In their fourth season under head coach Joe Kuharich, the Dons compiled a 9–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 86, and were ranked No.
[2] The 1951 Dons team is considered one of the great teams in college football history, with ten starting players drafted into the NFL, including three Hall of Famers — Gino Marchetti, Ollie Matson, and Bob St.
[3] Five others on the squad — Ed Brown, Joe "Scooter" Scudero, Ralph Thomas, Mike Mergen, and Red Stephens — went on to make NFL Rosters.
The Dons refused the offer: "We told them to go to Hell," recalled St.
[4][5] Two days after the final game of the 1951 season, the University of San Francisco disbanded its football program.