1957 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Nevada Wolf Pack
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 1–8
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Gordon McEachron
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Mackay Stadium
}}
{{1957 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1957 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1957 college football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by third-year head coach Gordon McEachron 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 9, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/nevada/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|title=Nevada Yearly Results|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=May 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905190810/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/nevada/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|archivedate=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{Tooltip|September 20|Friday}}
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pepperdine
| site_stadium = El Camino Stadium
| site_cityst = Torrance, CA
| score = 12–24
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 6–40
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Idaho State Thumps Nevada, 40-6 in Home Opener|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=September 29, 1957|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26853886/idaho_state_thumps_nevada_406_in_home/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 19–20
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Aggies
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 21–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{Tooltip|October 18|Friday}}
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 8–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Western State Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}}
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 14–52
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Grant Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 0–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |last=Smolich |first=Marco |title=Hornets Will Host Nevada Tomorrow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101412964/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=November 1, 1957 |page=D1 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Sacramento State Noses Nevada Wolf Pack 7-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101413206/nevada-state-journal/ |newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal |location=Reno, Nevada |date=November 3, 1957 |page=13 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 7–26
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| site_stadium = Butcher Field
| site_cityst = Sunrise Manor, NV
| score = 20–26
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Jacks Calm Nevada Rally, Win 26-20|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=November 18, 1957|pages=5, 6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86482396/jacks-calm-nevada/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=N. A. I. A. Cumulative Football Statistics (Nevada) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/466/stats/12711 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 23, 2022 }}