1928 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1928 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific (COP)[note 1] during the 1928 college football season.

1928 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1928 record5–2 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege of the Pacific Field
1928 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Mary's (CA) $ 2 –0 –0  5 –4 –0
Cal Aggies 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
St. Ignatius 3 –1 –0  4 –4 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –1 –0  5 –2 –0
Fresno State 0 –3 –1  2 –5 –1
Nevada 0 –4 –1  0 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

COP competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The team was led by eighth-year head coach Erwin Righter, and played home games at a field on campus in Stockton, California. The team finished with five wins and two losses (5–2, 2–1 FWC). Overall, the Tigers outscored their opponents 95–64 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29Modesto Junior College*
W 21–20
October 6Chico State[note 3]*
  • C.O.P. Field
  • Stockton, CA
W 14–0[1]
October 20at Nevada
W 7–6
October 27Sacramento Junior College[note 5]*
  • C.O.P. Field
  • Stockton, CA
W 33–0
November 3Fresno State[note 6]
  • C.O.P. Field
  • Stockton, CA
W 13–0[2]
November 12Cal Aggies[note 7]Sacramento, CAL 0–26[3]
November 16at Santa Clara*
L 7–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Notes
  1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  4. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. Sacramento City College was known as Sacramento Junior College from 1916 to 1936.
  6. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  7. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "Football Results". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 6, 1928. p. 25 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  2. "Pacific Wins Over Fresno State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1928. p. I-5. Retrieved March 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cal. Aggies Win Over College of Pacific, 26-0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 13, 1928. p. 27. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1928 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. "Football Record Book" (PDF). University of the Pacific. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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