Nevada Football Team History
Nevada Wolf Pack
University of Nevada
Reno, NV
Founded: 1874 Stadium: Mackay Stadium Capacity: 31,545 Colors: Silver & Blue Coach: Jake Lawlor Conference: Northern California Athletic-
1954 Season Highlights
Jake Lawlor enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nevada.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. San Francisco State
19
39
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Fresno State
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Cal State-Chico
0
32
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. California-Davis
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ San Francisco State
0
54
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Cal State-Sacramento
28
14
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Humboldt State (CA)
14
21
L
1954 Season Totals
Record 2-5
Points Scored 81
Scoring Average 11.6
Points Allowed 181
Defense Average 25.9
Opponents Record 7-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 Northern California Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Nevada
2-5 81 181
Jake Lawlor
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 All Northern California Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.