1966 Pacific Tigers football team

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1966 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       9 0 1
Colgate       8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech       9 2 0
Army       8 2 0
Dayton       8 2 0
Houston       8 2 0
Memphis State       7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       8 2 1
VPI       8 2 1
Syracuse       8 3 0
Colorado State       7 3 0
New Mexico State       7 3 0
West Texas State
      7 3 0
Villanova       6 3 0
Holy Cross       6 3 1
Southern Miss       6 4 0
Texas Western       6 4 0
Tulane       5 4 1
Florida State       6 5 0
Buffalo       5 5 0
Penn State       5 5 0
Air Force       4 6 0
Boston College       4 6 0
Navy       4 6 0
Utah State       4 6 0
Xavier       4 6 0
Pacific       4 7 0
San Jose State       3 7 0
Pittsburgh       1 9 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1966 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.

Pacific competed as an

Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 1] in Stockton, California. In their first season under head coach Doug Scovil
, the Tigers finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7), and were outscored 211–303.

While not a winning record, the 1966 season was an improvement; four wins were as many as they had the previous three seasons combined.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Cal State Los AngelesW 30–710,000[1]
September 24
West Texas State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 7–49
October 1at IdahoL 7–2812,500[2]
October 8New Mexico State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 23–49
October 15Montana
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 28–011,500[3]
October 22at HawaiiW 41–07,000[4]
October 29San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 38–35
November 5Utah State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 9–4711,000
November 12at Fresno StateL 14–168,429[5]
November 18at Long Beach StateL 14–346,000[6]
November 26at BYUL 0–38

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Notes

  1. ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

  1. Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Wilson, Mike (October 2, 1966). "McDonald's 80-yard TD run aids Vandals' victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "1966 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.