The 1947 Pacific Tigers football team was an

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team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—as a member of the

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(CCAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. They outscored all opponents by a combined total of 373 to 111. At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to two different

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s. The first was the

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versus

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. The second was a New Year's Day (1948) game, the

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against Wichita. The Tigers were victorious in both of the bowl games. Pacific was ranked at No. 60 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final

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for 1947.

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Pacific Tigers football seasons California Collegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons

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