# 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006 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 22nd overall and 3rd straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN | L 19–28 | 39,269 |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Arizona State* | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | KREN-TV/FSNAZ | L 21–52 | 54,232 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | WSN | W 28–10 | 18,883 |
| September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Northwestern* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPN2 | W 31–21 | 16,176 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon) | MWSN | W 31–3 | 37,179 |
| October 7 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | KREN-TV/Oceanic PPV | L 34–41 | 33,761 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ABC | W 23–7 | 19,636 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 48–21 | 11,582 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | KREN-TV | W 45–7 | 15,013 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 42–0 | 8,584 |
| November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | WSN | W 42–0 | 9,383 |
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Boise State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 7–38 | 25,506 |
| December 31 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Miami (FL)* | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (MPC Computers Bowl) | ESPN | L 20–21 | 28,654 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Sun Devils | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Wolf Pack | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| • Warriors | 10 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 41 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • Wolf Pack | 0 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 48 |

### At Idaho

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

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolf Pack | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 12 Broncos | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Vs. Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Wolf Pack | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 |