1940 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1940 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.[1][2]

1940 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
1940 record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Field
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Santa Clara      6 1 1
Cal Poly      6 3 0
Saint Mary's      5 3 0
Gonzaga      5 4 1
Nevada      4 4 1
Humboldt State      3 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch      3 5 0
San Francisco State      3 5 0
Loyola (CA)      3 7 0
Portland      2 3 1
Hawaii      2 5 0
San Francisco      1 6 1
La Verne      0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1939 season 5–4 and 3–0 in the final FWC play to finish in first place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21San Francisco StateW 47–0[3]
September 28at BYUProvo, UTT 6–6
October 12Idaho State
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 62–0
October 19Arkansas State
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 78–0
October 26Eastern New Mexico
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 47–6
November 2at Fresno StateL 6–75,732[4]
November 16at IdahoL 0–62,500[5][6]
November 21Pacific (CA)
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
L 6–24
November 29at San Jose StateL 7–30

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 133. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. "Nevada Trounces 'Gators 47 to 0". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 22, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ed Orman (November 3, 1940). "Fresno State Edges Nevada, 7 To 6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Idaho in lead during second". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 16, 1940. p. 1.
  6. Stark, C.R. (November 17, 1940). "Idaho breaks into victory column". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
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