1947 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1947 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. They outscored all opponents by a combined total of 373 to 111. At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to two different bowl games. The first was the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California versus Utah State. The second was a New Year's Day (1948) game, the Raisin Bowl in Fresno, California against Wichita. The Tigers were victorious in both of the bowl games.

Pacific was ranked at No. 60 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Willamette*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CCA	W 56–0
October 3	at Loyola (CA)*	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 25–7	12,000	[2]
October 11	San Diego State	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 13–0	8,000	[3]
October 18	Santa Clara*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 20–21
October 25	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 41–7
October 31	at Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 14–0		[4]
November 7	at Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 44–19
November 14	South Dakota*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 52–0	8,000	[5][6]
November 21	Fresno State	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 47–22
December 13	Utah State*	Grape Bowl Lodi, CA (Grape Bowl)	W 35–21	12,000	[7]
January 1	vs. Wichita*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (Raisin Bowl)	W 26–14	13,000	[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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