Lilium Superbum

2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech $		7	–	1					7	–	5
Fresno State		6	–	2					11	–	3
Boise State		6	–	2					8	–	4
Hawaii		5	–	3					9	–	3
Rice		5	–	3					8	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					4	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					3	–	8
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	9
Tulsa		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion

The 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–52	56,286
September 8	2:00 p.m.	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 18–35	26,367
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 28–20	15,876
October 6	1:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	L 12–27	24,238
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 42–45	15,481
October 20	5:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 30–33 OT	11,390
October 27	5:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 7–49	24,298
November 3	12:00 p.m.	SMU	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 35–14	13,858
November 10[n 1]	3:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 45–64	7,882
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–61	18,412
November 24	6:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 48–31	19,892
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 80 Nate Burleson So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Chris Tormey Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

At BYU

Nevada at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 0 7 7 • Cougars 10 28 14 0 52 Date: September 1, 2001 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 7:06 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 56,286 Game weather: N/A Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (None): None

At Colorado State

Nevada at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 3 8 18 • Rams 7 7 7 14 35 Date: September 8, 2001 Location: Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 3:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 26,367 Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: Calm Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (None): None

Hawaii

Hawaii at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 10 3 0 7 20 • Wolf Pack 7 6 12 3 28 Date: September 22, 2001 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: N/A Game attendance: 15,876 Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 2 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

UNLV

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 0 0 10 17 27 Wolf Pack 3 3 0 6 12 Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 24,238 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 10–15 MPH Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (None): None

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 14 14 10 45 Wolf Pack 14 14 7 7 42 Date: October 13, 2001 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 15,481 Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

At Rice

Nevada at Rice

1 2 3 4 OT Total Wolf Pack 3 6 8 10 3 30 • Owls 0 7 13 7 6 33 Date: October 20, 2001 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 11,390 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy and 68% Humidity • Wind: S/SE 6 MPH Referee: Frank White TV announcers (None): None

At Boise State

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 7 0 0 7 • Broncos 21 14 14 0 49 Date: October 27, 2001 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes Game attendance: 24,298 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NE 8 MPH Referee: Drew George TV announcers (None): None

SMU

SMU at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 8 0 6 14 • Wolf Pack 7 17 8 3 35 Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes Game attendance: 13,858 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear and Light Breeze • Wind: Slight Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (None): None

At San Jose State

Nevada at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 6 19 14 6 45 • Spartans 10 28 19 7 64 Date: November 10, 2001[n 1] Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 3:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 7,882 Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Cool and Some Rain • Wind: N 5–10 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 10 16 21 14 61 Wolf Pack 14 0 0 0 14 Date: November 17, 2001 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 12:05 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 18,412 Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Rolling Clouds • Wind: 15–30 MPH Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (None): None

At UTEP

Nevada at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 7 7 27 7 48 Miners 10 7 7 7 31 Date: November 24, 2001 Location: Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Game start: 7:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes Game attendance: 19,892 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Gene Semko TV announcers (None): None

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