1947 Pacific Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1947 Pacific Tigers football California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 10–1 5–0 Larry Siemering 1st Baxter Stadium CCAA champion Grape Bowl W 35–21 vs. Utah StateRaisin Bowl, W 26–14 vs. Wichita The 1947 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. They outscored all opponents by a combined total of 373 to 111. At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to two different bowl games. The first was the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California versus Utah State. The second was a New Year's Day (1948) game, the Raisin Bowl in Fresno, California against Wichita. The Tigers were victorious in both of the bowl games. Pacific was ranked at No. 60 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 26 w y 1947 Willamette Bearcats Willamette Baxter Stadium Stockton, CCA 56–0 October 3 w y y Loyola (CA) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA 25–7 12,000 Pacific Lays Lions Low by 25-7 Margin Los Angeles Times October 4, 1947 Charles Curtis I-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939769/pacific_lays_lions_low_by_257_margin/ Newspapers.com October 11 w San Diego State Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 13–0 8,000 Aztecs Trailing In First Half The San Diego Union San Diego, California October 12, 1947 2-B October 18 l y y Santa Clara Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 20–21 October 25 w y Cal Poly Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 41–7 October 31 w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry 14–0 Broncs in 21-20 Win The San Francisco Examiner Bob Brachman October 19, 1947 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28109918/broncs_in_2120_win/ Newspapers.com November 7 w y Santa Barbara La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 44–19 November 14 w y South Dakota Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 52–0 8,000 Pacific College Smears SDU By 52 To 0 Count The Rapid City Daily Journal November 15, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54760432/pacific-college-smears-sdu-by-52-to-0/ Newspapers.comCOP Eleven Rolls Over South Dakota The Sacramento Bee November 15, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54760649/cop-eleven-rolls-over-south-dakota/ Newspapers.com November 21 w Fresno State Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 47–22 December 13 w y Utah State Grape Bowl Lodi, CA Grape Bowl 35–21 12,000 Pacific Tigers Capture Grape Bowl, 35 To 21 The Fresno Bee December 14, 1947 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404870/pacific_tigers_capture_grape_bowl_35/ Newspapers.com January 1 w y y Wichita Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA Raisin Bowl 26–14 13,000 College of Pacific Beats Wichita in Raisin Bowl Wilmington Morning News January 2, 1948 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27898982/college_of_pacific_beats_wichita_in/ Newspapers.com References Pacific Category:Pacific Tigers football seasons Category:California Collegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons Pacific Tigers football