1987 Pacific Tigers football team
| 1987 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–7 (3–4 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1987 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 fifth year, and played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 3–4 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 174–252 over the season.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at California* | L 0–42 | 37,000 | [1] | |
| September 12 | Sacramento State* | W 31–7 | 18,025 | [2] | |
| September 19 | at No. 15 Arizona State* | L 12–31 | 70,091 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at No. 18 Washington* | L 3–31 | 69,605 | [4] | |
| October 3 | New Mexico State |
| W 23–7 | 9,817 | [5] |
| October 10 | Long Beach State |
| L 6–9 | 9,747 | [6] |
| October 17 | at Utah State | L 13–17 | 8,775 | [7] | |
| October 24 | Fresno State |
| W 23–22 | 16,389 | [8] |
| November 7 | at San Jose State | L 17–42 | 20,324 | [9] | |
| November 14 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 22–14 | 3,114 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at UNLV | L 24–30 | 14,500 | [11] | |
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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]- ^ "Cal rolls". The San Francisco Examiner. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beverly sparks Pacific to rout of Sacramento St". The Modesto Bee. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 15 Sun Devils sail past Pacific". The Arizona Republic. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A 31–3 winner – and angry". The News Tribune. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NMSU starts October, conference action with loss". The El Paso Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Wagner (October 11, 1987). "Long Beach Gets Win on Browning's Score". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USU edges UOP for first win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU kicks away win to Pacific". The Fresno Bee. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gilbert treasures San Jose State's 'special' season". The Peninsula Times Tribune. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robyn Norwood (November 15, 1987). "Fullerton Outgains Pacific, 494–189, and Still Bungles the Game, 22–14". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Las Vegas nips Pacific". The Modesto Bee. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
