1972 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1972 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chester Caddas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA, and outscored opponents 232 to 176. The team played home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California.

1972 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	8–3 (3–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Chester Caddas (1st season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Long Beach State	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Jose State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles*	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Did not compete for conference title

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		at No. 9 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–13	57,500	[1]
September 16	5:30 p.m.	at No. 9 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–31	66,574	[2]
September 23	6:30 p.m.	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 19–14	9,250–9,275	[3]
September 30	7:30 p.m.	Montana*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 24–6	12,253	[4][5]
October 7	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 17–0	14,071	[6][7]
October 14	7:30 p.m.	Long Beach State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 14–10	12,103
October 21	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 38–28	15,623–15,625	[8]
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Idaho*	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	W 22–7	11,500
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Cal State Los Angeles*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 36–21	5,218–5,785	[9]
November 11	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–20	25,000–25,838	[10]
November 18	1:30 p.m.	UC Davis*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 36–26	8,261–8,350	[11][12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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