1941 Pacific Tigers football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–7 (3–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaxter Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Aggies 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 4
Chico State 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 2
Humboldt State 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 100 to 72 for the season.[1] The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.

During a September 24 game against Hawaii in Stockton, a distressed army flying cadet tried to land his plane at the stadium, diving for 30 minutes "a few feet over the heads of terrified spectators and players and clipped the stadium power line, darkening the field."[2] The cadet ultimately landed his plane safely in the stadium parking lot.[2]

Pacific was ranked at No. 199 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Hawaii*
L 0–1412,000[4][5]
October 3Chico State
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 7–0[6]
October 11vs. SMU*Tyler, TX (Rose Festival game)L 0–3412,500[7]
October 17Cal Aggies
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 7–0
October 24San Jose State*dagger
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 0–7
November 1Humboldt State
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 19–0
November 11at Fresno State*
L 0–1313,000[8][9]
November 19at Santa Barbara State*
L 6–7[10]
November 26California JV*
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 20–0
November 29at Pacific Lutheran*Tacoma, WAL 7–13
December 5at San Diego State*
L 6–129,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[12]

References

  1. ^ Marvin, Joe (May 2000). "Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (3). LA84 Foundation: 8–9. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Flier Attempts Landing During Football Game". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 27, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rainbows Defeat Pacific, 14-0". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 25, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  6. ^ "Pacific Beats Chico State". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 4, 1941. p. 15 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  7. ^ Richard West (October 12, 1941). "S.M.U. Wallops College of Pacific". The Shreveport Times. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fresno Trips Pacific". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Santa Barbara Wins From C.O.P. Eleven". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 20, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Charles Byrne (December 6, 1941). "Aztecs Whip Staggmen, 12 to 6, in Thrill-Packed Game". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  12. ^ "1941 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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