1989 Pacific Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Pacific Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big West Conference
| short_conf = Big West
| record = 2–10
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Walt Harris
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = John Shannon
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Ken Blue
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Stagg Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1989 Big West Conference football standings}}
The 1989 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference.
The team was led by head coach Walt Harris, in his first year, and played home games at Stagg Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and ten losses (2–10, 2–5 Big West). The Tigers were not competitive in many of their games in 1989, being outscored by their opponents 179–406 over the season. In their 10 losses, that's an average score of 14–37.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| score = 3–38
| attend = 35,421
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| score = 0–55
| attend = 77,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-auburn-aces/135044356/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Auburn 'aces' Pacific 55–0|date=September 10, 1989|accessdate=November 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Far West|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 10, 1989|page=III-21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10420883/far_west_19890910/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Stagg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 14–27
| attend = 4,735
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 32–41
| attend = 12,506
| source = {{cite news|title=Big West|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 24, 1989|page=III-21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10420928/big_west_19890924/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Stagg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 26–25
| attend = 5,260
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| score = 7–30
| attend = 15,030
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| site_stadium = Stagg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 26–35
| attend = 7,127
| source = {{cite news|title=Pringle, Fullerton Take Big Lead; Pacific Nearly Takes It Back, 35-26|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Robyn Norwood|date=October 15, 1989|page=C12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8914773/pringle_fullerton_take_big_lead_pacific/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Jack Murphy Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 7–35
| attend = 21,120
| source = {{cite news|title=Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=San Diego County|author=Curt Holbreich|date=October 22, 1989|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8439747/aztecs_almost_perfect_defense_nearly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 18, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| score = 14–38
| attend = 46,449
| source = {{cite web|url= http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf#page=108 |title=Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide|publisher=University of Arizona|accessdate=February 14, 2017|year=2016}}{{cite news|title=Big West|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 29, 1989|page=C19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10422530/southland_19891029/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Stagg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 10–38
| attend = 5,037
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium
| site_cityst = Halawa, HI
| score = 26–34
| attend = 39,167
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| score = 14–10
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1989 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pacific/1989-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 7, 2025 }}
Team players in the NFL
No UOP players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm|title=1990 NFL Draft|access-date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220211214/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/pacific/|title=Pacific Players/Alumni|access-date = January 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=U&collegeName=U.+of+Pacific&abbrFlag=0&type=school|title=Draft History: U. of Pacific|access-date = March 18, 2017}} The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
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| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Kicker | 1990 Green Bay Packers |