American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | | Cal Aggies* | | W 14–13 | | [2] |
October 5 | 8:15 p.m. | at Santa Barbara* | | L 25–27 | 6,000 | [3][4][5] |
October 13 | 8:15 p.m. | Whittier![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Patterson Field
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| W 7–0 | 3,500–4,000 | [6][7][8] |
October 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Los Angeles State* | - Patterson Field
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 16–0 | | [9][8][10] |
October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | at Fresno State* | | L 6–27 | 6,393–8,000 | [11][12][13][14] |
November 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Redlands | - Patterson Field
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 35–7 | | [15][16] |
November 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Caltech | - Patterson Field
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 26–13 | 5,000 | [17][18] |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Pomona | Claremont, CA | W 42–20 | | [19][20] |
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- ^ "Grid Standings". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "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
. - ^ 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
. - ^ 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
. - ^ 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
. - ^ "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
. - ^ "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
. - ^ 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
. - ^ "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
. - ^ "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.
- ^ "Bulldogs Are Favored To Beat Occidental Tonight". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1951. p. 6A. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Bulldogs Will Face Occidental Eleven Tonight (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1951. p. 7A. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ 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
. - ^ 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
. - ^ 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
. - ^ "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
. - ^ 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
. - ^ "Tigers Come From Behind To Nip Tech". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. November 10, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ 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
. - ^ 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
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