University of the Pacific - Naranjado Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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Statistics Pacific Purdue rushing ydg. 99 184 passing ydg. 18 81 first downs 8 13 penalties 9 for 81 8 for 60 fumbles 5 lost 2 4 lost 3 Purdue I4 - Pacific 7 It was an inspired Pacific eleven that took the field against the Purdue Boilermakers in an attempt to get on the Winning road. Unfortunately, it seemed that Fate had other ideas. It Was here, though, in this 14-7 loss, that the Tigers were transformed from just another football team to one of the nation's independent threats. Dewey Tompkins reeled off an 82-yard punt return in the second quarter behind some stellar downfield block- ing to give the Bengals their only score of the afternoon, and likewise knotting the count at 7-7. And it was here that the Super Six was born of fire. Line men A. D. Williams, Iohn Thomas, Gene Cronin, Iohn Nisby, Galen Laack, and Neven Hulsey played the Boilermaker forwards off their feet. Outstanding was a goal-line stand that stemmed a host scoring try after a 'firstiand eight in Pacific territory. Purdue snatched the contest out of the tie stage when reserve quarterback Iohn Brideweiser heaved the pigskin 52 yards to halfback Tom Fletcher for six points. -t . 51,5 c. 1 1 27

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wh-,.H-wo.: , . -E vi- V -- V 1 - . 4 yiftllffirriiofd 33 Parific I4 College of the Pacific opened the 1955 football season in rather astounding fashion as Ken Swearingen legged it through 60 yards of Stan- ford defenders after but a minute and a half of play. Unfortunately for Pacific rooters, the Indians bounced back to dump the Tigers 33-14. The Big Red seemed to have the power to travel almost at will on land and through the airways. Bill Tarr sparked the rushing attack while Terry Gustafson fired 18 passes, completing l4. A. D. Williams scored COP's other touchdown in the opening seconds of the third period when he snatched a fumble in mid-air and rambled 26 yards for the tally, Coach Moose Myers' lads displayed signs of the first-game shakes, but their loss looked a little better in View of Stan- ford's later showing. 26

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fincinnati I3-Pacific 27 Statistics Pacific Cincinnati rushing ydg. 135 183 passing ydg. 133 150 first downs 14 17 penalties 3 for 25 6 for 47 fumbles 4 lost 2 5 lost 4 28 0? The Tigers finally got their feet off the ground and dis- played a potent aerial attack for one of the few times of the 1955 campaign when they wallopped Cincinnati's Bearcats 27-14 in their initial home game. Bill Iacobs connected on all five of his pass attempts for a healthy 106 yards. COP wasted no time in punching across a score as lack O'Bourke plopped on a Bearcat fumble early in the contest. Two plays later Dewey Tompkins bolted all of his 149 pounds through the defense to tally. They upped the count to 14-O at the half when lacobs found the range and pitched a pair of overheads to rangy A. D. Williams, bringing the Orange and Black within striking range. lacobs applied the clincher with a short buck. Ken Swearingen plunged 2 yards for Pacific's third score to culminate a 58 yard drive during the third quarter. lt was this particular period in which three Bearcats were toted helplessly off the field on two consecutive plays. Tompkins added an insurance tally after Cincy had pushed across a pair of td's.