Nevada Wolf Pack
Mountain WestReno, NVMackay Stadium
2026: 2–4 (1–2 Mountain West). Last: lost at North Dakota State 31–17. Next: San José State, Saturday, Oct 24, 5 p.m. ET.
- W 49–14Western Kentucky
- L 7–20Montana State
- L 20–27at Middle Tennessee
- L 33–36Air Force
- W 30–13at UTEP
- L 17–31at North Dakota State
- Oct 24San José State
- Oct 31at UCLA
- Nov 6New Mexico
- Nov 14at Northern Illinois
- Nov 21Hawai’i
- Nov 28at UNLV
- Outfitted by Adidas
Nevada has played football since 1896 and is officially 583–540–33; 564 of its 1,156 games are in our file. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 11, in 2010. They have won five Big West titles (the last in 1997), plus four Big Sky Conference titles, three Far Western Conference titles, two Western Athletic Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1946, the NFL Draft has taken 35 players from here in its first seven rounds, 1 of them in the first round. The AAFC draft also took two players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 2 coaches from Nevada. Chris Ault (1992–2012) won more games here than any other coach: 95. The most-played rival is UNLV: 42 meetings, Nevada leads 26–16. This season, under Jeff Choate, they’re 2–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 583–540–33 official; 264–293–7 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 7–12 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 15 ranked
- Elo now
- 1407 117th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 115 · Composite No. 116 in FBS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 14 last in 2010
- Seasons
- 83 since 1915, 564 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Nevada Fight Song
- Mascot
- Alphie
- Student section
- Wolves Den
- Apparel
- Adidas deal through 2030
2026 season 2–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Western Kentucky | W 49–14 | 42% |
| Sep 12 | vs Montana State | L 7–20 | 42% |
| Sep 19 | at Middle Tennessee | L 20–27 | 50% |
| Sep 26 | vs Air Force | L 33–36 | 50% |
| Oct 10 | at UTEP | W 30–13 | 53% |
| Oct 17 | at North Dakota State | L 17–31 | 20% |
| Oct 24 | vs San José State | Preview | 54% |
| Oct 31 | at UCLA | Preview | 19% |
| Nov 6 | vs New Mexico | Preview | 32% |
| Nov 14 | at Northern Illinois | Preview | 56% |
| Nov 21 | vs Hawai’i | Preview | 59% |
| Nov 28 | at UNLV | Preview | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–30- 20274 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20293 games: 1 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- at Nebraska
- Utah State
- at Kansas
- 20301 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Ohio State
Nevada’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of February 18, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- E.J. Smith72 tackles, 2.5 sacks (No. 1 in FBS in tackles)
- Dominic Kelley500 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Nevada in rushing yards)
- Herschel Turner436 rushing yards, 4 TD
- Jeremy Naborne48 tackles, 2 sacks
- Dylan Labarbera50 tackles, 1 sack
- Carter Jones654 passing yards, 3 TD (leads Nevada in passing yards)
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Nevada.
- Frank HawkinsHall of Fame, 1997
Stan HeathNo. 5 pick, 1949
Colin KaepernickEighth in the 2010 Heisman vote
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Adidas · Official source
- University of Nevada Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Footwear Magazine; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- Alphie · Official source
- University of Nevada Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Wolves Den · Official source
- University of Nevada Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- University of Nevada, Reno; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Adidas, through 2030. Extended in July 2025.
- Nevada Athletics, Jul 15, 2025: Extended into 2030
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1915
Best seasons everOn Bluesky
Marveling at an otherwise ordinary-looking 31-17 final score in the NDSU-Nevada game: Six touchdowns (including a 100-yard kick six return of a missed FG), two PATs, one 2-point conversion, four failed conversions (one of which was returned for a 2-point score), and two successful field goals
Read on Bluesky
From reporters and writers who cover college football, linked to their posts on Bluesky.
