1970 Pacific Tigers football team

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1970
Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State + 5 1 0 9 2 0
Long Beach State + 5 1 0 9 2 1
Fresno State 4 2 0 8 4 0
Pacific (CA) 2 3 0 5 6 0
San Jose State 2 3 0 2 9 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 5 0 2 9 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1970 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

Led by first-year head coach

Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California
. They opened with three wins, finished at 5–6 (2–3 PCAA, tied for fourth), and were outscored 231 to 166.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at UTEP*W 24–18
September 19Long Beach StateW 9–615,840[2]
September 26at Idaho*W 17–1010,000[3]
October 3at Fresno StateL 14–348,486[4]
October 10at No. 19 LSU*L 0–3448,000[5]
October 17Santa Clara*dagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 47–23
October 24San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 7–48
October 31at UC Santa BarbaraW 27–133,000[6]
November 7No. 14 San Diego State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 13–1415,000[7]
November 14at Colorado State*L 8–1719,758[8]
November 21at Hawaii*L 0–1417,362[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10][11]

NFL Draft

One UOP Tiger was selected in the

1971 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Honor Jackson Defensive back
9
233 Dallas Cowboys

Notes

  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "UOP names another coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1970. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Payne, Bob (September 27, 1970). "Pacific beats Idaho late". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "LSU 2015 Official Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
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  9. ^ "1970 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "1970 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.