1985 Pacific Tigers football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–7 (2–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Fresno State $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –1
Cal State Fullerton 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
UNLV 4 –2 –15 –5 –1
Long Beach State 4 –3 –06 –6 –0
Utah State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
San Jose State 2 –4 –12 –8 –1
Pacific (CA) 2 –5 –05 –7 –0
New Mexico State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1985 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, in his third year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (5–7, 2–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 292–301 over the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Sacramento State*
W 49–1724,498[1]
September 14at Central Michigan*
L 10–27
September 21at Arizona State*
L 0–27
September 28Utah State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 33–715,000[2]
October 5at New Mexico State
W 19–10
October 12at UNLV
L 14–2419,970[3]
October 19at Hawaii*
W 24–1541,500[4][5]
October 26at San Jose State
L 26–3411,294[6]
November 2Long Beach Statedagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 7–2016,723[7][8]
November 9Fresno State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 37–4314,000[9]
November 23Weber State*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 36–34
November 30Cal State Fullerton
L 37–434,215[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[11][12]

Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Gene ThomasWide receiver11304New England Patriots

Notes

  1. ↑ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. ↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

  1. ↑ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". p. 142. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ↑ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ↑ A Touch of Magic In The Air; 1986 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1986.
  8. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1985. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ Mike Penner (December 1, 1985). "Collins Goes Out in Style". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ↑ "1985 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ "1985 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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