1985 Pacific Tigers football team
| 1985 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–7 (2–5 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]
The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, in his third year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (5–7, 2–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 292–301 over the season.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | Sacramento State* | W 49–17 | 24,498 | [1][2] | |
| September 14 | at Central Michigan* | L 10–27 | 24,922 | [3] | |
| September 21 | at Arizona State* | L 0–27 | 59,538 | [4] | |
| September 28 | Utah State |
| W 33–7 | 15,000 | [5] |
| October 5 | at New Mexico State | W 19–10 | 11,445 | [6] | |
| October 12 | at UNLV | L 14–24 | 19,970 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at Hawaii* | W 24–15 | 34,963 | [8] | |
| October 26 | at San Jose State | L 26–34 | 11,294 | [9] | |
| November 2 | Long Beach State |
| L 7–20 | 16,723 | [10] |
| November 9 | Fresno State |
| L 37–43 | 14,000 | [11] |
| November 23 | Weber State* |
| W 36–34 | [12] | |
| November 30 | Cal State Fullerton | L 37–43 | 4,215 | [13] | |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following UOP players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.[15][16][17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gene Thomas | Wide receiver | 11 | 304 | New England Patriots |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ "UOP blows out Sac State, 49–17". The Modesto Bee. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "CMU rebounds from slow start". The Saginaw News. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU rambles past outmanned Pacific". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific rocks Aggies, 33–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific dumps Aggies". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vegas hands UOP its first league loss". The Modesto Bee. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "34,963 see UOP storm past Hawaii". The Sunday Star Bulletin & Advertiser. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clark leads Spartans over Pacific, 34–26". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaynor gets records, Long Beach a win". The Daily Breeze. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State gets past UOP 43–37". The Sacramento Bee. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific surprises Weber". The Daily Herald. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mike Penner (December 1, 1985). "Collins Goes Out in Style". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
