1957 Pacific Tigers football team

1957 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Navy   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Notre Dame   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
  –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Tech   –   2 – 8 – 0
Marquette   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)—now known as the University of the Pacific—as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers compiled a record of 5–3–2 and outscored opponents 145 to 127. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at San Diego State
W 32–69,500[1]
September 28Fresno State
W 34–1220,500[2]
October 5Tulsa
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–1316,000–20,000
October 12Kansas State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
T 7–711,000
October 19Idaho
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
T 7–717,000[3]
October 26at Cincinnati
L 2–7
November 2at Marquette
W 21–75,953
November 9at San Jose State
W 21–614,500
November 16UCLA
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 0–2123,000[4]
November 23at Arizona State
L 0–4117,000–17,500[5]
  • Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1958 NFL draft.[8][9][10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bill Striegel Guard – Tackle – Linebacker 8 88 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (September 22, 1957). "Powerful COP Rips Aztecs, 32-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Vandals tie undefeated College of Pacific 7-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1957. p. 3.
  4. ^ Wolf, Al (November 17, 1957). "UCLA rolls over errant COP, 21-0". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167235241.
  5. ^ "College of Pacific walloped by undefeated Arizona State". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 24, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1957 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "1957-58 Pacific Tigers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  8. ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". NFL.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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