2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the Western Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West division.

2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019 record7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coachJay Norvell (3rd season)
Associate head coachAngus McClure (3rd overall, 2nd straight season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mumme (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (3rd season: 1–12, fired)
Jody Sears (1st season: Bowl Game)
Base defense3–3–5 (1–12)
Multiple (Bowl Game)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$  8 –0     12 –2  
No. 22 Air Force  7 –1     11 –2  
Utah State  6 –2     7 –6  
Wyoming  4 –4     8 –5  
Colorado State  3 –5     4 –8  
New Mexico  0 –8     2 –10  
West Division
Hawaii xy  5 –3     10 –5  
San Diego State x  5 –3     10 –3  
Nevada  4 –4     7 –6  
San Jose State  2 –6     5 –7  
UNLV  2 –6     4 –8  
Fresno State  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2018 season 8–5 and 5–3 in Mountain West to finish in second place in the West Division and won the Arizona Bowl against Arkansas State by 16 to 13 in Overtime.

Coaching changes

Jeff Casteel was relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator. Former Sacramento State head coach Jody Sears took over as Wolf Pack's Defensive Coordinator for the bowl game. Norvell said "Jeff, David and Mike have made significant contributions to our program and I'm appreciative of their efforts with the Wolf Pack, We are moving forward in a new direction, and we are preparing for the bowl game at this time."[2] and Norvell again said "We're excited to have these high quality coaches with us as we prepare for a really good Ohio team in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, With the early signing period behind us, our sole purpose is to prepare our players to win the bowl game. We will focus on filling permanent additions to the staff in January. Probably the most important thing is getting the right coaches here for the long term, I'm not going to hurry through that process. I'm going to take my time. I'm going to talk to everybody I know. We'll talk to college coaches, professional coaches, everybody that I respect we'll get information from and we'll make sure we have the right people who have the qualities that we need to take the next step."[3]

Preseason

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.[4]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Fresno State122 (17)
2San Diego State106 (3)
3Nevada74
4Hawaii67 (1)
5UNLV51
6San Jose State21
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Boise State120 (15)
2Utah State108 (6)
3Air Force73
4Wyoming66
5Colorado State52
6New Mexico22

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:30 p.m.Purdue*
CBSSNW 34–3120,144
September 74:30 p.m.at No. 16 Oregon*
P12NL 6–7750,920
September 144:00 p.m.No. 6 (Div. I FCS) Weber State*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN3W 19–1314,174
September 215:00 p.m.at UTEP*
ESPN3W 37–2110,493
September 287:30 p.m.Hawaii
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN2L 3–5415,137
October 121:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ATTSNRMW 41–3815,311
October 197:15 p.m.at Utah State
ESPNUL 10–3615,240
October 2611:00 a.m.at Wyoming
ATTSNRML 3–3116,126
November 27:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV (Battle of the Wolves)
ESPNUW 21–1015,631
November 97:30 p.m.at No. 24 San Diego State
ESPN2W 17–1327,973
November 237:30 p.m.at Fresno State
ESPN2W 35–2832,303
November 3012:00 p.m.UNLV
ATTSNRML 30–33 OT16,683
January 3, 202012:30 p.m.vs. Ohio*
ESPNL 21–3013,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Purdue
Purdue at Nevada
1 234Total
Boilermakers 10 1470 31
• Wolf Pack 0 71017 34
  • Date: August 30, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:33 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 58 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,144
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WNW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan and Corey Chavous
See also: 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 Sep. 24, 2016 L 14–24

at Oregon
Nevada at Oregon
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 3 300 6
• No. 16 Ducks 7 282814 77
  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:45 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 50,920
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron and Jill Savage (sideline)
See also: 2019 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 Sep. 10, 2011 L 20–69

Weber State
Weber State at Nevada
1 234Total
No. 6 (Div. I FCS) Wildcats 0 1030 13
• Wolf Pack 3 673 19
  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,174
  • Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 4 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Al Groh
See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–6 Oct. 23, 1993 L 30–47

at UTEP
Nevada at UTEP
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 0 21313 37
Miners 7 770 21
  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,493
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan and Trevor Vittatoe
See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 Nov. 9, 2002 W 23–17

Hawaii
Hawaii at Nevada
1 234Total
• Rainbow Warriors 7 24149 54
Wolf Pack 0 300 3
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,137
  • Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Cool and Rain • Wind: N 9 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick and Ryan Leaf
See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–9 Oct. 20, 2018 W 40–22

San Jose State
San Jose State at Nevada
1 234Total
Spartans 3 71414 38
• Wolf Pack 14 10710 41
  • Date: October 12, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,311
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: S 2 MPH
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–9–2 Nov. 17, 2018 W 21–12

at Utah State
Nevada at Utah State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 3 007 10
• Aggies 9 13014 36
  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Location: Maverik Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 8:15 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,240
  • Game weather: Temperature: 35 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSE 12 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–6 Nov. 19, 2016 W 38–37

at Wyoming
Nevada at Wyoming
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 3 000 3
• Cowboys 14 1070 31
See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 Oct. 22, 2016 L 34–42

New Mexico
New Mexico at Nevada
(Battle of the Wolves)
1 234Total
Lobos 7 030 10
• Wolf Pack 0 1407 21
  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,631
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: ESE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick and Ryan Leaf
See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3–1 Nov. 5, 2016 L 26–35

at San Diego State
Nevada at San Diego State
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 3 077 17
No. 24 Aztecs 0 373 13
  • Date: November 9, 2019
  • Location: SDCCU Stadium
    San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 27,973
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick and Ryan Leaf
See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–7 Oct. 27, 2018 W 28–24

at Fresno State
Nevada at Fresno State
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 14 0147 35
Bulldogs 7 1470 28
  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Location: Bulldog Stadium
    Fresno, CA
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
  • Game attendance: 32,303
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Still
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–29–1 Oct. 6, 2018 L 3–21

UNLV
UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)
1 234OTTotal
• Rebels 17 7036 33
Wolf Pack 0 130143 30
  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,683
  • Game weather: Temperature: 29 °F (−2 °C) • Weather: Cool Overcast • Wind: ESE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–17[n 1] Nov. 24, 2018 L 29–34

vs. Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
Nevada vs. Ohio
(Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
1 234Total
• Bobcats 3 17100 30
Wolf Pack 3 6012 21
See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Notes
  1. In 1985, UNLV was forced to forfeit all 7 wins from the 1983 season and all 11 wins from the 1984 season, including their victory in the California Bowl.[5] Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon as a result. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.

References
  1. "2019 Nevada Football Schedule". Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. Ritenhouse, Duke (December 9, 2019). "Nevada football: Coordinator Jeff Casteel, two assistants will not return next season". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. Murray, Chris (December 24, 2019). "Nevada adds three interim defensive coaches, including former Sac State coach". KNSN-TV. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  4. "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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