1957 Pacific Tigers football team
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The 1957 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1957 college football season.
Pacific competed as an independent in 1957. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties (5–3–2). For the season they outscored their opponents 145–127.
Schedule
September 21at San Diego State[note 3]
W 32–69,500[1] September 28Fresno State[note 4]
W 34–1220,500[2] October 5Tulsa
- Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, California
W 21–13 October 12Kansas State
- Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, California
T 7–7 October 19Idaho
- Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, California
T 7–717,000 October 26at Cincinnati
L 2–7 November 2at Marquette
- Marquette Stadium
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
W 21–7 November 9at San Jose State[note 5]
W 21–6 November 16UCLA
- Pacific Memorial Stadium
- Stockton, California
L 0–21 November 23at Arizona State[note 6]
L 0–41
Team players in the NFL
The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Bill Striegel | Guard – Tackle – Linebacker | 8 | 88 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Notes
- ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.
References
- ^ Howard Hagen (September 22, 1957). "Powerful COP Rips Aztecs, 32-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1957 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.