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
Sun Bowl, L 14–25 vs Texas Tech
Conference	Independent
1951 record	6–5
Head coach	Ernie Jorge (1st season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium

1951 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 22	at Hardin–Simmons		Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 33–7
September 29	Loyola (CA)[note 3]		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 41–28
October 6	Oregon		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–6
October 13	No. 16 Clemson	No. 20	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–7
October 19	at Boston University	No. 16	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 12–27
October 27	North Texas State		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–0
November 2	at Marquette		Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 39–27
November 10	Denver	No. 19	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 33–35
November 17	No. 14 San Francisco		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–47
November 23	at San Jose State[note 4]		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–7
January 1	at Texas Tech		Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 14–25	17,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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

1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
2. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
3. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "1951 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
2. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
3. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
4. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.