1978_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team

1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football
1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 21–44 vs. UMass
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 1
Record	11–1
Head coach	Chris Ault (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

The 1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1]^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Stephen F. Austin		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 32–0	9,672
September 16	at UNLV		Las Vegas Silver Bowl East Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Cannon)	W 23–14
September 23	UC Davis	No. 5	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 12–7	12,093
September 30	San Francisco State	No. 4	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 37–14	7,992
October 7	Western Washington	No. 3	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 66–0	6,982
October 14	at Cal State Fullerton	No. 3	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA	W 37–14
October 21	Santa Clara	No. 3	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 38–6	12,369
October 28	at Sacramento State	No. 2	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 39–15
November 4	Cal State Hayward	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 21–0	9,412
November 11	South Dakota	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 50–7	9,412
November 18	at Idaho State	No. 1	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 37–0
December 9	No. T–4 UMass	No. 1	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 21–44	14,026
Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

1978 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Florida A&M ^		–		12	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Nevada ^		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Lehigh		–		8	–	3	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Portland State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Lafayette		–		4	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll