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Stanford

PAC · 1951 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–8W 27–20
6Week 6 · Oct 2San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 26–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB104–5W 23–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16UCLAH2HPAC5–3–1W 21–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 21–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC3–6–1W 14–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC7–3W 21–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13USCH2HPAC7–3W 27–20
13Week 13 · Nov 20Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–6W 35–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–2L 7–20
15Final · Jan 8Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB109–0–1L 7–40

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
1.495
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-2+37
  • Washington State +7
  • USC +7
  • UCLA +5
  • Michigan +4
  • Oregon State +4
  • Santa Clara +3
  • Washington +3
  • Oregon +2
  • San José State +2
  • Illinois 0
  • California -2

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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 10thBetter than 93%

0.818 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8W14#9Regular Season Final#9Post-Season W1#9Post-Season W3#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+13
+10
+14
+7
+7
+8
+7
+21
-13
-33

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

Final Rank by Season
#491946#1131947#701948#241949#281950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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