Another story about Nevada wanting road win

by **Scoops** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:40 pm

Wolf Pack seeking road win

BY DARRELL MOODY

Four road games and four losses.

Simply put, the Nevada Wolf Pack (5-4, 3-2) have been horrible away from the friendly confines of Mackay Stadium, losing the four contests by an average of 20 points a game.

That's what faces head coach Chris Ault and his young team when it travels to Dallas to face SMU Saturday at 3 p.m. in an important Western Athletic Conference football game.

Despite the lack of success on the road, Ault said he plans no changes in terms of preparation.

"No, we're a better team," Ault said during the Western Athletic Conference's weekly teleconference. "We just stunk (before). What we need to change is our M.O. (modus operandi) on the field."

Nevada has played two of the conference's best home teams, Louisiana Tech and Hawai'i, on the road thus far, with Fresno State coming up on Nov. 20. The veteran head coach wouldn't use that as an excuse, and he said he won't play up the fact that the team hasn't won on the road yet.
"I don't think we have to talk about it," Ault said. "They ought to be motivated enough. They know they are 0-4. To be a contender, you have to win on the road."

Indeed. Nevada is two wins away from being bowl eligible for the first time since 1996 and must win two of the next three to accomplish that feat. The best chances for wins in the last three weeks would be at SMU and Fresno State. The Wolf Pack conclude their regular season with a home game against conference-leading Boise State at 1 p.m.