1951 UCLA Bruins football team
| 1951 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 17 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 5–3–1 (4–1–1 PCC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a record of 5–3–1 (4–1–1 in PCC,second).
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | No. 7 Texas A&M* | L 14–21 | 58,566 | [1] | ||
| September 29 | at No. 10 Illinois* | L 13–27 | 53,265 | |||
| October 6 | Santa Clara* |
| W 44–17 | 18,640 | [2] | |
| October 13 | at No. 19 Stanford | L 7–21 | 36,000 | [3] | ||
| October 20 | Oregon |
| W 41–0 | 14,495 | [4] | |
| November 3 | No. 9 California |
| W 21–7 | 56,418 | [5] | |
| November 10 | at Oregon State | W 7–0 | 26,598 | |||
| November 17 | Washington | No. 18 |
| T 20–20 | 31,597 | |
| November 24 | at No. 11 USC |
| W 21–7 | 71,738 | ||
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Game summaries[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| UCLA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
USC[edit]
For the first time, the Bruins defeated the Trojans in consecutive seasons. UCLA won the previous season's game 39–0. Scoring for the Bruins were Don Stalwick, Ike Jones, and Donn Moomaw. Late in the fourth quarter, Jim Sears scored for USC to avoid another shutout.
References[edit]
- ^ Hyland, D. (September 22, 1951). "TEXAS AGGIES DEFEAT UCLA, 21 TO 14". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Dick Hyland (October 7, 1951). "Bruins Batter Broncos, 44-17: Cameron Leads UCLA to 'Sizzling' Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-6, II-8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hyland, D. (October 14, 1951). "Kerkorian, mathias spark stanford's 21-7 victory". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Hyland, D. (October 21, 1951). "Bruins gallop over hapless oregon eleven, 41 to 0". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "UCLA stuns cal, 21 to 7". The Washington Post. November 4, 1951.
- ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014
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