1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football
BWC co-championLas Vegas bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 18–15 vs. Ball State
Conference	Big West Conference
1996 record	9–3 (4–1 BWC)
Head coach	Jeff Tisdel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Mooshagian (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ken Flajole (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ken Wilson (8th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 31,545)
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Big West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Nevada +		4	–	1					9	–	3
Utah State +		4	–	1					6	–	5
Idaho		3	–	2					6	–	5
North Texas		3	–	2					5	–	6
Boise State		1	–	4					2	–	10
New Mexico State		0	–	5					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Jeff Tisdel and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1][2]

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1995 season 9–3 and 6–0 in BWC play to finish in first place and lost the Las Vegas Bowl against Toledo by 37 to 40. Head coach Chris Ault resigned and was replaced by Jeff Tisdel.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 30–44	41,606
September 14		Montana State (Div. I-AA)*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 31–7	23,210
September 21		at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 15–33	38,000
September 28		Kent State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 63–42	24,430
October 5		at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)		W 54–17
October 12		Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)		W 66–28	25,330
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 15–24	11,042
October 26		at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 40–13
November 2		New Mexico State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 63–14	22,815
November 9		at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 54–27
November 16		Arkansas State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 66–14	18,733
December 19		vs. Ball State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	W 18–15	10,118
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 John Dutton Sr WR 87 Trevor Insley Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 97 James Cannida Jr CB 31 Don Morgan So LB 30 DeShone Myles Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jeff Tisdel Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.