The 1986 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]
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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Record | 4–7 (2–5 PCAA) |
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Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 174–252 over the season.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Sacramento State* | W 31–7 | 21,000 | [1] | |
September 13 | at Wyoming* | L 23–20 | |||
September 20 | New Mexico State* |
| W 41–14 | ||
September 27 | at Minnesota* | W 24–20 | 50,270 | [2] | |
October 4 | No. 4 UC Davis* |
| L 45–41 | 15,000 | [3] |
October 11 | UNLV |
| W 21–15 | 11,500 | [4][5] |
October 18 | at Fresno State | L 10–9 | 34,551 | [6] | |
October 25 | San Jose State |
| L 44–15 | 22,355 | [7] |
November 8 | Utah State* |
| L 14–10 | 7,000 | [8][9] |
November 15 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| L 39–38 | 2,200 | [10] |
November 29 | Long Beach State | L 38–31 | 4,200 | [11] | |
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The following UOP players were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Tim Richardson | Running back | 6 | 160 | New York Giants |