1970 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1970 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

1970 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State +510920
Long Beach State +510921
Fresno State420840
Pacific (CA)230560
San Jose State230290
UC Santa Barbara150290
Cal State Los Angeles040190
  • + – Conference co-champions

Led by first-year head coach Homer Smith,[1] the Tigers played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They opened with three wins, finished at 5–6 (2–3 PCAA, tied for fourth), and were outscored 231 to 166.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at UTEP*W 24–18
September 19Long Beach StateW 9–615,840[2]
September 26at Idaho*W 17–1010,000[3]
October 3at Fresno StateL 14–348,486[4]
October 10at No. 19 LSU*L 0–3448,000[5]
October 17Santa Clara*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 47–23
October 24San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 7–48
October 31at UC Santa BarbaraW 27–133,000[6]
November 7No. 14 San Diego State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 13–1415,000[7]
November 14at Colorado State*L 8–1719,758[8]
November 21at Hawaii*L 0–1417,362[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10][11]

NFL Draft

One UOP Tiger was selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Honor JacksonDefensive back9233Dallas Cowboys

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