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1989 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record2–10 (2–5 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Shannon (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKen Blue (1st season)
Home stadiumStagg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
San Jose State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UNLV 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference.

The team was led by head coach Walt Harris, in his first year, and played home games at Stagg Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and ten losses (2–10, 2–5 Big West). The Tigers were not competitive in many of their games in 1989, being outscored by their opponents 179–406 over the season. In their 10 losses, that's an average score of 14–37.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 20 Pittsburgh*
L 3–3835,421[1]
September 9at No. 5 Auburn*
L 0–5577,000[2][3]
September 16Fresno State
L 14–274,735[4]
September 23at San Jose State
L 32–4112,508[5]
September 30Long Beach State
  • Stagg Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 26–255,260[6]
October 7at UNLV
L 7–3015,030[7]
October 14Cal State Fullertondagger
  • Stagg Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 26–357,127[8]
October 21at San Diego State*
L 7–3521,120[9]
October 28at No. 17 Arizona*
L 14–3846,449[10]
November 4Utah State
  • Stagg Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 10–385,037[11]
November 11at Hawaii*
L 26–3439,167[12]
November 18at New Mexico State
W 14–10[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

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No UOP players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[15][16][17] The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Dirk Borgognone Kicker 1990 Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ "Pitt rips Pacific". The Palm Beach Post. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn 'aces' Pacific 55–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Far West". The Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Moral of this UOP loss? The Tigers can score". The Sacramento Bee. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spartans rely on Johnson". The San Francisco Examiner. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pacific edges Long Beach for 1st win". The Modesto Bee. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brightmon leads Las Vegas over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 15, 1989). "Pringle, Fullerton take big lead; Pacific nearly takes it back, 35–26". The Los Angeles Times. p. C12. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Curt Holbreich (October 22, 1989). "Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "The defense rests: Arizona whips Pacific". The Arizona Republic. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Utah State mugs toothless Tigers from U. of the Pacific". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rainbows struggle by Pacific". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pacific rallies for only 2nd win of the season". The Modesto Bee. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1989 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  15. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  16. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  17. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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