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The 1979 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1979 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 Toledo , in his first year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium [ note 2] Stockton, California . They finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–5 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 162–193 over the season.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 at UTEP * L 7–3123,400 September 15 Cal Poly * W 31–1717,600–19,385 [ 1] [ 2] September 22 at Idaho * L 13–17[ 3] September 29 Cal State Fullerton Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA L 7–1716,400 [ 4] [ 5] October 6 at Iowa State * W 24–747,600 [ 6] October 13 at Southwestern Louisiana * W 10–7October 20 Utah State Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA L 14–15October 27 Fresno State Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA L 10–3325,300 [ 7] November 3 at Long Beach State L 15–175,733 [ 8] November 10 at San Jose State L 31–3211,700 [ 9] *Non-conference game
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1979 Pacific Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
1
Gregory Jiles Jr
C
78
Andy Lewandowski So
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Team players in the NFL [ edit ] The following UOP players were selected in the 1980 NFL draft .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
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