1951 Cal Aggies football team

The 1951 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Ted Forbes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the FWC title. As FWC champion, they were invited to a postseason bowl game, the Pear Bowl, played in Medford, Oregon, where they lost to the Pacific Boxers of Forest Grove, Oregon, co-champions of the Northwest Conference. The Cal Aggies outscored their opponents 175 to 160 for the season. They played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.

1951 Cal Aggies football
FWC champion
Pear Bowl, L 7–25 vs. Pacific (OR)
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–4 (3–1 FWC)
Head coach	Ted Forbes (3rd season)
Captain	Don Lehman
Home stadium	Aggie Field (capacity: 10,111)
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Aggies $	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Southern Oregon	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Chico State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Fresno State*	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 0–27	2,000	^[1]
September 28	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	L 13–14
October 13	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 27–13
October 20	California JV^[note 1]*	Aggie Field Davis, CA	W 30–21
October 27	Southern Oregon	Aggie Field Davis, CA	W 39–7
November 3	vs. Santa Barbara^[note 2]*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7
November 9	Chico State	Aggie Field Davis, CA	W 34–21
November 16	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 12–25
November 24	vs. Pacific (OR)*	Medford Stadium Medford, OR (Pear Bowl)	L 7–25
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
2. The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
3. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.