1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by first-year head coach Dick Trachok and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–3 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 0 0 10 0 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0 9 1 0
Nevada 3 2 0 4 3 0
Chico State 2 3 0 4 4 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0 2 7 0
UC Davis 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Western State (CO)*L 13–142,000
September 26at Pepperdine*W 27–121,800
October 3Chico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 27–83,000
October 10UC Davis
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–63,500–4,000[3]
October 17San Francisco State 
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–307,500
October 24at Sacramento StateW 14–01,200
November 7at Humboldt StateL 7–214,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References edit

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.