1983 Pacific Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1983 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]
- Bob Cope (1st season)
| 1983 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–8 (2–4 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, in his first year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. On the field, they finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9, 1–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 211–347 over the season.
After the 1984 season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, Pacific's loss to UNLV turns into a forfeit win and their record is adjusted to 4–8, 2–4 PCAA.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Oregon* | W 21–15 | 26,273 | [2] | |
| September 10 | at West Virginia* | L 7–48 | 54,581 | [3] | |
| September 17 | at UNLV | W 7–28 (forfeit win) | 16,146 | [4][5] | |
| September 24 | Fresno State | L 14–34 | 16,234 | [6][7] | |
| October 1 | Cal State Fullerton | L 14–31 | 5,000 | [8] | |
| October 8 | Utah State |
| L 10–27 | 9,500 | [9] |
| October 15 | Long Beach State |
| L 16–28 | 8,100 | [10][11] |
| October 22 | Northern Arizona* |
| W 28–14 | 7,000 | [12] |
| October 29 | No. 19 Idaho* |
| L 19–31 | 11,500 | [13] |
| November 5 | at Nevada* | L 24–34 | 8,174 | [14] | |
| November 12 | at San Jose State | W 30–26 | 12,236 | [15] | |
| November 19 | at Hawaii* | L 21–31 | 38,290 | [16] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following UOP players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.[18][19][20]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Lionel Manuel | Wide receiver | 7 | 171 | New York Giants |
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.
