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1978 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1978 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

1978 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record4–8 (3–2 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Utah State's game against Wyoming counted in the conference standings.

The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 3–2 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 222–306 over the season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Arizona State*
L 7–4269,527[1]
September 16UC Davis*
L 14–3112,442[2][3]
September 23at California*
L 6–2437,500[4]
September 30Long Beach State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 14–08,932[5][6]
October 7Cal State Fullerton
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 35–178,464[7]
October 14at Fresno State
W 27–78,279[8]
October 21at San Diego State*
L 28–3137,219[9]
October 28at Hawaii*
W 27–1736,867[10]
November 4at Utah State
L 14–4015,264[11]
November 11San Jose State 
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 31–3314,000[12]
November 18at New Mexico*
L 6–4411,910[13]
November 25Colorado State*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 13–205,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  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. ^ "Malone spearheads ASU". The Oregonian. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Davis passing game blitzes UOP 31–14". The Modesto Bee. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pacific falls to Cal, 24–6". Contra Costa Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 49er Football; 1979 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1979.
  6. ^ "Pacific blanks Long Beach St". The Daily Breeze. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Pete Donovan (October 8, 1978). "Same sad song for Titans, 35–17". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-20. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "UOP's Parker too much for Fresno State". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Mike Granberry (October 22, 1978). "Aztecs, Buoyed by Pass Defense, Hold Back Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ "UOP passes up UH homecoming". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Utah State clobbers Pacific, 40–14; Gets share of PCAA title". The Fresno Bee. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UOP loses on last play 33–31". The Modesto Bee. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "New Mexico romps over Pacific, 44–6". Albuquerque Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Close but no cigar as UOP loses to Colorado State". The Modesto Bee. November 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1978 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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