1961_Pacific_Tigers_football_team

1961 Pacific Tigers football team

1961 Pacific Tigers football team

American college football season


The 1961 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

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Pacific competed as an independent in 1961. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their first season under head coach John Rohde, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). For the season they outscored their opponents 200–187.

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Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the NFL starting with the 1962 season.

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
Bobby ReedHalfback1962 Minnesota Vikings

Notes

  1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
  3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Memorial Stadium on the New Mexico State campus, which was opened for the 1978 season
  4. 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. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. Kranz, Dick (October 23, 1961). "Pacific Tigers Surprise San Diego Marines". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 18. Retrieved December 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Kranz, Dick (October 23, 1961). "Pacific Upsets Marines, 12-9 (continued)". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 21. Retrieved December 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Pacific Tigers post easy 27-2 victory over Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 5, 1961. p. 12.
  6. Payne, Bob (November 5, 1961). "Vandals and Cougars absorb defeats again". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  7. "1961 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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