# 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2009 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 25th overall and 6th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. The Wolf Pack finished the regular season 8–4 and 7–1 in the WAC, good enough for second place in the conference behind Boise State. They lost to SMU in the Hawaii Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN | NBC | L 0–35 | 80,795 |
| September 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Colorado State* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | | L 20–35 | 24,967 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPN | L 21–31 | 18,269 |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | UNLV* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (Fremont Cannon) | | W 63–28 | 24,078 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPN | W 37–14 | 11,975 |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | KAME-TV/CSNCA/XXL Sports/Cis–Com | W 35–32 | 15,103 |
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 70–45 | 16,611 |
| October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | Oceanic PPV | W 31–21 | 14,735 |
| November 8 | 5:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN | W 62–7 | 11,103 |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Fresno State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CSNCA/ESPNGP | W 52–14 | 19,331 |
| November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | ESPNU | W 63–20 | 11,775 |
| November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 33–44 | 32,642 |
| December 24 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. SMU* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | L 10–45 | 32,650 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 23 Fighting Irish | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| • Rams | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Tigers | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| • Wolf Pack | 14 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 63 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Wolf Pack | 14 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 37 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolf Pack | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 32 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| • Wolf Pack | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 70 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolf Pack | 6 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Wolf Pack | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |

### At New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolf Pack | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
| Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| • No. 6 Broncos | 20 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 44 |

### Vs. SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| • Mustangs | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 |