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UCLA Football Team History

UCLA Bruins

University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Capacity: 91,136
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Harry R. Red Sanders
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1919 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at UCLA.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Texas A&M	14	21	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Illinois	13	27	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Santa Clara	44	17	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Stanford	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Oregon	41	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. California	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Oregon State	7	0	W	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Washington	20	20	T
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Southern California	21	7	W

1951 Season Totals
Record	5-3 -1
Points Scored	188
Scoring Average	20.9
Points Allowed	120
Defense Average	13.3
Opponents Record	47-30
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	2-2

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	5-3-1	AP
17	5-3-1	Coaches
17	5-3-1	UP

1951 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Stanford	9-2	229	181	Lost 7-40	6-1	152	101	Charles A. Chuck Taylor
California	8-2	307	166		5-2	183	152	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Southern California	7-3	224	168		4-2	115	110	Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA	5-3-1	188	120		4-1-1	117	55	Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington State	7-3	280	187		3-3	163	138	Forest Evashevski
Oregon State	4-6	204	180		2-5	109	140	LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington	3-6-1	273	218		1-5-1	170	164	Howard Howie Odell
Oregon	2-8	130	317		0-6	65	214	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.