1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hawaii   –   8 – 1 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
San Francisco   –   6 – 4 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   5 – 1 – 2
Cal Poly   –   5 – 3 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 4 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   3 – 5 – 1
Portland   –   3 – 5 – 0
Gonzaga   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Francisco State   –   2 – 4 – 1
Humboldt State   –   2 – 5 – 1
La Verne   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.[1][2] The team was invited to play in a post-season game in Honolulu on New Year's Day, but athletic events in the Territory of Hawaii were cancelled after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.[3]

Marion Motley, who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played for the Wolf Pack from 1941 to 1943.

Nevada was ranked at No. 159 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Cal Poly
W 32–0[5]
October 3at San Francisco
L 3–76,000[6]
October 11at Arizona
L 7–269,000[7]
October 18Fresno Statedagger
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
L 3–6[8]
October 25Santa Barbara State
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 7–0[9]
November 1at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NML 7–26[10]
November 8San Jose State
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 21–193,000[11]
November 15at Cal Aggies
T 14–141,200[12]
November 30Loyola (CA)
L 7–198,000[13]
January 1, 1942Hawaii
No contest[3]
  • 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. ^ a b Red McQueen (December 9, 1941). "All Major Athletic Events Are Cancelled". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nevada in 32 to 0 Win Over Cal Poly". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. September 28, 1941. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ Harry Borba (October 4, 1941). "Dons Pass to 7-3 Triumph Over Nevada". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Vic Thornton (October 12, 1941). "Passing Game Gives Arizona 26 To 7 Victory". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ed Orman (October 19, 1941). "Fresno State Defeats U Of Nevada 6-3". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Nevada Leading in First Period of Gaucho Game". Reno Evening Gazette. October 25, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Shipkey Spreads Server All Over Nevada for 23-7 New Mexico U Victory". Albuquerque Journal. November 2, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "San Jose Trails Nevada Eleven In First Period". Reno Evening Gazette. November 8, 1941. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Nevada, Cal Aggies Battle 14-14 Tie". Oakland Tribune. November 16, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Charles Curtis (December 1, 1941). "Loyola Whips Nevada, 19-7, in Year's Finale". Los Angeles Times. p. I-19 – via Newspapers.com.