1952 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1952 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Neil Garrett
  • Ray Gonsalves
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
1952 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   7 – 3 – 1
San Jose State   –   6 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   5 – 5 – 2
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 4 – 0
  –   2 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 1

The 1952 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jake Lawlor, the Wolf Pack compiled a record of 2–2, scoring 105 points and allowing 107 in an abbreviated four-game schedule. Neil Garrett and Ray Gonsalves served as team co-captains. Senior end Mert Baxter led the team in scoring with 25 points.[1] Nevada did not field a team in 1951.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Cal Aggies
W 26–13
October 11at Chico State
W 34–2[4]
October 25at Idaho State
L 13–333,000[5]
November 8Fresno State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 32–59
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "End Mert Baxter Tops UN Gridders With 25 Points". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 11, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "U. of Nevada Gridders Beat Chico State, 34-2". Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, Nevada). October 13, 1952. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ISC Wins Fifth Straight". Idaho Sunday Journal. October 26, 1952. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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