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California Football Team History


California Golden Bears
University of California
 Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1882  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 5th season as Head Coach at California.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Santa Clara  34   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Pennsylvania  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Minnesota  55   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Washington State  42   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Southern California  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Oregon State  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ UCLA  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Washington  37   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Oregon  28   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Stanford  20   7   W       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored307
  Scoring Average30.7
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average16.6
  Opponents Record39-37
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 8-2-0 AP
12 8-2-0 Coaches
12 8-2-0 UP
  
1951 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 9-2229181Lost  7-406-1152101  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
California 8-2307166 5-2183152  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Southern California 7-3224168 4-2115110  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 5-3-1188120 4-1-111755  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington State 7-3280187 3-3163138  Forest Evashevski
Oregon State 4-6204180 2-5109140  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1273218 1-5-1170164  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 2-8130317 0-665214  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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