Pacific Tigers football, 1895–1899

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The Pacific Tigers football program from 1895 to 1899 represented the University of the Pacific in its first decade of college football competition. After the 1899 season, Pacific did not field a football team again until 1919.

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1895

1895 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–0–1
Seasons
1898  →
1895 Far West college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Occidental  – 5 –0 –0
New Mexico A&M  – 2 –0 –0
Washington Agricultural  – 2 –0 –0
Wyoming  – 1 –0 –0
Stanford  – 4 –0 –1
Washington  – 4 –0 –1
California  – 3 –1 –1
Pacific (CA)  – 0 –0 –1
Saint Mary's  – 1 –1 –0
San Jose State  – 0 –0 –1
USC  – 0 –1 –1
Utah  – 0 –1 –0

The 1895 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific as an independent during the 1895 college football season. In their first game in program history, the Tigers tied San Jose State 6 to 6 in January 1896. The game took place during the 1895–96 academic year [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
January 25, 1896 San Jose State San Jose, CA T 6–6 [2]

1898

1898 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2
Seasons
←  1895
1899  →
1898 Far West college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
California  – 8 –0 –2
Nevada State  – 4 –1 –0
USC  – 5 –1 –1
Oregon  – 3 –1 –0
New Mexico A&M  – 2 –1 –0
Utah  – 2 –1 –0
Stanford  – 5 –3 –1
Montana  – 3 –2 –0
Saint Mary's  – 3 –2 –0
Denver  – 6 –4 –1
Washington  – 1 –1 –0
Oregon Agricultural  – 1 –2 –1
Washington Agricultural  – 0 –0 –1
Utah Agricultural  – 0 –1 –0
Montana Agricultural  – 0 –2 –0
Pacific (CA)  – 0 –0 –2
Wyoming  – 0 –4 –0

The 1898 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific as an independent during the 1898 college football season. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
San Jose State
L 0–18
October 27 Nevada State
  • Cyclers' Park
  • San Jose CA
L 0–35 [4]

1899

1899 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–4
Seasons
←  1898
1919  →
1899 Far West college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana Agricultural  – 3 –0 –0
Arizona Normal  – 3 –0 –0
New Mexico A&M  – 1 –0 –0
Utah Agricultural  – 1 –0 –0
California  – 7 –1 –1
Washington  – 4 –1 –1
Utah  – 2 –1 –0
San Jose State  – 6 –3 –1
Nevada State  – 3 –2 –0
Oregon Agricultural  – 3 –2 –0
Oregon  – 3 –2 –1
Arizona  – 1 –1 –1
Washington Agricultural  – 1 –1 –0
Montana  – 1 –2 –0
USC  – 2 –3 –1
Stanford  – 2 –5 –2
Wyoming  – 0 –1 –1
Pacific (CA)  – 0 –4 –0

The 1899 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific as an independent during the 1899 college football season. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26 San Jose State San Jose, CA L 0–5
September 30 Santa Clara High School San Jose, CAL 0–22 [6]
October 142:15 p.m. Nevada State
L 5–63 [7] [8]
November 18 Palo Alto High School San Jose, CAL 6–10 [9]

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  2. ↑ "Football at San Jose". The San Francisco Call . San Francisco, California. January 26, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved July 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Team Records Game by Game". September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "N. S. U. Victorious". Reno Evening Gazette. October 29, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Team Records Game by Game". September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Santa Claras Ahead". The San Francisco Call . San Francisco, California. October 1, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "All Ready For The Football Game". Nevada State Journal . Reno, Nevada. October 13, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Football.— A Good Crowd in Attendance and an Exciting Game". Reno Evening Gazette . Reno, Nevada. October 16, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Football". The Palo Alto Times . San Francisco, California. November 21, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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