1949 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1949 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its third season under head coach Joe Sheeketski, the Wolf Pack compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 235 to 212.[1][2][3]

1949 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
1949 record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
1949 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)      11 0 0
No. 15 Santa Clara      8 2 1
San Francisco      7 3 0
Idaho State      6 2 1
Hawaii      6 3 0
La Verne      5 3 2
Loyola (CA)      6 4 0
Nevada      5 5 0
Pepperdine      4 5 0
Saint Mary's      3 6 1
Portland      2 5 0
Cal Poly San Dimas      2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1948 season 9–2 and lost the 1949 Harbor Bowl against Villanova by 7 to 27.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at CincinnatiCincinnati, OHW 41–21
September 25at PortlandPortland, ORW 53–27
October 2at Saint Mary'sL 14–2010,000[4]
October 8at Pacific (CA)
L 6–47
October 15WichitaW 20–7
October 22Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 34–136,500[5]
October 30at San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 13–41
November 6at DaytonDayton, OHL 14–16
November 11at Loyola (CA)L 12–13[6]
November 24North Texas State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–7

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. "1949 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. Bill Dunbar (October 3, 1949). "Gaels Pull Surprise by Trimming Nevada, 20-14: Pair of Backs Pace Victors". Oakland Tribune. pp. 23–24 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nevada Drops Fresno, 34-13". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 23, 1949. p. 8B. Retrieved January 31, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/image/381124847
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