1951 California Golden Bears football team

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1951 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record8–2 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Stanford $6–1–09–2–0
No. 17 UCLA 4–1–15–3–1
No. 12 California 5–2–08–2–0
USC 4–2–07–3–0
No. 18 Washington State 4–3–07–3–0
Oregon State 3–5–04–6–0
Washington 1–5–13–6–1
Oregon 1–6–02–8–0
Idaho 0–3–02–7–0
  • $ – 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 22 Santa Clara *No. 5
W 34–044,000 [3]
September 29at No. 19 Penn *No. 5
W 35–060,000 [4]
October 6 Minnesota *No. 2
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 55–1469,000 [5]
October 13at Washington State No. 2
W 42–3522,000 [6]
October 20No. 11 USC No. 1
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–2181,490 [7]
October 27 Oregon State No. 9
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 35–1443,000 [8]
November 3at UCLA No. 9
L 7–2156,418 [9]
November 10 Washington No. 17
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 37–2846,000 [10]
November 17 Oregon No. 16
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 28–2623,000 [11]
November 24at No. 3 Stanford No. 19
W 20–790,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13]

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 . p. S1.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota absorbs worst defeat as California triumphs, 55–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 7, 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cal barely beats Cougars". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 14, 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Trojans knock over California, 21–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bears clip Oregon State, 35–14". St. Petersburg Times. October 28, 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UCLA stuns Cal, 21 to 7". The Washington Post. November 4, 1951. ProQuest   152363120.
  10. ↑ "Incidentally, Cal won quite a game, too". San Francisco Chronicle. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bears eke out 28–26 win over Oregon". Oakland Tribune. November 18, 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "California hands Tribe first loss". Press-Telegram. November 25, 1951. Retrieved January 17, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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