1929 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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1929 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Aggies $ 5 0 0 6 2 0
Nevada 2 1 0 2 5 1
San Jose State 2 1 1 3 3 1
Pacific (CA) 1 3 1 3 4 1
Chico State 1 3 0 3 5 0
Fresno State 1 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada in the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1929 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Philbrook, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–1 FWC) and finished second in the conference.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28BYU*L 7–10
October 5at Utah*L 0–316,700[3]
October 19Fresno State
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 48–0
October 26Cal Aggies
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno,NV
L 0–19
November 2at Pacific (CA)
W 8–0
November 9at USC*L 0–6620,000
November 16St. Ignatius (CA)*
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
T 0–0[4][5]
November 22Saint Mary's*
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
L 0–54[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Ute Eleven Starts Season With Nevada Victory, 31-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 6, 1929. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nevada Outplays St. Ignatius In Scoreless Game". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 18, 1929. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. Ignatius, Nevada Gridders Battle Scoreless Tie: Gray Fog Is Outplayed By Wolf Eleven". The San Francisco Examiner. November 17, 1929. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dan Senseny (November 23, 1929). "Nevada Musicians Play Well at St. Mary's Game". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.