1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Jim Aiken (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mackay Field

1941 Western college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Cal Poly	Mackay Field Reno, NV	W 32–0		[5]
October 3	at San Francisco	Seals Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 3–7	6,000	[6]
October 11	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–26	9,000	[7]
October 18	Fresno State	Mackay Field Reno, NV	L 3–6		[8]
October 25	Santa Barbara State	Mackay Field Reno, NV	W 7–0		[9]
November 1	at New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM	L 7–26		[10]
November 8	San Jose State	Mackay Field Reno, NV	W 21–19	3,000	[11]
November 15	at Cal Aggies	A Street Field Davis, CA	T 14–14	1,200	[12]
November 30	Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 7–19	8,000	[13]
January 1, 1942	Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	No contest		[3]
Homecoming

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. 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.
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.
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.