1959 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Syracuse   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 12 Penn State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 2 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State   –   6 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh   –   6 – 4 – 0
Washington State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   5 – 4 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   4 – 4 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 7 – 0
Oregon State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 9 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.

Pacific competed as an independent in 1959. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their seventh season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). For the season they outscored their opponents 132–117.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Colorado State
L 6–917,000[1]
October 3at Stanford
L 6–21
October 10Washington State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 12–2015,500
October 17Marquette
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 22–13
October 24at Cincinnati
L 14–21
October 30at Hawaii
W 6–020,000[2]
November 7Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 18–1312,500[3]
November 14Idaho
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 28–138,000[4]
November 20San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 20–7

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Team players in the AFL/NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Carl Kammerer Defensive end – Linebacker 2 22 San Francisco 49ers
Lee Murchison Wide receiver 6 70 San Francisco 49ers

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1960 AFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall AFL team
Dick Bass Halfback 1 First Selections Houston Oilers
Lee Murchison End 2 First Selections Dallas Texans
Wayne Hawkins Tackle 2 First Selections Denver Broncos

The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the inaugural season of the AFL.

Player Position First AFL team
Henry Wallace Defensive back 1960 Los Angeles Chargers
Jack Larscheid Halfback 1960 Oakland Raiders
Tom Flores Quarterback 1960 Oakland Raiders

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.

References

  1. ^ "Underdog Colorado State Surprises Bass, COP 9-6". Great Falls Tribune. September 20, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "COP rolls over Idaho, 28-13". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). November 16, 1959. p. 10.
  5. ^ "1959 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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