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The 1951 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a record of 5–3–1 (4–1–1 in PCC, second).

CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 PCC)
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1951 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
 1950
1952 
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1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Stanford $610920
No. 17 UCLA411531
No. 12 California520820
USC420730
No. 18 Washington State430730
Oregon State350460
Washington151361
Oregon160280
Idaho030270
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 7 Texas A&M*L 14–2158,466–58,566[1][2]
September 29at No. 10 Illinois*L 13–2753,256[3]
October 6Santa Clara*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 44–1718,640[4]
October 13at No. 19 StanfordL 7–2136,000[5][6]
October 20Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 41–014,495[7]
November 3No. 9 California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 21–756,418[8]
November 10at Oregon StateW 7–026,598[9]
November 17WashingtonNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 20–2031,597[10]
November 24at No. 11 USC
W 21–771,738[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]
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Game summaries

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1 2 3 4 Total
UCLA 7 0 7 7 21
USC 0 0 0 7 7
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USC

For the first time, the Bruins defeated the Trojans in consecutive seasons. UCLA won the previous season's game 39–0. Scoring for the Bruins were Don Stalwick, Ike Jones, and Donn Moomaw. Late in the fourth quarter, Jim Sears scored for USC to avoid another shutout.

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