1981 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1981 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

1981 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (2–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $500930
Utah State411551
Fresno State230560
Pacific (CA)230560
Cal State Fullerton140380
Long Beach State140280
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led by head coach Bob Toledo, in his third year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–3 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 170–253 over the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Central Michigan*W 10–3
September 12at No. 17 Washington*L 14–3445,134
September 19at Oregon*L 0–3424,519
October 3at Washington State*L 0–3117,923[1]
October 10Utah State*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 14–1714,000[2]
October 17at Long Beach StateW 17–108,646[3]
October 24Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 27–3013,500[4]
October 31Cal State Fullerton
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 17–1615,003[5]
November 7at South Carolina*W 23–2151,879[6][7]
November 14at San Jose StateL 25–40
November 21at Hawaii*W 23–1738,368[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Mike MerriweatherLinebacker370Pittsburgh Steelers
Kirk HarmonLinebacker8206Minnesota Vikings

Notes

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