1940 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1940 Nevada Wolf Pack football Independent 4–4–1 Jim Aiken 2nd Mackay Field The 1940 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record. Nevada was ranked at No. 141 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 21 San Francisco State Mackay Field Reno, NV W 47–0 Nevada Trounces 'Gators 47 to 0 Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada September 22, 1940 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12565014/nevada_trounces_gators/ Newspapers.com July 22, 2017 September 27 at BYU BYU Stadium Provo, UT T 6–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/deseret-news-nevada-holds-cougars-to-66/171678774/ Deseret News Nevada holds Cougars to 6–6 tie on soaked gridiron September 28, 1940 May 4, 2025 Newspapers.com October 12 Idaho Southern Branch Mackay Field Reno, NV W 62–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97982792/nevada-crushes-idaho-southern/ Nevada Crushes Idaho Southern UP The Fresno Bee Fresno, California 21 October 13, 1940 March 19, 2022 newspapers.com October 19 Arkansas State Mackay Field Reno, NV W 78–0 October 26 1940 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Eastern New Mexico Mackay Field Reno, NV W 47–6 November 2 at Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA L 6–7 5,732 Fresno State Edges Nevada, 7 To 6 The Fresno Bee Fresno, California Ed Orman November 3, 1940 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8723848/fresno_state_edges_nevada/ Newspapers.com February 2, 2017 November 16 at Idaho Neale Stadium Moscow, ID L 0–6 2,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sO9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RfUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6417%2C3655909 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Idaho in lead during second November 16, 1940 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gyhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2881%2C705677 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Stark C.R. Idaho breaks into victory column November 17, 1940 1, sports November 21 Thursday Pacific (CA) Mackay Field Reno, NV L 6–24 November 29 Friday at San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA L 7–30 1940 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/1940 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