American college football season
The1976 Pacific Tigers football team represented theUniversity of the Pacific (UOP) in the1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of thePacific Coast Athletic Association .[ note 1]
The team was led by head coachChester Caddas , in his fifth year, and played their home games atPacific Memorial Stadium [ note 2] inStockton, California . They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 0–4 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored 190–301 over the season, including six straight losses to end the season.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 atAir Force * L 3–3621,347 [ 1] September 18 Idaho * L 28–3111,769 [ 2] September 25 Hawaii * Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA W 21–128,625 [ 3] [ 4] October 2 Long Beach State Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA L 14–177,318 [ 5] [ 6] October 9 No. 2UNLV * Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA W 38–139,327 [ 7] October 16 atSan Diego State * L 15–2131,045 [ 8] October 23 atSouthwestern Louisiana * L 10–38[ 9] October 30 atFresno State L 7–3510,200 [ 10] November 6 atCal State Fullerton L 7–172,168 [ 11] November 13 San Jose State L 30–5018,093 [ 12] November 20 atUtah State * L 17–3111,075 [ 13] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players in the NFL [ edit ] The following UOP players were selected in the1977 NFL draft .[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Player Position Round Overall NFL team Al Cleveland Defensive end 8 208 Dallas Cowboys
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