Nevada Football Team History
Nevada Wolf Pack
University of Nevada
Reno, NV
Founded: 1874 Stadium: Mackay Stadium Capacity: 31,545 Colors: Silver & Blue Coach: Gordon McEachron Conference: Northern California Athletic-
1956 Season Highlights
Gordon McEachron enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nevada.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Idaho State
6
20
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. San Francisco State
20
32
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. California-Davis
19
27
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Cal State-Chico
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Cal State-Los Angeles
14
26
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Pepperdine
19
40
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Cal State-Sacramento
20
21
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Humboldt State (CA)
18
26
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 0-7
-1
Points Scored 122
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 198
Defense Average 24.8
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 0-2
-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 Northern California Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Nevada
0-7-1 122 198
Gordon McEachron
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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
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