The 1944 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth under head coach Jim Aiken, the Wolf Pack compiled a 4–4 record.[1][2]
| 1944 Nevada Wolf Pack football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–4 |
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| Home stadium | Mackay Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Mackrides starred for the 1944 Wolf Pack. He later played seven years of professional football in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tonopah AAF |
| W 20–0 | 300 | [3][4] | ||
| October 1 | Alameda Coast Guard |
| L 0–35 | [5] | ||||
| October 7 | vs. Arizona State–Flagstaff | W 25–6 | ||||||
| October 14 | 2:15 p.m. | Tonopah AAF |
| L 6–7 | [6][7][8] | |||
| October 21 | at Utah State |
| W 13–7 | [9] | ||||
| October 28 | Utah |
| L 14–19 | 2,000 | [10] | |||
| November 5 | vs. Alaska Clippers | Edmonton, AB | W 12–0 | |||||
| November 11 | Fleet City |
| L 2–19 | [11] | ||||
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References edit
- ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 133. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Nevada Grid Team At Tonopah Today". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 24, 1944. p. S1. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wolfpack Takes Tonopah 20-0 In Season's Opener". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. September 25, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wolves Drop 35-0 Tilt to Sea Lions". Reno Evening Gazette. October 2, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Univ. of Nevada Gridder To Take Tonopah Again". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 14, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football; Nevada vs. Tonopah "Bombers"". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 14, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tonopah AAF Upset Nevada 7 To 6". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 15, 1944. p. S1. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Nevada Trips Aggies". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 22, 1944. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Defeats Nevada Wolves, 19 to 14". Nevada State Journal. October 29, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fleet City Defeats Nevada, 19 to 2: Wolves Turn in Stalwart Game On Snow-Covered Gridiron". Nevada State Journal. November 12, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