More coverage
- Forget Lake Tahoe, This Sierra Nevada Beauty Has Pristine Water, Boating, And Fishing In A 'Granite Bowl', islands.com,
- Bison Bounce Back, Defeat Nevada 31-17, 740thefan.com,
- Nevada Vs North Dakota State: Bison are 14.5-point favourites, but Wolf Pack must fight on the ground, el-balad.com,
- Nevada linebacker Smith named to midseason All-America Second Team, kolotv.com,
- North Dakota State vs Nevada - NDSU All Access - Powered by SIDEARM Showcase, gobison.com,
- Nevada heads to North Dakota State to play Bison for the first time ever, kolotv.com,
- UTEP struggles offensively in loss to Nevada, kfoxtv.com,
- Herschel Turner runs for 192 yards and Nevada dominates on defense in 30-13 win over UTEP, elpasoinc.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Choate | 2024–2026 | 8–23 |
| Ken Wilson | 2022–2023 | 4–20 |
 Vai Taua | 2021 | 0–1 |
 Jay Norvell | 2017–2021 | 33–26 |
 Brian Polian | 2013–2016 | 23–27 |
 Chris Ault | 1992–2012 | 95–56 |
| Chris Tormey | 2000–2003 | 16–31 |
| Jeff Tisdel | 1996–1999 | 23–22 |
| Jeff Horton | 1993 | 7–4 |
| Joseph Sheeketski | 1947–1950 | 24–18 |
 Jim Aiken | 1941–1946 | 10–14–1 |
| Charles F. Erb | 1924 | 0–3 |
| Ray Courtright | 1920–1923 | 4–7–2 |
| Jack Glascock | 1915–1916 | 1–1 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- UNLV
26–16 † in 42
- 2016 W 45–10
- 2017 W 23–16
- 2018 L 29–34
- 2019 L 30–33
- 2020 W 37–19
- 2021 W 51–20
- 2022 L 22–27
- 2023 L 27–45
- 2024 L 14–38
- 2025 L 17–42
Lost the last four.
Next: Nov 28
- Fresno State
14–19 in 33
- 2016 W 27–22
- 2017 L 21–41
- 2018 L 3–21
- 2019 W 35–28
- 2020 W 37–26
- 2021 L 32–34
- 2022 L 14–41
- 2023 L 9–27
- 2024 L 21–24
- 2025 L 17–20
Lost the last five.
- San José State
21–8 in 29
- 2015 W 37–34
- 2016 L 10–14
- 2017 W 59–14
- 2018 W 21–12
- 2019 W 41–38
- 2020 L 20–30
- 2021 W 27–24
- 2022 L 28–35
- 2024 L 31–35
- 2025 W 55–10
Won the last one.
Next: Oct 24
| Opponent | Games | NEV record |
|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 42 | 26–16 † |
| Fresno State | 33 | 14–19 |
| San José State | 29 | 21–8 |
| Utah State | 27 | 18–9 |
| Hawai’i | 27 | 14–13 |
| Boise State | 26 | 6–20 |
| Colorado State | 20 | 5–15 |
| California | 19 | 3–15–1 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: UNLV, Boise State, Fresno State, UC Davis.
Every opponent (105)
Every program Nevada has played, A to Z, with Nevada’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 2–7
- Alameda Coast Guard 0–1
- Arizona 0–4
- Arizona State 2–1
- Arkansas State 3–2
- Ball State 1–0
- Boise State 6–20
- Boston College 1–0
- Bowling Green 0–1
- Buffalo 3–0
- BYU 3–5–2
- Cal Poly 2–0
- Cal State Fullerton 6–3
- California 3–15–1
- California–Santa Barbara 1–1
- Cincinnati 1–0
- Colorado State 5–15
- Dayton 0–1
- Detroit Mercy 0–1
- Eastern Washington 2–0
- Florida State 0–1
- Fresno State 14–19
- Georgia Southern 0–1
- Grambling 1–0
- Hawai’i 14–13
- Idaho 10–6
- Idaho State 1–1
- Incarnate Word 0–1
- Iowa 0–1
- Kansas 0–1
- Kansas State 0–1
- Kent State 1–0
- Louisiana 1–1
- Louisiana Tech 7–5
- Loyola Marymount 1–4
- Maryland 0–1
- McNeese 1–0
- Miami 0–1
- Middle Tennessee 0–2
- Minnesota 0–1
- Missouri 0–2
- Montana 1–0
- Montana State 3–1
- Nebraska 0–1
- New Mexico 6–4–1
- New Mexico State 15–2
- Nicholls 1–0
- North Dakota State 0–1
- North Texas 7–2
- Northern Arizona 2–1–1
- Northern Illinois 1–1
- Northwestern 1–2
- Northwestern State 1–0
- Notre Dame 0–2
- Ohio 0–1
- Oklahoma City 1–0
- Oregon 1–7
- Oregon State 2–2
- Pacific 5–3
- Penn State 0–1
- Portland 2–0
- Portland State 1–0
- Purdue 1–1
- Rice 3–2
- Sacramento State 2–0
- Saint Louis 1–0
- Saint Mary’s (CA) 3–9
- San Diego State 6–10
- San Francisco 2–8
- San José State 21–8
- Santa Clara 1–3
- SMU 3–4
- South Florida 0–1
- Southern Illinois 0–1
- Southern Miss 0–3
- Southern Utah 2–0
- Stanford 0–5–1
