1971 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1971 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Jerry Scattini (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium

1971 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 McNeese State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Colorado College			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Akron			–					8	–	2	–	0
Samford			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	2
Arkansas AM&N			–					7	–	2	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State			–					7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					7	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
UNLV			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					5	–	5	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Chicago			–					3	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					4	–	6	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Jerry Scattini and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Oregon Tech	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 44–7	6,000
September 25	Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 10–17	5,800–6,500
October 2	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 7–21	6,000–9,000
October 9	at UC Riverside	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 23–16	3,000
October 16	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 23–16	6,000
October 23	UC Davis	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 13–14	5,400–7,000
October 30	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 0–27	8,000
November 6	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 12–0	575–2,000
November 13	at Eastern Oregon	Community Stadium La Grande, OR	W 36–20	3,000
November 20	UNLV	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)	L 13–27	5,200–6,000
Homecoming