1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by first-year head coach Dick Trachok and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.[1][2]

1959 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1959 record4–3 (3–2 FWC)
Head coachDick Trachok (1st season)
Home stadiumMackay Stadium
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 0 0  10 0 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0  9 1 0
Nevada 3 2 0  4 3 0
Chico State 2 3 0  4 4 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0  2 7 0
UC Davis 0 5 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 1958 season 3–3 and 2–3 in FWC play to finish tied in third place. Head coach Gordon McEachron resigned and was replaced by Dick Trachok.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19Western State (CO)*L 13–14
September 26at Pepperdine*W 27–12
October 3Chico State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 27–8
October 10UC Davis
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
W 28–6
October 17San Francisco State
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–30
October 24at Sacramento StateW 14–0
November 7at Humboldt StateL 7–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 134. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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