1970 Pacific Tigers football team
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American college football season
| 1970 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (2–3 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Homer Smith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA, and were outscored by opponents 231 to 166. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.
Smith was hired by Pacific in March 1970.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at UTEP * | W 24–18 | 23,450 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Long Beach State | W 9–6 | 15,840 | [3] | |
| September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho * | W 17–10 | 8,600–10,000 | [4] | |
| October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | L 14–34 | 8,486 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at No. 19 LSU * | L 0–34 | 48,000 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Santa Clara *dagger |
| W 47–23 | 16,100 | |
| October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | San Jose State |
| L 7–48 | 10,400 | |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at UC Santa Barbara | W 27–13 | 3,000 | [7] | |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 14 San Diego State |
| L 13–14 | 13,200–15,000 | [8] |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Colorado State * | L 8–17 | 19,758 | [9] | |
| November 21 | 11:00 p.m. | at Hawaii * | L 0–14 | 17,362 | [10] | |
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NFL draft
[edit ]One Pacific Tiger was selected in the 1971 NFL draft.[13] [14] [15]
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References
[edit ]- ^ "UOP names another coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1970. p. 16.
- ^ "UOP halts late drive at El Paso". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Payne, Bob (September 27, 1970). "Pacific beats Idaho late". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "LSU 2015 Official Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ "Pacific Scares San Diego". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 8, 1970. pp. 5–8. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ "Colo. State 17-8 victor over Pacific". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1970. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherrer TD's give 'Bows win". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 22, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ "1970-71 Pacific Tigers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.