1959 Pacific Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1959 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)—now known as the University of the Pacific—as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers compiled a record of 6–4 and outscored opponents 132 to 117. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.
| 1959 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–4 |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Colorado State | L 6–9 | 17,000–17,500 | [1] | |
| October 3 | at Stanford | L 6–21 | 35,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | Washington State |
| L 12–20 | 15,500 | [3] |
| October 17 | Marquette |
| W 22–13 | 20,800 | [4] |
| October 24 | at Cincinnati | L 14–21 | 18,000 | [5] | |
| October 30 | at Hawaii | W 6–0 | 20,000 | [6] | |
| November 7 | Fresno State |
| W 18–13 | 12,500 | [7] |
| November 14 | Idaho |
| W 28–13 | 8,000 | [8] |
| November 20 | San Jose State |
| W 20–7 | 14,000 | [9] |
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Team players in the AFL/NFL
The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1960 NFL draft.[12][13][14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Carl Kammerer | Defensive end – Linebacker | 2 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Lee Murchison | Wide receiver | 6 | 70 | San Francisco 49ers |
The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1960 AFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | AFL team |
| Dick Bass | Halfback | 1 | First Selections | Houston Oilers |
| Lee Murchison | End | 2 | First Selections | Dallas Texans |
| Wayne Hawkins | Tackle | 2 | First Selections | Denver Broncos |
The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the inaugural season of the AFL.
| Player | Position | First AFL team |
| Henry Wallace | Defensive back | 1960 Los Angeles Chargers |
| Jack Larscheid | Halfback | 1960 Oakland Raiders |
| Tom Flores | Quarterback | 1960 Oakland Raiders |