1976 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1976 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

1976 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record2–9 (0–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 4 –0 –07 –4 –0
Fresno State 3 –1 –05 –6 –0
Long Beach State 2 –2 –08 –3 –0
Cal State Fullerton 1 –3 –03 –7 –1
Pacific (CA) 0 –4 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 0–4 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored 190–301 over the season, including six straight losses to end the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Air Force*
L 3–36
September 18Idaho*
L 28–3111,769
September 25Hawaii*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–128,625[1]
October 2Long Beach State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 14–177,318[2][3]
October 9No. 2 UNLV*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 38–139,327[4]
October 16at San Diego State*
L 15–2131,045[5]
October 23at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 10–38
October 30at Fresno State
L 7–3510,200[6]
November 6at Cal State Fullerton
L 7–172,168[7]
November 13San Jose Statedagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 30–50
November 20at Utah State*
L 17–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[8][9]

Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Al ClevelandDefensive end8208Dallas 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. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  2. Forty-Niners '77; Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1977.
  3. "Unbeaten 49ers Score Win Over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 3, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  5. "Aztecs edge UOP, 15-14". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 17, 1976. p. S-2. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. "Fullerton Sinks Pacific, 17-7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. November 7, 1976. p. 30. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. "1976 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  9. "1976 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. "1977 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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