1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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]

1996 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Big West co-champion Las Vegas bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 18–15 vs. Ball State
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	9–3 (4–1 Big West)
Head coach	Jeff Tisdel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Mooshagian (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Co-defensive coordinators	Ken Flajole (1st season) Ken Wilson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 30–44	41,606
September 14		Montana State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 31–7	23,210	[3]
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 (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 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