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also played for the 1943 Wolf Pack. He later played seven years of professional football in the
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1068:"Salt Lake Wings Held to 0-0 Tie"
1024:"Nevada Defeated 6-0 By USF Dons"
937:"Flying Wolfpack Defeats Bombers"
857:"Nevada Football 2018 Bowl Guide"
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1866:1943 in sports in Nevada
561:Canadian Football League
557:National Football League
1132:Evans Field (1896–1905)
882:"Nevada Yearly Results"
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1161:Boise State
770:Ute Stadium
39:Independent
1850:Categories
1156:Bowl games
843:References
833:Homecoming
796:October 24
757:October 16
723:October 10
604:Attendance
559:(NFL) and
378:New Mexico
36:Conference
1285:1906–1914
979:April 16,
684:October 3
533:Jim Aiken
519:, was an
59:Jim Aiken
811:Reno, NV
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665:Reno, NV
631:Reno, NV
595:Opponent
585:Schedule
570:team at
143:Overall
1226:Seasons
1189:KTHX-FM
896:May 25,
563:(CFL).
500:AP Poll
486:–
480:–
465:–
447:–
441:–
426:–
408:–
402:–
387:–
369:–
363:–
348:–
330:–
324:–
309:–
287:–
281:–
266:–
248:–
242:–
227:–
80:Seasons
1198:People
1165:UNLV (
1126:Venues
607:Source
601:Result
470:
460:
431:
421:
392:
382:
353:
343:
339:Nevada
314:
304:
271:
261:
232:
222:
201:
191:
170:
160:
44:Record
860:(PDF)
823:2,500
788:4,846
785:27–19
750:1,800
644:3,000
47:4–1–1
1835:2024
1830:2023
1825:2022
1820:2021
1815:2020
1810:2019
1805:2018
1800:2017
1795:2016
1790:2015
1785:2014
1780:2013
1775:2012
1770:2011
1765:2010
1760:2009
1755:2008
1750:2007
1745:2006
1740:2005
1735:2004
1730:2003
1725:2002
1720:2001
1715:2000
1710:1999
1705:1998
1700:1997
1695:1996
1690:1995
1685:1994
1680:1993
1675:1992
1670:1991
1665:1990
1660:1989
1655:1988
1650:1987
1645:1986
1640:1985
1635:1984
1630:1983
1625:1982
1620:1981
1615:1980
1610:1979
1605:1978
1600:1977
1595:1976
1590:1975
1585:1974
1580:1973
1575:1972
1570:1971
1565:1970
1560:1969
1555:1968
1550:1967
1545:1966
1540:1965
1535:1964
1530:1963
1525:1962
1520:1961
1515:1960
1510:1959
1505:1958
1500:1957
1495:1956
1490:1955
1485:1954
1480:1953
1475:1952
1470:1951
1465:1950
1460:1949
1455:1948
1450:1947
1445:1946
1440:1945
1435:1944
1430:1943
1425:1942
1420:1941
1415:1940
1410:1939
1405:1938
1400:1937
1395:1936
1390:1935
1385:1934
1380:1933
1375:1932
1370:1931
1365:1930
1360:1929
1355:1928
1350:1927
1345:1926
1340:1925
1335:1924
1330:1923
1325:1922
1320:1921
1315:1920
1310:1919
1305:1918
1300:1917
1295:1916
1290:1915
1280:1905
1275:1904
1270:1903
1265:1902
1260:1901
1255:1900
1250:1899
1245:1898
1240:1897
1235:1896
981:2023
898:2020
868:2020
762:Utah
747:25–0
674:28–0
641:34–0
598:Site
592:Date
515:and
507:The
149:Team
135:Conf
91:1944
86:1942
25:1943
820:0–0
760:at
713:0–6
688:at
298:19
296:No.
216:18
214:No.
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1008:.
971:.
965:.
939:.
928:^
914:.
884:.
489:0
483:7
477:1
450:0
444:5
438:2
411:0
405:2
399:3
372:1
366:1
360:4
333:0
327:2
321:7
290:0
284:0
278:4
251:0
245:0
239:7
1169:)
1109:e
1102:t
1095:v
1078:.
1056:.
1034:.
994:.
947:.
922:.
900:.
870:.
818:T
783:W
745:W
711:L
672:W
639:W
206:T
196:L
186:W
175:T
165:L
155:W
126:e
119:t
112:v
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