1954 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1954 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1954 college football season. Nevada competed and returned as a sixteenth–year member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Jake Lawlor, who resigned after the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1954 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Chico State 4 1 0 7 2 0
Humboldt State 3 2 0 5 5 0
Nevada 2 3 0 2 5 0
Cal Aggies 1 4 0 1 7 0
Sacramento State 0 5 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Second San Francisco State vs. Nevada game did not count in conference standings

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25San Francisco StateL 19–39
October 2at Chico StateL 0–32[3]
October 16Fresno State*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 6–522,500
October 23at Cal AggiesW 13–0
October 29at San Francisco State*L 0–54
November 6Sacramento State 
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–14
November 13Humboldt State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–21
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Ty Cobb (October 3, 1954). "Chico State Dumps Nevada in 32 to 0 Meeting: Don Ray Led Wildcats Top Butter-Fingered Pack". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.