1985 Pacific Tigers football team

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1985 Pacific Tigers football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–7 (2–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Fresno State $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –1
Cal State Fullerton 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
UNLV 4 –2 –15 –5 –1
Long Beach State 4 –3 –06 –6 –0
Utah State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
San Jose State 2 –4 –12 –8 –1
Pacific (CA) 2 –5 –05 –7 –0
New Mexico State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1985 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. [note 1]

Contents

The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, 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 four wins and seven losses (5–7, 2–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 292–301 over the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Sacramento State *
W 49–1724,498 [1] [2]
September 14at Central Michigan *
L 10–2724,922 [3]
September 21at Arizona State *
L 0–2759,538 [4]
September 28 Utah State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 33–715,000 [5]
October 5at New Mexico State
W 19–1011,445 [6]
October 12at UNLV
L 14–2419,970 [7]
October 19at Hawaii *
W 24–1534,963 [8]
October 26at San Jose State
L 26–3411,294 [9]
November 2 Long Beach State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 7–2016,723 [10]
November 9 Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 37–4314,000 [11]
November 23 Weber State *
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 36–34 [12]
November 30 Cal State Fullerton
L 37–434,215 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[14]

Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft. [15] [16] [17]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Gene ThomasWide receiver11304 New England Patriots

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 blows out Sac State, 49–17". The Modesto Bee. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "CMU rebounds from slow start". The Saginaw News. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "ASU rambles past outmanned Pacific". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pacific rocks Aggies, 33–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Pacific dumps Aggies". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vegas hands UOP its first league loss". The Modesto Bee. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "34,963 see UOP storm past Hawaii". The Sunday Star Bulletin & Advertiser. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Clark leads Spartans over Pacific, 34–26". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gaynor gets records, Long Beach a win". The Daily Breeze. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Fresno State gets past UOP 43–37". The Sacramento Bee. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Pacific surprises Weber". The Daily Herald. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Mike Penner (December 1, 1985). "Collins Goes Out in Style". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  14. ↑ "1985 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  15. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Draft History: U. of Pacific" . Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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