1961 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1961 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Dick Trachok and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1961 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13/16 Humboldt State + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
San Francisco State + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll and UPI small college poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Redlands*
L 0–25
September 30Portland State*
W 41–204,000
October 7Chico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 27–63,350
October 14UC Davis
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 12–364,500–4,600[3]
October 21at San Francisco State
L 0–484,500[4]
October 28Cal Poly Pomona*dagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–204,500–4,600[5]
November 4at Sacramento State
W 14–86,500
November 11at Humboldt State
L 14–167,400–7,500[6]
November 18Colorado State–Greeley*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 17–02,250
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References
  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. Don Terbush (November 13, 1961). "HSC Wins Another Thriller, Portion Of FWC Crown". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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