1939 Nevada Wolf Pack football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Nevada $ 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 1
Chico State 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Cal Aggies 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Fresno State was ineligible for the conference championship because they only played two league games.

The 1939 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada in the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and won the conference championship.[1][2][3] Bob Robinett was a prominent player.[4]

Nevada was ranked at No. 253 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[5]

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the FWC as they went independent for the 1940 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22San Francisco State*
W 13–6[6]
September 30at Arizona State–Flagstaff*Flagstaff, AZL 7–9
October 7at San Jose State*
L 0–28
October 14at Fresno State
L 0–459,533[7]
October 21BYU*dagger
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
L 0–75,000[8]
October 28Cal Aggies
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 3–0
November 4at Chico State
W 3–0
November 11Colorado State–Greeley*
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 15–6
December 2at Pacific (CA)
W 8–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 133. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nevada Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bob Robinett (1938-40/ Football)".
  5. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nevada Opens With Victory". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 24, 1939. p. 14. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Fresno Crushes Nevada Wolves". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 15, 1939. p. 18. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Brigham Young Outgained, But Noses Out Nevada, 7-0: Intercepted Pass Hands Invaders Lone Score; Nevada Line Play Tops". Nevada State Journal. October 22, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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