Pacific vs. Sacramento State

Pacific and Sacramento State first met in 1973 and have played 9 times; Pacific leads the series 7–⁠2. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Pacific 7–⁠2.

Pacific wins
7
Sacramento State wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1973
Longest streak
5 Pacific
Current streak
1 Pacific
Last 10 meetings
Pacific 7–⁠2
Most recent
1993

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠0
1980s3–⁠1
1990s2–⁠1
Average margin
18.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Pacific
7–⁠2 Pacific’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Pacific’s biggest win1985: Pacific 49, Sacramento State 17by 32 points
  2. Sacramento State’s biggest win1988: Sacramento State 30, Pacific 21by 9 points
  3. Upset1991: Sacramento State 43, Pacific 40Sacramento State had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1988: Sacramento State 30, Pacific 21Sacramento State had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Pacific and Sacramento State, 1973 on13001500170019751980198519901995

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 25, 1993Pacific 30, Sacramento State 6at Pacific
Aug 31, 1991Sacramento State 43, Pacific 40at Pacific
Sep 8, 1990Pacific 41, Sacramento State 33at Pacific
Oct 22, 1988Sacramento State 30, Pacific 21at Pacific
Sep 12, 1987Pacific 31, Sacramento State 7at Pacific
Sep 6, 1986Pacific 31, Sacramento State 7at Pacific
Sep 7, 1985Pacific 49, Sacramento State 17at Pacific
Sep 7, 1974Pacific 21, Sacramento State 0at Pacific
Sep 8, 1973Pacific 22, Sacramento State 0at Pacific

Every game is listed as played on the field.