1973 Pacific Tigers football team

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1973 Pacific Tigers football team - Wikipedia

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1973 Pacific Tigers football

Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	7–2–1 (2–1–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Chester Caddas (2nd season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
San Diego State $	3	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
San Jose State	2	–	0	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Pacific (CA)	2	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Long Beach State	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1973 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 1]}

The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his second year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium^{[note 2]} in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1, 2–1–1 PCAA). The Tigers outscored their opponents 279–109 for the entire season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Sacramento State*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 22–0	3,500	^[1]
September 15	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 34–9	13,670	^[2]
September 22	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–49	17,095	^[3]
October 6	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 21–21
October 13	Long Beach State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 10–6
October 20	San Diego State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 10–13	14,785	^[4]
October 27	Santa Clara*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 44–6
November 3	Cal State Los Angeles*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 54–2	5,884	^[5]
November 10	Fresno State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 42–0
November 17	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 28–3	23,206	^[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[7]

Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Larry Bailey	Defensive tackle	9	225	Atlanta Falcons

Notes

^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ "UTEP falls to Pacific by 34–9 tab". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wyoming junior QB bulldogs Pacific as Cowboys win 49–14". The Sacramento Bee. September 12, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "PCAA San Diego St. 13, Pacific 10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pacific 54, Cal St. LA 2". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1973. p. III-11. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
^ "1973 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "1974 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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