1951 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

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). 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
September 22	Santa Clara*	No. 5	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 34–0	44,000
September 29	at No. 19 Penn*	No. 5	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 35–0	60,000
October 6	Minnesota*	No. 2	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 55–14	69,000
October 13	at Washington State	No. 2	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 42–35	17,500
October 20	No. 11 USC	No. 1	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–21	81,490
October 27	Oregon State	No. 9	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 35–14	43,000
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
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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v t e California Golden Bears football
Venues	California Field (1904–1923) California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present) Oracle Park (2011)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe) UCLA
Culture & lore	Oski "Fight for California" "Big C" History Marching band Tightwad Hill The Play
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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