1987 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1987 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

1987 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–7 (3–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Fresno State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Cal State Fullerton 4 –3 –06 –6 –0
UNLV 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Utah State 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Pacific (CA) 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Long Beach State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
New Mexico State 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, in his fifth year, and played 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, 3–4 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 174–252 over the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at California*
L 0–42
September 12Sacramento State*
W 31–718,025[1]
September 19at No. 15 Arizona State*
L 12–3170,091[2]
September 26at No. 18 Washington*
L 3–3169,605[3]
October 3New Mexico State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 23–79,817[4]
October 10Long Beach State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 6–99,747[5]
October 17at Utah State
L 13–178,775[6]
October 24Fresno Statedagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 23–2216,389[7]
November 7at San Jose State
L 17–42
November 14at Cal State Fullerton
W 22–143,114[8]
November 21at UNLV
L 24–3014,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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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. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  4. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1987. p. III-16. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. Dick Wagner (October 11, 1987). "Long Beach Gets Win on Browning's Score". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  7. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. Robyn Norwood (November 15, 1987). "Fullerton Outgains Pacific, 494-189, and Still Bungles the Game, 22-14". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". p. 145. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  10. "1987 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  11. "1987 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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