American college football season
1979 Pacific Tigers football |
---|
Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
---|
Record | 3–7 (0–5 PCAA) |
---|
Head coach | |
---|
Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
---|
Seasons |
1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
Utah State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Long Beach State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Fresno State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
San Jose State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Pacific (CA) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
|
- $ – Conference champion
- Records adjusted for San Jose State forfeits
|
The 1979 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]
The team was led by head coach Bob Toledo, in his first year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 162–193 over the season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 8 | at UTEP* | | L 7–31 | 23,400 | |
September 15 | Cal Poly* | | W 31–17 | 17,600–19,385 | [1][2] |
September 22 | at Idaho* | | L 13–17 | | [3] |
September 29 | Cal State Fullerton | - Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, CA
| L 7–17 | 16,400 | [4][5] |
October 6 | at Iowa State* | | W 24–7 | 47,600 | [6] |
October 13 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | | W 10–7 | | |
October 20 | Utah State | - Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, CA
| L 14–15 | | |
October 27 | Fresno State | - Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, CA
| L 10–33 | 25,300 | [7] |
November 3 | at Long Beach State | | L 15–17 | 5,733 | [8] |
November 10 | at San Jose State | | L 31–32 | 11,700 | [9] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
|
[10][11]
Roster
1979 Pacific Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 1 | Gregory Jiles | Jr | C | 78 | Andy Lewandowski | So | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
Team players in the NFL
The following UOP players were selected in the 1980 NFL draft.[12][13][14]
The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Notes
References
- ^ "Oxy's Allen Off to Rough Start". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1979. p. III-17. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Killen, John (September 23, 1979). "Idaho nips Pacific". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1D.
- ^ Pete Donovan (September 30, 1979). "Surprise! Titans Defeat Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pete Donovan (September 30, 1979). "Fullerton Surprises Pacific, 17-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-20. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2016 Iowa State Football" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ 49er; 1980 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1980.
- ^ "Luther Rallies San Jose State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "1979 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 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.
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|