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Nevada Football History
Nevada
Wolf Pack Football History
"The Wolf Pack"
The Nevada Wolf Pack, one of only two teams nationally to
use the designation (North Carolina State is the other,
though they use Wolfpack as one word while Nevada uses two
words with a capital 'P'), has been using the Wolf Pack
designation since at least the early 1920s.
Nevada's first athletic teams in the late 1890s and early
1900s were referred to as the Sagebrushers or even the Sage
Hens after Nevada's state flowering plant, the sagebrush.
There are references in print to the 'Sage Warriors', although
none of these names were the official mascot of Nevada's
athletic teams.
The Sierra Nevada mountains, located immediately to the
west of Reno and prominent on the city's skyline, were and
still are the home to numerous wild wolves. Residents and
university students were familiar with the animal.
In the 1921-22 athletic season, a local writer described
the spirited play of a Nevada team as a 'pack of wolves'.
The name stuck and soon almost every reference to the athletic
teams was the Nevada Wolves. In 1923, the students officially
designated 'Wolves' as the school's mascot.
Since all teams are a group of players, the word pack followed
quickly. In 1928-29, the Nevada student handbook referred
to the athletic teams as Wolf Pack and two school songs
were adopted, entitled 'The Wolf Pack' and 'Here Comes the
Wolf Pack'.
Fremont Cannon
The Fremont Cannon, college football's largest and most
expensive "trophy," is now over 30 years old and
is the prize sought after when two in-state rivals, The
University of Nevada and UNLV, meet each fall in football.
Nevada's two university football teams annually play for
the right to house the mountain howitzer each season. Today's
cannon is a replica of a gun that accompanied Captain John
C. Fremont on his expedition through Oregon, Nevada and
California in 1843-44.
The replica cannon was constructed in 1970 as the gift
of the Nevada Mines Division of Kennecott Copper Corporation
to the students of the two campuses of the University of
Nevada. It was built from engineering and technical drawings
from the military archives of the United States Army.
The Wolf Pack won the first game between the universities
in 1969, but the Rebels were the first team to capture the
cannon in 1970 by a score of 42-20. Today the victor fires
the cannon every time it scores at home.
The cannon is perhaps the most symbolic trophy for state
championship rivalries in the country and as much a part
of the football tradition as the game itself. The Fremont
Cannon is such a monumental trophy that Cashell Fieldhouse
had a spot built specifically for it.
Fight Song
"Hail, Sturdy Men!"
Hail to our sturdy men, loyal and true,
March, march on down that field, O' Silver and Blue.
We'll give a long cheer for Nevada's men,
See them break through again.
Fighting for our own U of N--to victory!
Hurrah, hurray, hurrah, hurray--NEVAAAA-DA!
We'll give a long cheer for Nevada's men,
See them break through again,
Fighting for our own U of N--to victory!
Mackay Stadium
Since the early 1900's, Nevada football teams have played
in facilities named after university benefactor Clarence
Mackay. Until the mid 1960s, Mackay Stadium was a small
field located in the bowl that currently houses the Nevada
School of Journalism. The modern Mackay Stadium was completed
in 1965 with a seating capacity of 7,500 with the first
game the following season. The facility has been expanded
several times in the last decade, each time barely staying
ahead of the demands of skyrocketing attendance.
The first game at new Mackay Stadium established the Wolf
Pack's winning tradition in their home facility - a 17-13
victory over UC Santa Barbara, October 1, 1966. The quarterback
in that game was Chris Ault, the current anad long-time
athletic director at the school. Since then, Nevada is 144-43-2
in Mackay Stadium.
In the late 80's/early 90's, with Division 1-A status
in mind, Ault began to investigate the process of expansion.
Now, $6.5 million worth of fund raising later, the stadium
is at 31,545 capacity, has a spectacular new sky box complex
on the west side with 48 permanent suites and new press
and stadium club facilities. Add 12 suites and the upper
deck on the east side, the new scoreboard, and vastly improved
rest room capacities, and it is no wonder Nevada has led
the Big West in attendance every year since joining the
league. 1997 provided two of the top three crowds of all
time as over 30,000 came out for the Oregon and UNLV games
in September. The innovative FieldTurf synthetic grass was
installed in the stadium during the summer of 2000. This
state-of-the-art product will pay for itself in water and
labor savings and has an eight-year guarantee. Benefactor
Tribute In the summer of 2001, the Benefactor Tribute was
added near the south entrance to the stadium. It serves
as the focal point of the Endowment Plaza, built in the
early 1990's, which forms a semi-circle opposite the bronze
wolves just inside Mackay's main entrance. The handsome
brick structure with cream-roofed pillars features plaques
and panels honoring all those who have helped with capital
projects, endowed athletic scholarships and/or been members
of the Millennium Team, Nevada's key donors who helped the
Wolf Pack make their move to the Western Athletic Conference
in 2000. The latest change to the facility is the addition
of lights, added in the summer of 2003. Night games will
become a part the Mackay experience for September and early
October contests beginning in 2003. This project provides
opportunities for added fan support as well as valuable
television exposure for the football program, the University,
and the Truckee Meadows area.
