1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football Independent 3–5–1 Jim Aiken 3rd Mackay Field The 1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. The team was invited to play in a post-season game in Honolulu on New Year's Day, but athletic events in the Territory of Hawaii were cancelled after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.All Major Athletic Events Are Cancelled The Honolulu Advertiser Red McQueen December 9, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27547411/all_major_athletic_events_are_cancelled/ Newspapers.com Marion Motley, who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played for the Wolf Pack from 1941 to 1943. Nevada was ranked at No. 159 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 Cal Poly Mackay Field Reno, NV W 32–0 Nevada in 32 to 0 Win Over Cal Poly Oakland Tribune Oakland, California September 28, 1941 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18249627/nevada_in_win_over_cal_poly/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 3 Friday at San Francisco Seals Stadium San Francisco, CA L 3–7 6,000 Dons Pass to 7-3 Triumph Over Nevada The San Francisco Examiner Harry Borba October 4, 1941 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35675877/dons_pass_to_73_triumph_over_nevada/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ L 7–26 9,000 Passing Game Gives Arizona 26 To 7 Victory Arizona Daily Star Vic Thornton October 12, 1941 1, 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35898802/passing_game_gives_arizona_26_to_7/ Newspapers.com October 18 Fresno State<hc> Mackay Field Reno, NV L 3–6 Fresno State Defeats U Of Nevada 6-3 The Fresno Bee Fresno, California Ed Orman October 19, 1941 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8697014/fresno_state_defeats_u_of_nevada/ Newspapers.com February 1, 2017 October 25 Santa Barbara State Mackay Field Reno, NV W 7–0 Nevada Leading in First Period of Gaucho Game Reno Evening Gazette October 25, 1941 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35906039/nevada_leading_in_first_period_of/ Newspapers.com November 1 at New Mexico Albuquerque, NM L 7–26 Shipkey Spreads Server All Over Nevada for 23-7 New Mexico U Victory Albuquerque Journal November 2, 1941 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25689322/shipkey_spreads_server_all_over_nevada/ Newspapers.com November 8 San Jose State Mackay Field Reno, NV W 21–19 3,000 San Jose Trails Nevada Eleven In First Period Reno Evening Gazette November 8, 1941 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35906164/san_jose_trails_nevada_eleven_in_first/ November 15 at Cal Aggies A Street Field Davis, CA T 14–14 1,200 Nevada, Cal Aggies Battle 14-14 Tie Oakland Tribune November 16, 1941 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35906248/nevada_cal_aggies_battle_1414_tie/ Newspapers.com November 30 Sunday Loyola (CA) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 7–19 8,000 Loyola Whips Nevada, 19-7, in Year's Finale Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis December 1, 1941 I-19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35678067/loyola_whips_nevada_197_in_years/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1942 Thursday Hawaii Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii No contest All Major Athletic Events Are Cancelled The Honolulu Advertiser Red McQueen December 9, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27547411/all_major_athletic_events_are_cancelled/ Newspapers.com 1941 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/1941 Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics May 4, 2025 2024 Nevada Football Record Book https://nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2024/9/6/2024_Record_Book.pdf Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics 3 May 4, 2025 References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football