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
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boise State $^ 6 1 010 3 0
Idaho 4 3 06 5 0
Nevada 4 3 06 4 1
Idaho State* 4 4 06 5 0
Weber State* 4 4 04 7 0
Montana State 3 4 04 6 0
Northern Arizona 3 4 05 6 0
Montana 1 6 03 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

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

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

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

References

  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.
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