1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his fourth and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers. At the end of the season, Smith was fired and replaced by Bernie Crimmins. The team was ranked at No. 55 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

1951 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGene Gedman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Illinois $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
Purdue 4 1 0 5 4 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 5 1 1 7 1 1
Michigan 4 2 0 4 5 0
Ohio State 2 2 2 4 3 2
Northwestern 2 4 0 5 4 0
Minnesota 1 4 1 2 6 1
Indiana 1 5 0 2 7 0
Iowa 0 5 1 2 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at No. 14 Notre Dame*W 48–655,790
October 6Pittsburgh*W 13–6
October 13at MichiganL 14–3360,165
October 20at No. 17 Ohio StateW 32–1074,265
October 27No. 4 Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 0–2133,000
November 3at No. 10 WisconsinL 0–651,118
November 10at MinnesotaL 14–1645,986
November 17No. 1 Michigan State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 26–3016,000[2]
November 24Purdue
L 13–2131,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1952 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mel Becket Center 8 87 Green Bay Packers
John Davis Back 15 171 Chicago Cardinals
Sam Talarico Tackle 19 225 Cleveland Browns
Bobby Robertson Back 23 276 Cleveland Browns
Cliff Anderson End 25 291 Chicago Cardinals

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References

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  1. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (November 18, 1951). "MSC Teeters, Then Indiana Bows, 30-26". Lansing State Journal. pp. 51–52 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1951 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "1951 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.