1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach	Dick Trachok (10th season)
Home stadium	Mackay Stadium (capacity: 7,500)
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Nevada	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

The 1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by tenth-year head coach Dick Trachok, who resigned after the end of the season to take the job as athletic director. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium. ^{[1] [2]}

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the FWC as they went independent for the 1969 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Willamette *	McCulloch Stadium Salem, OR	L 13–40
September 28	UC Santa Barbara *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 17–13	3,000–5,000	[3]
October 5	San Francisco *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 48–13	3,400–5,000	[4]
October 12	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	L 15–20	3,000	[5]
October 19	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 7–7	3,800	[6]
October 26	Sacramento State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–17	5,000–6,200	[7]
November 2	Humboldt State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 17–20	1,200–3,000	[8]
November 9	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 24–25	5,500	[9]
November 16	San Francisco State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 21–7	1,000–2,000	[10]
November 23	at Hawaii *	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 0–21	8,000–14,005	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Personnel

1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 John Barnes Jr OL 75 Terry Hermeling Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick Trachok Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 135. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 19, 2022.
6. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
7. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 26, 2022.
8. Dick TheGlown (November 3, 1968). "Humboldt Rally Stuns Wolf Pack". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. p. 52. Retrieved March 31, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2022.
10. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 10, 2022.
11. "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 173. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
12. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.