2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football
WAC Co-Champions
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Champions
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl vs. Boston College,
W 20–13
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches #13
AP #11
2010 record 13–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach Chris Ault (26th overall, 7th straight year)
Defensive coordinator Andy Buh
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
« 2009 2011 »
2010 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#11 Nevada §   7 – 1         13 – 1  
#9 Boise State §   7 – 1         12 – 1  
Hawaiʻi §   7 – 1         10 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Utah State   2 – 6         4 – 8  
New Mexico State   1 – 7         2 – 10  
San Jose State   0 – 8         1 – 12  
§ – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by head coach Chris Ault in his 26th season overall and 7th since taking over the head coaching job for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 12–1, 7–1 in WAC play to share the conference championship with Boise State and Hawaiʻi. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13 to finish the season with a 13–1 record.

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 PM Eastern Washington* Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 49–24   16,313[1]
September 11 7:30 PM Colorado State* Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU W 51–6   18,098[2]
September 17 7:00 PM #24 California* Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPN2 W 52–31   28,809[3]
September 25 3:00 PM at BYU* LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT The Mtn. W 27–13   61,471[4]
October 2 7:00 PM at UNLV* #25 Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Fremont Cannon) The Mtn. W 44–26   28,958[5]
October 9 1:00 PM San Jose State #23 Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU W 35–13   20,636[6]
October 16 8:30 PM at Hawai'i #21 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI WAC Sports Network L 21–27   42,031[7]
October 30 7:30 PM Utah State Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPNU W 56–42   11,558[8]
November 6 2:00 PM at Idaho #23 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID WAC Sports Network W 63–17   11,247[9]
November 13 7:30 PM at Fresno State #21 Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPN W 35–34   37,116[10]
November 20 1:00 PM New Mexico State #18 Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 52–6   10,906[11]
November 26 7:15 PM #3 Boise State #19 Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Rivalry) ESPN W 34–31 OT  30,712[12]
December 4 12:00 PM at Louisiana Tech #17 Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA WAC Sports Network W 35–17   18,562[13]
January 9 6:00 PM vs. Boston College* #15 AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) ESPN W 20–13   41,063[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP RV RV 25 21 19 RV RV 25 21 19 19 14 13 11
Coaches RV RV RV RV 25 23 21 RV RV 23 21 18 19 17 15 13
Harris Not released 20 25 24 23 21 18 19 15 14
BCS Not released 24 23 21 18 19 17 15

NFL Draft

2nd Round, 36th Overall Pick by the San Francisco 49ers—Sr. QB Colin Kaepernick

3rd Round, 66th Overall Pick by the Cincinnati Bengals—Sr. LB Dontay Moch

7the Round, 204th Overall Pick by the Denver Broncos—Sr. TE Virgil Green

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302452440. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  2. ^ "Colorado State Rams vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302542440. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  3. ^ "California Golden Bears vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302602440. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
  4. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680252. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
  5. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302752439. Retrieved 2010-10-03. 
  6. ^ "San Jose State Spartans vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302822440. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  7. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302890062. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  8. ^ "Utah State Aggies vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303032440. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  9. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303100070. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
  10. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Fresno State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303170278. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  11. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303242440. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
  12. ^ "Boise State Broncos vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303302440. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  13. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303382348. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  14. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=310090103. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
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