1953 Pacific Tigers football team

1953 Pacific Tigers football
1953 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–2
Head coach	Jack Myers (1st season);
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

Last updated January 05, 2023

The 1953 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific ^{[note 1]} during the 1953 college football season.

Pacific competed as an independent in 1953. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium ^{[note 2]} in Stockton, California. In their first season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2). For the season they outscored their opponents 191–172.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 25–20
September 26	Washington State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 20–26	23,203
October 3	Tulsa	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 13–22	20,121
October 10	Hawaii	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 26–8	11,000
October 17	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–34	12,000
October 24	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	T 20–20
November 7	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 6–7
November 14	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 33–0	3,000	^[1]^[2]
November 21	Fresno State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	T 21–21
November 26	Utah State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 20–14

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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.

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References

↑ O'Brien, Jerry (November 15, 1953). "New COP passing star helps sink weakened Idaho 33-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 10.
↑ Boni, Bill (November 15, 1953). "COP aces Vandals, 33-0, before thin Dad's Day crowd". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
↑ "1953 - 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.

[newcopstr-3] O'Brien, Jerry (November 15, 1953). "New COP passing star helps sink weakened Idaho 33-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 10.

[thinddc-4] Boni, Bill (November 15, 1953). "COP aces Vandals, 33-0, before thin Dad's Day crowd". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.

[5] "1953 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

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v t e Pacific Tigers football
Venues	College Field (unknown–1928) Baxter Stadium (1929–1949) Stagg Memorial Stadium (1950–1995)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1953 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Pacific (CA)		–		4	–	4	–	2
San Jose State		–		4	–	4	–	1
Hawaii		–		5	–	6	–	0
Nevada		–		2	–	3	–	0
La Verne		–		3	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas		–		2	–	6	–	0

1953 Pacific Tigers football team

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