1962 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1962 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.

1962 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State   –  8 –1 –0
Oregon State   –  9 –2 –0
No. 9 Penn State   –  9 –2 –0
West Texas State   –  9 –2 –0
Boston College   –  8 –2 –0
Utah State   –  8 –2 –0
Villanova   –  7 –3 –0
Buffalo   –  6 –3 –0
Oregon   –  6 –3 –1
Houston   –  7 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –  7 –4 –0
Army   –  6 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  6 –4 –0
Louisville   –  6 –4 –0
Xavier   –  6 –4 –0
Florida State   –  4 –3 –3
Air Force   –  5 –5 –0
Montana   –  5 –5 –0
Navy   –  5 –5 –0
Notre Dame   –  5 –5 –0
Pacific (CA)   –  5 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  5 –5 –0
Syracuse   –  5 –5 –0
Texas Western   –  4 –5 –0
New Mexico State   –  4 –6 –0
Colgate   –  3 –5 –1
Idaho   –  2 –6 –1
San Jose State   –  2 –8 –1
Boston University   –  2 –7 –0
Dayton   –  2 –8 –0
Detroit   –  1 –8 –0
Hardin–Simmons   –  1 –9 –0
Colorado State   –  0 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Pacific competed as an independent in 1962. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their second season under head coach John Rohde, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5). For the season they were outscored by their opponents 180–187.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15BYU
W 26–7
September 22at New Mexico State
L 6–28
September 29Santa Clara
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 28–6
October 6San Diego Marines[note 3]
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 14–7
October 13at Los Angeles State
W 34–13
October 20at Oregon State
L 6–4012,021
October 27Washington State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 13–1211,050
November 3San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 22–24
November 10at San Diego State
L 18–3212,500[1]
November 17at Fresno State
L 13–1810,973[2]

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Team players in the AFL/NFL

The following University of the Pacific players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Roy WilliamsDefensive tackle227Detroit Lions

The following University of the Pacific players were selected in the 1963 AFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallAFL team
Roy WilliamsDefensive tackle426San Diego Chargers

The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the AFL starting with the 1963 season.

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
Herman UrendaEnd, defensive back1963 Oakland Raiders

Notes
  1. University of the Pacific (UOP) had been 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.
  3. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References
  1. Howard Hagen (November 11, 1962). "Aztecs Rip Pacific, 32-18". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "1962 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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