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1949 Nevada

5–⁠5, coached by Joseph Sheeketski.

Schedule and results

Nevada in 1949, game by game: won at Cincinnati 41–21; won at Portland 53–27; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 14–20; lost at Pacific 6–47; won vs. Wichita State 20–7; won at Fresno State 34–13; lost at San Francisco 13–41; lost at Dayton 14–16; lost at Loyola Marymount 12–13; won vs. North Texas 28–7+26−41Won 41–21 at Cincinnati+20CincinnatiWon 53–27 at Portland+26PortlandLost 14–20 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-6Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 6–47 at Pacific-41PacificWon 20–7 vs. Wichita State+13Wichita StateWon 34–13 at Fresno State+21Fresno StateLost 13–41 at San Francisco-28San FranciscoLost 14–16 at Dayton-2DaytonLost 12–13 at Loyola Marymount-1Loyola MarymountWon 28–7 vs. North Texas+21North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atCincinnatiW 41–⁠2163%
Sep 25atPortlandW 53–⁠2785%
Oct 2atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 14–⁠2068%
Oct 8atPacificL 6–⁠4772%
Oct 15vsWichita StateW 20–⁠776%
Oct 22atFresno StateW 34–⁠1388%
Oct 30atSan FranciscoL 13–⁠4144%
Nov 6atDaytonL 14–⁠1686%
Nov 11atLoyola MarymountL 12–⁠1373%
Nov 24vsNorth TexasW 28–⁠785%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Texas 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Led the nationJohnny Subda: kickoff return yards (444 yds)

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠212
Coach
Joseph Sheeketski
Elo
1477 −92 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.0 No. 81 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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