1957 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1957 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific^{[note 1]} during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.

1957 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–2
Head coach	Jack Myers (5th season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	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
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	3	–	2
Rutgers			–					5	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	4	–	1
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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 32–6	9,500	^[1]
September 28	Fresno State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–12	20,500	^[2]
October 5	Tulsa	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–13	20,000
October 12	Kansas State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	T 7–7
October 19	Idaho	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	T 7–7	17,000	^[3]
October 26	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 2–7
November 2	at Marquette	Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 21–7	5,953
November 9	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 21–6
November 16	UCLA	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–21	23,000	^[4]
November 23	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–41
Homecoming

Team players in the NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.^[5][6][7]

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

Notes

1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
2. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

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.
5. . Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
6. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
7. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.