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1984 Pacific

4–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bob Cope. Officially 5–⁠6. UNLV forfeited to Pacific.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1984, game by game: won vs. Nevada 12–7; lost at California 12–28; won at Northern Arizona 38–28; lost at Oregon 14–30; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 31–41; won vs. New Mexico State 21–7; lost vs. UNLV 21–35; lost at Utah State 14–41; lost at Long Beach State 22–24; won at Fresno State 24–6; lost vs. San José State 0–33+18−33Won 12–7 vs. Nevada+5NevadaLost 12–28 at California-16CaliforniaWon 38–28 at Northern Arizona+10Northern ArizonaLost 14–30 at Oregon-16OregonLost 31–41 vs. Cal State Fullerton-10Cal State Fulle…Won 21–7 vs. New Mexico State+14New Mexico StateLost 21–35 vs. UNLV-14UNLVLost 14–41 at Utah State-27Utah StateLost 22–24 at Long Beach State-2Long Beach StateWon 24–6 at Fresno State+18Fresno StateLost 0–33 vs. San José State-33San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNevadaW 12–⁠764%
Sep 15atCaliforniaL 12–⁠2827%
Sep 22atNorthern ArizonaW 38–⁠2858%
Sep 29atOregonL 14–⁠3025%
Oct 6vsCal State FullertonL 31–⁠4135%
Oct 13vsNew Mexico StateW 21–⁠758%
Oct 20vsUNLVL 21–⁠35won by forfeit29%
Oct 27atUtah StateL 14–⁠4142%
Nov 3atLong Beach StateL 22–⁠2426%
Nov 10atFresno StateW 24–⁠619%
Nov 17vsSan José StateL 0–⁠3340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠280
Coach
Bob Cope
Elo
1343 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.1 No. 100 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV7–⁠011–⁠2
Cal State Fullerton6–⁠111–⁠1
San José State5–⁠26–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠46–⁠6
Long Beach State3–⁠44–⁠7
Pacific2–⁠54–⁠7
Utah State1–⁠51–⁠10
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.