1961 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1961 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

1961 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
1961 record	5–4
Head coach	John Rohde (1st season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium

1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace			–					9	–	0	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	2	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	9	–	0

Pacific competed as an independent in 1961. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their first season under head coach John Rohde, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). For the season they outscored their opponents 200–187.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Long Beach State[note 3]	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	W 12–7
September 22	at San Jose State[note 4]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 0–16
September 29	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego	W 40–7
October 7	Fresno State[note 5]	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	L 19–20	10,000[1]
October 14	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium[note 6] Las Cruces, New Mexico	L 19–70
October 21	at San Diego Marines[note 7]	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego	W 12–9
October 28	Los Angeles State[note 8]	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	W 45–27
November 4	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, Idaho	W 27–2
November 11	San Jose State[note 9]	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	L 26–29

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Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the NFL starting with the 1962 season.

Player	Position	First AFL team
Bobby Reed	Halfback	1962 Minnesota Vikings

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. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
6. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Memorial Stadium on the New Mexico State campus, which was opened for the 1978 season
7. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
8. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
9. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. "1961 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
3. "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
4. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
5. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.