In its second season under head coach Joe Sheeketski, the Wolf Pack compiled a 9–2 record, outscored opponents 480 to 133, and lost to Villanova 27–7 in the Harbor Bowl at San Diego.
[1][2][3] Though unranked in the final AP Poll, Nevada was ranked at No.
15 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.
[4] Stan Heath and Alva Tabor played quarterback for Nevada this season.
Tabor was one of the first African-Americans to play quarterback for a major college football team.