1951 Pacific Tigers football team

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1951 Pacific Tigers football
Sun Bowl, L 14–25 vs Texas Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadium Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 San Francisco  – 9 –0 –0
La Verne  – 5 –3 –0
Pacific (CA)  – 6 –5 –0
Fresno State  – 5 –5 –0
Santa Clara  – 3 –5 –1
Hawaii  – 4 –7 –0
Loyola (CA)  – 3 –6 –0
San Jose State  – 2 –7 –1
Cal Poly San Dimas  – 1 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific [note 1] during the 1951 college football season. Pacific played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium [note 2] in Stockton, California.

Contents

Pacific competed as an independent in 1951. In their first season under head coach Ernie Jorge, the Tigers finished the regular season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4) and were ranked as high as #16 during the season. At the end of the season, Pacific was invited to a New Years Day bowl game for the second time in their history (also at the end of the 1946 season). On January 1, 1952, they played Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl, losing 25–14. That brought their record to six wins and five losses (6–5). For the season they outscored their opponents 275–216.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Hardin–Simmons
W 33–719,134 [1]
September 29 Loyola (CA)
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 41–2824,000 [2]
October 6 Oregon
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 34–6
October 13No. 16 Clemson No. 20
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–7 [3]
October 19at Boston University No. 16
L 12–27
October 27 North Texas State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 34–013,100 [4]
November 2at Marquette
W 39–27
November 10 Denver No. 19
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 33–3510,469 [5]
November 17No. 14 San Francisco
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 14–4741,607 [6]
November 23at San Jose State
L 0–7
January 1at Texas Tech
L 14–2517,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1952 NFL draft. [8] [9] [10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Eddie Macon Defensive back – Halfback220 Chicago Bears
Keever Jankovich Linebacker – Defensive end560 Cleveland Browns
Duane Putnam Guard666 Los Angeles Rams
Burt DelavanTackle785 Los Angeles Rams
Tom McCormick Halfback897 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

  1. ↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. ↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ground Attack By C.O.P. Drops Hardin-Simmons". Oakland Tribune . Oakland, California. September 23, 1951. p. 50A. Retrieved January 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "24,000 Fans See COP Swamp Loyola 41-28 Despite Smart Passing". Napa Sunday Journal. September 30, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "COP churns past Clemson 21–7 to stay undefeated". The Press Democrat. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cop Tigers bowl over North Texas State; Win intersectional 34–0". Napa Journal. October 28, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Harry M. Hayward (November 11, 1951). "Denver U. Trips COP". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Harry M. Hayward (November 18, 1951). "Matson Paces SF To 47-14 Victory". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 28, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1951 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Draft History: U. of Pacific" . Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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