1970 Pacific Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1970 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Homer Smith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA, and were outscored by opponents 231 to 166. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (2–3 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Homer Smith (1st season)
HomestadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (2–3 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smith was hired by Pacific in March 1970.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at UTEP* | W 24–18 | 23,450 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Long Beach State | W 9–6 | 15,840 | [3] | |
| September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho* | W 17–10 | 8,600–10,000 | [4] | |
| October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | L 14–34 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at No. 19 LSU* | L 0–34 | 48,000 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Santa Clara* |
| W 47–23 | 16,100 | [7] |
| October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | San Jose State |
| L 7–48 | 10,400 | [8] |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at UC Santa Barbara | W 27–13 | 3,000 | [9] | |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 14 San Diego State |
| L 13–14 | 13,200–15,000 | [10] |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Colorado State* | L 8–17 | 19,758 | [11] | |
| November 21 | 11:00 p.m. | at Hawaii* | L 0–14 | 17,362 | [12] | |
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NFL draft
One Pacific Tiger was selected in the 1971 NFL draft.[15][16][17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Honor Jackson | Defensive back | 9 | 233 | Dallas Cowboys |
