2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football

Arizona Bowl Champions
Arizona Bowl vs. Colorado State, W 28–23
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2015 record	7–6 (4–4 MWC)
Head coach	Brian Polian (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Rolovich (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (2nd year)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2015 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2		8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3		7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3		6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3		9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3		7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6		2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0		11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4		7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4		6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6		3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6		3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8		3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 04:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Arizona Bowl where they defeated fellow Mountain West member Colorado State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	UC Davis*	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		W 31–17	21,483
September 12	4:00 PM	No. 22 Arizona*	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 20–44	24,355
September 19	9:00 AM	at No. 17 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	L 27–44	102,591
September 26	12:30 PM	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 24–21	19,072
October 3	4:00 PM	UNLV	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	MWN	L 17–23	29,551
October 10	4:00 PM	New Mexico	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MWN	W 35–17	20,426
October 17	12:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	ESPN3	L 21–28	17,026
October 24	1:00 PM	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	Oceanic PPV	W 30–20	19,992
November 5	7:30 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 30–16	25,476
November 14	1:00 PM	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MWN	W 37–34 ^OT	17,215
November 21	12:30 PM	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPN3	L 27–31	18,922
November 28	7:45 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN2	L 14–31	22,939
December 29	4:30 PM	vs. Colorado State*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN	W 28–23	20,425
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game notes

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	14	17
Wolf Pack	7	14	3	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–21–3	2013	NEV, 36–7

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	7	13	10	44
Wolf Pack	3	10	0	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3–1	2013	ARIZ, 36–7

at Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	3	10	7	27
#17 Aggies	14	10	14	6	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1950	TAMU, 48–18

at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	14	3	0	7	24
Bulls	7	3	3	8	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	NEV, 38–14

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	6	0	10	23
Wolf Pack	0	0	3	14	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–16	2014	NEV, 49–27

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	3	7	0	7	17
Wolf Pack	0	14	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2–1	2012	NEV, 31–24

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	7	7	21
Cowboys	0	21	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2012	NEV, 35–28

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	14	3	0	20
Wolf Pack	0	10	3	17	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–8	2012	NEV, 26–18

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	10	6	7	30
Bulldogs	0	16	0	0	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–27	2014	FRES, 40–20

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Spartans	0	14	7	10	3	34
Wolf Pack	7	3	7	14	6	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–8–2	2014	NEV, 21–10

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	6	0	27
Aggies	0	7	14	10	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–5	2014	USU, 21–17

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	0	14
Aztecs	14	7	3	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	NEV, 30–14

Arizona Bowl–Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	3	16	3	6	28
Rams	0	13	7	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–11	2014	CSU, 31–24

The Wolf Pack and Rams are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl.

References

↑ "2015 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

Nevada Wolf Pack football

Venues	Mackay Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State UNLV (Fremont Cannon)

Culture & lore	Alphie and Wolfie Jr. "Hail to our Sturdy Team" Pride of the Sierra

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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