1947 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1947 Nevada Wolf Pack football Independent 9–2 Joe Sheeketski 1st Mackay Stadium Salad Bowl champion Salad Bowl W 13–6 vs. North Texas State Teachers 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. 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.Joe Sheeketski New Grid Coach Of Nevada Team Nevada State Journal March 8, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24058516/joe_sheeketski_new_grid_coach_of_nevada/ Newspapers.com 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.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 20 Arizona State–Flagstaff Mackay Stadium Reno, NV W 50–0 5,500 Nevada Opens With 50-0 Win Over Flagstaff Eleven Nevada State Journal September 21, 1947 S-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24058597/nevada_opens_with_500_win_over/ Newspapers.com September 28 Sunday at San Francisco Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA L 13–37 30,000 Nevada Wolf Pack Takes Thumping by 37-13 From Powerful USF Team in Kezar Stadium Nevada State Journal September 29, 1947 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24058640/nevada_wolf_pack_takes_thumping_by/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR W 13–6 > 11,000 Nevada Gridmen Spill Oregon by 13-6 Count Nevada State Journal Ty Cobb October 5, 1947 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24058686/nevada_gridmen_spill_oregon_by_136/ Newspapers.com October 11 Portland Mackay Stadium Reno, NV W 51–6 > 6,000 Nevada Wolves Overpower Portland For Easy 51-6 Victory Over Pilots Nevada State Journal October 12, 1947 14 October 19 Sunday at Saint Mary's Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 39–14 35,000 Gaels Smeared, 39-14; Wedey Hurt; Star Lost for Year? San Francisco Examiner Bob Brachman October 20, 1947 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23239143/gaels_smeared_3914_wedey_hurt_star/ Newspapers.com October 25 Tulsa<hc> Mackay Stadium Reno, NV W 21–13 8,500 U.N. Takes Tulsa in Homecoming Climax: Record Crowd of 8500 Jams U.N. Stadium Nevada State Journal Ty Cobb October 26, 1947 1, 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24058781/un_takes_tulsa_in_homecoming_climax/ Newspapers.com November 2 Sunday at Saint Louis Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO W 27–21 10,136 Nevada Wolf Pack Tramples Billikens In Statistics, Wins By Scant Margin; Pack Rolls Up 418 Yards to 171 Nevada State Journal November 3, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24059088/nevada_wolf_pack_tramples_billikens_in/ Newspapers.comBattling Bills Get Only 41 Plays to Nevada's 90, Lose by Six Points St. Louis Post-Dispatch Robert Morrison November 3, 1947 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24059166/battling_bills_get_only_41_plays_to/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 6–38 15,348 Titan Power Disillusions 'Favored' Nevada, 38-6 Detroit Free Press Marshall Dann November 8, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15888071/titan_power_disillusions_favored/ Newspapers.com November 15 Montana State Mackay Stadium Reno, NV W 55–0 Nevada's Last-Half Surge Buries Montana State 55-0 Nevada State Journal November 16, 1947 S-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24059223/nevadas_lasthalf_surge_buries_montana/ Newspapers.com November 29 vs. Arizona State Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV W 33–13 330 North Texas in Salad Bowl; Nevada Tops Tempe 33-13 Nevada State Journal December 1, 1947 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24059029/north_texas_in_salad_bowl_nevada_tops/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1948 Thursday vs. North Texas State Teachers Montgomery Stadium Phoenix, AZ (Salad Bowl) W 13–6 11,000 Nevada Pack Rides to 13-6 Victory Over North Texas on Stan Heath's Right Arm Nevada State Journal Bill Friel January 2, 1948 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24058920/nevada_pack_rides_to_136_victory_over/ Newspapers.com 1947 Nevada Wolf Pack Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada/1947-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 24, 2025 1947 Football Schedule https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/1947 Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics December 24, 2025 2025 Nevada Football Record Book https://nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2025/7/31/2025_Nevada_Football_Record_Book.pdf Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics 32 December 24, 2025 References Nevada Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Category:Salad Bowl champion seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football