–713,417
December 7No. 6 Arkansas State *No. T–2
W 24–2310,241
December 14at No. T–2 Furman *No. T–2
L 12–3510,461

NFL Draft

Cornerback Patrick Hunter was selected in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft (68th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks.

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References

  1. ↑ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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