1951 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record8–2 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 UCLA 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
No. 12 California 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Washington State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1951 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 8–2 (5–2 in PCC, third).[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

After three consecutive appearances, the Bears did not play in the Rose Bowl this year.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Santa Clara*No. 5
W 34–044,000[3]
September 29at No. 19 Penn*No. 5
W 35–060,000[4]
October 6Minnesota*No. 2
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 55–1469,000[5]
October 13at Washington StateNo. 2
W 42–3517,500[6]
October 20No. 11 USCNo. 1
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–2181,490[7]
October 27Oregon StateNo. 9
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 35–1443,000[8]
November 3at UCLANo. 9
L 7–2156,418
November 10WashingtonNo. 17
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 37–2846,000[9]
November 17OregonNo. 16
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 28–26
November 24at No. 3 StanfordNo. 19
W 20–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1951 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Prescott Sullivan (September 23, 1951). "Bears Smash Broncos, 34-0! Cal Thunder Booms On 5 Long Marches". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Effrat, Louis (September 30, 1951). "California Routs Penn Eleven, 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ 2016 Minnesota Football (PDF). University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. p. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  6. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  7. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  8. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 166.
  9. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.
  10. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


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