Nevada Football Team History
Nevada Wolf Pack
University of Nevada
Reno, NV
Founded: 1874 Stadium: Mackay Stadium Capacity: 31,545 Colors: Silver & Blue Coach: Jerry Scattine Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Jerry Scattine enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nevada.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. San Francisco State
37
6
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Cal State-Fullerton
6
13
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Cal State-Sacramento
14
19
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Portland State
27
13
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Boise State
19
56
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Santa Clara
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
12
14
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Cal State-Chico
48
32
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Cal State-Hayward
48
8
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Nevada Las Vegas
41
13
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @ Grambling State
3
37
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 276
Scoring Average 25.1
Points Allowed 218
Defense Average 19.8
Opponents Record 8-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent 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.