1952 Pacific Tigers football team

1952 Pacific Tigers football
1952 Pacific Tigers football
Sun Bowl, W 26–7 vs Mississippi Southern
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3–1
Head coach	Ernie Jorge (2nd season);
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

Last updated October 26, 2024

1952 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Fresno State		–		8	–	2	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		7	–	3	–	1
San Jose State		–		6	–	3	–	0
La Verne		–		5	–	3	–	1
Hawaii		–		5	–	5	–	2
Cal Poly San Dimas		–		4	–	4	–	0
Nevada		–		2	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara		–		2	–	6	–	1

The 1952 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific ^{[note 1]} during the 1952 college football season. Pacific played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium ^{[note 2]} in Stockton, California.

Pacific competed as an independent in 1952. In their second season under head coach Ernie Jorge, the Tigers finished the regular season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1). At the end of the season, Pacific was invited to a New Years Day bowl game for the second consecutive year. On January 1, 1953 they played Mississippi Southern in the Sun Bowl, winning 26–7. That brought their record to seven wins, three losses and one tie (7–3–1). For the season they outscored their opponents 310–166.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 8 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–34
September 27	at Utah State	Romney Stadium^{[note 3]} Logan, UT	W 34–7
October 4	Texas Tech	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 42–21	15,700
October 18	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 21–26
October 25	San Diego NTS^{[note 4]}	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 7–25
November 1	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 14–6
November 8	at Santa Clara	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 27–0	15,280	^[1]
November 15	Fresno State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 50–0
November 29	Marquette	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	T 27–27
December 5	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 49–13	7,000
January 1	at Mississippi Southern	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 26–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968
↑ Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.

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References

↑ Harry M. Hayward (November 9, 1952). "COP Routs Broncs, 27-0; Nagler Ejected for Beef". San Francisco Examiner. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "1952 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

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[1] University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

[2] Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

[3] This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968

[4] Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.

[5] Harry M. Hayward (November 9, 1952). "COP Routs Broncs, 27-0; Nagler Ejected for Beef". San Francisco Examiner. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "1952 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

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