1951 Stanford Indians football team

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1951 Stanford Indians football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 7–40 vs. Illinois
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record9–2 (6–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1951 college football season. Stanford was led by first-year head coach Chuck Taylor. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

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The 1950 season had ended in disappointing fashion after high expectations and a fast start. Head coach Marchmont Schwartz had resigned following the season, [1] and to replace him, Stanford hired Chuck Taylor, a former Stanford All-American guard and member of Stanford's undefeated 1940 team which defeated Nebraska in the 1941 Rose Bowl. [2]

Led by the passing attack of senior quarterback Gary Kerkorian and senior end Bill McColl, Stanford ran out to a 9–0 start and took a #3 ranking into the Big Game, where they were 13-point favorites over rival California. [3] Cal upset the Indians 20–7, but as PCC champions, Stanford was invited to the 1952 Rose Bowl against Big Ten champion and 4th-ranked Illinois. [4] The Indians led at halftime 7–6 and trailed only 13–7 to start the fourth quarter, but a 27-point scoring outburst gave the Fighting Illini a convincing 40–7 victory. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Oregon
W 27–20
September 29 San Jose State *
W 26–13
October 6at Michigan *
W 23–1357,200 [5]
October 13 UCLA No. 19
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–736,000
October 20 Santa Clara *No. 13
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–1420,000 [6]
October 27at Washington No. 11
W 14–748,343
November 3No. 16 Washington State No. 11
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–1349,000
November 10at No. 6 USC No. 7
W 27–2096,130 [7] [8] [9]
November 17 Oregon State No. 4
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 35–1440,000
November 24No. 19 California No. 3
L 7–20
January 1, 1952vs. No. 4 Illinois No. 8
L 7–4096,825
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Aftermath

Taylor, at 31 the youngest major college football coach, was named AFCA Coach of the Year, the only time a Stanford coach has received the award. [10] In addition to numerous awards, McColl was a Consensus All-American, finished fourth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, and would go on to a seven-year professional career with the Chicago Bears. [11] Kerkorian was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and backed up Johnny Unitas with the Baltimore Colts.

Players drafted by the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bill McColl End332 Chicago Bears
Bob MeyersHalfback16190 San Francisco 49ers
Dick Horn Quarterback17194 Dallas Texans
Gary Kerkorian Quarterback19222 Pittsburgh Steelers
Harry HugasianHalfback21242 Dallas Texans

[12]

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  2. ↑ "Chuck Taylor is new grid coach at Stanford U". Modesto Bee. February 3, 1951. Retrieved October 10, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1951–1955". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 116. ISBN   1-57167-116-1.
  5. ↑ Hal Middlesworth (October 7, 1951). "M Falls Again, 23-13: Wolverines Get First Touchdown". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Harry M. Haywar (October 21, 1951). "Mathias Booms 18 to Snap Tie, Win Game". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 32, 35 – via Newspapers.com.
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