AHSFHS.org


Search Site








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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1896  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Jerry Scattine enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nevada.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Oregon Tech  44   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Boise State  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Santa Clara  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ California-Riverside  23   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Portland State  23   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. California-Davis  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Idaho State  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ San Francisco  12   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 18  @ Eastern Oregon  36   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  13   27   L       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored181
  Scoring Average18.1
  Points Allowed165
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record15-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record4-2
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1971 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 4-6-1122208   Dixie B. White
Penn State 11-1484137Won  30-6  Joe Paterno
Boston College 9-2259117   Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston 9-3339199Lost  17-29  Bill Yeoman
Florida State 8-4309174Lost  38-45  Larry Jones
Notre Dame 8-222586   Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State 8-3243183   Chuck Mills
Cincinnati 7-4225188   Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan 7-1-222885   Dan Boisture
West Virginia 7-4280220   Bobby Bowden
Air Force 6-4187187   Ben Martin
Army 6-4146206   Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech 6-6207207Lost  18-41  Bud Carson
Southern Mississippi 6-5202192   P.W. Bear Underwood
Temple 6-2-1248136   Wayne Hardin
Central Michigan 5-5183181   Roy Kramer
Nevada 5-5181165   Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas 5-4-1257171   Bill Ireland
Northern Illinois 5-5-1202232   Jerry Ippoliti
Syracuse 5-5-1197179   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State 4-5-1136155   Dave McClain
Miami 4-7174221   Fran Curci
Virginia Tech 4-7249272   Charlie Coffey
Navy 3-8146331   Richard Rick Forzano
Pittsburgh 3-8216388   Carl A. DePasqua
Tulane 3-8152215   Bennie Ellender
Marshall 2-857299   Jack Lengyel

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most popular names for four-year college mascots are Eagles and Tigers.