1973 Pacific Tigers football team
American college football season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1973 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Chester Caddas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing third in the PCAA, and outscored opponents 279 to 109. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record7–2–1 (2–1–1 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Chester Caddas (2nd season)
HomestadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
| 1973 Pacific Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–2–1 (2–1–1 PCAA) |
| Head coach |
|
| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Sacramento State* | W 22–0 | 15,230–15,273 | [1] | |
| September 15 | at UTEP* | W 34–9 | 13,670 | [2] | ||
| September 22 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wyoming* | L 14–49 | 17,095 | [3] | |
| October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | T 21–21 | 14,526 | [4] | |
| October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Long Beach State |
| W 10–6 | 12,484 | [5] |
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | San Diego State |
| L 10–13 | 14,783–14,785 | [6] |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Santa Clara* |
| W 44–6 | 13,562 | [7] |
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Cal State Los Angeles* |
| W 54–2 | 5,884 | [8] |
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| W 42–0 | 4,108 | [9] |
| November 17 | 10:30 p.m. | at Hawaii* | W 28–3 | 23,206 | [10] | |
| ||||||
Team players in the NFL
The following UOP players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.[13][14][15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Larry Bailey | Defensive tackle | 9 | 225 | Atlanta Falcons |
