Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1950-60)
1950-51
9-17
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-1 | L | YMI # | 33-35 |
| D-2 | W | at California | 50-44 |
| D-8 | W | at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 52-44 |
| D-9 | L | at USC | 45-72 |
| D-18 | W | Baylor $ | 65-53 |
| D-23 | L | Washington State $ | 45-53 |
| D-28 | W | Georgia Tech $ | 61-47 |
| D-30 | L | at St. John's % | 47-67 |
| J-1 | W | vs. Niagara % | 53-45 |
| J-4 | W | at John Carroll | 64-41 |
| J-6 | L | at Toledo | 35-48 |
| J-12 | W | Santa Clara $ | 53-44 |
| J-13 | L | Oregon $ | 49-59 |
| J-19 | W | San Jose State $ | 54-43 |
| J-20 | L | Stanford $ | 61-69 |
| J-26 | L | Long Island $ | 52-58 |
| J-29 | L | UCLA $ | 44-77 |
| F-2 | L | Bradley $ | 60-72 |
| F-3 | L | USC $ | 38-45 |
| F-10 | L | Loyola (Los Angeles) # | 51-55 |
| F-13 | L | at Santa Clara | 48-57 |
| F-16 | L | Saint Mary's $ | 36-62 |
| F-17 | L | San Jose State $ | 59-61 |
| F-23 | L | Santa Clara # | 41-42 |
| F-27 | L | at San Jose State | 49-52 |
| F-28 | W | Saint Mary's # | 48-44 |
# Winterland; San Francisco, Calif.
$ Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
% Madison Square Garden; New York City
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1951-52
11-13
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| N-30 | L | at CS Sacramento | 28-39 |
| D-1 | W | at Pacific | 60-46 |
| D-5 | W | California # | 51-42 |
| D-8 | L | at USC | 43-50 |
| D-17 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) | 45-41 |
| D-12 | W | Kansas State # | 55-52 |
| D-14 | L | UCLA | 55-64 |
| D-21 | L | Stanford % | 49-52 |
| D-27 | L | Oklahoma A&M | 41-51 |
| D-28 | W | Tulane | 65-57 |
| D-29 | L | Wyoming | 48-63 |
| J-2 | L | Oregon # | 49-55 |
| J-5 | W | Seattle # | 75-62 |
| J-10 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) # | 51-44 |
| J-19 | W | San Jose State # | 56-54 |
| J-26 | W | Santa Clara # | 44-38 |
| J-29 | L | at Saint Mary's (2OT) | 63-66 |
| F-2 | L | Saint Mary's # | 45-49 |
| F-9 | L | USC % | 58-64 |
| F-13 | L | at San Jose State | 40-41 |
| F-18 | L | at Santa Clara (OT) | 58-59 |
| F-21 | W | Saint Mary's % | 56-46 |
| F-22 | L | Santa Clara % | 50-51 |
| F-29 | W | Pacific # | 69-52 |
# Winterland; San Francisco, Calif.
% Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
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1952-53
11-12 (6-2 CBA; 2nd)
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-1 | L | at Stanford | 73-74 |
| D-6 | L | at California | 33-64 |
| D-12 | L | at BYU | 52-53 |
| D-13 | L | at Oklahoma City | 64-72 |
| D-15 | L | at Kansas State | 60-81 |
| D-18 | L | at Wichita State | 59-64 |
| D-20 | L | at Tulsa | 62-69 |
| D-27 | W | at Fresno State | 87-74 |
| J-2 | W | San Jose State* # | 67-47 |
| J-6 | W | at Santa Clara* | 59-48 |
| J-9 | W | at Saint Mary's* | 70-60 |
| J-17 | W | Olympic Club # | 64-58 |
| J-23 | W | at Oregon | 61-57 |
| J-24 | L | at Seattle | 76-87 |
| J-26 | L | at Portland | 60-61 |
| J-30 | L | YMI # | 59-68 |
| F-3 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) # | 65-59 |
| F-7 | W | at Pacific* | 46-40 |
| F-13 | W | Saint Mary's* # | 59-49 |
| F-14 | W | Fresno State # | 84-62 |
| F-18 | W | Pacific * | 60-50 |
| F-20 | L | at San Jose State * | 46-58 |
| F-28 | L | Santa Clara* # | 58-61 |
# Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
* College Basketball Association
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1953-54
14-7 (8-4 CBA; 2nd)
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-1 | W | California # | 57-33 |
| D-5 | W | at Fresno State | 72-59 |
| D-15 | W | San Francisco State # | 72-47 |
| D-19 | L | at Wyoming | 54-63 |
| D-22 | L | at BYU | 61-68 |
