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1969 Pacific Tigers football team

1969 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–3 (2–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
Long Beach State 3 1 0 8 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 7 3 0
San Jose State 1 1 0 2 8 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 3 0 6 4 0
Fresno State 1 3 0 6 4 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 4 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.

University of the Pacific was a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] They had played as an Independent for the 20 previous seasons. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Doug Scovil, and played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 2–2 PCAA). The Tigers outscored their opponents 284–146 for the entire season, including three shutouts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at UTEP*L 10–1422,135[1]
September 20Western Michigan*W 21–0
September 27at Utah State*W 36–310,137
October 4Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 40–21
October 11UC Santa Barbara
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 38–09,206–9,500[2][3]
October 18Idaho*dagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 28–016,142[4]
November 1at Washington State*W 27–2016,000[5]
November 8at San Diego StateL 32–5848,632[6]
November 15at Santa Clara*W 40–15
November 22at San Jose StateL 12–15
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

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The following UOP players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.[8][9][10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Tony Plummer Defensive back 10 242 St. Louis Cardinals

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "Texas (EP) overtakes Pacific". The San Francisco Examiner. September 14, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cal Lutheran Takes 11th Straight". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Big third quarter scoring spree puts Pacific past Vandals 28-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. October 19, 1969. p. 13.
  5. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. ^ Ross Newhan (November 9, 1969). "Shaw Sets Mark as Aztecs Romp". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "1969 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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