1956 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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1956 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference Far Western Conference
Record0–7–1 (0–4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Humboldt State + 4 1 09 2 0
Cal Aggies + 4 1 07 2 0
San Francisco State + 4 1 05 5 0
Chico State 1 3 12 6 1
Sacramento State 1 4 03 5 1
Nevada 0 4 10 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1956 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by second-year head coach Gordon McEachron and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22at Idaho State *L 6–20
September 29 San Francisco State L 20–32
October 6 Cal Aggies
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 19–27
October 13at Chico State
T 6–6
October 20at Los Angeles State *
L 14–26
October 27 Pepperdine *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 19–40
November 3 Sacramento State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 20–21
November 10 Humboldt State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 18–263,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • 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 9, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.