1961 Pacific Tigers football team

1961 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	John Rohde (1st season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1960 1962  →

1961 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington and Lee			–					9	–	0	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					7	–	2	–	0
St. Norbert			–					7	–	2	–	0
Arlington State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Sewanee			–					5	–	2	–	1
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	3	–	0
Montana State			–					4	–	3	–	1
Drake			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	5	–	0
Norfolk State			–					3	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
North Park			–					3	–	5	–	0
Union (NY)			–					3	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	9	–	0

The 1961 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific ^{[note 1]} during the 1961 college football season.

Pacific competed as an independent in 1961. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium ^{[note 2]} in Stockton, California. In their first season under head coach John Rohde, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). For the season they outscored their opponents 200–187.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Long Beach State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 12–7	6,500	[1]
September 22	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–16
September 29	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W 40–7
October 7	Fresno State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 19–20	10,000	[2]
October 14	New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium [note 3] Las Cruces, MN	L 19–70
October 21	San Diego Marines [note 4]	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 12–9	5,000	[3] [4]
October 28	Los Angeles State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 45–27
November 4	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 27–2	5,800	[5] [6]
November 11	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 26–29

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Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the NFL starting with the 1962 season.

Player	Position	First AFL team
Bobby Reed	Halfback	1962 Minnesota Vikings

Notes

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 Memorial Stadium on the New Mexico State campus, which was opened for the 1978 season
4. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. Kranz, Dick (October 23, 1961). "Pacific Tigers Surprise San Diego Marines". Stockton Record . Stockton, California. p. 18. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
4. Kranz, Dick (October 23, 1961). "Pacific Upsets Marines, 12-9 (continued)". Stockton Record . Stockton, California. p. 21. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Pacific Tigers post easy 27-2 victory over Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 5, 1961. p. 12.
6. Payne, Bob (November 5, 1961). "Vandals and Cougars absorb defeats again". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
8. "1961 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
9. "1962 NFL Draft" . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
10. "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
11. "Draft History: U. of Pacific" . Retrieved March 18, 2017.