1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference Far Western Conference
Record4–3 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Mackay Stadium
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 0 010 0 0
Humboldt State 4 1 09 1 0
Nevada 3 2 04 3 0
Chico State 2 3 04 4 0
Sacramento State 1 4 02 7 0
UC Davis 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1959 college 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Western State (CO) *L 13–142,000
September 26at Pepperdine *W 27–121,800
October 3 Chico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 27–83,000
October 10 UC Davis
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–63,500–4,000 [3]
October 17 San Francisco State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–307,500
October 24at Sacramento State W 14–01,200
November 7at Humboldt State L 7–214,000
  • *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 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 (1959 UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 20, 2022.