1986 Pacific Tigers football team

1986 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–5 PCAA)
Head coach	Bob Cope (4th season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1986 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1986 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 Cope, 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 four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 174–252 over the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Sacramento State *	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 31–7	21,000	[1]
September 13	at Wyoming *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 23–20	15,403	[2]
September 20	New Mexico State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 41–14	13,500	[3]
September 27	at Minnesota *	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	W 24–20	50,270	[4]
October 4	No. 4 UC Davis *	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 45–41	15,000	[5]
October 11	UNLV	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–15	11,500	[6]
October 18	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 10–9	34,551	[7]
October 25	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 44–15	22,355	[8]
November 8	Utah State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–10	7,000	[9]
November 15	Cal State Fullerton	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 39–38	2,200	[10]
November 29	Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 38–31	4,200	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Tim Richardson	Running back	6	160	New York Giants

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 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. "Field goal sends Wyoming past Pacific". The Idaho Statesman. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "State ripped by Pacific to go 1–3". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Pacific shocks Gophers 24–20". The Forum. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Far West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pacific bounces back with win". The Modesto Bee. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fresno State survives UOP defense for win". Enterprise-Record. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Perez passes for 508 yards, leads Spartans' win". Oakland Tribune. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Utah State sneaks past UOP, 14–10". The Times-News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Jim McCurdie (November 9, 1986). "Fullerton Ends Frustrating Season on Bright Note, Beats Pacific, 39–38". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Long Beach tops Pacific". The Modesto Bee. November 30, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1986 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
13. "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
14. "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
15. "Draft History: U. of Pacific" . Retrieved March 18, 2017.