1951 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1951 California Golden Bears football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 12 12 8–2 5–2 Pappy Waldorf 5th Single-wing California Memorial Stadium 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).https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1951-schedule.html 1951 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 21, 2016California 2015 Football Information Guide https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf CalBears.com Cal Golden Bears Athletics October 21, 2016 164 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf October 26, 2016 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 1951 AP September 22 w y 5 Santa Clara California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 34–0 44,000 Bears Smash Broncos, 34–0! Cal Thunder Booms On 5 Long Marches The San Francisco Examiner Prescott Sullivan September 23, 1951 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99922923/bears-smash-broncos-34-0-cal-thunder/ Newspapers.com September 29 w y y 5 Penn 19 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 35–0 60,000 California Routs Penn Eleven, 35–0 Louis Effrat September 30, 1951 S1 The New York Times October 6 w y 2 Minnesota California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 55–14 69,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-minnesota-absorb/189130454/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Minnesota absorbs worst defeat as California triumphs, 55–14 October 7, 1951 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 w y 2 Washington State Rogers Field Pullman, WA 42–35 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-cal-barely-beats-cougar/189130677/ The Tacoma News Tribune Cal barely beats Cougars October 14, 1951 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 l 1 USC 11 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 14–21 81,490 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-trojans-knock-o/189130836/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Trojans knock over California, 21–14 October 21, 1951 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 27 w 9 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 35–14 43,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-bears-clip-oregon-state/189130953/ St. Petersburg Times Bears clip Oregon State, 35–14 October 28, 1951 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 l y 9 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 7–21 56,418 UCLA stuns Cal, 21 to 7 https://www.proquest.com/docview/152363120 The Washington Post November 4, 1951 152363120 November 10 w 17 Washington California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 37–28 46,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-incidentally-ca/189131168/ San Francisco Chronicle Incidentally, Cal won quite a game, too November 11, 1951 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 w 16 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 28–26 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-bears-eke-out-2826-win/189131353/ Oakland Tribune Bears eke out 28–26 win over Oregon November 18, 1951 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com November 24 w y 19 Stanford 3 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Big Game 20–7 90,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-california-hands-tribe-fi/189129158/ Press-Telegram California hands Tribe first loss November 25, 1951 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com 2015 Football Information Guide 2015 Cal Athletics 164 https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf October 26, 2016 References California Category:California Golden Bears football seasons California Golden Bears football