Top 20 Crowds At Mackay Stadium
NO. ATT OPPONENT DATE W/L, Score
1 33,391 UNLV 10/28/95 W, 55-32
2 31,900 UNLV 10/4/03 L, 16-12
3 30,420 Oregon 9/13/97 L, 20-24
4 30,118 UNLV 9/6/97 W, 31-14
5 29,167 Oregon State 9/4/99 L, 13-28
6 28,631 San Jose State 11/6/93 W, 46-45
7 28,523 Boise State 9/11/93 W, 17-14
8 26,668 UNLV 10/2/93 W, 49-14
9 25,804 New Mexico St. 10/24/92 W, 35-21
10 25,446 S.W. Louisiana 9/2/95 W, 38-14
11 25,330 Boise State 10/12/96 W, 66-28
12 25,256 Southern Utah* 8/30/03 W, 24-23*
13 25,112 Toledo 9/23/95 L, 35-49
14 24,430 Kent 9/28/96 W, 63-42
15 24,279 Boise State 10/31/98 W, 52-24
16 24,111 Pacific 9/12/92 W, 20-14
17 24,089 Weber State 10/23/93 L, 30-47
18 23,630 Idaho State 10/12/91 W, 41-20
19 23,210 Montana State 9/14/96 W, 31-7
20 23,142 N.M. State 10/10/98 L, 45-48
*First night game at Mackay
Coach Chris Ault
Now with his 20th campaign under his belt in his third
tour of duty at his alma mater, Hall-of-Fame football coach
Chris Ault has rolled up his sleeves in his quest for rebuilding
Nevada football into a championship program.
After cleaning house in his first year back on the sidelines,
getting rid of some bad attitudes and some players who didn't
fit into his philosophy, Ault has laid a solid foundation
to get the Pack back in the thick of things as they pursue
excellence in the classroom and on the field.
Now sporting their highest team grade-point average in
years and with the prospect of two recruiting classes in
the fold, Ault's squad is poised to begin the quest again
for championships that he started nearly 30 years ago.
Ault has the fourth-highest winning percentage (.705) among
active Division I-A coaches.
In 20 years as head coach, he has amassed a 168-70-1 ledger
(a .705 winning percentage), won seven conference championships
and gone on to post-season play eight times. As Nevada's
winningest coach with more than four times as many wins
as any other Wolf Pack coach, he has the distinction of
being the first coach to guide a team to a bowl berth in
its first year as an NCAA I-A program. Ault guided the Pack
in 1992 to a Big West Conference championship and a berth
in the inaugural Las Vegas Bowl.
Pro Signees
Pack players who signed
Below is a list of Nevada football players who signed to
play professional football following their careers with
the Wolf Pack.
Most Recent NFL Signees
Jorge Cordova DE, 2004, 3rd Round, Jacksonville
Maurice Mann WR, 2004, Fifth Round, Cincinnati
Derek Kennard Jr. DT, 2004, Free Agent, Indianapolis
Daryl Towns MLB, 2004, Free Agent, Buffalo
Isaiah Ross OG, 2004, Free Agent, San Diego
Derek Jones P, 2004, Free Agent, Miami
Willie Johnson WR, 2004, Free Agent, Miami
Nate Burleson, WR, 2003, 3rd Round, Minnesota
Corey Jackson, DE, 2003, Free Agent, Cleveland
Clark Roosendaal, OT, 2001 Free Agent, Buffalo, Oakland
2000 Stats: NA
Trevor Insley, 2000 Free Agent, Indianapolis, Houston
1999 Stats: 11 GP, 134 Rec., 2060 Yds., 13 TD's
Cedric Pittman, 2000 Free Agent, New York Giants, NFL Scotland
1999 Stats: 10 GP, 46 Tackles, 5 Sacks, 1 Block
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