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1960 Pacific Tigers football team

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1960 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Navy     9 2 0
Memphis State     8 2 0
Detroit     7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse     7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Oregon     7 3 1
Army     6 3 1
Oregon State     6 3 1
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Houston     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
San Jose State     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 3 3
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington State     4 5 1
Air Force     4 6 0
Boston University     3 5 2
Pacific (CA)     4 6 0
Boston College     3 6 1
Florida State     3 6 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Villanova     2 8 0
Dayton     1 9 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1960 college football season.

Pacific competed as an independent in 1960. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with their first losing record since 1954, a record of four wins and six losses (4–6). For the season they were outscored by their opponents 140–278.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at No. 3 WashingtonL 6–5539,047[1]
September 24MarquetteL 0–20
October 1Hawaii
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 28–208,000[2]
October 8at VillanovaW 24–7
October 22at Washington StateL 12–5115,500
October 29Idaho
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 25–14
November 5San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 26–20
November 12No. 19 Utah State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 6–457,500
November 19Iowa State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 6–146,459
November 26at Fresno StateL 7–3210,011[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

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The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1961 NFL draft.[4][5][6]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Willie Hector Tackle 5 60 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

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  1. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

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  1. ^ Hewins, Jack (September 18, 1960). "Huskies overwhelm COP's Tigers, 55-6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 2, sports.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "1961 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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