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1961 Pacific Tigers football team

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1961 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Westminster (UT)     7 1 1
La Verne     7 2 0
Idaho State     5 2 1
San Francisco     4 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     6 3 0
San Jose State     6 4 0
Eastern New Mexico     6 4 0
Los Angeles Pacific     5 3 0
Montana State     4 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Azusa     4 3 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
Santa Clara     3 3 0
Oregon     4 6 0
Claremont     3 6 0
Air Force     3 7 0
Washington State     3 7 0
Cal Western     3 7 0
Idaho     2 7 0
San Diego     2 8 0
Southern California College     1 5 0
UC Riverside     1 7 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

The 1961 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)—now known as the University of the Pacific (UOP)—as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John Rohde, the Tigers compiled a record of 5–4 and outscored opponents 200 to 187. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Long Beach StateW 12–76,500[1]
September 22at San Jose StateL 0–1617,000
September 29at San DiegoW 40–7
October 7Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 19–2010,000[2]
October 14New Mexico StateL 19–708,200[3]
October 21San Diego Marines[note 2]
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 12–95,000[4][5]
October 28Los Angeles State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 45–27
November 4at IdahoW 27–25,800[6][7]
November 11San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 26–29

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Team players in the NFL

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No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1962 NFL draft.[10][11][12]

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

Player Position First AFL team
Bobby Reed Halfback 1962 Minnesota Vikings

Notes

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  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Memorial Stadium on the New Mexico State campus, which was opened for the 1978 season
  2. ^ 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

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  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. ^ "NM State shocks UOP Tigers, 70–19". The Fresno Bee. October 15, 1961. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Pacific Tigers post easy 27-2 victory over Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 5, 1961. p. 12.
  7. ^ Payne, Bob (November 5, 1961). "Vandals and Cougars absorb defeats again". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ "1961 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Pacific (CA))". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.