1977 Pacific Tigers football team
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American college football season
| 1977 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–5 (3–1 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]
The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium [note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–1 PCAA). The Tigers outscored their opponents 230–161 over the season.
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Colorado State * | L 3–20 | 14,682 | [1] | |
| September 17 | at Idaho * | W 31–21 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| September 24 | at Air Force * | L 13–15 | 24,783 | [3] | |
| October 1 | at Miami (FL) * | L 3–24 | 33,608 | [4] | |
| October 8 | Hawaii * |
| W 37–7 | 10,364 | [5] |
| October 15 | Fresno State dagger |
| L 10–24 | 13,740 | [6] |
| October 22 | at Long Beach State | W 22–7 | 8,963 | [7] [8] | |
| October 29 | at San Jose State | W 24–7 | 11,906 | [9] | |
| November 5 | San Diego State * |
| L 7–29 | 9,857 | [10] |
| November 12 | Northeast Louisiana * |
| W 31–0 | [11] | |
| November 19 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 49–7 | 6,952 | [12] |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit ]The following UOP players were selected in the 1978 NFL draft.[14] [15] [16]
Player
Position
Round
Overall
NFL team
Bruce Gibson
Running back
7
177
Detroit Lions
Joe Conron
Wide receiver
12
332
Oakland Raiders
The following finished their college career in 1977, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player
Position
First NFL team
Brian Peets
Tight end
1978 Seattle Seahawks
Notes
[edit ]- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Colorado State belts UOP". The Modesto Bee. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ English, Sue (September 19, 1977). "Idaho falls to Pacific". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 27.
- ^ "Pacific falls to Air Force in 15–13 tilt". Daily Press. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "24,558 see Mason spark UM". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bows absorb a thrashing at Stockton". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno (yawn) stops UOP 24–10 in real ho-hummer". The Sacramento Bee. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach Loses 2nd In Row". The Los Angeles Times. October 23, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ 49er Football; 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
- ^ "Night ugly for Spartans, 24–7 losers to UOP Tigers". The Sacramento Bee. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Finley (November 6, 1977). "Aztecs Explode Past U. of Pacific, 29–7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Pacific drown Indians, 31–0". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1977. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dave Distel (November 20, 1977). "Titans' Last Is Their Worst, 49–7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ "1977 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. 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.