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1947 Nevada

9–⁠2, coached by Joseph Sheeketski.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1947, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 50–0; lost at San Francisco 13–37; won at Oregon 13–6; won vs. Portland 51–6; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) 39–14; won vs. Tulsa 21–13; won at Saint Louis 27–21; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 6–38; won vs. Montana State 55–0; won vs. Arizona State 33–13; won vs. North Texas 13–6+55−32Won 50–0 vs. Northern Arizona+50Northern ArizonaLost 13–37 at San Francisco-24San FranciscoWon 13–6 at Oregon+7OregonWon 51–6 vs. Portland+45PortlandWon 39–14 at Saint Mary’s (CA)+25Saint Mary’s (C…Won 21–13 vs. Tulsa+8TulsaWon 27–21 at Saint Louis+6Saint LouisLost 6–38 vs. Detroit Mercy-32Detroit MercyWon 55–0 vs. Montana State+55Montana StateWon 33–13 vs. Arizona State+20Arizona StateWon 13–6 vs. North Texas+7North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsNorthern ArizonaW 50–⁠090%
Sep 28atSan FranciscoL 13–⁠3756%
Oct 4atOregonW 13–⁠649%
Oct 11vsPortlandW 51–⁠688%
Oct 18atSaint Mary’s (CA)W 39–⁠1448%
Oct 25vsTulsaW 21–⁠1355%
Nov 2atSaint LouisW 27–⁠2168%
Nov 8vsDetroit MercyL 6–⁠3865%
Nov 15vsMontana StateW 55–⁠084%
Nov 29vsArizona StateW 33–⁠1381%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNorth TexasSalad BowlW 13–⁠686%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Texas 13–⁠6 in the Salad Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠154
Coach
Joseph Sheeketski
Elo
1549 +43 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.2 No. 65 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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