1951 Cal Aggies football team

The 1951 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Ted Forbes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the FWC title. As FWC champion, they were invited to a postseason bowl game, the Pear Bowl, played in Medford, Oregon, where they lost to the Pacific Boxers of Forest Grove, Oregon, co-champions of the Northwest Conference. The Cal Aggies outscored their opponents 175 to 160 for the season. They played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.

1951 Cal Aggies football
FWC champion
Pear Bowl, L 7–25 vs. Pacific (OR)
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Lehman
Home stadiumAggie Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Aggies $ 3 1 0 5 4 0
San Francisco State 2 0 0 8 2 0
Humboldt State 2 1 0 4 3 1
Southern Oregon 1 2 0 1 8 0
Chico State 0 4 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Fresno State*L 0–272,000[1]
September 28at Occidental*
L 13–14[2]
October 13at Humboldt StateW 27–13
October 20California JV[note 1]*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 30–21
October 27Southern Oregon
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 39–7
November 3vs. Santa Barbara[note 2]*W 13–7
November 9Chico State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 34–21
November 16at San Francisco StateL 12–25
November 24vs. Pacific (OR)*L 7–25
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
  2. ^ The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.

References

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  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Oxy Edges Out Aggies, 14-13". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1951. p. 4, part III. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.