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Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1950-60)


1950-51 | 1951-52 | 1952-53 | 1953-54 | 1954-55 | 1955-56 | 1956-57 | 1957-58 | 1958-59 | 1959-60

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
NCAA Tournament
First Round - San Francisco, Calif.
M-8 W (1) vs. West Texas State # 89-66
Far West Regional - Corvallis, Ore.
M-11 W (1) vs. Utah 78-59
M-12 W (1) vs. Oregon State 57-56
Final Four - Kansas City, Mo.
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
NCAA Tournament
Far West Regional - Corvallis, Ore.
M-16 W (1) UCLA 72-61
M-17 W (1) Utah 92-77
Final Four - Evanston, Ill.
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
NCAA Tournament
West Regional - Corvallis, Ore.
M-15 W Idaho State 66-51
M-16 W California 50-46
Final Four - Kansas City, Mo.
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
NCAA Tournament
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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