Pacific vs. Utah State

Pacific and Utah State first met in 1947 and have played 28 times; Utah State leads the series 21–⁠7. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Utah State 9–⁠1.

Pacific wins
7
Utah State wins
21
Ties
0
First meeting
1947
Longest streak
8 Utah State
Current streak
1 Utah State
Last 10 meetings
Utah State 9–⁠1
Most recent
1995

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s1–⁠0
1950s2–⁠0
1960s2–⁠4
1970s0–⁠3
1980s1–⁠9
1990s1–⁠5
Average margin
15 points; 12 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Pacific
4–⁠8 Pacific’s record at home
At Utah State
13–⁠2 Utah State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Pacific first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Pacific’s biggest win1969: Pacific 36, Utah State 3by 33 points
  2. Utah State’s biggest win1960: Utah State 45, Pacific 6by 39 points
  3. Upset1947: Pacific 35, Utah State 21Pacific had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1968: Pacific 18, Utah State 7Pacific had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1986: Utah State 14, Pacific 10Utah State had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsPacificSeriesUtah State
1967–⁠1969Doug Scovil2–⁠1Chuck Mills
1979–⁠1982Bob Toledo0–⁠4Bruce Snyder
1983–⁠1985Bob Cope1–⁠2Chris Pella
1986–⁠1988Bob Cope0–⁠3Chuck Shelton
1989–⁠1991Walt Harris0–⁠3Chuck Shelton
1992–⁠1994Chuck Shelton1–⁠2Charlie Weatherbie

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Pacific’s side (Scovil 2–⁠1 against Mills). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Pacific and Utah State, 1947 on13001500170019501960197019801990

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

Nov 18, 1995Utah State 38, Pacific 22at Utah State
Oct 29, 1994Pacific 28, Utah State 6at Pacific
Nov 6, 1993Utah State 24, Pacific 21at Utah State
Nov 21, 1992Utah State 38, Pacific 35at Pacific
Nov 16, 1991Utah State 21, Pacific 14at Utah State
Nov 17, 1990Utah State 51, Pacific 45at Utah State
Nov 4, 1989Utah State 38, Pacific 10at Pacific
Oct 29, 1988Utah State 23, Pacific 20at Utah State
Oct 17, 1987Utah State 17, Pacific 13at Utah State
Nov 8, 1986Utah State 14, Pacific 10at Pacific
Sep 28, 1985Pacific 33, Utah State 7at Pacific
Oct 27, 1984Utah State 41, Pacific 14at Utah State
Oct 8, 1983Utah State 27, Pacific 10at Pacific
Oct 16, 1982Utah State 14, Pacific 12at Utah State
Oct 10, 1981Utah State 17, Pacific 14at Pacific
Nov 1, 1980Utah State 21, Pacific 7at Utah State
Oct 20, 1979Utah State 15, Pacific 14at Pacific
Nov 4, 1978Utah State 40, Pacific 14at Utah State
Nov 20, 1976Utah State 31, Pacific 17at Utah State
Sep 27, 1969Pacific 36, Utah State 3at Utah State
Oct 19, 1968Pacific 18, Utah State 7at Pacific
Oct 14, 1967Utah State 7, Pacific 6at Utah State
Nov 5, 1966Utah State 47, Pacific 9at Pacific
Oct 26, 1963Utah State 40, Pacific 14at Utah State
Nov 12, 196019Utah State 45, Pacific 6at Pacific
Nov 26, 1953Pacific 20, Utah State 14at Pacific
Sep 27, 1952Pacific 34, Utah State 7at Utah State
Dec 13, 1947Pacific 35, Utah State 21Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.