1953 Pacific Tigers football team
The 1953 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.
| 1953 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1953 record | 4–4–2 |
| Head coach | Jack Myers (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific competed as an independent in 1953. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their first season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2). For the season they outscored their opponents 191–172.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | at Stanford | W 25–20 | ||
| September 26 | Washington State |
| L 20–26 | 23,203 |
| October 3 | Tulsa |
| L 13–22 | |
| October 10 | Hawaii |
| W 26–8 | |
| October 17 | at Texas Tech |
| L 7–34 | 12,000 |
| October 24 | at Marquette |
| T 20–20 | |
| November 7 | at San Jose State[note 3] |
| L 6–7 | |
| November 14 | at Idaho | W 33–0 | ||
| November 21 | Fresno State[note 4] |
| T 21–21 | |
| November 26 | Utah State[note 5] |
| W 20–14 |
Team players in the NFL
No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]
Notes
- University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College from 1929 to 1957.
References
- "1953 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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