1953 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = Nevada Wolf Pack
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 2–3
| head_coach = Jake Lawlor
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Mackay Stadium
}}
{{1953 Western college football independents records}}
The 1953 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1953 college football season. Nevada competed as an independent. The Wolf Pack were led by second-year head coach Jake Lawlor and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2018/12/11/2018_Nevada_Football_Bowl_Media_Guide.pdf|title=Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|year=2018|page=134|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/nevada/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|title=Nevada Yearly Results|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=May 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905190541/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/nevada/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|archivedate=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 27–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Nevada Opens With 27-7 Victory Over Chico State|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|location=Fresno, California|page=6B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15039836/nevada_opens_with_277_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Chico State Wildcats Hold Workout After Nevada Game|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|location=Reno, Nevada|date=October 14, 1953|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15253375/chico_state_wildcats_hold_workout_after/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 7–47
| attend = 9,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{Tooltip|October 23|Friday}}
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Aggies
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 13–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 27–28
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 13–34
| attend = < 2,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Idaho State Beats Nevada in 34-13 Grid Finale|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|author=Ty Cobb|date=November 15, 1953|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26862698/idaho_state_beats_nevada_in_3413_grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}