1977 Pacific Tigers football team explained

Year:	1977
Team:	Pacific Tigers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	6–5
Conf Record:	3–1
Head Coach:	Chester Caddas
Hc Year:	6th
Stadium:	Pacific Memorial Stadium

The 1977 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^[1]

The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium^[2] in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–1 PCAA). The Tigers outscored their opponents 230–161 over the season.

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

The following UOP players were selected in the 1978 NFL draft.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Bruce Gibson	Running back	7	177	Detroit Lions
Joe Conron	Wide receiver	12	332	Oakland Raiders

The following finished their college career in 1977, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
	Tight end	1978 Seattle Seahawks

Notes and References

1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
2. [Stagg Memorial Stadium|Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium]
3. Web site: 1977 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results. January 30, 2017.
4. Web site: 1977 - Pacific (CA). College Football Data Warehouse. January 30, 2017. September 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910055322/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2453&year=1977. dead.
5. Web site: 1978 NFL Draft. December 7, 2016. December 22, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092350/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm. dead.
6. Web site: Pacific Players/Alumni. January 30, 2017.
7. 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.