1951 Cal Aggies football team

The 1951 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1951 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1951 Cal Aggies football
FWC champion
Pear Bowl, L 7–25 vs. Pacific (OR)
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1951 record5–4 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1951 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Ted Forbes. They played home games at Aggie Field.[note 3] The Aggies finished the regular season as champion of the FWC, with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3, 3–1 FWC). As FWC champion, they were invited to a post-season bowl game, the Pear Bowl, played in Medford, Oregon. They were beaten by Pacific (OR) in the game, bringing their final record to five wins and four losses (5–4, 3–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 175–160 for the 1951 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22Fresno State[note 4]*
L 0–272,000[1]
September 28at Occidental*
L 13–14
October 13at Humboldt State[note 5]
W 27–13
October 20California JV[note 6]*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 30–21
October 27Southern Oregon[note 7]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 39–7
November 3vs. Santa Barbara[note 8][note 9]*
W 13–7
November 9Chico State[note 10]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
W 34–21
November 16at San Francisco State[note 11]
L 12–25
November 24vs. Pacific (OR)*
L 7–25
  • *Non-conference game

[2] [3]

NFL Draft

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
  4. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  7. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
  8. 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.
  9. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
  10. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  11. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  12. Spiegelberg Stadium was known as Medford Stadium from 1936 to 1983

References
  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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