1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Utah State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UNLV 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1]

The team was led by head coach Bob Cope, in his first year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. On the field, they finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9, 1–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 211–347 over the season.

After the 1984 season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, Pacific's loss to UNLV turns into a forfeit win and their record is adjusted to 4–8, 2–4 PCAA.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Oregon*
W 21–1526,273[2]
September 10at West Virginia*
L 7–4854,581[3]
September 17at UNLV
W 7–28 (forfeit win)16,146[4][5]
September 24Fresno State
L 14–3416,234[6][7]
October 1Cal State Fullerton
L 14–315,000[8]
October 8Utah State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 10–279,500[9]
October 15Long Beach State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 16–288,100[10][11]
October 22Northern Arizona*
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 28–147,000[12]
October 29No. 19 Idaho*dagger
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 19–3111,500[13]
November 5at Nevada*
L 24–348,174[14]
November 12at San Jose State
W 30–2612,236[15]
November 19at Hawaii*
L 21–3138,290[16]

[17]

Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.[18][19][20]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Lionel Manuel Wide receiver 7 171 New York Giants

Notes

  1. ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

  1. ^ "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Pacific surprises Oregon, 21–15". Statesman Journal. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia trounces Pacific with defense". The Modesto Bee. September 11, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels roll to 28–7 win over Pacific". Nevada State Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Fresno State gridders spoil UOP home opener". The Modesto Bee. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Fullerton Rolls to 31–14 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Utah State's late surge downs UOP". Oakland Tribune. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Long Beach State beats UOP". The Daily Breeze. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "UOP's Mackey makes good impression on Northern Arizona". The Modesto Bee. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hobart rewrites records in win over Pacific". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "UNR buries Pacific with land rush". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "UOP 'Hail Mary' beats San Jose". Oakland Tribune. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Hawaii outlasts Pacific". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "1983 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  18. ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  19. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  20. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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