The 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the

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in the

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. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were members of the

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. On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all sports competitions due to the

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. On September 24, the conference announced that the football season would begin on October 24.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled on July 16–17, 2020, at

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in Inglewood,

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, but were canceled in favor of virtual media days due to the

. The virtual media days that were scheduled to take place on July 27–29, 2020, were also canceled.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division. The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team; one from the offense and one from the defense. Offense Brandon Talton – PK Defense Dom Peterson – DL

Schedule

Original

Revised

Rankings

Personnel

Depth chart

Game summaries

Wyoming

At UNLV

Utah State

At New Mexico

San Diego State

At Hawaii

Fresno State

Vs. San Jose State

Vs. Tulane (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

Notes

References

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