1987 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1987 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 1 0 10 3 0
Montana 5 3 0 6 5 0
Boise State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Nevada 4 4 0 5 6 0
Northern Arizona 4 4 0 7 4 0
Idaho State 3 5 0 3 7 1
Eastern Washington 2 6 0 4 7 0
Montana State 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by 12th-year head coach Chris Ault and played its home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2] The team was ranked No. 1 early in the season but finished with a 5–6 record – the program's first losing season under Ault.

  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.