2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team


The 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 27th overall and 8th straight season since taking over as head coach 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 season 7–6 and 5–2 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to their seventh straight bowl game, the Hawaii Bowl, where they lost to Southern Miss by 17 to 24.
This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the WAC as they joined the Mountain West Conference for the 2012 season.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2010 season 13–1 and 7–1 in WAC play to finish in a three–way tie in first place and won the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against Boston College by 20 to 13.

Schedule

Game summaries

at Oregon

1–52003ORE, 31–23

at San Jose State

15–8–22010NEV, 35–13

at Texas Tech

0–12008TTU, 35–19

at Boise State

13–242010NEV, 34–31OT

UNLV

22–142010NEV, 44–26

New Mexico

0–2–12007UNM, 23–0

Fresno State

17–24–12010NEV, 35–34

at New Mexico State

12–22010NEV, 52–6

Hawaii

7–82010HAW, 27–21

Louisiana Tech

7–42010NEV, 35–17

at Utah State

17–42010NEV, 56–42

Idaho

19–92010NEV, 63–17

vs. Southern Miss (Hawaii Bowl)

0–21998USM, 55–28