2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Boise State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 22 Fresno State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					6	–	6
Hawaii		4	–	4					8	–	5
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 20th overall and 1st straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1][2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	10:00 a.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN2	L 21–38	21,127
September 11	1:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 59–7	16,611
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 38–13	17,220
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Charter	L 10–27	33,429
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	Charter	L 13–48	27,596
October 9	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Charter	L 26–48	35,078
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Rice	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 35–10	18,800
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 54–48 3OT	13,550
November 6	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Charter	W 42–24	15,902
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	Charter	L 20–38	10,206
November 20	6:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Charter	L 17–54	39,256
November 27	4:30 p.m.	No. 10 Boise State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–58	21,799
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Nevada at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21 • Bulldogs 7 14 10 7 38 Date: September 6, 2004 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 12:08 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 21,127 Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Mike Tomczak and Dave Ryan (sideline)

Sacramento State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 0 0 7 7 • Wolf Pack 7 21 17 14 59 Date: September 11, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: N/A Game attendance: 16,611 Game weather: N/A Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (None): None

Buffalo at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 0 6 0 13 • Wolf Pack 0 14 7 17 38 Date: September 18, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 17,220 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cool and Cloudy • Wind: SW 10–15 MPH Referee: Donald Amicon TV announcers (None): None

Nevada at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 3 0 7 10 • Aztecs 14 3 0 10 27 Date: September 25, 2004 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 6:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 33,429 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear and Mild • Wind: WNW 12 MPH Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 3 0 7 13 • Rebels 3 10 7 28 48 Date: October 2, 2004 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 27,596 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Nevada at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 10 3 0 13 26 • Warriors 14 10 17 7 48 Date: October 9, 2004 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 35,078 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: TR 10–15 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Rice at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 0 0 7 10 • Wolf Pack 14 7 0 14 35 Date: October 16, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes Game attendance: 18,800 Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Smokey Sky • Wind: 20 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (None): None

Tulsa at Nevada

1 2 3 4 OT Total Golden Hurricane 6 7 7 21 7 48 • Wolf Pack 0 13 14 14 13 54 Date: October 23, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 13,550 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 7–10 MPH Referee: Paul Labenne TV announcers (None): None

San Jose State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 10 14 24 • Wolf Pack 7 7 14 14 42 Date: November 6, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 6:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 15,902 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 1–2 MPH Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Nevada at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 3 14 0 20 • Mustangs 10 0 28 0 38 Date: November 13, 2004 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 5:07 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 10,206 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Light Rain and 75% Humidity • Wind: NNE 3 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Nevada at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 3 7 0 17 • Bulldogs 13 20 14 7 54 Date: November 20, 2004 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 6:15 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 39,256 Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: Calm Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (Charter): N/A

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 10 Broncos 14 14 20 10 58 Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21 Date: November 27, 2004 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 4:47 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 21,799 Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Weather: Clearing and Icy • Wind: N 7 MPH Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (ESPN): Eric Collins, Andre Ware and Jimmy Dykes (sideline)