1941 Pacific Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1941 Pacific Tigers football Far Western Conference FWC 4–7 3–0 Amos Alonzo Stagg 9th Baxter Stadium FWC champion The 1941 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 100 to 72 for the season.Marvin Joe May 2000 Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942 https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll10/id/8300/rec/4 College Football Historical Society Newsletter LA84 Foundation 13 3 8–9 April 3, 2017 The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton. During a September 24 game against Hawaii in Stockton, a distressed army flying cadet tried to land his plane at the stadium, diving for 30 minutes "a few feet over the heads of terrified spectators and players and clipped the stadium power line, darkening the field." The cadet ultimately landed his plane safely in the stadium parking lot.Flier Attempts Landing During Football Game The Honolulu Advertiser September 27, 1941 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35918087/flier_attempts_landing_during_football/ Newspapers.com Pacific was ranked at No. 199 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 24 l y Hawaii Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 0–14 12,000 Rainbows Defeat Pacific, 14-0 The Honolulu Advertiser September 25, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35918203/rainbows_defeat_pacific_140/ Newspapers.com http://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2016/7/25//2016_Hawaii_Football_MG.pdf?id=3980#page=131 131 Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide February 15, 2007 October 3 w Chico State Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 7–0 Pacific Beats Chico State San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, California October 4, 1941 15 GenealogyBank.com October 11 l y y SMU Tyler, TX Rose Festival game 0–34 12,500 S.M.U. Wallops College of Pacific The Shreveport Times Richard West October 12, 1941 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36156320/smu_wallops_college_of_pacific/ Newspapers.com October 17 w Cal Aggies Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 7–0 October 24 l y y San Jose State Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA rivalry 0–7 November 1 w Humboldt State Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 19–0 November 11 l y y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 0–13 13,000 Fresno Trips Pacific The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California November 12, 1941 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8697565/fresno_trips_pacific/ Newspapers.com February 1, 2017http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead November 19 l y y Santa Barbara State La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 6–7 Santa Barbara Wins From C.O.P. Eleven The San Bernardino Daily Sun November 20, 1941 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36037816/santa_barbara_wins_from_cop_eleven/ Newspapers.com November 26 w y California JV Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 20–0 November 29 l y y 1941 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Pacific Lutheran Tacoma, WA 7–13 December 5 l y y San Diego State Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA 6–12 9,000 Aztecs Whip Staggmen, 12 to 6, in Thrill-Packed Game The San Diego Union San Diego, California Charles Byrne December 6, 1941 3-B http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2453&year=1941 1941 - Pacific (CA) College Football Data Warehouse January 30, 2017 September 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915061650/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2453&year=1941 dead References Pacific Category:Pacific Tigers football seasons Category:Northern California Athletic Conference football champion seasons Pacific Tigers football