1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1968 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Nevada	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

The 1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by tenth-year head coach Dick Trachok, who resigned after the end of the season to take the job as athletic director. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1]^[2]

This was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the FWC as they went independent for the 1969 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Willamette*	McCulloch Stadium Salem, OR	L 13–40
September 28	UC Santa Barbara*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 17–13	3,000–5,000	^[3]
October 5	San Francisco*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 48–13	3,400–5,000	^[4]
October 12	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	L 15–20	3,000	^[5]
October 19	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 7–7	3,800	^[6]
October 26	Sacramento State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–17	5,000–6,200	^[7]
November 2	Humboldt State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 17–20	1,200–3,000	^[8]
November 9	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 24–25	5,500	^[9]
November 16	San Francisco State	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 21–7	1,000–2,000	^[10]
November 23	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 0–21	8,000–14,005	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

1968 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	John Barnes	Jr
OL	`75`	Terry Hermeling	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Venues	Evans Field (1896–1905) Mackay Field and Stadium (I) (1915–1965) Mackay Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State UNLV (Fremont Cannon)
Culture & lore	Alphie and Wolfie Jr. KTHX-FM
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