1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

The 1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[2][3]

Schedule

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.^[1] Ault and his team were given a win and the Fremont Cannon as a result. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.

References

1. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
2. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
3. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
4. "Nevada-Reno slams Griz; moves to top in Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 16, 1983. p. D4.
5. "Reno decks NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.