Nevada at Fresno State
Thursday, November 11, 1948 Share
No. 16 Nevada beat Fresno State 53–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Nevada led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 36°FAttendance 11,554
In the newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 12, 1948, page 3
Read the text
FRESNO STATE WALL0pED BY NEVADA, 53–7 FRESNO, Calif., Nov 123R-The University of Nevadas football machine, stalled only by Santa Clara this season, is driving full speed ahead once more. Proof off its power: a 53 to ‘ walloping of Fresno State yesterday The country’s leading passer Nevada’s quarterback Stan Heath, tossed two touchdown throws and completed a half-dozen others for total gain of 13 yards; but the team went places on the ground, too. Halfback Ted Ensslin, for in stance, took kickoff on his own one-yard marker and scooted 99 yards up the middle to score.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Nevada 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Nevada–Fresno State gameFresno State leads 19–14 in 33 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.
| 2025 | Fresno State 20, Nevada 17 | |
| 2024 | Fresno State 24, Nevada 21 | |
| 2023 | Fresno State 27, Nevada 9 | |
| 2022 | Fresno State 41, Nevada 14 | |
| 2021 | Fresno State 34, Nevada 32 | |
| 2020 | Nevada 37, Fresno State 26 |
Around this game
Nevada
- Next gameat Wichita StateNov. 25, 1948
- SeasonNevada in 1948
- ProgramNevada history and records
Fresno State
- Next gamevs. Santa ClaraOct. 1, 1949
- SeasonFresno State in 1948
- ProgramFresno State history and records