1948 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 1948 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joe Sheeketski, the Wolf Pack compiled a 9–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 480 to 133, and lost to Villanova, 27–7, in the 1949 Harbor Bowl.[1][2][3]
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Harbor Bowl, L 7–27 vs. Villanova | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1948 record | 9–2 |
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| Home stadium | Mackay Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stan Heath and Alva Tabor played quarterback for the 1948 Nevada team. Tabor was one of the first African-Americans to play quarterback for a major college football team.
Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 1947 season 9–2 and won the 1948 Salad Bowl against North Texas State by 13 to 6.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | at San Jose State | W 39–0 | ||||||
| October 3 | at San Francisco | W 26–7 | 32,500 | [4] | ||||
| October 9 | North Texas State | No. 19 | W 48–7 | |||||
| October 17 | at Saint Mary's | No. 17 |
| W 48–20 | 27,314 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | at Tulsa | No. 15 | W 65–14 | |||||
| October 30 | Oklahoma City | No. 10 |
| W 79–13 | ||||
| November 7 | vs. Santa Clara | No. 11 | L 0–14 | 24,000 | [6] | |||
| November 11 | at Fresno State | No. 16 | W 53–7 | 13,500 | [7] | |||
| November 25 | at Wichita |
| W 42–13 | [8] | ||||
| December 17 | at Hawaii | W 73–12 | 11,000 | [9] | ||||
| January 1, 1949 | vs. Villanova | L 7–27 | 20,000 | [10] | ||||
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References
- "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- "1948 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- Curley Grieve (October 4, 1948). "Nevada Defeats Dons, 26-7: Heath in Star Role". San Francisco Examiner. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bill Dunbar (October 18, 1948). "Heath Leads Nevada Win Over Gaels". Oakland Tribune. pp. 27–28 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nevada's Bowl Bubble Breaks as Broncos Maul Pack in Sacramento By 14-0 Count: Pack, Heath Especially, Stopped by Stout Line". Reno Evening Gazette. November 8, 1948. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pack Bounces Back to Give Fresno State 53-7 Whipping: Long Runs on Kickoff, Interceptions Mark Tilt". Reno Evening Gazette. November 12, 1948. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nevada Pack Grinds Out Workmanlike 42-12 Victory Over Wichita Shockers: Heath Shatters 2 More National Grid Records". Reno Evening Gazette. November 26, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- Andrew Mitsukako (December 18, 1948). "Nevada Overwhelms UH, 73 to 12: Wolfpack Too Strong for Locals". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bill Friel (January 2, 1949). "Nevada Gridders Bow to Rough Villanova Squad, 27-7, In Third Annual Harbor Bowl Game Before 20,000 Fans". Reno Evening Gazette. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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