# 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 20th overall and 1st straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 10:00 a.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN2 | L 21–38 | 21,127 |
| September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 59–7 | 16,611 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Buffalo* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 38–13 | 17,220 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | Charter | L 10–27 | 33,429 |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon) | Charter | L 13–48 | 27,596 |
| October 9 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | Charter | L 26–48 | 35,078 |
| October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 35–10 | 18,800 |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 54–48 $^{3OT}$ | 13,550 |
| November 6 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | Charter | W 42–24 | 15,902 |
| November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | Charter | L 20–38 | 10,206 |
| November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | Charter | L 17–54 | 39,256 |
| November 27 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 10 Boise State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (rivalry) | ESPN | L 21–58 | 21,799 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 59 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| • Wolf Pack | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • Aztecs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • Rebels | 3 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 48 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| • Warriors | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 48 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • Wolf Pack | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
| • Wolf Pack | 0 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 54 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| • Mustangs | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 38 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • Bulldogs | 13 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 54 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 10 Broncos | 14 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 58 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |