1953 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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1953 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
  1952
1954  
1953 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pacific (CA)   4 4 2
San Jose State   4 4 1
Hawaii   5 6 0
Nevada   2 3 0
La Verne   3 7 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   2 6 0

The 1953 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1953 college football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by second-year head coach Jake Lawlor and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10 Chico State W 27–7 [3] [4]
October 17at Fresno State L 7–479,600
October 23at Cal Aggies W 13–0
November 7 San Francisco State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 27–28
November 14 Idaho State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 13–34< 2,000 [5]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  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. "Nevada Opens With 27-7 Victory Over Chico State". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6B via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chico State Wildcats Hold Workout After Nevada Game". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 14, 1953. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ty Cobb (November 15, 1953). "Idaho State Beats Nevada in 34-13 Grid Finale". Nevada State Journal. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.