| D-30 | W | Fresno State # | 72-44 |
| J-5 | W | Saint Mary's* # | 61-48 |
| J-8 | W | at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 57-53 |
| J-9 | L | at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 57-73 |
| J-13 | W | San Jose State* # | 57-50 |
| J-15 | L | Santa Clara* # | 52-54 |
| J-29 | W | Saint Mary's* # | 62-58 |
| F-2 | L | at Pacific* (3OT) | 70-76 |
| F-5 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) # | 72-71 |
| F-6 | L | Santa Clara* # | 59-74 |
| F-12 | W | at Pacific* | 69-59 |
| F-15 | L | at San Jose State* | 49-66 |
| F-19 | W | at Saint Mary's* | 62-55 |
| F-26 | W | Pacific* # | 73-56 |
| M-1 | W | San Jose State* | 76-57 |
| M-4 | W | at Santa Clara* | 60-47 |
# Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
* College Basketball Association
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1954-55
28-1 (12-0 CBA; 1st)
NCAA Champions
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
Final Ranking: 1st AP
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-4 | W | at Cal State-Chico | 84-55 |
| D-10 | W | at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 54-45 |
| D-11 | L | at UCLA | 40-47 |
| D-17 | W | Oregon State # | 60-34 |
| D-18 | W | UCLA # | 56-44 |
| D-20 | W | vs. Wichita State $ | 94-75 |
| D-21 | W | (17) at Oklahoma City $ | 75-71 |
| D-22 | W | (17) vs. George Washington $ | 73-57 |
| D-29 | W | (5) San Diego State % | 70-56 |
| J-4 | W | (5) at Saint Mary's* | 51-37 |
| J-10 | W | (5) San Jose State* | 56-30 |
| J-12 | W | (5) Santa Clara* | 54-44 |
| J-14 | W | (5) Pacific* % | 62-49 |
| J-28 | W | (2) Stanford # | 76-60 |
| J-29 | W | (2) California # | 84-62 |
| F-4 | W | (2) Loyola (Los Angeles) # | 65-55 |
| F-5 | W | (2) Saint Mary's* # | 69-48 |
| F-9 | W | (1) at Pacific* | 59-49 |
| F-11 | W | (1) at San Jose State * | 59-49 |
| F-14 | W | (1) at Santa Clara* | 66-52 |
| F-16 | W | (1) at Saint Mary's* | 65-57 |
| F-23 | W | (1) at San Jose State* | 64-40 |
| F-28 | W | (1) Pacific* % | 67-57 |
| M-2 | W | (1) Santa Clara* % | 73-61 |
First Round - San Francisco, Calif.
| M-8 | W | (1) vs. West Texas State # | 89-66 |
| M-11 | W | (1) vs. Utah | 78-59 |
| M-12 | W | (1) vs. Oregon State | 57-56 |
| M-18 | W | (1) vs. Colorado | 62-50 |
| M-19 | W | (1) vs. LaSalle | 77-63 |
# Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
$ All-College Tournament; Oklahoma City, Okla,
% Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
* College Basketball Association
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1955-56
29-0 (14-0 CBA; 1st)
NCAA Champions
Final Ranking: 1st AP
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-2 | W | Cal State-Chico # | 70-39 |
| D-3 | W | USC # | 58-42 |
| D-6 | W | (1) San Francisco St. # | 72-47 |
| D-16 | W | (1) vs. Marquette $ | 65-58 |
| D-17 | W | (1) at DePaul $ | 82-59 |
| D-20 | W | (1) at Wichita State | 75-65 |
| D-23 | W | (1) at Loyola (New Orleans) | 61-43 |
| D-26 | W | (1) vs. La Salle % | 79-62 |
| D-27 | W | (1) vs. Holy Cross % | 67-51 |
| D-28 | W | (1) vs. UCLA % | 70-53 |
| J-6 | W | (1) Pepperdine # | 62-51 |
| J-10 | W | (1) Santa Clara* # | 74-56 |
| J-13 | W | (1) at Fresno State* | 69-50 |
| J-28 | W | (1) at California ^ | 32-24 |
| J-31 | W | (1) San Jose State* # | 67-40 |
| F-3 | W | (1) Loyola (Los Angeles) # | 68-40 |
| F-7 | W | (1) at Pacific* | 77-60 |
| F-10 | W | (1) Fresno State* | 79-46 |
| F-14 | W | (1) at San Jose State* | 76-52 |
| F-17 | W | (1) at Saint Mary's* | 74-63 |
| F-24 | W | (1) at Santa Clara* | 80-44 |
| F-28 | W | (1) Pacific* # | 87-49 |
| M-2 | W | (1) at Pepperdine ^ | 68-40 |
| M-3 | W | (1) at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 65-48 |
| M-6 | W | (1) Saint Mary's ^ | 82-49 |
Far West Regional - Corvallis, Ore.
