1937 Pacific Tigers football team
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The 1937 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 3–5–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 122 to 58 for the season.[1] The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.
| 1937 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 3–5–2 (3–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Baxter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at USC* | L 0–40 | 35,000 | ||
| October 1 | San Jose State* |
| L 7–12 | ||
| October 8 | Chico State |
| W 13–0 | [2] | |
| October 16 | at California* | L 0–20 | 20,000 | [3] | |
| October 23 | at Nevada | W 7–3 | |||
| October 30 | Saint Mary's* |
| T 0–0 | [5] | |
| November 5 | California JV* |
| L 4–7 | ||
| November 13 | at Cal Aggies |
| W 13–6 | ||
| November 25 | at Fresno State | L 0–20 | 10,053 | [6] | |
| December 4 | at San Diego Marines[note 2]* | T 14–14 | |||
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- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[4]
- ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
- ^ Marvin, Joe (November 1999). "Stagg at Pacific: Part II - 1937-1939". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (1). LA84 Foundation: 10–12. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Pacific Rides Over Chico, 13-0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 9, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 17, 1937). "Bears Win Pair: U.C. Doesn't Look Any Too Good Beating Pacific, 20-0". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Football Results". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. November 1, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1937 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.