2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team


The 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–5 and 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West division.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2017 season 3–9 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division and did not qualify for a bowl game.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Rimington TrophySean KrepszCSR
Chuck Bednarik AwardMalik ReedLBSR
Maxwell AwardTy GangiQBSR
Doak Walker AwardKelton MooreRBJR
Fred Biletnikoff AwardMcLane MannixWRSO
Bronko Nagurski TrophyMalik ReedLBSR
Outland TrophySean KrepszCSR
Paul Hornung AwardMcLane MannixWR/KRSO
Wuerffel TrophyTy GangiQBSR
Ted Hendricks AwardKorey RushDESR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardTy GangiQBSR
Manning AwardTy GangiQBSR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardKelton MooreRBJR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardMcLane MannixWRSO

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Media poll

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had three players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.
Offense
McLane Mannix – WR
Defense
Malik Reed – LB
Dameon Baber – DB

Schedule

Game summaries

Portland State

6–21976NEV, 35–22

at Vanderbilt

Oregon State

0–31999OSU, 28–13

at Toledo

0–42017TOL, 37–24

at Air Force

1–32017AF, 45–42

Fresno State

20–28–12017FRES, 41–21

Boise State

13–292017BSU, 41–14

at Hawaii

13–92017NEV, 35–21

San Diego State

3–72017SDSU, 42–23

Colorado State

3–122017CSU, 44–42

at San Jose State

20–9–22017NEV, 59–14

at UNLV

27–162017NEV, 23–16

vs. Arkansas State (Arizona Bowl)

3–21999ARST, 44–28