The 1947 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1947 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 321 to 154, and defeated North Texas State Teachers, 13–6, in the 1948 Salad Bowl.[1][2][3]
| 1947 Nevada Wolf Pack football | |
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Salad Bowl champion | |
Salad Bowl, W 13–6 vs. North Texas State Teachers | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–2 |
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| Home stadium | Mackay Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In March 1947, the university hired Joe Sheeketski as its head football coach. He had played halfback at Notre Dame in 1931 and 1932 and had been head coach at Holy Cross from 1939 to 1941.[4] Sheeketski served as Nevada's head coach for four seasons from 1947 to 1950.
Alva Tabor played quarterback for the 1947 Nevada team. He was one of the first African-Americans to play quarterback for a major college football team.
Nevada was ranked at No. 55 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | W 50–0 | 5,500 | [6] | |||
| September 28 | at San Francisco | L 13–37 | 30,000 | [7] | |||
| October 4 | at Oregon | W 13–6 | > 11,000 | [8] | |||
| October 11 | Portland |
| W 51–6 | > 6,000 | [9] | ||
| October 19 | at Saint Mary's |
| W 39–14 | 35,000 | [10] | ||
| October 25 | Tulsa |
| W 21–13 | 8,500 | [11] | ||
| November 2 | at Saint Louis |
| W 27–21 | 10,136 | [12][13] | ||
| November 8 | at Detroit | L 6–38 | 15,348 | [14] | |||
| November 15 | Montana State |
| W 55–0 | [15] | |||
| November 29 | vs. Arizona State | W 33–13 | 330 | [16] | |||
| January 1, 1948 | vs. North Texas State Teachers | W 13–6 | 11,000 | [17] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "1947 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Joe Sheeketski New Grid Coach Of Nevada Team". Nevada State Journal. March 8, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada Opens With 50-0 Win Over Flagstaff Eleven". Nevada State Journal. September 21, 1947. p. S-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack Takes Thumping by 37-13 From Powerful USF Team in Kezar Stadium". Nevada State Journal. September 29, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ty Cobb (October 5, 1947). "Nevada Gridmen Spill Oregon by 13-6 Count". Nevada State Journal. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada Wolves Overpower Portland For Easy 51-6 Victory Over Pilots". Nevada State Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 14.
- ^ Bob Brachman (October 20, 1947). "Gaels Smeared, 39-14; Wedey Hurt; Star Lost for Year?". San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ty Cobb (October 26, 1947). "U.N. Takes Tulsa in Homecoming Climax: Record Crowd of 8500 Jams U.N. Stadium". Nevada State Journal. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack Tramples Billikens In Statistics, Wins By Scant Margin; Pack Rolls Up 418 Yards to 171". Nevada State Journal. November 3, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert Morrison (November 3, 1947). "Battling Bills Get Only 41 Plays to Nevada's 90, Lose by Six Points". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marshall Dann (November 8, 1947). "Titan Power Disillusions 'Favored' Nevada, 38-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada's Last-Half Surge Buries Montana State 55-0". Nevada State Journal. November 16, 1947. p. S-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas in Salad Bowl; Nevada Tops Tempe 33-13". Nevada State Journal. December 1, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Friel (January 2, 1948). "Nevada Pack Rides to 13-6 Victory Over North Texas on Stan Heath's Right Arm". Nevada State Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.