2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Nevada on the field vs. Colorado State on September 16 at Mackay Stadium
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (6th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Co-defensive coordinatorTim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBarry Sacks (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Boise State $   8 0     13 0  
Hawaii   7 1     11 3  
San Jose State   5 3     9 4  
Nevada   5 3     8 5  
Fresno State   4 4     4 8  
Idaho   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico State   2 6     4 8  
Louisiana Tech   1 7     3 10  
Utah State   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 22nd overall and 3rd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 p.m.at Fresno StateESPNL 19–2839,269
September 97:00 p.m.at No. 25 Arizona State*KREN-TV/FSNAZL 21–5254,232
September 166:00 p.m.Colorado State*WSN[dead link]W 28–1018,883
September 225:00 p.m.Northwestern*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ESPN2W 31–2116,176
September 307:00 p.m.at UNLV*MWSNW 31–337,179
October 79:00 p.m.at HawaiiKREN-TV/Oceanic PPVL 34–4133,761
October 214:00 p.m.San Jose Statedagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
ABCW 23–719,636
October 281:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 48–2111,582
November 42:00 p.m.at IdahoKREN-TVW 45–715,013
November 111:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 42–08,584
November 185:00 p.m.at Louisiana TechWSNW 42–09,383
November 251:00 p.m.No. 12 Boise State
ESPN2L 7–3825,506
December 314:30 p.m.vs. Miami (FL)*ESPNL 20–2128,654
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries[edit]

At Fresno State[edit]

Nevada at Fresno State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 667 19
Bulldogs 7 777 28

At Arizona State[edit]

Nevada at Arizona State
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 1407 21
Sun Devils 7 24147 52
  • Date: September 9, 2006
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, AZ
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
  • Game attendance: 54,232
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 7 MPH
  • Referee: Brian O'Cain
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV/FSNAZ): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and N/A of FSNAZ

Colorado State[edit]

Colorado State at Nevada
1 234Total
Rams 0 1000 10
Wolf Pack 7 1407 28
  • Date: September 16, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,883
  • Game weather: N/A
  • Referee: Karl Richins
  • TV announcers (WSN[dead link]): N/A

Northwestern[edit]

Northwestern at Nevada
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 707 21
Wolf Pack 17 707 31

At UNLV[edit]

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 1077 31
Rebels 0 003 3

At Hawaii[edit]

Nevada at Hawaii
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 7 14013 34
Warriors 10 2137 41
  • Date: October 7, 2006
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 33,761
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 14 MPH
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas of KREN-TV and Jim Leahey, Jim Donovan and Russell Yamanoha of Oceanic PPV

San Jose State[edit]

San Jose State at Nevada
1 234Total
Spartans 0 700 7
Wolf Pack 7 376 23

New Mexico State[edit]

New Mexico State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aggies 7 077 21
Wolf Pack 0 28146 48
  • Date: October 28, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,582
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Bill McCabe
  • TV announcers (None): None

At Idaho[edit]

Nevada at Idaho
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 14 1777 45
Vandals 0 070 7
  • Date: November 4, 2006
  • Location: Kibbie Dome
    Moscow, ID
  • Game start: 2:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,013
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (KREN-TV): Dan Gustin and Chris Vargas

Utah State[edit]

Utah State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aggies 0 000 0
Wolf Pack 7 7217 42
  • Date: November 11, 2006
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 8,584
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Rain and Snow showers • Wind: N 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (None): None

At Louisiana Tech[edit]

Nevada at Louisiana Tech
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 14 2107 42
Bulldogs 0 000 0
  • Date: November 18, 2006
  • Location: Joe Aillet Stadium
    Ruston, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
  • Game attendance: 9,383
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Bill McCabe
  • TV announcers (WSN[dead link]): N/A

Boise State[edit]

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)
1 234Total
No. 12 Broncos 3 14147 38
Wolf Pack 0 070 7

Vs. Miami (FL)[edit]

Nevada vs. Miami (FL)
(MPC Computers Bowl)
1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 770 21
Wolf Pack 2 936 20
  • Date: December 31, 2006
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 28,654
  • Game weather: Temperature: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Randy Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones and David Norrie

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 138. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.