American college football season
The 1973 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association .[ note 1]
The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas , in his second year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium [ note 2] in Stockton, California . They finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1, 2–1–1 PCAA). The Tigers outscored their opponents 279–109 for the entire season.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Sacramento State * W 22–03,500 [ 1]
September 15 at UTEP * W 34–913,670 [ 2]
September 22 at Wyoming * L 14–4917,095 [ 3]
October 6 at San Jose State T 21–21
October 13 Long Beach State Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA W 10–6
October 20 San Diego State Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA L 10–1314,785 [ 4]
October 27 Santa Clara * Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA W 44–6
November 3 Cal State Los Angeles * Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA W 54–25,884 [ 5]
November 10 Fresno State Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA W 42–0
November 17 at Hawaii * W 28–323,206 [ 6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
[ 7]
Team players in the NFL
The following UOP players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Player
Position
Round
Overall
NFL team
Larry Bailey
Defensive tackle
9
225
Atlanta Falcons
Notes
References
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 26, 2022 .
^ "UTEP falls to Pacific by 34–9 tab" . Albuquerque Journal . September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wyoming junior QB bulldogs Pacific as Cowboys win 49–14" . The Sacramento Bee . September 12, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "PCAA San Diego St. 13, Pacific 10" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pacific 54, Cal St. LA 2" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1973. p. III-11. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007 .
^ "1973 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results" . Retrieved January 30, 2017 .
^ "1974 NFL Draft" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
^ "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017 .
^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific" . Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017 .
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