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1970 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Long Beach State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Fresno State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Jose State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Fresno State[1], UC Santa Barbara[2], Long Beach State[3], and Cal State Los Angeles[4] were not University Division.

The 1970 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Homer Smith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA, and were outscored by opponents 231 to 166. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.

Smith was hired by Pacific in March 1970.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at UTEP*
W 24–1823,450[6]
September 197:30 p.m.Long Beach State
W 9–615,840[7]
September 261:30 p.m.at Idaho*
W 17–108,600–10,000[8]
October 38:00 p.m.at Fresno State
L 14–348,486[9]
October 10at No. 19 LSU*
L 0–3448,000[10]
October 172:00 p.m.Santa Clara*dagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 47–2316,100
October 247:30 p.m.San Jose State
L 7–4810,400
October 318:00 p.m.at UC Santa Barbara
W 27–133,000[11]
November 77:30 p.m.No. 14 San Diego State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 13–1413,200–15,000[12]
November 1412:30 p.m.at Colorado State*
L 8–1719,758[13]
November 2111:00 p.m.at Hawaii*
L 0–1417,362[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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NFL draft

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One Pacific Tiger was selected in the 1971 NFL draft.[17][18][19]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Honor Jackson Defensive back 9 233 Dallas Cowboys

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "UOP names another coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1970. p. 16.
  6. ^ "UOP halts late drive at El Paso". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Payne, Bob (September 27, 1970). "Pacific beats Idaho late". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  9. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "LSU 2015 Official Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  11. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Pacific Scares San Diego". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 8, 1970. pp. 5–8. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ "Colo. State 17-8 victor over Pacific". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1970. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Sherrer TD's give 'Bows win". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 22, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1970 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  16. ^ "1970-71 Pacific Tigers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  17. ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  18. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  19. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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