1951 Pacific Tigers football team
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 |
| 1951 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 22 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| W 33–7 | ||
| September 29 | Loyola (CA)[note 3] | W 41–28 | |||
| October 6 | Oregon |
| W 34–6 | ||
| October 13 | No. 16 Clemson | No. 20 |
| W 21–7 | |
| October 19 | at Boston University | No. 16 | L 12–27 | ||
| October 27 | North Texas State |
| W 34–0 | ||
| November 2 | at Marquette |
| W 39–27 | ||
| November 10 | Denver | No. 19 |
| L 33–35 | |
| November 17 | No. 14 San Francisco |
| L 14–47 | ||
| November 23 | at San Jose State[note 4] | L 0–7 | |||
| January 1 | at Texas Tech | L 14–25 | 17,000 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]
| 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
- 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.
- Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- "1951 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.