1981 Pacific Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1981 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (2–3 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Bob Toledo (3rd season)
HomestadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
| 1981 Pacific Tigers football | |
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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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| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by head coach Bob Toledo, in his third year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–3 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 170–253 over the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Central Michigan* | W 10–3 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | at No. 17 Washington* | L 14–34 | 45,134 | [2] | |
| September 19 | at Oregon* | L 0–34 | 24,519 | [3] | |
| October 3 | at Washington State* | L 0–31 | 17,923 | [4] | |
| October 10 | Utah State |
| L 14–17 | 14,000 | [5] |
| October 17 | at Long Beach State | W 17–10 | 8,646 | [6] | |
| October 24 | Fresno State |
| L 27–30 | 13,500 | [7] |
| October 31 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 17–16 | 15,003 | [8] |
| November 7 | at South Carolina* | W 23–21 | 51,879 | [9][10] | |
| November 14 | at San Jose State | L 25–40 | 15,060 | [11] | |
| November 21 | at Hawaii* | W 23–17 | 38,368 | [12] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following UOP players were selected in the 1982 NFL draft.[14][15][16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Mike Merriweather | Linebacker | 3 | 70 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Kirk Harmon | Linebacker | 8 | 206 | Minnesota Vikings |
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.