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1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by tenth-year head coach Dick Trachok, who resigned after the end of the season to take the job as athletic director. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Sacramento State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
UC Davis 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Francisco State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Chico State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cal State Hayward 1 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Nevada 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from small college polls

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the FWC as they went independent for the 1969 season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Willamette*
L 13–40
September 28UC Santa Barbara*
W 17–133,000–5,000[3]
October 5San Francisco*
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 48–133,400–5,000[4]
October 12at Chico State
L 15–203,000[5]
October 19at Cal State Hayward
T 7–73,800[6]
October 26Sacramento State 
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–175,000–6,200[7]
November 2Humboldt State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 17–201,200–3,000[8]
November 9at UC Davis
L 24–255,500[9]
November 16San Francisco State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 21–71,000–2,000[10]
November 23at Hawaii*
L 0–218,000–14,005[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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Personnel

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1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 John Barnes Jr
OL 75 Terry Hermeling Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 135. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Dick TheGlown (November 3, 1968). "Humboldt Rally Stuns Wolf Pack". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. p. 52. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 173. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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