1997 NEVADA WOLF PACK FOOTBALL TEAM

The 1997 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Jeff Tisdel and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30		at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–45	29,672
September 6		UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ( Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	W 31–14	30,118
September 13	1:00 p.m.	Oregon*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 20–23 ^OT	30,420
September 20		at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 19–35
September 27		at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 13–31
October 11		Wyoming*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 30–34	21,338
October 18	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 42–23	22,960
October 25		North Texas	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 65–10	19,470
November 1		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 45–24
November 8		at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ( rivalry)	W 56–42	22,382
November 15		Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 19–38	22,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

v t e Nevada Wolf Pack football
Venues	Evans Field (1896–1905) Mackay Field and Stadium (I) (1915–1965) Mackay Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State UNLV ( Fremont Cannon)
Culture & lore	Alphie and Wolfie Jr. KTHX-FM
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Nevada Wolf Pack football
Venues	Evans Field (1896–1905) Mackay Field and Stadium (I) (1915–1965) Mackay Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State UNLV ( Fremont Cannon)
Culture & lore	Alphie and Wolfie Jr. KTHX-FM
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024