1995 Pacific Tigers football team

1995 Pacific Tigers football
1995 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 Big West)
Head coach	Chuck Shelton (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Bleil (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Craig Wederquist (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stagg Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994

The 1995 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific as a member of Big West Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Pacific compiled an overall record 3–8 with a conference mark of 2–4, tying for eighth place in the Big West. The Tigers offense scored 240 points while the defense allowed 439 points.

ConferenceBig West Conference

Record3–8 (2–4 Big West)

Headcoach

Chuck Shelton (4th season)

OffensivecoordinatorBill Bleil (4th season)

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1995 Big West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Nevada $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UNLV	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

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On December 20, 1995, the school announced it was dropping its football program, citing financial concerns.^[1]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		at No. 19 Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 9–41	48,434
September 9		Oregon State*	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 23–10	10,763
September 16		at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 24–56	34,152	^[2]
September 23	11:00 a.m.	at No. 2 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–49	75,630
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 7–45	38,736
October 14		Louisiana Tech	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 47–41	14,231	^[3]
October 21		at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 3–45	12,140	^[4]
October 28		at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Victory Bell)	W 32–30	9,367
November 4		New Mexico State	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 37–39	8,806
November 11		Nevada	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 29–45	9,252
November 18		at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 22–38	7,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	0	6	9
No. 19 Wildcats	14	6	14	7	41

Statistics	PAC	ARIZ
First downs	12	23
Plays–yards	65–243	73–475
Rushes–yards	27–61	46–221
Passing yards	182	254
Passing: comp–att–int	18–38–1	15–27–1
Turnovers	2	2

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pacific	Passing	Chad Fotheringham	12/28, 84 yards, INT
	Rushing	Joe Abdullah	22 rushes, 63 yards
	Receiving	Damon Bowers	4 receptions, 32 yards
Arizona	Passing	Dan White	15/24, 254 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Gary Taylor	11 rushes, 96 yards
	Receiving	Richard Dice	2 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	0	3	7	10
Tigers	7	3	0	13	23

1995 Pacific Tigers football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At No. 19 Arizona

Oregon State

At Fresno State

At No. 2 Nebraska

At No. 17 Oregon

Louisiana Tech

At Southwestern Louisiana

At San Jose State

New Mexico State

Nevada

At Utah State

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Statistics	ORST	PAC
First downs	17	20
Plays–yards	77–245	72–335
Rushes–yards	59–218	39–152
Passing yards	27	183
Passing: comp–att–int	2–18–1	17–33–1
Turnovers	5	3

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State	Passing	Rahim Muhammad	1/2, 21 yards
	Rushing	J. D. Stewart	11 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Cameron Reynolds	1 reception, 21 yards
Pacific	Passing	Chad Fotheringham	17/33, 183 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Joe Abdullah	25 rushes, 142 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eric Atkins	6 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Statistics	PAC	FRES
First downs	24	12
Plays–yards	81–393	66–490
Rushes–yards	38–229	47–268
Passing yards	164	222
Passing: comp–att–int	15–43–1	14–19–1
Turnovers	3	3

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pacific	Passing	Nick Sellers	10/27, 130 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Joe Abdullah	23 rushes, 166 yards
	Receiving	Eric Atkins	6 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	Richie Donati	8/11, 114 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jerome Oliver	18 rushes, 96 yards
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	5 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	PAC	NEB
First downs	7	36
Plays–yards	48–197	106–731
Rushes–yards	17–60	70–569
Passing yards	137	162
Passing: comp–att–int	14–31–1	16–36–2
Turnovers	1	2

Statistics	PAC	ORE
First downs	10	28
Plays–yards	69–217	76–523
Rushes–yards	34–52	46–223
Passing yards	165	300
Passing: comp–att–int	13–35–1	18–30–0
Turnovers	3	0

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pacific	Passing	Graham Leigh	6/13, 113 yards, TD
	Rushing	Joe Abdullah	20 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Greg Watson	2 receptions, 45 yards
Oregon	Passing	Tony Graziani	15/23, 222 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ricky Whittle	19 rushes, 130 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cristin McLemore	2 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Statistics	LT	PAC
First downs	28	22
Plays–yards	78–599	65–387
Rushes–yards	36–154	34–155
Passing yards	445	232
Passing: comp–att–int	31–42–2	23–31–0
Turnovers	5	4

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Jason Martin	31/41, 445 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lee Ragsdale	10 rushes, 54 yards
	Receiving	Chad Mackey	15 receptions, 263 yards, 2 TD
Pacific	Passing	Nick Sellers	23/31, 232 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Joe Abdullah	18 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Eric Atkins	5 receptions, 89 yards

Statistics	PAC	USL
First downs	13	25
Plays–yards	61–181	75–554
Rushes–yards	26–52	51–298
Passing yards	129	256
Passing: comp–att–int	16–35–1	15–24–0
Turnovers	2	1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	3	0	3
Ragin' Cajuns	14	17	14	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	14	10	7	14	45
Tigers	3	0	13	13	29

Statistics	PAC	SJSU
First downs	24	27
Plays–yards	74–439	79–432
Rushes–yards	45–232	45–219
Passing yards	204	213
Passing: comp–att–int	16–29–2	19–34–2
Turnovers	2	3

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Pacific	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Pacific	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving