1947 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1947 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1947 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 321 to 154, and defeated North Texas State Teachers, 13–6, in the 1948 Salad Bowl.^[1][2][3]

In March 1947, the university hired Joe Sheeketski as its head football coach. He had played halfback at Notre Dame in 1931 and 1932 and had been head coach at Holy Cross from 1939 to 1941.^[4] Sheeketski served as Nevada's head coach for four seasons from 1947 to 1950.

Alva Tabor played quarterback for the 1947 Nevada team. He was one of the first African-Americans to play quarterback for a major college football team.

Nevada was ranked at No. 55 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 50–0	5,500	[6]
September 28	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 13–37	30,000	[7]
October 4	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 13–6	> 11,000	[8]
October 11	Portland	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 51–6	> 6,000	[9]
October 19	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 39–14	35,000	[10]
October 25	Tulsa	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 21–13	8,500	[11]
November 2	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 27–21	10,136	[12][13]
November 8	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–38	15,348	[14]
November 15	Montana State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 55–0		[15]
November 29	vs. Arizona State	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV	W 33–13	330	[16]
January 1, 1948	vs. Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, AZ (Salad Bowl)	W 13–6	11,000	[17]
Homecoming

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