[2] In December 1935, the University of Nevada, Reno hired Dashiell as the head coach of its football team.
Dashiell resigned on the eve of that game, October 27, 1938, bowing to pressure from an "open rebellion" amongst the student body.
[2] Forty football players, the team manager, and student president had signed a petition for the ouster of Dashiell, line coach Duane Keller, and athletic director J. E.
[6] Dashiell remained on the physical education department faculty through the remainder of the school year.
[2] In April, Dashiell stated he would not apply "for any position in the newly established Department of Athletics at the University of Nevada.
[9] During the Second World War, he served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces.