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Santa Clara

FBSI · 1951 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
3–5–1
0.389 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
18
1932–1952
All-Time Record
98–54–11
0.635 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 8
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Santa Clara head-to-head · History & Eras

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–2L 0–34
6Week 6 · Oct 2Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC7–3L 20–34
7Week 7 · Oct 9UCLAH2HPAC5–3–1L 17–44
8Week 8 · Oct 16Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 20–16
9Week 9 · Oct 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC9–2L 14–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–5W 21–12
11Week 11 · Nov 6SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 7–26
13Week 13 · Nov 20San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1T 7–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 27–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.691
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-10+12
  • Arkansas +5
  • Marquette +4
  • Loyola Marymount +3
  • SAN Francisco 0
  • San José State 0
  • California -2
  • Stanford -2
  • Washington State -3
  • UCLA -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 79thBetter than 43%

0.389 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70W14#67Regular Season Final#67Post-Season W1#67Post-Season W3#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-34
-14
-27
+4
-7
+9
-19
0
+13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1011946#691947#211948#121949#851950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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