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The '''1944 Nevada Wolf Pack football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Nevada, Reno|University of Nevada]] as an independent during the [[1944 college football season]]. In their sixth under head coach [[Jim Aiken]], the Wolf Pack compiled a 4–4 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|year=2018|page=133|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2018/12/11/2018_Nevada_Football_Bowl_Media_Guide.pdf|accessdate=February 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/nevada/1940-1944_yearly_results.php|title=Nevada Yearly Results|publisher=[[College Football Data Warehouse]]|accessdate=May 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183150/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/nevada/1940-1944_yearly_results.php|archivedate=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


[[Bill Mackrides]] starred for the 1944 Wolf Pack. He later played seven years of professional football in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).
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The '''1944 Nevada Wolf Pack football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Nevada, Reno|University of Nevada]] as an independent during the [[1944 college football season]]. In their sixth under head coach [[Jim Aiken]], the Wolf Pack compiled a 4–4 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nevada Football 2016 Media Guide|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|year=2016|page=133|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unv/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/prospectus/prospectus.pdf|accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref>


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|{{Tooltip|September 24|Sunday}}|2:00 p.m.|at|[[1944 Tonopah Army Air Field Indians football team|Tonopah AAF]]|Sagebrush Bowl|[[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County, NV]]|W 20-0|300|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Nevada Grid Team At Tonopah Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/122943522/ |newspaper=[[Reno Gazette-Journal|Nevada State Journal]] |location=[[Reno, Nevada]] |date=September 24, 1944 |page=S1 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Wolfpack Takes Tonopah 20-0 In Season's Opener |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal/122943320/ |newspaper=[[Reno Gazette-Journal|Reno Evening Gazette]] |location=[[Reno, Nevada]] |date=September 25, 1944 |page=12 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
|September 24|at|[[Tonopah Air Force Base|Tonopah Air Base]]||[[Nye County, Nevada]]|W 20-0||


|October 1||Alameda Coast Guard|[[Mackay Field]]|[[Reno, NV]]|L 0-35||<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolves Drop 35-0 Tilt to Sea Lions|newspaper=Reno Evening Gazette|page=October 2, 1944|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24566816/wolves_drop_350_tilt_to_sea_lions/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|{{Tooltip|October 1|Sunday}}|||[[1944 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team|Alameda Coast Guard]]|Mackay Stadium|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]]|L 0-35||<ref>{{cite news|title=Wolves Drop 35-0 Tilt to Sea Lions|newspaper=Reno Evening Gazette|date=October 2, 1944|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24566816/wolves_drop_350_tilt_to_sea_lions/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 7|vs|{{cfb link|year=1944|team=Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|title=Arizona State Flagstaff}}|Butcher Memorial Field|[[Las Vegas, NV]]|W 25-6||
|October 7||vs.|{{cfb link|year=1944|team=Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks|title=Arizona State–Flagstaff}}|[[Las Vegas High School|Butcher Memorial Field]]|[[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, NV]]|W 25-6||


|October 14|2:15 p.m.||Tonopah AAF|Mackay Stadium|Reno, NV|L 6-7||<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Univ. of Nevada Gridder To Take Tonopah Again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/122943792/ |newspaper=[[Reno Gazette-Journal|Nevada State Journal]] |location=[[Reno, Nevada]] |date=October 14, 1944 |page=7 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Football; Nevada vs. Tonopah "Bombers" |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/122943858/ |newspaper=[[Reno Gazette-Journal|Nevada State Journal]] |location=[[Reno, Nevada]] |date=October 14, 1944 |page=3 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Tonopah AAF Upset Nevada 7 To 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/122943666/ |newspaper=[[Reno Gazette-Journal|Nevada State Journal]] |location=[[Reno, Nevada]] |date=October 15, 1944 |page=S1 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
|October 14|at|Tonopah Air Base||Nye County, Nevada|L 6-7||


|October 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1944|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}||[[Logan, UT]]|W 13-7||
|October 21||at|[[1944 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]|USAC Stadium|[[Logan, Utah|Logan, UT]]|W 13-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Nevada Trips Aggies|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 22, 1944|page=5B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24567210/nevada_trips_aggies/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 28||[[1944 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]<hc>|Mackay Field|Reno, NV|L 14-19|2,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Utah Defeats Nevada Wolves, 19 to 14|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=October 29, 1944|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24567124/utah_defeats_nevada_wolves_19_to_14/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 28|||[[1944 Utah Redskins football team|Utah]]<hc>|Mackay Stadium|Reno, NV|L 14-19|2,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Utah Defeats Nevada Wolves, 19 to 14|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=October 29, 1944|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24567124/utah_defeats_nevada_wolves_19_to_14/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 5|vs|Alaska Clippers||Edmonton, Alberta|W 12-0||
|{{Tooltip|November 5|Sunday}}||vs.|Alaska Clippers||[[Edmonton|Edmonton, AB]]|W 12-0||

|November 11|||[[1944 Fleet City Bluejackets football team|Fleet City]]|Mackay Stadium|Reno, NV|L 2-19||<ref>{{cite news|title=Fleet City Defeats Nevada, 19 to 2: Wolves Turn in Stalwart Game On Snow-Covered Gridiron|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=November 12, 1944|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84049848/fleet-city-defeats-nevada-19-to-2/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 11||Fleet City NTS|Mackay Field|Reno, NV|L 2-19||
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 17 August 2023

1944 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada   –   4 – 4 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1944 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth under head coach Jim Aiken, the Wolf Pack compiled a 4–4 record.[1][2]

Bill Mackrides starred for the 1944 Wolf Pack. He later played seven years of professional football in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 242:00 p.m.at Tonopah AAF
W 20–0300[3][4]
October 1Alameda Coast Guard
L 0–35[5]
October 7vs. Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 25–6
October 142:15 p.m.Tonopah AAF
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 6–7[6][7][8]
October 21at Utah State
W 13–7[9]
October 28Utahdagger
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 14–192,000[10]
November 5vs. Alaska ClippersEdmonton, ABW 12–0
November 11Fleet City
  • Mackay Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 2–19[11]

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 Grid Team At Tonopah Today". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 24, 1944. p. S1. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack Takes Tonopah 20-0 In Season's Opener". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. September 25, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Wolves Drop 35-0 Tilt to Sea Lions". Reno Evening Gazette. October 2, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Univ. of Nevada Gridder To Take Tonopah Again". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 14, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football; Nevada vs. Tonopah "Bombers"". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 14, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Tonopah AAF Upset Nevada 7 To 6". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 15, 1944. p. S1. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Nevada Trips Aggies". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 22, 1944. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah Defeats Nevada Wolves, 19 to 14". Nevada State Journal. October 29, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fleet City Defeats Nevada, 19 to 2: Wolves Turn in Stalwart Game On Snow-Covered Gridiron". Nevada State Journal. November 12, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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