1968 Pacific Tigers football team explained

Year:	1968
Team:	Pacific Tigers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	6–4
Head Coach:	Doug Scovil
Hc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Pacific Memorial Stadium

The 1968 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

Pacific competed as an independent for the last time in 1968. This concluded twenty straight years as an independent (since the 1949 season). In 1969, Pacific moved to the new Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).^[1] They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium^[2] in Stockton, California. In their third season under head coach Doug Scovil, the Tigers finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4), and outscored their opponents 179–158. This was the first winning season for Pacific since 1961.

Schedule

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NFL/AFL Draft

Two Tigers were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.

	Defensive lineman		37	Miami Dolphins
	Defensive back		91	Chicago Bears

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The following finished their college career at Pacific, were not drafted, but played in the NFL starting with the season.

	Tight end – Tackle	1969 Pittsburgh Steelers
	Tight end	1969 Cincinnati Bengals

Notes and References

The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
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Web site: 1969 NFL Draft. December 7, 2016. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231827/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm. dead.
Web site: Pacific Players/Alumni. January 30, 2017.
Web site: Draft History: U. of Pacific. March 18, 2017. March 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319114015/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=U&collegeName=U.+of+Pacific&abbrFlag=0&type=school. dead.