The 1948 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joe Sheeketski, the Wolf Pack compiled a 9–2 record, outscored opponents 480 to 133, and lost to Villanova 27–7 in the Harbor Bowl at San Diego. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Though unranked in the final AP Poll, Nevada was ranked at No. 15 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[4]

Stan Heath and Alva Tabor played quarterback for Nevada this season. Tabor was one of the first African-Americans to play quarterback for a major college football team. Heath was fifth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy. ^{[5] [6]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 39–0
October 3	at San Francisco		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 26–7	32,500	[7]
October 9	North Texas State	No. 19	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 48–7	8,600	[8]
October 17	at Saint Mary's	No. 17	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 48–20	27,314	[9]
October 23	at Tulsa	No. 15	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 65–14
October 30	Oklahoma City	No. 10	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 79–13
November 7	vs. Santa Clara	No. 11	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–14	24,876	[10] [11]
November 11	at Fresno State	No. 16	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 53–7	13,500	[12]
November 25	at Wichita		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 42–13		[13]
December 17	at Hawaii		Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 73–12	11,000	[14]
January 1, 1949	vs. Villanova		Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA ( Harbor Bowl)	L 7–27	20,000	[15]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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