2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada Wolf Pack wordmark.svg
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Head coach Chris Ault introduces football players with Commander Marc Behning, left, commanding officer of the Ohio–class fleet ballistic–missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN-733) at the University of Nevada, Reno on September 16, 2009
Hawaii Bowl, L 10–45 vs. SMU
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (9th season)
Offensive scheme Pistol
Defensive coordinator Nigel Burton (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Boise State $%  8 0   14 0  
Nevada  7 1   8 5  
Fresno State  6 2   8 5  
Idaho  4 4   8 5  
Hawaii  3 5   6 7  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   4 8  
Utah State  3 5   4 8  
New Mexico State  1 7   3 10  
San Jose State  1 7   2 10  
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 25th overall and 6th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. [1] [2] The Wolf Pack finished the regular season 8–4 and 7–1 in the WAC, good enough for second place in the conference behind Boise State. They lost to SMU in the Hawaii Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:30 p.m.at No. 23 Notre Dame * NBC L 0–3580,795 [3]
September 192:00 p.m.at Colorado State *L 20–3524,967 [4]
September 256:00 p.m. Missouri *ESPNL 21–3118,269 [5]
October 31:00 p.m. UNLV *
W 63–2824,078 [6]
October 96:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPNW 37–1411,975 [7]
October 1712:00 p.m.at Utah State KAME-TV/CSNCA/XXL Sports/Cis–ComW 35–3215,103 [8]
October 241:00 p.m. Idaho Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 70–4516,611 [9]
October 311:00 p.m. Hawaii
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
Oceanic PPV W 31–2114,735 [10]
November 85:30 p.m.at San Jose State ESPN W 62–711,103 [11]
November 141:00 p.m. Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
CSNCA/ESPNGP W 52–1419,331 [12]
November 217:30 p.m.at New Mexico State ESPNU W 63–2011,775 [13]
November 277:00 p.m.at No. 6 Boise State ESPN2 L 33–4432,642 [14]
December 245:00 p.m.vs. SMU * ESPN L 10–4532,650 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Notre Dame

Nevada at Notre Dame
1234Total
Wolf Pack00000
No. 23 Fighting Irish7217035

At Colorado State

Nevada at Colorado State
1234Total
Wolf Pack0061420
Rams14071435
  • Date: September 19, 2009
  • Location: Hughes Stadium
    Fort Collins, CO
  • Game start: 3:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,967
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 10 MPH
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • TV announcers (None): None

Missouri

Missouri at Nevada
1234Total
Tigers6691031
Wolf Pack706821

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
1234Total
Rebels0217028
Wolf Pack147142863
  • Date: October 3, 2009
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,078
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 23 MPH
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (None): None

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada
1234Total
Bulldogs707014
Wolf Pack14313737
  • Date:October 9, 2009
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:01 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 11,975
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 11 MPH
  • Referee: Roger Gaskamp
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore

At Utah State

Nevada at Utah State
1234Total
Wolf Pack01471435
Aggies7143832
  • Date: October 17, 2009
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,103
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Brisk, Clear and Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: R.G. Detillier
  • TV announcers (KAME-TV/CSNCA/XXL Sports/Cis–Com): N/A

Idaho

Idaho at Nevada
1234Total
Vandals02414745
Wolf Pack1414212170
  • Date: October 24, 2009
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,611
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 5 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (None): None

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada
1234Total
Warriors1400721
Wolf Pack7147331
  • Date: October 31, 2009
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,735
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: None
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (Oceanic PPV): Jim Leahey and Russell Yamanoha

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State
1234Total
Wolf Pack628141462
Spartans00077
  • Date:November 8, 2009
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 5:32 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,103
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: WNW 7 MPH
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Terry Gannon and David Norrie

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada
1234Total
Bulldogs1400014
Wolf Pack1014141452
  • Date: November 14, 2009
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,331
  • Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Randy Smith
  • TV announcers (CSNCA/ESPNGP): Ralph Wood, Randy Rosenbloom and Guy Haberman (sideline)

At New Mexico State

Nevada at New Mexico State
1234Total
Wolf Pack281414763
Aggies3301420

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)
1234Total
Wolf Pack01610733
No. 6 Broncos20771044
  • Date:November 27, 2009
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 8:08 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 32,642
  • Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: WNW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore

Vs. SMU

Nevada vs. SMU
(Hawaii Bowl)
1234Total
Wolf Pack003710
Mustangs17147745
  • Date:December 24, 2009
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 3:01 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 32,650
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Humidity 64% • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Terry Gannon and David Norrie

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The 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

The 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Arizona Bowl where they defeated fellow Mountain West member Colorado State.

The 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division.

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