1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
American college football season
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The 1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th season under head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack compiled a 12–2 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the BSC championship and lost to Youngstown State, the eventual national champion, in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.
| 1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football | |
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Big Sky champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–30 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 12–1 (8–0 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Mackay Stadium |
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| No. 1 Nevada $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the BSC and I-AA (now FCS) as they joined the Big West Conference and the NCAA Division I-A—now the known as the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)—for the 1992 season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | UNLV* | No. 5 | W 50–8 | 24,123 | [1] | |
| September 14 | Northwestern State* | No. 2 |
| W 45–14 | 18,382 | [2] |
| September 21 | North Texas* | No. 1 |
| W 72–0 | 19,180 | [3] |
| September 28 | Montana State | No. 1 |
| W 54–12 | 18,005 | [4] |
| October 5 | at No. 14 Idaho | No. 1 | W 31–23 | 14,500 | [5] | |
| October 12 | Idaho State | No. 1 |
| W 41–20 | 22,630 | [6] |
| October 19 | at Eastern Washington | No. 1 | W 51–14 | 4,704 | [7] | |
| October 26 | No. 10 Boise State | No. 1 |
| W 17–14 | 27,668 | [8] |
| November 2 | Weber State | No. 1 |
| W 55–49 | 21,031 | [9] |
| November 9 | at Montana | No. 1 | W 35–28 2OT | 12,644 | [10] | |
| November 16 | at Northern Arizona | No. 1 | W 45–16 | 3,679 | [11] | |
| November 30 | No. 19 McNeese State* | No. 1 |
| W 22–16 | 15,962 | [12] |
| December 7 | No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 1 |
| L 28–30 | 13,476 | [13] |
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