The 1947 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. They outscored all opponents by a combined total of 373 to 111. At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to two different bowl games. The first was the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California versus Utah State. The second was a New Year's Day (1948) game, the Raisin Bowl in Fresno, California against Wichita. The Tigers were victorious in both of the bowl games.
| 1947 Pacific Tigers football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 10–1 (5–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Baxter Stadium |
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| Pacific (CA) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pacific was ranked at No. 60 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Willamette* |
| W 56–0 | ||
| October 3 | at Loyola (CA)* | W 25–7 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| October 11 | San Diego State |
| W 13–0 | 8,000 | [3] |
| October 18 | Santa Clara* |
| L 20–21 | ||
| October 25 | at Cal Poly | W 41–7 | |||
| October 31 | at San Jose State | W 14–0 | [4] | ||
| November 7 | at Santa Barbara |
| W 44–19 | ||
| November 14 | South Dakota* |
| W 52–0 | 8,000 | [5][6] |
| November 21 | Fresno State |
| W 47–22 | ||
| December 13 | Utah State* |
| W 35–21 | 12,000 | [7] |
| January 1 | vs. Wichita* | W 26–14 | 13,000 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Curtis (October 4, 1947). "Pacific Lays Lions Low by 25-7 Margin". Los Angeles Times. p. I-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aztecs Trailing In First Half". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 12, 1947. p. 2-B.
- ^ Bob Brachman (October 19, 1947). "Broncs in 21-20 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific College Smears SDU By 52 To 0 Count". The Rapid City Daily Journal. November 15, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "COP Eleven Rolls Over South Dakota". The Sacramento Bee. November 15, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific Tigers Capture Grape Bowl, 35 To 21". The Fresno Bee. December 14, 1947. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College of Pacific Beats Wichita in Raisin Bowl". Wilmington Morning News. January 2, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.