1951 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1951 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1951 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1951. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California.

1951 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1951 record	0–7 (0–4 FWC)
Head coach	Paul J. Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Chico High School Stadium

1951 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Aggies $	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Southern Oregon	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Chico State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Paul J. Smith. Chico State finished the season winless, with a record of zero wins and seven losses (0–7, 0–4 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 53–214 for the season. This was the last season coach Smith was at the helm. In his two years, the Wildcats compiled a record of 2–13, a .133 winning percentage. This is the worst winning percentage of any coach in Chico State football history.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	Humboldt State[note 2]	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 0–36
October 13	San Francisco State[note 3]	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 6–25
October 20	Southern Oregon[note 4]	Coos Bay, Oregon	L 6–14
October 27	Naval Air Station Alameda[note 5]*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 13–33
November 3	Cal Poly[note 6]*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 0–19
November 9	at Cal Aggies[note 7]	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 21–34
November 17	at Willamette*	McCulloch Stadium Salem, OR	L 7–53
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
3. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
5. Naval Air Station Alameda was an Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
6. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
7. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References

1. "1951 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
3. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
4. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.