1975 Pacific Tigers football team

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1975 Pacific Tigers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6–1 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 5 0 09 2 0
Long Beach State 4 1 09 2 0
San Diego State 3 2 08 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 3 05 6 1
Fresno State 1 4 03 8 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1975 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 1]

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The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium [note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, six losses and one tie (5–6–1, 2–3 PCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Northeast Louisiana *T 3–38,200 [1]
September 13 UC Davis *W 31–1312,402 [2]
September 20at No. 17 Arizona *L 0–1637,720 [3]
September 26at Long Beach State L 12–286,347 [4] [5]
October 4 UTEP *
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 40–1015,540 [6]
October 11 Cal State Fullerton
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 31–208,017 [7]
October 18at San Jose State L 13–4118,202 [8]
October 25 Fresno State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 45–2810,565 [9]
November 1No. 18 San Diego State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 13–3112,496 [10]
November 8at Southwestern Louisiana *W 19–14 [11]
November 15at No. 8 Arizona State *L 14–5543,511 [12]
November 22at Hawaii *L 10–1721,208 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "UOP 3, N.E. Louisiana 3". The San Francisco Examiner. September 7, 1975. p. C4. Retrieved January 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  3. "Arizona 16, UOP 0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pacific toppled by 49ers". Merced Sun-Star. September 27, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
  6. "Pacific smashes El Paso". Oakland Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pacific Holds Off Fullerton". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-4. Retrieved February 7, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. "Kane, Spartans blast UOP". Oakland Tribune. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Pacific tops Fresno in error-filled tiff". Independent Press-Telegram. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Penrose riddles Pacific". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 2, 1975. p. S-7. Retrieved January 17, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. "Pacific pops USL". Daily World. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Arizona St. pulverizes Pacific". Oakland Tribune. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Hawaii defeats Pacific – And then the fight began". The Sacramento Bee. November 24, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1975 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.