1951 Occidental Tigers football team

1951 Occidental Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (4–0 SCIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPatterson Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Occidental $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Redlands 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Whittier 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Caltech 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Occidental Tigers football team represented Occidental College as a member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Roy Dennis, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the SCIAC title.[1] Occidental played home games at Patterson Field in Los Angeles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Cal Aggies*
W 14–13[2]
October 58:15 p.m.at Santa Barbara*
L 25–276,000[3][4][5]
October 138:15 p.m.Whittierdagger
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 7–03,500–4,000[6][7][8]
October 198:00 p.m.Los Angeles State*
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–0[9][8][10]
October 278:00 p.m.at Fresno State*
L 6–276,393–8,000[11][12][13][14]
November 28:00 p.m.Redlands
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 35–7[15][16]
November 98:00 p.m.Caltech
  • Patterson Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–135,000[17][18]
November 172:00 p.m.at PomonaClaremont, CAW 42–20[19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Grid Standings". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Oxy Edges Out Aggies, 14-13". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1951. p. 4, part III. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Tuckwiler, Francis (October 5, 1951). "Gaucho Grids Open Home Schedule Against Oxy Tonight". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. B4. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Tuckwiler, Francis (October 6, 1951). "Gauchos Edge Oxy, 27 To 25". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A1. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Tuckwiler, Francis (October 6, 1951). "Conversion Kicks Give Guachos 27-25 Victory Over Oxy Eleven (continued)". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A5. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Whittier Vs. Oxy: It's 'Big One' for Poets Tonight on Tigers' Field". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 13, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Oxy Pounds Out 7-to-0 Victory over Whittier". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1951. p. 14, part II. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ a b "Oxy Ready for Game with L.A. State". Highland Park News-Herald. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Oxy, L.A. State Battle Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1951. p. 2, part IV. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Oxy Blanks LA State, 16-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 20, 1951. p. II-14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Bulldogs Are Favored To Beat Occidental Tonight". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1951. p. 6A. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs Will Face Occidental Eleven Tonight (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1951. p. 7A. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Orman, Ed (October 28, 1951). "Fresno State Wallops Occidental Tigers, 27-6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1S. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Orman, Ed (October 28, 1951). "Bulldogs Turn On Steam To Roll OVer Oxy Tigers, 27-6 (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2S. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Abbott, Bion (November 2, 1951). "Redlands and Oxy Elevens Clash Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 3, part IV. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Oxy Crushes Redlands in 35-7 Rout". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1951. p. 3, part III. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ Abbott, Bion (November 9, 1951). "Caltech To Invade Tiger Lair Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 2, part IV. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Tigers Come From Behind To Nip Tech". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. November 10, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Abbott, Bion (November 17, 1951). "Oxy, Pomona Renew Old Rivalry Today". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 4, part II. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Abbott, Bion (November 18, 1951). "Oxy's Tigers Roar Over Pomona, 42-20". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 13, part II. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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