1938 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Nevada Wolf Pack
| sport = football
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| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 2–3–1
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = Doug Dashiell
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Mackay Field
}}
{{1938 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1938 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada in the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Doug Dashiell, the team compiled a 2–3–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished third in the conference.{{cite news |author= |title=Bengals Capture Far Western Grid Crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101301176/reno-gazette-journal/ |newspaper=Reno Evening Gazette |location=Reno, Nevada |date=November 25, 1938 |page=11 |access-date=May 7, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Late in the season, Nevada players petitioned for the removal of coach Dashiell. In the final game of the season, a 51–0 loss to Amos Alonzo Stagg's Pacific Tigers, assistant coach Chet Scranton ran the team, though Dashiell continued to sit on the bench but did not direct the team. On November 1, 1938, the regents' executive committee cancelled the team's remaining three games due to turmoil within the program. Board chairman Silas Ross said: "After discussing the matter from all angles, we decided it would be persecuting the players to go through with the schedule. In view of the situation, with dissension existing, with several players out for the season with injuries and five more withdrawing from school, it seemed best for the interests of all concerned that the games be cancelled."{{cite news|title=U. of N. Football 1938 Schedule Cancelled by Regents|newspaper=Reno Evening Gazette|date=November 2, 1938|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24881127/u_of_n_football_1938_schedule/|via=Newspapers.com}} Dashiell resigned as head coach.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 24||College of Idaho
|October 1|vs|Arizona State–Flagstaff
|October 8||Chico State|Mackay Field|Reno, NV|W 22–0||{{cite news|title=Second Half Becomes Rout As Nevada U. Wins 22-0: Fumbles Bog Down Attack in First Half|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=October 9, 1938|pages=1, 12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24880754/second_half_becomes_rout_as_nevada_u/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|{{Tooltip|October 14|Friday}}|at|{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}
|October 22||Fresno State
|{{Tooltip|October 28|Friday}}|at|Pacific (CA)|Baxter Stadium|Stockton, CA|L 0–51|5,000|{{cite news|title=Demoralized Nevada Loses 51-0: Pacific Wins Easily Under Lights Friday|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=October 29, 1938|pages=1, 11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24880971/demoralized_nevada_loses_510_pacific/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1938 Football Schedule |url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/1938 |publisher=Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics |access-date=May 4, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2024 Nevada Football Record Book |url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2024/9/6/2024_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics |page=3 |access-date=May 4, 2025 }}