1951 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Multnomah 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 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCC. Oregon scored 204 points and allowed 180 points on the season. The team was led by head coach Kip Taylor. The team was ranked at No. 25 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at No. 2 Michigan State*
L 0–633,373[2]
September 29Utah*
W 61–289,000
October 6vs. IdahoNo. 15
W 34–67,500–8,500[3]
October 13at No. 14 USCNo. 18
L 14–1636,400
October 20Washington State
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 13–2615,500
October 27at No. 9 California
L 14–3543,000
November 3at Washington
W 40–1436,000
November 10UCLA
L 0–726,598
November 17at No. 4 Stanford
L 14–3540,000
November 24at Oregon
W 14–719,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (September 23, 1951). "Spartans Edge Past OSC To Win 1951 Opener, 6-0: Ellis Paces Team With Long Runs". Lansing State Journal. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Beavers bop Idaho 34-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 7, 1951. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Oregon State Historical Scores". Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  5. ^ "Oregon State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2009.


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