Nevada Football Team History
Nevada Wolf Pack
University of Nevada
Reno, NV
Founded: 1874 Stadium: Mackay Stadium Capacity: 31,545 Colors: Silver & Blue Coach: James W. Jim Aiken Conference: Independent-
1940 Season Highlights
James W. Jim Aiken enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nevada.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. San Francisco State
47
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Brigham Young
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Idaho State
62
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Arkansas-Monticello
78
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Eastern New Mexico
47
6
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Fresno State
6
7
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Idaho
0
6
L
Thu., Nov. 21 vs. Pacific
6
24
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
San Jose State
7
30
L
1940 Season Totals
Record 4-4
-1
Points Scored 259
Scoring Average 28.8
Points Allowed 79
Defense Average 8.8
Opponents Record 20-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 0-3
-1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.