1951 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team

The 1951 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Voorhis Unit[note 1] during the 1951 college football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1951.

1951 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football
Conference	Independent
1951 record	1–6
Head coach	Don Rees (1st season)

1951 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 San Francisco			–					9	–	0	–	0
La Verne			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	5	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	7	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					1	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Cal Poly San Dimas was led by first-year head coach Don Rees in his only season at the helm. The Broncos finished the season with a record of one win and six losses (1–6). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 21–244 for the season, including being shut out in four of the seven games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at Ventura College[note 2]	Ventura, CA	L 0–47
October 5	Palomar College	San Dimas, CA	W 7–6
October 11	at San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino, CA	L 0–67
October 19	Cal Poly JV[note 3]	San Dimas, CA	L 8–19
October 27	at La Verne	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	L 0–45
November 3	at Humboldt State[note 4]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–33[1]
November 10	at Citrus College	Glendora, CA	L 6–27

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly San Dimas players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
2. Ventura College was known as Ventura Junior College from 1925 to 1951.
3. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Polly (sic) Tripped By Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 4, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1951 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
6. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.