California at UCLA

Saturday, November 3, 1951

UCLA beat No. 9 California 21–⁠7. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, California led the series 14–⁠7–⁠1 as played.

Away9California8–⁠2 in 1951
7
HomeUCLA5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1951
21

FinalHigh 86°F, low 47°FAttendance 56,418

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Maryland Third in A. P Football Poll With u FistP|ace Votes |UCLACooch Warn. Coast of Another Rose Bowl Defeat

    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.

Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026UCLA 45, California 24
2023California 33, UCLA 7
2022UCLA 35, California 28
2021UCLA 42, California 14
2020UCLA 34, California 10
2019California 28, UCLA 18

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