American college football season
The1958 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)—now known as theUniversity of the Pacific—as an independent during the1958 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coachJack Myers, the Tigers compiled a record of 6–4 and outscored opponents 266 to 178. The team played home games atPacific Memorial Stadium inStockton, California.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | atCalifornia | | W 24–20 | 40,000 | |
| September 27 | Arizona State | | W 34–16 | 31,008 | [1] |
| October 11 | BYU | - Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, CA
| W 26–8 | 25,473 | [2] |
| October 18 | Cincinnati | - Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, CA
| L 6–12 | 28,642 | |
| October 25 | atMarquette | | L 18–27 | 10,711 | |
| November 1 | atBoston College | | L 12–25 | 16,000 | [3] |
| November 8 | San Jose State | | W 26–13 | 28,000 | |
| November 15 | Washington State | - Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, CA
| L 0–34 | 21,500 | |
| November 22 | atSan Diego State | | W 68–17 | 11,000 | [4] |
| November 27 | atFresno State | | W 52–6 | 9,768–11,500 | [5] |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the1959 NFL draft.[8][9][10]
- ^"Bass runs wild as C.O.P. wins".Oakland Tribune. September 28, 1958. RetrievedApril 6, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"COP scores early, tips BYU 26 to 8".The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 12, 1958. RetrievedApril 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Boston 25, COP 12".The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1958. p. C2 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Howard Hagen (November 23, 1958). "Bass, COP Rout Aztecs, 68-17".The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- ^"Fresno State 2016 Media Guide"(PDF). RetrievedDecember 8, 2016.
- ^"1958 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results".College Football at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference. RetrievedApril 7, 2025.
- ^"1958-59 Pacific Tigers; Schedule/Results".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedApril 8, 2025.
- ^"1959 NFL Draft". Archived fromthe original on May 27, 2009. RetrievedDecember 7, 2016.
- ^"Pacific Players/Alumni". RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017.
- ^"Draft History: U. of Pacific". RetrievedMarch 18, 2017.
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