| M-16 | W | (1) UCLA | 72-61 |
| M-17 | W | (1) Utah | 92-77 |
| M-22 | W | (1) SMU | 86-68 |
| M-23 | W | (1) Iowa | 83-71 |
# Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
$ De Paul Tournament; Chicago, Ill.
% Holiday Festival; New York, NY
^ Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
* College Basketball Association
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1956-57
22-7 (12-2 CBA; 1st)
NCAA Final Four
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| N-30 | W | at Cal State-Chico | 63-34 |
| D-1 | W | at California | 70-56 |
| D-7 | W | San Francisco St. # | 82-54 |
| D-8 | W | Seattle # | 57-52 |
| D-14 | W | (2) at Loyola (Chicago) | 67-48 |
| D-17 | L | (2) at Illinois | 33-62 |
| D-19 | L | (2) vs. Western Kentucky $ | 57-61 |
| D-21 | W | (2) Washington Univ.-St. Louis | 67-48 |
| D-28 | L | (19) at Oregon State | 40-62 |
| D-29 | L | (19) vs. USC % | 52-58 |
| J-4 | W | San Jose State* # | 66-51 |
| J-8 | L | at Santa Clara* | 47-51 |
| J-12 | W | Fresno State* # | 68-56 |
| J-26 | W | Olympic Club # | 88-64 |
| F-1 | W | Pepperdine* # | 78-67 |
| F-2 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) * # | 66-45 |
| F-6 | W | at Pacific* | 67-57 |
| F-8 | W | Saint Mary's* # | 70-60 |
| F-12 | W | Santa Clara * # | 58-47 |
| F-15 | W | Pacific * # | 67-56 |
| F-16 | L | at Fresno State* | 51-56 |
| F-21 | W | at Pepperdine* | 88-66 |
| F-22 | W | at Loyola (Los Angeles) * | 75-65 |
| M-1 | W | San Jose State* | 76-65 |
| M-5 | W | Saint Mary's* # | 62-41 |
West Regional - Corvallis, Ore.
| M-15 | W | Idaho State | 66-51 |
| M-16 | W | California | 50-46 |
| M-22 | L | Kansas | 56-80 |
| M-23 | W | Michigan State | 67-60 |
# Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
$ Louisville, KY
* College Basketball Association
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1957-58
25-2 (12-0 WCAC; 1st)
NCAA Tournament Participants
Final Ranking: 4th AP
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-2 | W | Cal State-Chico # | 74-31 |
| D-7 | W | West Texas State # | 73-45 |
| D-13 | W | (6) vs. California $ | 66-54 |
| D-16 | W | (6) vs. USC $ | 70-56 |
| D-17 | L | (7) vs. Stanford $ | 49-50 |
| D-20 | W | (7) vs. Seattle % | 60-51 |
| D-21 | W | (7) at Louisville % | 62-55 |
| D-26 | W | (7) vs. Denver ^ | 65-48 |
| D-27 | W | (7) vs. Niagara ^ | 71-60 |
| D-28 | W | (7) at Oklahoma City ^ | 60-45 |
| J-4 | W | (6) at San Jose State * | 66-44 |
| J-7 | W | (6) Santa Clara* $ | 65-42 |
| J-10 | W | (6) at Pacific* | 81-59 |
| J-24 | W | (4) San Francisco St. # | 67-37 |
| J-31 | W | (5) Loyola (Los Angeles) * # | 52-38 |
| F-1 | W | (5) Pepperdine* # | 105-59 |
| F-8 | W | (5) Fresno State* # | 71-54 |
| F-11 | W | (5) Saint Mary's* # | 69-49 |
| F-14 | W | (5) at Pepperdine* | 69-59 |
| F-15 | W | (5) at Loyola (Los Angeles) * | 49-42 |
| F-17 | W | (5) at Fresno State* | 68-59 |
| F-25 | W | (4) at Saint Mary's* | 49-47 |
| F-28 | W | (4) San Jose State* # | 62-50 |
| M-4 | W | (4) Pacific* # | 69-59 |
| M-8 | W | (4) at Santa Clara* | 67-50 |
West Regional - San Francisco, Calif.
