1951 California Golden Bears football team

The 1951 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1951 college football season. Under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2 and 5–2 in conference.^[1][2] Because of the two losses and unlike the previous three seasons, the Bears were not invited to play at the Rose Bowl.

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

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
October 6	Minnesota*	No. 2	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 55–14	69,000^[4]
October 13	at Washington State	No. 2	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 42–35	17,500^[5]
October 20	No. 11 USC	No. 1	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–21	81,490^[6]
October 27	Oregon State	No. 9	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 35–14	43,000^[7]
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^[8]
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

1. "1951 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
2. (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. 2016 Minnesota Football (PDF). University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. p. 217.
5. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
6. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
7. "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 166.
8. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 191.
9. (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.