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The 1961 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)—now known as the University of the Pacific (UOP)—as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John Rohde, the Tigers compiled a record of 5–4 and outscored opponents 200 to 187. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Headcoach
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1961 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1960
1962 
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1961 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Arizona  811
Westminster (UT)  711
La Verne  720
Idaho State  521
San Francisco  420
Cal Poly Pomona  630
San Jose State  640
Eastern New Mexico  640
Los Angeles Pacific  530
Montana State  431
Pacific (CA)  540
Azusa  430
Oregon State  550
Santa Clara  330
Oregon  460
Claremont  360
Air Force  370
Washington State  370
Cal Western  370
Idaho  270
San Diego  280
Southern California College  150
UC Riverside  170
Pepperdine  190
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Long Beach StateW 12–76,500[1]
September 22at San Jose StateL 0–1617,000
September 29at San DiegoW 40–7
October 7Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 19–2010,000[2]
October 14New Mexico StateL 19–708,200[3]
October 21San Diego Marines[note 2]
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 12–95,000[4][5]
October 28Los Angeles State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 45–27
November 4at IdahoW 27–25,800[6][7]
November 11San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 26–29
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Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1962 NFL draft.[10][11][12]

The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the NFL starting with the 1962 season.

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
Bobby ReedHalfback1962 Minnesota Vikings

Notes

  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Memorial Stadium on the New Mexico State campus, which was opened for the 1978 season
  2. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

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