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1957 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1957 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1957 college football season.

1957 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Navy   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Notre Dame   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Tech   –   2 – 8 – 0
Marquette   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Pacific competed as an independent in 1957. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties (5–3–2). For the season they outscored their opponents 145–127.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at San Diego State
W 32–69,500[1]
September 28Fresno State
W 34–1220,500[2]
October 5Tulsa
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–1320,000
October 12Kansas State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
T 7–7
October 19Idaho 
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
T 7–717,000[3]
October 26at Cincinnati
L 2–7
November 2at Marquette
W 21–75,953
November 9at San Jose State
W 21–6
November 16UCLA
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 0–2123,000[4]
November 23at Arizona State
L 0–41
  •  Homecoming

Team players in the NFL

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The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1958 NFL draft.[5][6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bill Striegel Guard – Tackle – Linebacker 8 88 Philadelphia Eagles

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 22, 1957). "Powerful COP Rips Aztecs, 32-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Vandals tie undefeated College of Pacific 7-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1957. p. 3.
  4. ^ Wolf, Al (November 17, 1957). "UCLA rolls over errant COP, 21-0". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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