1988 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1988 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by 13th-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1988 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Idaho $^ 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 16 Montana ^ 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Boise State ^ 5 3 0 8 4 0
Nevada 4 4 0 7 4 0
Northern Arizona 4 4 0 6 5 0
Weber State 4 4 0 5 6 0
Montana State 4 4 0 4 7 0
Eastern Washington 2 6 0 2 8 1
Idaho State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Northwestern State*No. T–18W 35–2613,850[3]
September 17at UC Davis*No. T–18W 28–168,400[4]
September 24Murray State*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–1812,675[5]
October 1No. 6 MontanaNo. 10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 27–315,220[6]
October 8Northern Arizona No. 5
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–2814,025[7]
October 15at Weber StateNo. 6L 31–377,860[8]
October 22at Montana StateNo. 8L 14–178,467[9]
October 29at Boise StateNo. 17L 28–4022,178[10]
November 51:00 p.m.No. 4 Idaho
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 31–3216,410[11]
November 12Eastern Washington
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 30–1212,100[12]
November 19at Idaho StateW 50–135,045[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pack opens with roar, 35–26". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNR sputters, but recovers to defeat Davis". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Proctor stars, but Murray tumbles". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wolf Pack takes toll of Griz". The Montana Standard. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late field goal propels Nevada–Reno by NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Weber stuns Pack with last-second TD". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Surprising Bobcats stun Nevada–Reno". Great Falls Tribune. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BSU whips Wolf Pack". The Idaho Statesman. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Tatko, Mike (November 6, 1988). "Idaho pulls off magic 32-31 victory over UNR". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
  12. ^ "Pack snaps losing streak". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Reno rumbles past Idaho State, 50–13". Bonner County Daily Bee. November 20, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.