1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Jeff Tisdel, who resigned after the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1][2]

1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 Big West)
Head coach	Jeff Tisdel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Boise State $		5	–	1					10	–	3
Idaho		4	–	2					7	–	4
New Mexico State		3	–	2					6	–	5
Utah State		3	–	3					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	3					4	–	7
Nevada		2	–	4					3	–	8
North Texas		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the BWC as they joined the Western Athletic Conference for the 2000 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 13–28	29,167
September 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 33–38	25,123^[3]
September 18	2:00 p.m.	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–72	41,374
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Fresno State*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 24–49	21,115
October 2	1:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	W 26–12	23,490
October 9		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 23–16	23,129^[4]
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 17–52	21,730
October 30		North Texas	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 41–28	20,575
November 6	12:00 p.m.	Idaho	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 33–42	19,232
November 13		at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 28–44	9,211^[5]
November 20		Utah State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 35–37	15,171
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Erik Stidham Sr QB 11 David Neill So WR 12 Aaron Carter Fr QB 14 Zack Threadgill   Fr WR 86 Nate Burleson Fr WR 87 Trevor Insley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Charles Rogers Sr CB 2 Del Bates   Jr SS 12 Josh Wetzel Fr LB 13 Jason Burk   Sr LB 53 Sean Balkman   Jr LB 54 Bert Schenone Fr DE 55 Cedric Pittman Sr DE 56 Ronnie Taylor   Jr DT 57 Mike Donnelly So LB 58 Reginald Kinlaw II Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jeff Tisdel Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. Sneddon, Steve (September 12, 1999). "'A' for Effort, 'L' for Loss". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 49. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Necada (sic) 23, New Mexico State 16". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 10, 1999. p. 48. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
5. Sneddon, Steve (November 14, 1999). "Arkansas State Humbles Nevada". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 47. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.