1956 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1956 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	0–7–1 (0–4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Gordon McEachron (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Humboldt State +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Cal Aggies +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
San Francisco State +	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Nevada	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1956 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1956 college 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Idaho State *	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 6–20		[3]
September 29	San Francisco State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 20–32
October 6	Cal Aggies	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 19–27
October 13	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	T 6–6
October 20	at Los Angeles State *	Snyder Field Los Angeles, CA	L 14–26
October 27	Pepperdine *	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 18–26	3,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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.
3. "Idaho State wins 20–6 over Nevada's Wolfpack". The Idaho Statesman. September 23, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.