The 1951 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1951 college football season. Pacific played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California.
| 1951 Pacific Tigers football | |
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Sun Bowl, L 14–25 vs Texas Tech | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–5 |
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| Home stadium | Pacific Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 San Francisco | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pacific competed as an independent in 1951. In their first season under head coach Ernie Jorge, the Tigers finished the regular season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4) and were ranked as high as #16 during the season. At the end of the season, Pacific was invited to a New Years Day bowl game for the second time in their history (also at the end of the 1946 season). On January 1, 1952, they played Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl, losing 25–14. That brought their record to six wins and five losses (6–5). For the season they outscored their opponents 275–216.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Hardin–Simmons | W 33–7 | 19,134 | [1] | ||
| September 29 | Loyola (CA) |
| W 41–28 | 24,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | Oregon |
| W 34–6 | |||
| October 13 | No. 16 Clemson | No. 20 |
| W 21–7 | [3] | |
| October 19 | at Boston University | No. 16 | L 12–27 | |||
| October 27 | North Texas State |
| W 34–0 | 13,100 | [4] | |
| November 2 | at Marquette |
| W 39–27 | |||
| November 10 | Denver | No. 19 |
| L 33–35 | 10,469 | [5] |
| November 17 | No. 14 San Francisco |
| L 14–47 | 41,607 | [6] | |
| November 23 | at San Jose State | L 0–7 | ||||
| January 1 | at Texas Tech | L 14–25 | 17,000 | |||
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Team players in the NFL
editThe following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1952 NFL draft.[8][9][10]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Eddie Macon | Defensive back – Halfback | 2 | 20 | Chicago Bears |
| Keever Jankovich | Linebacker – Defensive end | 5 | 60 | Cleveland Browns |
| Duane Putnam | Guard | 6 | 66 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Burt Delavan | Tackle | 7 | 85 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Tom McCormick | Halfback | 8 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
edit- ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
References
edit- ^ "Ground Attack By C.O.P. Drops Hardin-Simmons". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. September 23, 1951. p. 50A. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "24,000 Fans See COP Swamp Loyola 41-28 Despite Smart Passing". Napa Sunday Journal. September 30, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "COP churns past Clemson 21–7 to stay undefeated". The Press Democrat. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cop Tigers bowl over North Texas State; Win intersectional 34–0". Napa Journal. October 28, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 11, 1951). "Denver U. Trips COP". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 18, 1951). "Matson Paces SF To 47-14 Victory". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 28, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1951 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
