The 1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Jeff Tisdel and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]
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Big West co-champion Las Vegas bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 18–15 vs. Ball State | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 Big West) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Mooshagian (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Ken Flajole (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Ken Wilson (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Mackay Stadium |
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| Nevada + | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon* | L 30–44 | 41,606 | ||
| September 14 | Montana State* | W 31–7 | 23,210 | |||
| September 21 | at California* | L 15–33 | 38,000 | |||
| September 28 | Kent State* |
| W 63–42 | 24,430 | ||
| October 5 | at UNLV* | W 54–17 | ||||
| October 12 | Boise State |
| W 66–28 | 25,330 | ||
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Idaho | L 15–24 | 11,042 | ||
| October 26 | at North Texas | W 40–13 | ||||
| November 2 | New Mexico State |
| W 63–14 | 22,815 | ||
| November 9 | at Utah State | W 54–27 | ||||
| November 16 | Arkansas State* |
| W 66–14 | 18,733 | ||
| December 19 | vs. Ball State* |
| ESPN | W 18–15 | 10,118 | |
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Personnel
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
edit- ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.