The 1951 Del Mar Vikings football team represented Del Mar College of Corpus Christi, Texas, as a member of the South Texas Conference (STC) during the 1951 junior college football season. Led by head coach Ed Kelley, the Vikings compiled a 9–1 record (2–0 against conference opponents), won the STC championship, and defeated Pearl River in the 1951 Memorial Bowl. Del Mar was ranked at No. 88 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. It was the highest ranked junior college team.[1]
| 1951 Del Mar Vikings football | |
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STC champion Memorial Bowl champion | |
Memorial Bowl, W 33–6 vs. Pearl River | |
| Conference | South Texas Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (2–0 STC) |
| Head coach | |
| Home stadium | Buccaneer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Del Mar $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wharton | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Victoria | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Kilgore* | Kilgore, TX | L 7–14 | [2][3] | |||
| September 29 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 58–6 | 1,500 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | at Schreiner* | Kerrville, TX | W 41–13 | [5] | |||
| October 12 | Rice Owlets* | Houston, TX | W 46–13 | [6] | |||
| October 20 | Ranger* | Corpus Christi, TX | W 40–14 | [7] | |||
| November 3 | Wharton |
| W 33–7 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| November 10 | Cisco* |
| W 72–13 | 500 | [9] | ||
| November 17 | Houston "B" team* |
| W 52–15 | 500 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | at Victoria |
| W 24–0 | [11] | |||
| December 8 | at Pearl River* | Jackson, MS (Memorial Bowl) | W 33–6 | 12,000 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rangers Punch Out 14-7 Triumph Over Stubborn Del Mar Vikings". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1951. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Emil Tagliabue (September 21, 1951). "Vikings Fall, 14-7, Before Powerful Kilgore Rangers". Corpus Christi Caller. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings Throttle Lutherans, 58-6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penalty-Laden Vikings Rip Schreiner, 41-13". Corpus Christi Caller. October 6, 1951. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roy Swann (October 13, 1951). "Viking Scoring Spree Routs Owlets, 46-13". Corpus Christi Caller. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings Score Fourth Victory In Row, 40-14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1951. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Del Mar Blasts Wharton, 33-7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 5, 1951. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings Breeze To 72-13 Victory Over Wranglers". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1951. pp. 1D, 2D.
- ^ Louis Anderson (November 18, 1951). "Vikings Trample Over UofH Reserves, 52-14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowl Bound Vikings Make STC Title Sweep". The Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings Wreck 'Cats In Memorial Bowl". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 9, 1951. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.