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][2] Dave Hanner and Pat Summerall were the team's co-captains.
| 1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (1–5 SWC) |
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| Captains | |
| 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 42–7 | ||||
| September 29 | Arizona State* | W 30–13 | ||||
| October 6 | TCU | L 7–17 | ||||
| October 13 | at No. 12 Baylor | L 7–9 | 25,000 | |||
| October 20 | No. 4 Texas |
| W 16–14 | 18,000 | [3] | |
| October 27 | Santa Clara* | No. 19 |
| L 12–21 | 14,500 | [4] |
| November 3 | No. 18 Texas A&M |
| W 33–21 | |||
| November 10 | at Rice | No. 20 | L 0–6 | |||
| November 17 | at SMU | L 7–14 | 33,500 | |||
| November 24 | Tulsa* |
| W 24–7 | 11,500 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "1951 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "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.
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