1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by tenth-year head coach Dick Trachok, who resigned after the end of the season to take the job as athletic director. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1968 record3–6–1 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)
1968 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $ 6 0 0  10 1 0
Sacramento State 4 2 0  8 3 0
UC Davis 3 3 0  5 4 0
San Francisco State 3 3 0  5 5 0
Chico State 2 4 0  5 5 0
Cal State Hayward 1 4 1  5 4 1
Nevada 1 4 1  3 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the FWC as they went independent for the 1969 season.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1967 season 4–4–1 and 2–3–1 in FWC play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at Willamette*L 13–40
September 28UC Santa Barbara*W 17–13
October 5San Francisco*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 48–13
October 12at Chico State
L 15–20
October 19at Cal State HaywardT 7–7
October 26Sacramento State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–17
November 2Humboldt State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 17–201,200
November 9at UC DavisL 24–25
November 16San Francisco State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 21–7
November 23at Hawaii*L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Personnel

1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 John Barnes Jr
T 75 Terry Hermeling Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 135. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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