1941 Pacific Tigers football team

1941 Pacific Tigers football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–7 (3–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaxter Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Aggies 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 4
Chico State 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 2
Humboldt State 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 100 to 72 for the season.[1] The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.

During a September 24 game against Hawaii in Stockton, a distressed army flying cadet tried to land his plane at the stadium, diving for 30 minutes "a few feet over the heads of terrified spectators and players and clipped the stadium power line, darkening the field."[2] The cadet ultimately landed his plane safely in the stadium parking lot.[2]

Pacific was ranked at No. 199 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]

  1. ^ Marvin, Joe (May 2000). "Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (3). LA84 Foundation: 8–9. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Flier Attempts Landing During Football Game". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 27, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.