1947 Pacific Tigers football team explained

Year:1947
Team:Pacific Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:California Collegiate Athletic Association
Short Conf:CCAA
Record:10–1
Conf Record:5–0
Head Coach:Larry Siemering
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Baxter Stadium
Champion:CCAA champion
Bowl:Grape Bowl
Bowl Result:W 35–21 vs. Utah State
Raisin 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.