1939 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
| 1939 Nevada Wolf Pack football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Mackay Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | San Francisco State* | W 13–6 | [6] | ||||
| September 30 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff* | Flagstaff, AZ | L 7–9 | ||||
| October 7 | at San Jose State* | L 0–28 | |||||
| October 14 | at Fresno State | L 0–45 | 9,533 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | BYU* |
| L 0–7 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | Cal Aggies |
| W 3–0 | ||||
| November 4 | at Chico State |
| W 3–0 | ||||
| November 11 | Colorado State–Greeley* |
| W 15–6 | ||||
| December 2 | at Pacific (CA) |
| W 8–0 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 133. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Nevada Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA". Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "Bob Robinett (1938-40/ Football)".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nevada Opens With Victory". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 24, 1939. p. 14. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno Crushes Nevada Wolves". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 15, 1939. p. 18. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
