1975 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1975 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

1975 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1975 record5–6–1 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Long Beach State 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
San Diego State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –3 –05 –6 –1
Fresno State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Cal State Fullerton 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his fourth 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, six losses and one tie (5–6–1, 2–3 PCAA).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at Northeast Louisiana[note 3]*
T 3–3
September 13UC Davis[note 4]*
W 31–13
September 20at No. 17 Arizona*
L 0–16
September 26at Long Beach State[note 5]
L 12–286,347[1]
October 4UTEP*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
W 40–10
October 11Cal State Fullerton
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
W 31–208,017[2]
October 18at San Jose State
L 13–41
October 25Fresno State[note 6]
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
W 45–28
November 1No. 18 San Diego State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
L 13–3112,496[3]
November 8at Southwestern Louisiana[note 7]*
W 19–14
November 15at No. 8 Arizona State*
L 14–55
November 22at Hawaii*
L 10–1721,208[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[5][6]

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.
  3. University of Louisiana at Monroe was known as Northeast Louisiana University from 1969 to 1999.
  4. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  5. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
  6. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  7. University of Louisiana at Lafayette was known as University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1960 to 1999.

References
  1. 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
  2. "Pacific Holds Off Fullerton". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-4. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Penrose riddles Pacific". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 2, 1975. p. S-7. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. "1975 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. "1975 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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