1981 Pacific Tigers football team

1981 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Bob Toledo (3rd season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1980 1982  →

1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Utah State	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Fresno State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Long Beach State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1981 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. ^{[note 1]}

The team was led by head coach Bob Toledo, 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 five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–3 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 170–253 over the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Central Michigan *	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 10–3		[1]
September 12	at No. 17 Washington *	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 14–34	45,134	[2]
September 19	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 0–34	24,519	[3]
October 3	at Washington State *	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 0–31	17,923	[4]
October 10	Utah State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–17	14,000	[5]
October 17	at Long Beach State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	W 17–10	8,646	[6]
October 24	Fresno State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 27–30	13,500	[7]
October 31	Cal State Fullerton	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 17–16	15,003	[8]
November 7	at South Carolina *	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 23–21	51,879	[9] [10]
November 14	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 25–40	15,060	[11]
November 21	at Hawaii *	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 23–17	38,368	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1982 NFL draft. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Mike Merriweather	Linebacker	3	70	Pittsburgh Steelers
Kirk Harmon	Linebacker	8	206	Minnesota Vikings

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. "Pacific shakes 7-year home opener jinx, 10–3". The Sacramento Bee. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Huskies rout Pacific in opener". The Sunday Oregonian. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ducks' defense throttles Tigers, 34–0". The Columbian. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cougars come out roaring; Pacific 'self-destructs'". The Modesto Bee. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ags edge Pacific, 17–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. John Weyler (October 18, 1981). "Pacific rallies, wins battle of the boring". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-3. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Darrow foots bill for Fresno State". The Modesto Bee. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fullerton misses on big play, loses to UOP, 17–16". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). November 1, 1981. p. III-9. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Pacific scores upset". The Sacramento Bee. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide" (PDF). Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Athletics Media Relations Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
11. "SJS 40, UOP 25". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Hawaii sinking in Pacific?". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1981 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
14. "1982 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.