1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. The team was invited to play in a post-season game in Honolulu on New Year's Day, but athletic events in the Territory of Hawaii were cancelled after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMackay Field
1941 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hawaii    8 1 0
Santa Clara    6 3 0
San Francisco    6 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch    5 1 2
Cal Poly    5 3 1
Saint Mary's    5 4 0
Loyola (CA)    5 5 0
Nevada    3 5 1
Portland    3 5 0
Gonzaga    3 7 0
San Francisco State    2 4 1
Humboldt State    2 5 1
La Verne    0 6 0

Marion Motley, who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played for the Wolf Pack from 1941 to 1943.

Nevada was ranked at No. 159 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.

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