1977_Pacific_Tigers_football_team

1977 Pacific Tigers football team

1977 Pacific Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1977 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

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The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–1 PCAA). The Tigers outscored their opponents 230–161 over the season.

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Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bruce GibsonRunning back7177Detroit Lions
Joe ConronWide receiver12332Oakland Raiders

The following finished their college career in 1977, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Brian PeetsTight end1978 Seattle Seahawks

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. [N 2]
    Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

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    "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
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    "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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    "Long Beach Loses 2nd In Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 23, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    49er Football; 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
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    Bill Finley (November 6, 1977). "Aztecs Explode Past U. of Pacific, 29-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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    "Pacific drown Indians, 31–0". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1977. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Dave Distel (November 20, 1977). "Titans' Last Is Their Worst, 49-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "1977 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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    "1977 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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    "1978 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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    "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. [14]
    "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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