1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (4th season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Boise State $^ 6 1 0 10 3 0
Idaho 4 3 0 6 5 0
Nevada 4 3 0 6 4 1
Idaho State* 4 4 0 6 5 0
Weber State* 4 4 0 4 7 0
Montana State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Northern Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
Montana 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by fifth–year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 6Southern*W 20–011,552
September 13UC Davis*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
T 13–139,897
September 20at Montana StateW 24–12
September 27at Weber StateNo. 6L 0–10
October 11Northern Arizona
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 21–08,790
October 18Cal State Northridge*dagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 31–38,576
October 25Cal State Fullerton*No. T–10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 16–1710,177
November 1Idaho StateNo. T–10
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 26–308,142
November 8at No. 7 Boise StateL 3–14
November 15Montana
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 10–77,311
November 22Idaho
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 38–79,091

Roster[edit]

1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 27 Frank Hawkins Sr
OL 78 Eric Sanders Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 83 Charles Mann So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  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.