1974 Pacific Tigers football team

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1974 Pacific Tigers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (2–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –1
San Jose State 2 –2 –08 –3 –1
Pacific (CA) 2 –2 –06 –5 –0
Long Beach State 1 –3 –06 –5 –0
Fresno State 1 –3 –05 –7 –0
Cal State Fullerton 0 –0 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 1]

Contents

The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his third year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium [note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–2 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Sacramento State *
W 21–013,000 [1]
September 14at UTEP *
W 17–1415,464 [2]
September 21 Long Beach State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 38–613,595 [3] [4]
September 28at Kansas State *
L 7–3824,100 [5]
October 5 Hawaii *
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 14–2311,842 [6]
October 11at Miami (FL) *
L 6–3515,184 [7]
October 19at Fresno State
L 21–378,277 [8]
October 26 San Jose State Dagger-14-plain.png
W 29–2716,306 [9]
November 2 UT Arlington *
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 26–178,500 [10]
November 9at San Diego State
L 9–3727,049 [11]
November 16at Wyoming *
W 50–149,672 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1975 NFL draft. [14] [15] [16]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Willard Harrell Running back358 Green Bay Packers
Carlos Brown (aka Alan Autry) Quarterback12296 Green Bay Packers

Notes

  1. ↑ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. ↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

  1. ↑ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "UOP edges UTEP". The San Francisco Examiner. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UOP chops down 49ers". The Daily Breeze. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ 1975 49er Football Guide;The Beach Is Back (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1975.
  5. ↑ "Cats post 3rd straight win". The Salina Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rainbows upset fumble-happy Pacific 23–14". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Miami storms past outmanned Pacific". The Huntsville Times. October 12, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Joy in 'Dog house; FSU boots Pacific". The Fresno Bee. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Pacific nips San Jose St". The Times Standard. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Pacific holds on to dump UTA 26–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1974. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. ↑ "Aztecs top UOP, clinch PCAA title". Independent Press-Telegram. November 10, 1974. p. S-2. Retrieved January 17, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. ↑ Chuck Harkins (November 17, 1974). "Pacific crushes Cowboys, 50–14". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1974 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ "1975 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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