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2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	Nevada Wolf Pack
sport	football
image	Nevada Wolf Pack wordmark.svg
conference	Western Athletic Conference
short_conf	WAC
record	7–6
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Chris Ault
hc_year	24th
off_coach	Chris Klenakis
oc_year	8th
off_scheme	Pistol
def_coach	Nigel Burton
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[3–4](3-4-defense)
stadium	Mackay Stadium
bowl	[Humanitarian Bowl](2008-humanitarian-bowl)
bowl_result	L 35–42 vs. [Maryland](2008-maryland-terrapins-football-team)

The 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 24th overall and 5th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

Nevada utilized Ault's own creation, the "Pistol" offense. The offense was directed by offensive coordinator Chris Klenakis in his 15th overall and 8th straight season and defense was led by first–year defensive coordinator Nigel Burton.

Nevada finished the regular season with a 7–5 mark and 5–3 in WAC play, which resulted in a three-way tie for second-place in the conference. Hawaii and Louisiana Tech both likewise finished with 5–3 conference records. During the season, the Wolf Pack played three ranked teams: Texas Tech, Missouri and Boise State. Nevada lost each game, but gave Boise State its closest contest in conference play, losing by seven points. Nevada, however, suffered a setback when they lost to New Mexico State, who were called by one publication the "perennial WAC bottom feeders".

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick was named 2008 WAC Offensive Player of the Year. During the regular season, he passed for 2,479 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for 1,115 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was aided by running back Vai Taua, who ran for 1,420 yards and 14 touchdowns. It was the first time in school history that Nevada had two 1,000 yard rushers on the team simultaneously.

Nevada secured its fourth straight bowl game appearance and faced Maryland in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl. The Wolf Pack lost in a high–scoring and record–setting game by 35 to 42.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Grambling State

Reno, NV

Texas Tech

Reno, NV

At Missouri

Columbia, MO

At UNLV

(Battle for the Fremont Cannon) Whitney, NV

At Idaho

Moscow, ID

New Mexico State

Reno, NV

Utah State

Reno, NV

At Hawaii

Halawa, HI

At Fresno State

Fresno, CA

San Jose State

Reno, NV

Boise State

(rivalry) Reno, NV

At Louisiana Tech

Ruston, LA

Vs. Maryland

(Humanitarian Bowl) Boise, ID

References

link. (2011-09-29 , ESPN, 2008, Retrieved January 3, 2009.)
[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/wac/nevada.htm Nevada Team Notes], ''[[USA Today]]'', December 15, 2008, Retrieved February 8, 2009.
Marcus, Emerson. (October 28, 2008). "Nevada Struggles to Stop Unraveling". [[The Nevada Sagebrush]].
(2008). "Humanitarian Bowl Media Guide". University of Nevada.
. ["Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule 2008"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2440/season/2008). *[[ESPN]]*.
. ["2008 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/2008-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["2008 Football Schedule"](https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2008). *Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics*.
. ["2025 Nevada Football Record Book"](https://nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2025/7/31/2025_Nevada_Football_Record_Book.pdf). *Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics*.
"Combined Team Statistics". University of Nevada, Reno.

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