1940 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1940 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)[note 1] during the 1940 college football season.

1940 Pacific Tigers football
Far Western champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1940 record4–5 (2–0 FWC)
Head coachAmos Alonzo Stagg (8th season)
Home stadiumBaxter Stadium
1940 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific (CA) $ 2 –0 –0  4 –5 –0
Cal Aggies 2 –1 –0  4 –4 –1
Chico State 1 –2 –0  3 –3 –1
Humboldt State 0 –2 –0  3 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

COP competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The team was led by head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton, California. This was Stagg's 51st year as a head coach and his eighth at College of the Pacific. The Tigers finished as champion of the FWC, with four wins and five losses (4–5, 2–0 FWC). Overall, the Tigers were outscored by their opponents 81–94 for the season.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 5at Notre Dame*
L 7–2522,670
October 11California JV*
W 6–0
October 18Fresno State[note 3]*
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, California
L 0–310,000[2][3]
October 25at Loyola (CA)[note 4]*
L 0–20
November 2at Cal Aggies[note 5]
W 7–6
November 8at San Jose State[note 6]*
L 7–2812,000
November 21Nevada*
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, California
W 24–6
November 29at Chico State[note 7]
W 27–0[4]
December 5at San Diego Marines[note 8]*
L 3–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[5]

Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes
  1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  4. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
  5. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  6. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References
  1. Joe Marvin. "Stagg at Pacific: PART III - 1940-1942" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. Ed Orman (October 19, 1940). "Mulkey Kicks Goal As 'Dogs Beat COP, 3 To 0; COP Jinx Is Discarded". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pacific Gridders Defeat Chico For Conference Title". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 30, 1940. p. 8 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. "1940 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. "1941 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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