- TCU 0–1
- Texas A&M 0–2
- Texas Southern 2–0
- Texas State 2–1
- Texas Tech 0–2
- Toledo 0–5
- Troy 1–0
- Tulane 1–1
- Tulsa 4–2
- UC Davis 2–0
- UCF 1–0
- UCLA 0–1
- UL Monroe 2–0
- UNLV 26–16 †
- USC 0–5
- Utah 4–4–1
- Utah State 18–9
- UTEP 4–1
- Vanderbilt 0–1
- Villanova 0–1
- Washington 1–0
- Washington State 1–3
- Weber State 1–2
- Western Kentucky 1–1
- Western Michigan 0–1
- Wichita State 2–1
- Wisconsin 0–1
- Wyoming 5–6
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
14, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1896–1924
- Far Western Conference 1925–1939
- Independent 1940–1953
- Far Western Conference 1954–1968
- Independent 1969–1978
- Big Sky 1979–1991
- Big West 1992–1999
- Mountain West Conference since 2012
- 1992Joined the Big West from the Big Sky. Source
- 2000Joined the WAC from the Big West. Source
- 2012Joined the Mountain West Conference from the WAC, announced October 27, 2010. Source
Nevada’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Led the nation 13
| 2009 | Vai Taua yards per carry (7.8) |
| 2002 | Nate Burleson receptions (138 catches) |
| 2001 | Chance Kretschmer rushing yards (1,732 yds) |
| 1999 | Trevor Insley receptions (134 catches) |
| 1996 | Damond Wilkins receptions (114 catches) |
| 1995 | Alex Van Dyke receptions (129 catches), receiving yards (1,854 yds) |
| 1995 | Mike Maxwell passing yards (3,611 yds), total offense per game (402.6) |
| 1994 | Alex Van Dyke receptions (98 catches) |
| 1994 | Mike Maxwell total offense per game (318.0) |
| 1993 | Chris Vargas passing yards (4,265 yds), passing touchdowns (34 TD), total offense (4,332 yds), total offense per game (393.8) |
| 1949 | Johnny Subda kickoff return yards (444 yds) |
| 1948 | Stan Heath passing yards (2,005 yds), passing touchdowns (22 TD), passer rating (157.2), total offense (1,992 yds), total offense per game (221.3) |
| 1946 | Bill Mackrides passing touchdowns (17 TD), passer rating (176.9) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 1948 | Stan Heath QB | 5th |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 2
| 2002 | Chris Ault coach here, 1992–2012 |
| 1997 | Frank Hawkins RB |
| 1972 | Buck Shaw coach, career 1924–1957 |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 35 since 1946
- First-round picks
- 1
- AAFC picks
- 2 1949
| 1949 | Stan Heath QB | No. 5, Green Bay Packers |
| 1949 | Stan Heath QB | No. 1, Chicago Hornets (AAFC) |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
University of Nevada-Reno- Enrollment
- 23,024 19,117 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Reno, Nevada
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1874
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $60,614 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @NevadaFootballInstagram @NevadaFootballFacebook NevadaWolfPack
- Athletics department
- X @NevadaWolfPackInstagram @nevadawolfpackFacebook NevadaWolfPack
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones nevadawolfpack.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–4 | 1–2 | Jeff Choate | 1407 | -4.3 | ||
| 2025 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Jeff Choate | 1354 | -13.4 | ||
| 2024 | 3–10 | 0–7 | Jeff Choate | 1304 | -15.2 | ||
| 2023 | 2–10 | 2–6 | Ken Wilson | 1266 | -22.0 | ||
| 2022 | 2–10 | 0–8 | Ken Wilson | 1340 | -22.4 | ||
| 2021 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Jay Norvell, Vai Taua | 1564 | 3.6 | ||
| 2020 | 7–2 | 6–2 | Jay Norvell | 1575 | 1.9 | ||
| 2019 | 7–6 | 4–4 | Jay Norvell | 1456 | -12.3 | ||
| 2018 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Jay Norvell | 1493 | -0.5 | ||
| 2017 | 3–9 | 3–5 | Jay Norvell | 1391 | -16.4 | ||
| 2016 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Brian Polian | 1418 | -13.0 | ||
| 2015 | 7–6 | 4–4 | Brian Polian | 1485 | -7.1 | ||
