1945 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season

1945 Nevada Wolf Pack football

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–3
Head coach|

* Jim Aiken (7th season)

Home stadium| Mackay Field

Seasons

<- 1944

1946 ->

1945 Western college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Saint Mary's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Nevada |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Fresno State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 2
San Diego State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Cal Poly |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Pacific (CA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 1
San Francisco State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their seventh under head coach Jim Aiken, the Wolf Pack compiled a 7–3 record.[1][2]

The team included two veterans who had been injured in World War II and a former prisoner of war.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Idaho Marines|

* Mackay Field
* Reno, NV

| W 65–0| 3,200| [3]
September 29| at Utah|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| W 33–14| | [4]
October 7| vs. Saint Mary's|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 0–39| 60,000| [5]
October 14| Santa Barbara Marines|

* Mackay Field
* Reno, NV

| W 19–12| | [6]
October 20| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| L 0–40| 16,000| [7]
October 27| at California|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 6–19| 25,000| [8]
November 3| Fresno State|

* Mackay Field
* Reno, NV

| W 7–4| 15,000| [9]
November 11| San Diego State|

* Mackay Field
* Reno, NV

| W 44–6| | [10]
November 18| Great Bend AAF|

* Mackay Field
* Reno, NV

| W 26–13| | [11]
November 25| vs. Las Vegas AAF|

* Butcher Memorial Stadium
* Las Vegas, NV

| W 40–0| 5,000| [12]

* Homecoming

## References

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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. ^ "Nevada Thumps Marines by 65-0 Score". Nevada State Journal. September 23, 1945. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Nevada Wolves Win 33-14 Decision Over Utah Indians". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 30, 1945. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "St. Mary's Roll Over Nevada, 39-0: 'All American' Wedemeyer Sparks Stunning Triumph". Oakland Tribune. October 8, 1945. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Wolves Begin Workouts for Tulsa Contest". Reno Evening Gazette. October 15, 1945. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tulsa Mauls Nevada, 40-0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 21, 1945. pp. 1B, 2B - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Hal Wood (October 28, 1945). "Bears Beat Nevada 19-6 in Last Minute On Pair of Fumbles, Intercepted Aerial". Nevada State Journal. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "After 13 Years, Nevada Beats Fresno". Nevada State Journal. November 4, 1945. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Nevada Bruises Aztec Grids, 44-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 12, 1945. p. 3-B.
11. ^ "Wolves Beat Big Kansas AAF Eleven by 26-13 Count". Reno Evening Gazette. November 19, 1945. p. 16 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Pack Ends Season With 40-0 Win Over Vegas Army Team". Reno Evening Gazette. November 26, 1945. p. 16 - via Newspapers.com.

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Nevada Wolf Pack football

Venues|

* Evans Field (1896–1905)
* Mackay Field and Stadium (I) (1915–1965)
* Mackay Stadium (1966–present)

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* Bowl games
* Boise State
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