The 1989 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference.
| 1989 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (2–5 Big West) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Shannon (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ken Blue (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stagg Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by head coach Walt Harris, in his first year, and played home games at Stagg Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and ten losses (2–10, 2–5 Big West). The Tigers were not competitive in many of their games in 1989, being outscored by their opponents 179–406 over the season. In their 10 losses, that's an average score of 14–37.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at No. 20 Pittsburgh* | L 3–38 | 35,421 | ||
| September 9 | at No. 5 Auburn* | L 0–55 | 77,000 | [1][2] | |
| September 16 | Fresno State | L 14–27 | 4,735 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at San Jose State | L 32–41 | 12,506 | [4] | |
| September 30 | Long Beach State |
| W 26–25 | 5,260 | [5] |
| October 7 | at UNLV | L 7–30 | 15,030 | [6] | |
| October 14 | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 26–35 | 7,127 | [7] |
| October 21 | at San Diego State* | L 7–35 | 21,120 | [8] | |
| October 28 | at No. 17 Arizona* | L 14–38 | 46,449 | [9][10] | |
| November 4 | Utah State |
| L 10–38 | 5,037 | [11] |
| November 11 | at Hawaii* | L 26–34 | 39,167 | [12] | |
| November 18 | at New Mexico State | W 14–10 | |||
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Team players in the NFL
editNo UOP players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[14][15][16]
The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Dirk Borgognone | Kicker | 1990 Green Bay Packers |
References
edit- ^ "Auburn 'aces' Pacific 55–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Far West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 10, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Long Beach State Football 1990; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
- ^ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". p. 145. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- ^ Robyn Norwood (October 15, 1989). "Pringle, Fullerton Take Big Lead; Pacific Nearly Takes It Back, 35-26". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C12. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Holbreich (October 22, 1989). "Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ "1989 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
