California at UCLA
Saturday, November 3, 1951 Share
UCLA beat No. 9 California 21–7. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, California led the series 14–7–1 as played.
FinalHigh 86°F, low 47°FAttendance 56,418
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 6, 1951, page 19
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Maryland Third in A. P Football Poll With u FistP|ace Votes |UCLACooch Warn. Coast of Another Rose Bowl Defeat LOS ANGELES. Nov. 6.-The seventh Rose Bowl defeat of a Pacific Coast Conference team in as many years was predicted dur ing the weekly meeting of the Southern California football writer’s. Coach Red Sanders Of UCLA said yesterday that illinois will trim anything the coast could field on New Years Day in Pasa- |dena. Coast teams have lost folthe last six years. The Bruin coach said “a psytheological edge” sparked his teams 21–7 upset Of California Saturday. He was presented q |12-pound ham for the victory. “It was the high point Of the season.” Sandets said. 80 far” Southern California’s coach Jess Hill, told the writer’s: eve appreciate the fact that we’re meeting q great team” on his schools pending battle with the stamford Indians. stamford has a fine and varied attack” he said. “It’l be a tough game”
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
California 64% to win. UCLA pulled the upset.
The series
Every California–UCLA gameOfficially, UCLA leads 59–34–1; as played, 59–35–1 in 95 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.
| 2026 | UCLA 45, California 24 | |
| 2023 | California 33, UCLA 7 | |
| 2022 | UCLA 35, California 28 | |
| 2021 | UCLA 42, California 14 | |
| 2020 | UCLA 34, California 10 | |
| 2019 | California 28, UCLA 18 |
Around this game
California
- Next gamevs. WashingtonNov. 10, 1951
- SeasonCalifornia in 1951
- ProgramCalifornia history and records
UCLA
- Next gameat Oregon StateNov. 10, 1951
- SeasonUCLA in 1951
- ProgramUCLA history and records

