1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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.[2][3]

1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–4[n 1] (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(capacity: 14,000)
1983 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Nevada* $^ 6 –1 –010 –4 –0
No. 12 Idaho State ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Idaho 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Boise State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Montana 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Montana State 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at UNLV*
W 18–28 (forfeit)[n 1]
September 17at Fresno State*
L 22–2427,705
September 24Boise State
W 38–2013,110
October 1No. 8 Idaho State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 37–169,324
October 8Cal State Fullerton*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 6–149,050
October 15at Montana
W 38–0
October 22Weber StatedaggerNo. 16
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 41–312,358
October 29at Northern ArizonaNo. 11
L 38–41
November 5Pacific (CA)*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 34–248,174
November 127:00 p.m.at No. 14 Idaho
W 43–24
November 19Montana StateNo. 14
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 33–37,011
November 26at No. 12 Idaho State*No. 11
W 27–2010,333
December 3No. 4 North Texas State*No. 11
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 20–17 OT7,878[4]
December 10at No. 1 Southern Illinois*No. 11
L 7–2312,000

Notes
  1. 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.

References
  1. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. "Reno decks NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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