1951 San Francisco
9–0, coached by Joe Kuharich, finished No. 14 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San José State 39–2Sep 21
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs San José State | W 39–2 | 71% |
| Sep 29 | at Idaho | W 28–7 | 59% |
| Oct 7 | vsCamp Pendleton | W 26–0 | 92% |
| Oct 12 | atSan José State | W 42–7 | 65% |
| Oct 20 | at Fordham | W 32–26 | 47% |
| Oct 26 | vsSan Diego Navy | W 26–7 | 89% |
| Nov 4 | vsSanta Clara | W 26–7 | 78% |
| Nov 17 | atPacific | W 47–14 | 52% |
| Nov 25 | vsLoyola Marymount | W 20–2 | 85% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Loyola Marymount 20–2; No. 14 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 20 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 5: 20
- Wk 6: 20
- Wk 7: 15
- Wk 8: 14
- Wk 9: 13
- Wk 10: 14
- Final: 14
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1951.
Led the nationOllie Matson: rushing yards (1,566 yds), points (126 pts)
- Record
- 9–0
- Conference
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- AP final
- No. 14 peak No. 13
- Points
- 286–72
- Coach
- Joe Kuharich
- Elo
- 1683 +153 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.0 No. 6 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 1 | Ollie Matson RB | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 2 | Gino Marchetti DE | New York Yanks |
| Rd 6 | Ed Brown B | Chicago Bears |
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Second team
Ed BrownBAP-2; UP-2- Burl TolerOTAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).