1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 38–48 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	13–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Ault (11th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	7	–	0	–	0			13	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Montana*	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State*	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Montana and Idaho State played twice. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by 11th-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		Cal State Fullerton *	No. 2	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 49–3	13,062
September 6		Sam Houston State *	No. 2	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 35–7	11,680
September 20		Montana	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 51–17	12,450
September 27		at Montana State	No. 1	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 61–10
October 4		at Weber State	No. 1	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 38–24
October 11		Stephen F. Austin *	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 34–27	13,242
October 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Idaho	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 17–13	13,825
October 25		Eastern Washington *	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 56–22	14,420
November 1		at Idaho State	No. 1	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 44–14
November 8		at Boise State	No. 1	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	W 21–16	17,934
November 15		Northern Arizona	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 27–17	15,425
November 29		No. 16 Idaho*	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 27–7	13,715
December 6		No. 14 Tennessee State *	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 33–6	13,102	[3]
December 13		No. 4 Georgia Southern *	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 38–48	15,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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 7, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. "Pack advances to final four". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.