1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 0 0 10 1 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 1 0 6 4 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 4 0 7 4 0
Weber State 3 4 0 3 8 0
Idaho 2 5 0 4 7 0
Montana 2 5 0 3 7 0
Idaho State 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a first–year member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.