1951 California Golden Bears football team

1951 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	8–2 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Santa Clara *	No. 5	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 34–0	44,000	[3]
September 29	at No. 19 Penn *	No. 5	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 35–0	60,000	[4]
October 6	Minnesota *	No. 2	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 55–14	69,000	[5]
October 13	at Washington State	No. 2	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 42–35	17,500	[6]
October 20	No. 11 USC	No. 1	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–21	81,490	[7]
October 27	Oregon State	No. 9	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 35–14	43,000	[8]
November 3	at UCLA	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 7–21	56,418
November 10	Washington	No. 17	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 37–28	46,000	[9]
November 17	Oregon	No. 16	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–26
November 24	at No. 3 Stanford	No. 19	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 20–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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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.
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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.