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1926 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference Far Western Conference
Record4–4 (3–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Mackay Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927 →
1926 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Mary's $ 4 0 0 9 0 1
Nevada 3 1 0 4 4 0
Fresno State 1 2 1 5 3 1
Pacific (CA) 1 2 1 5 3 1
Cal Aggies 0 4 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada in the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1926 college football season. In their second season under head coach Buck Shaw, the team compiled a 4–4 record (3–1 FWC) and finished second in the conference. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 St. Ignatius (CA)*W 27–14
October 2 Pacific (CA)
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 6–0
October 9at Fresno StateW 26–7
October 16at Stanford*L 9–3310,000 [3]
October 23 Saint Mary's
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
L 0–13 [4]
October 30at Santa Clara* Santa Clara, CAL 0–25
November 6 Cal Aggies
  • Mackay Field
  • Reno, NV
W 45–7 [5]
November 13at California*L 7–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 132. 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. ^ William Leiser (October 17, 1926). "Stanford Eleven Hands Nevada 33-9 Beating: Warner Eleven Wins Out in Final Periods". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolf Pack Loses Hard Game on Fumble". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 25, 1926. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nevada Trounces California Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 7, 1926. p. 30. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon