1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Appearance
1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–5 (1–5 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 42–7 | 25,000 | [2] | ||
September 29 | Arizona State* | W 30–13 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
October 6 | TCU | L 7–17 | 29,500 | [4] | ||
October 13 | at No. 12 Baylor | L 7–9 | 25,000 | [5] | ||
October 20 | No. 4 Texas |
| W 16–14 | 18,000 | [6] | |
October 27 | Santa Clara* | No. 19 |
| L 12–21 | 14,500 | [7] |
November 3 | No. 18 Texas A&M |
| W 33–21 | 20,500 | [8] | |
November 10 | at Rice | No. 20 | L 0–6 | [9] | ||
November 17 | at SMU | L 7–47 | 33,500 | [10] | ||
November 24 | Tulsa* |
| W 24–7 | 11,500 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1951 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Porkers pound Pokes, 42–7". Tulsa Daily World. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas spurt humbles Tempe". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU Frogs roar past Hogs, 17–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor takes Arkansas by margin of field goal". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas beaten by Arkansas on field goal". The Odessa American. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carl Bell (October 28, 1951). "Broncos Score Upset". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 29, 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porkers win 33–21 over Texas Aggies". Joplin Globe. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls whip Hogs, 6–0". The Victoria Advocate. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dickerson scores lone Tulsa tally". The Chickasha Daily Express. November 25, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU aerials befuddle Arkansas, 47 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.