1939 Pacific Tigers football team

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1939 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–6–1 (2–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaxter Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 0 0 10 1 1
Nevada $ 3 1 0 5 4 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 6 6 1
Chico State 1 2 0 2 4 2
Cal Aggies 0 3 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Fresno State was ineligible for the conference championship because they only played two league games.

The 1939 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 6–6–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 145 to 116 for the season.[1]

Pacific was ranked at No. 138 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23South Dakota*W 6–0[3]
September 30at California*W 6–0
October 6at Loyola (CA)*T 13–1310,000[4]
October 20San Jose State*dagger
L 3–1315,000
October 27California JV*
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 32–7
November 4at Fresno StateL 0–711,227[5][6]
November 10
Northern Branch
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–12
November 18at Arizona*L 7–12
November 23at Chico State
W 31–6[7]
December 2Nevada
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 0–8
December 7at San Diego Marines*San Diego, CAL 0–1412,000[8]
December 16at Hawaii*W 19–615,000–18,000[9][10]
December 20at Healani Athletic Club*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 7–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ Marvin, Joe (November 1999). "Stagg at Pacific: Part II - 1937-1939". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (1). LA84 Foundation: 10–12. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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  10. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  11. ^ "1939 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.