1989 Pacific Tigers football team

1989 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	2–10 (2–5 Big West)
Head coach	Walt Harris (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Shannon (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Blue (1st season)
Home stadium	Stagg Memorial Stadium

1989 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
San Jose State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at No. 20 Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 3–38	35,421
September 9	at No. 5 Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–55	77,000	[1][2]
September 16	Fresno State	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–27	4,735	[3]
September 23	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 32–41	12,506	[4]
September 30	Long Beach State	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 26–25	5,260	[5]
October 7	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 7–30	15,030	[6]
October 14	Cal State Fullerton	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 26–35	7,127	[7]
October 21	at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–35	21,120	[8]
October 28	at No. 17 Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–38	46,449	[9][10]
November 4	Utah State	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 10–38	5,037	[11]
November 11	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 26–34	39,167	[12]
November 18	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 14–10
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No UOP players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[14][15][16]

The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Dirk Borgognone	Kicker	1990 Green Bay Packers

References

1. "Auburn 'aces' Pacific 55–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Far West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 10, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Long Beach State Football 1990; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
6. "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". p. 145. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
7. Robyn Norwood (October 15, 1989). "Pringle, Fullerton Take Big Lead; Pacific Nearly Takes It Back, 35-26". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C12. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Curt Holbreich (October 22, 1989). "Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
10. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
12. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
13. "1989 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
14. "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
15. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
16. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.