Nevada Wolf Pack

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The Nevada Wolf Pack are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno. They are part of NCAA's Division I's Mountain West Conference. It was founded on October 24, 1896 with football as the Sagebrushers in Reno, Nevada.

Football

Nevada Wolf Pack college football
First Season
1896
Team History
Nevada Wolf Pack (1923-present)
Nevada Sagebrushers (1915-22)
Nevada State Sagebrushers (1896-1905)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (2012-present)
Western Athletic Conference (2000-11)
Big West Conference (1992-99)
Big Sky Conference (1979-91)
Independent (1896-1924, 1940-53, 1969-78)
Far Western Conference (1925-39, 1954-68)
Venue
Mackay Stadium (1966-present)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1930s

1931
October 31 at California California Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1974
October 19 at Colorado State Hughes Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1993
November 6 vs. San Jose State Mackay Stadium
1996
September 7 at Oregon Autzen Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2007
December 22 vs. New Mexico University Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1968
Nevada Wolf Pack football head coaches
Frank Taylor (1896) • William H. Harrelson (1897) • F. F. Ellis (1898) • A. King Dickson (1899) • James Hopper (1900) • Allen Steckle (1901-03) • Bruce Shorts (1904) • No coach (1905) • No team (1906-14) • Jack Glascock (1915-17) • No team (1918) • Ray Courtright (1919-23) • Charles F. Erb (1924) • Buck Shaw (1925-28) • George Philbrook (1929-31) • Brick Mitchell (1932-35) • Doug Dashiell (1936-38) • Jim Aiken (1939-46) • Joe Sheeketski (1947-50) • No team (1951) • Jake Lawlor (1952-54) • Gordon McEachron (1955-58) • Dick Trachok (1959-68) • Jerry Scattini (1969-75) • Chris Ault (1976-92) • Jeff Horton (1993) • Chris Ault (1994-95) • Jeff Tisdel (1996-99) • Chris Tormey (2000-03) • Chris Ault (2004-12) • Brian Polian (2013-16) • Jay Norvell (2017-21) • Vai Taua* (2021) • Ken Wilson (2022-present)

*interim head coach


Mountain West Conference
Full Members Air Force Falcons • Boise State Broncos • Colorado State Rams • Fresno State Bulldogs • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors • Nevada Wolf Pack • New Mexico Lobos • Utah State Aggies • San Diego State Aztecs • San Jose State Spartans • UNLV Rebels • Utah State Aggies • Wyoming Cowboys
Basketball Venues Moby Arena • Thomas & Mack Center • War Memorial Fieldhouse
Football Venues Albertsons Stadium • Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Falcon Stadium • Mackay Stadium • University Stadium • Valley Children's Stadium