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American college football seasons
The Pacific Tigers football program from 1895 to 1899 represented the University of the Pacific in its first decade of college football competition. After the 1899 season, Pacific did not field a football team again until 1919.
The 1895 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific as an independent during the 1895 college football season. In their first game in program history, the Tigers tied San Jose State 6 to 6 in January 1896. The game took place during the 1895–96 academic year