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1954 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pepperdine     6 2 0
San Jose State     7 3 0
Pacific (CA)     4 5 0
Hawaii     4 4 0
La Verne     2 6 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     1 8 0

The 1954 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)—now known as the University of the Pacific (UOP)—as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers compiled a record of 4–5 and were outscored by their opponents 118 to 99. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17StanfordL 12–13
September 25at Washington StateL 0–1812,000
October 2at IndianaL 6–3423,648
October 9Idaho
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 13–09,500
October 16at Colorado A&MW 15–7
October 23Texas Tech
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 20–714,171
October 30at CincinnatiL 7–1318,000
November 6San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 13–7
November 13Marquette
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 13–1910,000

Team players in the NFL

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1955 NFL draft.

The following finished their college career in 1954, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Fred Miller Tackle 1955 Washington Redskins

References

  1. "Pacific shuts out Idaho 13-0". Lodi New-Sentinel. (California). October 11, 1954. p. 8.
  2. Dick Forbes (October 31, 1954). "UC Keeps Streak Alive With 13–7 Victory: COP Eleven Rugged, But Bearcats Manage To Notch 15th In Row". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1954 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. "1955 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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