2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team


The 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–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 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division.
On November 27, Polian and Nevada agreed to part ways. He finished at Nevada with a four year record of 23–27. Polian later returned to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football as special teams coordinator under head coach Brian Kelly after previously serving under head coach Charlie Weis from 2005 to 2009.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2015 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division and won the Arizona Bowl by 28 to 23 against Colorado State.

Schedule

Game summaries

Cal Poly

6–31998NEV, 63–0

at Notre Dame

0–12009ND, 35–0

Buffalo

2–02015NEV, 24–21

at Purdue

at Hawaii

12–82015NEV, 30–20

Fresno State

19–27–12015NEV, 30–16

at San Jose State

19–8–22015NEV, 37–34OT

Wyoming

3–32015WYO, 28–21

at New Mexico

3–2–12015NEV, 35–17

San Diego State

3–52015SDSU, 31–14

Utah State

17–62015USU, 31–27

at UNLV

25–162015UNLV, 23–17

Roster