1947 Pacific Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Pacific Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| 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
| captain =
| champion = CCAA champion
| bowl = Grape Bowl
| bowl_result = W 35–21 vs. Utah State
Raisin Bowl, W 26–14 vs. Wichita
}}
{{1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
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.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Willamette Bearcats|title=Willamette}}
| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CCA
| score = 56–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Loyola (CA)
| site_stadium = Gilmore Stadium
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 25–7
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Pacific Lays Lions Low by 25-7 Margin|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 4, 1947|author=Charles Curtis|page=I-10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939769/pacific_lays_lions_low_by_257_margin/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 13–0
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Santa Clara
| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 20–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 41–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 14–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Broncs in 21-20 Win|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Bob Brachman|date=October 19, 1947|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28109918/broncs_in_2120_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 44–19
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 52–0
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Pacific College Smears SDU By 52 To 0 Count|newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal|date=November 15, 1947|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54760432/pacific-college-smears-sdu-by-52-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=COP Eleven Rolls Over South Dakota|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|date=November 15, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54760649/cop-eleven-rolls-over-south-dakota/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 47–22
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Grape Bowl
| site_cityst = Lodi, CA
| gamename = Grape Bowl
| score = 35–21
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Pacific Tigers Capture Grape Bowl, 35 To 21|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|date=December 14, 1947|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404870/pacific_tigers_capture_grape_bowl_35/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Wichita
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = Raisin Bowl
| score = 26–14
| attend = 13,000
| source = {{cite news|title=College of Pacific Beats Wichita in Raisin Bowl|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=January 2, 1948|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27898982/college_of_pacific_beats_wichita_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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