1992 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

1992 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big West champion
Las Vegas Bowl, L 34–35 vs. Bowling Green
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–5 (5–1 Big West)
Head coach
  • Chris Ault (17th season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Hagen (1st season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big West Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada $ 5 1 0 7 5 0
San Jose State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Utah State 4 2 0 5 6 0
New Mexico State 3 3 0 6 5 0
UNLV 3 3 0 6 5 0
Pacific (CA) 2 4 0 3 8 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1992 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a first-year member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by 17th-year head coach Chris Ault, who resigned after the end of the season to retain his job as athletic director. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Wyoming*
L 6–25
September 12Pacific (CA)W 20–1424,111
September 19McNeese State*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–2122,005[3]
September 26at Tulane*L 17–3423,741[4]
October 3at Cal State Fullerton
W 19–04,680
October 17at UNLVW 14–10
October 24New Mexico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 35–2125,084
October 31Weber State*dagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 21–2319,333
November 7at San Jose StateL 35–39
November 14Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 48–4721,916
November 21Texas Southern*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 38–1418,946[5]
December 18vs. Bowling Green*
ESPNL 34–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "More than a passing fancy". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pack's jazz comes out flat". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pack: Bowling anyone?". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  • Evans Field (1896–1905)
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