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1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
No. 9 Baylor 4 1 1 8 2 1
Texas 3 3 0 7 3 0
Rice 3 3 0 5 5 0
Texas A&M 1 3 2 5 3 2
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
SMU 1 4 1 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1951 college football season. In their second year under head coach Otis Douglas, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–5 record (1–5 against SWC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 178 to 162.[1] Dave Hanner and Pat Summerall were the team's co-captains.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Oklahoma A&M*W 42–725,000[2]
September 29Arizona State*W 30–1310,000[3]
October 6TCUL 7–1729,500[4]
October 13at No. 12 BaylorL 7–925,000[5]
October 20No. 4 Texas
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 16–1418,000[6]
October 27Santa Clara*No. 19
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 12–2114,500[7]
November 3No. 18 Texas A&M
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 33–2120,500[8]
November 10at RiceNo. 20L 0–6[9]
November 17at SMUL 7–4733,500[10]
November 24Tulsa*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 24–711,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1951 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Porkers pound Pokes, 42–7". Tulsa Daily World. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas spurt humbles Tempe". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "TCU Frogs roar past Hogs, 17–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor takes Arkansas by margin of field goal". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas beaten by Arkansas on field goal". The Odessa American. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Carl Bell (October 28, 1951). "Broncos Score Upset". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 29, 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Porkers win 33–21 over Texas Aggies". Joplin Globe. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Owls whip Hogs, 6–0". The Victoria Advocate. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dickerson scores lone Tulsa tally". The Chickasha Daily Express. November 25, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SMU aerials befuddle Arkansas, 47 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.