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1951 Pepperdine Waves football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–1 (2–1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumEl Camino Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Cal Poly 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Pepperdine 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Los Angeles State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1951 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Duck Dowell and played home games at El Camino Stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California. They finished the season with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, tying for second in the CCAA.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Fresno State
L 14–338,945[1]
October 5Point Mugu Navy[note 2]*
W 20–0
October 12Terminal Island Navy[note 3]*
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
W 23–0
October 19Redlands*
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
W 35–7
October 26Cal Poly
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
T 7–72,000
November 3at Loyola (CA)*
L 7–466,200
November 9at Los Angeles State
W 16–13
November 16San Diego State
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
L 6–27[2]
November 24BYU*dagger
  • El Camino Stadium
  • Torrance, CA
L 0–20
November 30at Santa Barbara
W 26–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

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The following Pepperdine players were selected in the 1952 NFL draft.[5][6]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Gerry Perry Tackle - Defensive Tackle - Defensive End - Guard 29 349 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

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  1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  2. ^ Naval Air Station Point Mugu was a Naval air station located in Ventura County, California from 1942 to 2000
  3. ^ Naval Air Station Terminal Island was one of several names for the Naval air station and repair facility located on Terminal Island in Los Angeles County, California from 1938 to 1997

References

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  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (November 17, 1951). "Aztecs Near Conference Title By Clipping Pepperdine, 27-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  3. ^ "1951 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "1952 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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