1953 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1953 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1953 college football season.

1953 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
1953 record	4–4–2
Head coach	Jack Myers (1st season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium

1953 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	4	–	2
San Jose State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					5	–	6	–	0
Nevada			–					2	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					2	–	6	–	0

Pacific competed as an independent in 1953. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their first season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2). For the season they outscored their opponents 191–172.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	W 25–20
September 26	Washington State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	L 20–26	23,203
October 3	Tulsa	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	L 13–22
October 10	Hawaii	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	W 26–8
October 17	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas	L 7–34	12,000
October 24	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin	T 20–20
November 7	at San Jose State[note 3]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 6–7
November 14	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, Idaho	W 33–0
November 21	Fresno State[note 4]	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	T 21–21
November 26	Utah State[note 5]	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	W 20–14

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Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

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.
3. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
5. Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College from 1929 to 1957.

References

1. "1953 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
2. "1954 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
3. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
4. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.