| W | (4) Idaho State | 57-51 | |
| L | (4) Seattle | 67-69 |
# Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
$ Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
% Blue Grass Tournament; Louisville, Ky.
^ All-College Tournament; Oklahoma City, OK
* West Coast Athletic Conference
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1958-59
6-20 (3-9 WCAC; 6th)
Head Coach: Phil Woolpert
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-1 | W | at Cal State-Chico | 61-34 |
| D-4 | L | Seattle | 58-60 |
| D-6 | L | at California | 43-50 |
| D-10 | L | Texas Christian | 56-58 |
| D-13 | L | Kansas State | 52-53 |
| D-16 | W | Wichita State | 47-46 |
| D-20 | L | Stanford | 45-53 |
| D-26 | L | at Oklahoma City # | 64-72 |
| D-27 | L | vs. Oregon # | 53-64 |
| D-28 | L | vs. Wichita State # | 68-86 |
| D-31 | L | at St. Louis | 42-60 |
| J-3 | W | San Francisco St. | 73-63 |
| J-9 | L | at Santa Clara* | 54-60 |
| J-10 | W | San Jose State* | 51-46 |
| J-28 | L | at Seattle | 62-80 |
| J-30 | L | at Utah | 58-71 |
| F-3 | L | at San Jose State* | 45-48 |
| F-7 | L | Saint Mary's (OT) | 63-69 |
| F-13 | L | at Pacific* | 43-57 |
| F-17 | L | at Saint Mary's | 53-91 |
| F-20 | L | Pepperdine* | 53-62 |
| F-21 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) * | 63-59 |
| F-27 | L | at Loyola (Los Angeles) * | 50-60 |
| F-28 | L | at Pepperdine* | 63-83 |
| M-4 | W | Pacific* | 68-60 |
| M-7 | L | Santa Clara* | 64-70 |
# All College Tournament; Oklahoma City, OK
* West Coast Athletic Conference
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1959-60
9-16 (5-7 WCAC; 5th)
Head Coach: Ross Guidice
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-1 | W | at Stanford | 55-49 |
| D-5 | L | New Mexico State | 63-73 |
| D-8 | L | California | 40-65 |
| D-11 | L | vs. Oklahoma City # | 54-71 |
| D-12 | L | vs. Oregon # | 58-67 |
| D-15 | W | at Denver | 68-62 |
| D-18 | L | at Kansas | 42-73 |
| D-19 | L | at Kansas State | 62-83 |
| D-26 | W | San Jose State % | 51-48 |
| D-29 | L | Loyola (Los Angeles) % | 43-64 |
| D-30 | L | Saint Mary's % | 50-63 |
| J-5 | L | at Saint Mary's* | 62-67 |
| J-8 | L | at Loyola (Los Angeles)* | 44-58 |
| J-9 | L | at Pepperdine* | 55-59 |
| J-28 | W | San Francisco St. | 70-51 |
| F-1 | L | Texas A&M | 65-69 |
| F-5 | W | Pepperdine* | 72-69 |
| F-6 | L | Loyola (Los Angeles)* | 43-54 |
| F-12 | W | Santa Clara* | 44-38 |
| F-16 | L | at San Jose State* | 66-69 |
| F-19 | W | Pacific* | 65-53 |
| F-20 | W | Saint Mary's* | 73-54 |
| F-26 | W | San Jose State* | 74-58 |
| M-1 | L | Santa Clara* | 67-84 |
| M-4 | L | Pacific* | 70-77 |
# Treasure State Classic; Bozeman, MT
% WCAC Christmas Tournament
* West Coast Athletic Conference
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