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.

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.

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.

[3] Nevada, however, suffered a setback when they lost to New Mexico State, who were called by one publication the "perennial WAC bottom feeders".