1936 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1936 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)[note 1] during the 1936 college football season.

1936 Pacific Tigers football
Far Western champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1936 record	5–4–1 (4–0 FWC)
Head coach	Amos Alonzo Stagg (4th season)
Home stadium	Baxter Stadium

1936 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA) $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Fresno State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Nevada	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Cal Aggies	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Chico State	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

COP competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The team was led by head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton, California. This was Stagg's 47th year as a head coach and his fourth at College of the Pacific. The Tigers finished as champion of the FWC, with five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 4–0 FWC). Overall, the Tigers outscored their opponents 107–63 for the season.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	L 0–14
October 2	California JV*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 26–0
October 10	at San Jose State[note 3]*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 0–8
October 17	at Chico State[note 4]	College Field Chico, California	W 20–0[2]
October 23	at Loyola (CA)[note 5]*	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	L 6–7
October 31	Cal Aggies[note 6]	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 13–0
November 6	Nevada	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 25–0
November 13	Fresno State[note 7]	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	W 17–0	7,000[3][4]
November 26	Saint Mary's*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	L 0–34
December 5	at San Diego Marines[note 8]*	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego	T 0–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1937 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes

1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
6. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
7. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
8. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

1. Joe Marvin. "Stagg at Pacific: PART I - 1933-1936" (PDF). Retrieved April 4, 2017.
2. "Pacific Beats Chico State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 18, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. Ed W. Orman (November 14, 1936). "Pacific Routs Fresno 17-0 And Wins Conference Title; Bulldogs Are Rudely Upset By Underrated Stockton Grid Team". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1936 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
6. "1937 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
7. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
8. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.