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1981 Pacific Tigers football team

1981 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Utah State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

The team was led by head coach Bob Toledo, in his third year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–3 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 170–253 over the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Central Michigan*
W 10–3[1]
September 12at No. 17 Washington*
L 14–3445,134[2]
September 19at Oregon*
L 0–3424,519[3]
October 3at Washington State*
L 0–3117,923[4]
October 10Utah State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 14–1714,000[5]
October 17at Long Beach State
W 17–108,646[6]
October 24Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 27–3013,500[7]
October 31Cal State Fullertondagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 17–1615,003[8]
November 7at South Carolina*
W 23–2151,879[9][10]
November 14at San Jose State
L 25–4015,060[11]
November 21at Hawaii*
W 23–1738,368[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1982 NFL draft.[14][15][16]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mike Merriweather Linebacker 3 70 Pittsburgh Steelers
Kirk Harmon Linebacker 8 206 Minnesota Vikings

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. ^ "Pacific shakes 7-year home opener jinx, 10–3". The Sacramento Bee. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies rout Pacific in opener". The Sunday Oregonian. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ducks' defense throttles Tigers, 34–0". The Columbian. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cougars come out roaring; Pacific 'self-destructs'". The Modesto Bee. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ags edge Pacific, 17–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ John Weyler (October 18, 1981). "Pacific rallies, wins battle of the boring". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-3. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Darrow foots bill for Fresno State". The Modesto Bee. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fullerton misses on big play, loses to UOP, 17–16". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). November 1, 1981. p. III-9. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pacific scores upset". The Sacramento Bee. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide" (PDF). Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Athletics Media Relations Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "SJS 40, UOP 25". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hawaii sinking in Pacific?". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1981 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "1982 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  16. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Pacific_Tigers_football_team