1939 Pacific Tigers football team

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1939 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1939 record6–6–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaxter Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 1
Chico State 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Cal Aggies 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)[note 1] as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC)[note 2] during the 1939 college football season. The team was led by head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton, California. This was Stagg's 50th year as a head coach and his seventh at College of the Pacific. Pacific compiled an overall record of 6–6–1 with a conference mark of 2–1, placing second in the FWC. The Tigers outscored their opponents 145–116 on the season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23South Dakota*
W 6–0
September 30at California*
W 6–0
October 6at Loyola (CA)*
T 13–1310,000[2]
October 20San Jose State*dagger
L 3–1315,000
October 27California JV*
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 32–7
November 4at Fresno State*
L 0–711,227[3][4]
November 10Northern Branch
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–12
November 18at Arizona*
L 7–12
November 23at Chico State
W 31–6[5]
December 2at Nevada
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 0–8
December 7at San Diego Marines[note 3]*
L 0–14
December 16at Hawaii*
W 19–618,000[6]
December 20at Healani Athletic Club*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 7–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[7]

Team players in the NFL[]

No College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References[]

  1. ^ Joe Marvin. "Stagg at Pacific: PART II - 1937-1939" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Charles Curtis (October 7, 1939). "Tigers Come From Behind Twice to Tie Lions, 13-13: Stagg Fields Tricky Team". Los Angeles Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Fresno State Whips Pacific". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 5, 1939. p. 23. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Football Results". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. November 24, 1939. p. 5 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  6. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  7. ^ "1939 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "1940 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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