1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
American college football season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.
| 1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football | |
|---|---|
Big Sky champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–23 vs. Southern Illinois | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 10–4[n 1] (6–1 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
|
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Mackay Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nevada * $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Idaho State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | at UNLV* | W 18–28 (forfeit)[n 1] | 16,168 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | at Fresno State* | L 22–24 | 27,705 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | Boise State | W 38–20 | 13,110 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | No. 8 Idaho State |
| W 37–16 | 9,324 | [5] | |
| October 8 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| L 6–14 | 9,050 | [6] | |
| October 15 | at Montana | W 38–0 | 11,020 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | Weber State | No. 16 |
| W 41–3 | 12,258 | [8] |
| October 29 | at Northern Arizona | No. 11 | L 38–41 | 9,369 | [9] | |
| November 5 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 34–24 | 8,174 | [10] | |
| November 12 | at No. 14 Idaho | W 43–24 | 15,200 | [11] | ||
| November 19 | Montana State | No. 14 |
| W 33–3 | 7,011 | [12] |
| November 26 | at No. 12 Idaho State* | No. 11 | W 27–20 | 10,333 | [13] | |
| December 3 | No. 4 North Texas State* | No. 11 |
| W 20–17 OT | 7,878 | [14] |
| December 10 | at No. 1 Southern Illinois* | No. 11 |
| L 7–23 | 12,000 | [15] |
| ||||||
Notes
- In 1985, UNLV was forced to forfeit all 7 wins from the 1983 season and all 11 wins from the 1984 season, including their victory in the California Bowl.[1] Ault and his team were given a win and the Fremont Cannon as a result. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.
