1958 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1958 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

1958 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army    8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force    9 0 2
No. 20 Rutgers    8 1 0
No. 9 Syracuse    8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State    8 3 0
Boston College    7 3 0
Florida State    7 4 0
Holy Cross    6 3 0
Navy    6 3 0
Penn State    6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame    6 4 0
Pacific (CA)    6 4 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Pittsburgh    5 4 1
Detroit    4 4 1
Boston University    4 5 0
San Jose State    4 5 0
Texas Tech    3 7 0
Marquette    2 7 1
Drake    2 7 0
Dayton    2 8 0
Miami (FL)    2 8 0
Colgate    1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Pacific competed as an independent in 1958. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4). For the season they outscored their opponents 266–178.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at CaliforniaW 24–20
September 27Arizona StateW 34–16
October 11BYU
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 26–840,000
October 18Cincinnati
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 6–12
October 25at MarquetteL 18–2710,711
November 1at Boston CollegeL 12–2516,000[1]
November 8San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 26–13
November 15Washington State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 0–3421,500
November 22at San Diego StateW 68–1711,000[2]
November 27at Fresno StateW 52–69,768[3]

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Team players in the NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Dick BassFullback – Halfback12Los Angeles Rams
Bob DentonDefensive end – Tackle671Cleveland Browns
Bob CoronadoWide receiver10116Chicago Bears

Notes

  1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

  1. "Boston 25, COP 12". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1958. p. C2 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Howard Hagen (November 23, 1958). "Bass, COP Rout Aztecs, 68-17". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "1958 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. "1959 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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