2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football

Arizona Bowl champion
Arizona Bowl vs. Colorado State, W 28–23
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2015 record	7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Brian Polian (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Rolovich (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Scott Boone (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2015 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2		8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3		7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3		6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3		9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3		7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6		2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0		11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4		7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4		6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6		3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6		3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8		3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the inaugural Arizona Bowl where they defeated fellow Mountain West member Colorado State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	UC Davis*	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MWN	W 31–17	21,483
September 12	4:00 PM	No. 22 Arizona*	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 20–44	24,355
September 19	9:00 AM	at No. 17 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	L 27–44	102,591
September 26	12:30 PM	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 24–21	19,072
October 3	4:00 PM	UNLV	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	MWN	L 17–23	29,551
October 10	4:00 PM	New Mexico	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MWN	W 35–17	20,426
October 17	12:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	ESPN3	L 21–28	17,026
October 24	1:00 PM	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MWN/Oceanic PPV	W 30–20	19,992
November 5	7:30 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 30–16	25,476
November 14	1:00 PM	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MWN	W 37–34 ^OT	17,215
November 21	12:30 PM	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPN3	L 27–31	18,922
November 28	7:45 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN2	L 14–31	22,939
December 29	4:30 PM	vs. Colorado State*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN/MWN	W 28–23	20,425
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

UC Davis

UC Davis at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	14	17
• Wolf Pack	7	14	3	7	31

Date: September 3, 2015
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
Game attendance: 21,483
Game weather: Temperature: 66°F • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 15 MPH
Referee: Eddy Shelton
TV announcers (MWN): Ryan Radtke and Kevin Grimes

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–21–3	2013	NEV, 36–7

Arizona

Arizona at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #22 Wildcats	14	7	13	10	44
Wolf Pack	3	10	0	7	20

Date: September 12, 2015
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 4:09 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutes
Game attendance: 24,355
Game weather: Temperature: 94°F • Weather: Hazy • Wind: E 5 MPH
Referee: Marvel July
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta and Cassie Gallo (sideline)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3–1	2013	ARI, 35–28

Texas A&M

Nevada at Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	3	10	7	27
• #17 Aggies	14	10	14	6	44

Date: September 19, 2015
Location: Kyle Field
College Station, TX
Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Game attendance: 102,591
Game weather: Temperature: 83°F • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Andre Ware and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1950	TAMU, 48–18

Buffalo

Nevada at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolf Pack	14	3	0	7	24
Bulls	7	3	3	8	21

Date: September 26, 2015
Location: UB Stadium
Amherst, NY
Game start: 3:34 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
Game attendance: 19,072
Game weather: Temperature: 72°F • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 11
Referee: Greg Sujack
TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Sherman and Josh Cribbs

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	NEV, 38–14

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rebels	7	6	0	10	23
Wolf Pack	0	0	3	14	17

Date: October 3, 2015
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 4:05 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
Game attendance: 29,551
Game weather: Temperature: 72°F • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 14 MPH
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (MWN): Ari Wolfe and Darius Walker

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–16	2014	NEV, 49–27

New Mexico

New Mexico at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	3	7	0	7	17
• Wolf Pack	0	14	7	14	35

Date: October 10, 2015
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 4:00 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes
Game attendance: 20,426
Game weather: Temperature: 82°F • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: SSW 19 MPH
Referee: Eddy Shelton
TV announcers (MWN): Ari Wolfe and Darius Walker

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2–1	2012	NEV, 31–24

Wyoming

Nevada at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	7	7	21
• Cowboys	0	21	7	0	28

Date: October 17, 2015
Location: War Memorial Stadium
Laramie, WY
Game start: 2:05 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
Game attendance: 17,026
Game weather: Temperature: 70°F • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Chad Brown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2012	NEV, 35–28

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	14	3	0	20
• Wolf Pack	0	10	3	17	30

Date: October 24, 2015
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
Game attendance: 19,992
Game weather: Temperature: 62°F • Weather: Overcast • Wind: N 2 MPH
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (MWN/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano and Scott Robbs (sideline)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–8	2012	NEV, 26–18

Fresno State

Nevada at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolf Pack	7	10	6	7	30
Bulldogs	0	16	0	0	16

Date: November 5, 2015
Location: Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, CA
Game start: 7:32 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Game attendance: 25,476
Game weather: Temperature: 54°F • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 4 MPH
Referee: Alan Eck
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens and Tom Ramsey

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–27–1	2014	FRES, 40–20

San Jose State

San Jose State at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Spartans	0	14	7	10	3	34
• Wolf Pack	7	3	7	14	6	37

Date: November 14, 2015
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Game start: 1:05 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
Game attendance: 17,215
Game weather: Temperature: 54°F • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Slight
Referee: Dan Romeo
TV announcers (MWN): Ari Wolfe and Darius Walker

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–8–2	2014	NEV, 21–10

Utah State

Nevada at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	6	0	27
• Aggies	0	7	14	10	31

Date: November 21, 2015
Location: Maverik Stadium
Logan, UT
Game start: 1:35 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
Game attendance: 18,922
Game weather: Temperature: 34°F • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: N 4 MPH
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Forrest Conoly

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–5	2014	USU, 21–17

San Diego State

Nevada at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	0	14
• Aztecs	14	7	3	7	31

Date: November 28, 2015
Location: Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
Game start: 7:50 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
Game attendance: 22,939
Game weather: Temperature: 53°F • Weather: Clear and Cool • Wind: Calm
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely and David Diaz-Infante

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	NEV, 30–14

Arizona Bowl–Colorado State

Nevada vs Colorado State
(2015 Arizona Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolf Pack	3	16	3	6	28
Rams	0	13	7	3	23

Date: December 29, 2015
Location: Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ
Game start: 5:37 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
Game attendance: 20,425
Game weather: Temperature: 44°F • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NNW 5 MPH
Referee: Tracy Jones
TV announcers (ASN/MWN): Ron Thulin, Doug Chapman, Monica McNutt (sideline) and Shae Peppler (sideline)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–11	2014	CSU, 31–24

The Wolf Pack and Rams are both members of the Mountain West Conference. However, they are in opposite divisions and did not play each other in the regular season in 2015. This is the first time teams from the same conference have met in a non-championship bowl game since the 1979 Orange Bowl.

References

↑ "2015 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

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