| 2014 | 7–6 | 4–4 | Brian Polian | 1479 | -7.3 | ||
| 2013 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Brian Polian | 1447 | -16.8 | ||
| 2012 | 7–6 | 4–4 | Chris Ault | 1543 | -2.0 | ||
| 2011 | 7–6 | 5–2 | Chris Ault | 1591 | -0.4 | ||
| 2010 | 13–1 | 7–1 | 11 | Chris Ault | 1707 | 10.8 | |
| 2009 | 8–5 | 7–1 | Chris Ault | 1550 | 0.5 | ||
| 2008 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Chris Ault | 1530 | 0.9 | ||
| 2007 | 6–7 | 4–4 | Chris Ault | 1485 | -4.2 | ||
| 2006 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Chris Ault | 1574 | 0.9 | ||
| 2005 | 9–3 | 7–1 | Chris Ault | 1529 | -6.5 | ||
| 2004 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Chris Ault | 1387 | -19.0 | ||
| 2003 | 6–6 | 4–4 | Chris Tormey | 1439 | -9.0 | ||
| 2002 | 5–7 | 4–4 | Chris Tormey | 1411 | -7.9 |
Every season back to 1915 (58 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3–8 | 3–5 | Chris Tormey | 1337 | -12.1 | ||
| 2000 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Chris Tormey | 1265 | -22.5 | ||
| 1999 | 3–8 | 2–4 | Jeff Tisdel | 1355 | -16.2 | ||
| 1998 | 6–5 | 3–2 | Jeff Tisdel | 1493 | -7.6 | ||
| 1997 | 5–6 | 4–1 | Jeff Tisdel | 1499 | 1.4 | ||
| 1996 | 9–3 | 4–1 | Jeff Tisdel | 1600 | 3.7 | ||
| 1995 | 9–3 | 7–0 | Chris Ault | 1584 | 7.1 | ||
| 1994 | 9–2 | 6–1 | Chris Ault | 1554 | 4.6 | ||
| 1993 | 7–4 | 5–2 | Jeff Horton | 1463 | -3.8 | ||
| 1992 | 7–5 | 5–1 | Chris Ault | 1416 | -11.5 | ||
| 1991 | 1–0 | 1394 | |||||
| 1990 | 1–0 | 1391 | |||||
| 1989 | 1–0 | 1382 | |||||
| 1987 | 0–1 | 1370 | |||||
| 1986 | 1–0 | 1421 | |||||
| 1985 | 2–0 | 1410 | |||||
| 1984 | 0–2 | 1284 | |||||
| 1983 | 1–4 | 1316 | |||||
| 1982 | 2–0 | 1371 | |||||
| 1981 | 1–0 | 1298 | |||||
| 1980 | 0–1 | 1274 | |||||
| 1979 | 0–1 | 1271 | |||||
| 1978 | 2–0 | 1275 | |||||
| 1974 | 0–1 | 1237 | |||||
| 1969 | 0–1 | 1307 | |||||
| 1950 | 1–9 | Joseph Sheeketski | 1271 | ||||
| 1949 | 5–5 | Joseph Sheeketski | 1477 | ||||
| 1948 | 9–2 | 19 | Joseph Sheeketski | 1604 | |||
| 1947 | 9–2 | Joseph Sheeketski | 1549 | ||||
| 1946 | 7–2 | Jim Aiken | 1509 | ||||
| 1945 | 1–3 | Jim Aiken | 1364 | ||||
| 1944 | 1–2 | Jim Aiken | 1354 | ||||
| 1943 | 1–1 | Jim Aiken | 1336 | ||||
| 1942 | 0–2–1 | Jim Aiken | 1209 | ||||
| 1941 | 0–4 | Jim Aiken | 1086 | ||||
| 1940 | 0–1–1 | 1100 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–2 | 1098 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–0–1 | 1115 | |||||
| 1937 | 1–1 | 1122 | |||||
| 1936 | 1–0 | 1108 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–3 | 1094 | |||||
| 1934 | 1–2 | 1122 | |||||
| 1933 | 1–3 | 1102 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–2–1 | 1103 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–3 | 1104 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–2–1 | 1123 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–3 | 1131 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–2 | 1162 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–2 | 1214 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–2 | 1298 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1431 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–3 | Charles F. Erb | 1419 | ||||
| 1923 | 0–2–1 | Ray Courtright | 1436 | ||||
| 1922 | 0–3 | Ray Courtright | 1473 | ||||
| 1921 | 2–1–1 | Ray Courtright | 1560 | ||||
| 1920 | 2–1 | Ray Courtright | 1510 | ||||
| 1916few games on file | 1–0 | Jack Glascock | 1475 | ||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–1 | Jack Glascock | 1455 |
Officially 583–540–33 since 1896 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 264–293–7 (564 of its 1,156 games are on file). Our file starts in 1915; the program began in 1896. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1917–19, 1951–68, 1970–73, 1975–77, 1988: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.