The 1951 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1951 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their first year under head coach Milton Jowers, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the LSC.[1]
| 1951 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (2–2–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Evans Field |
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| East Texas State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 15 | San Marcos AFB* |
| W 54–0 | [2] |
| September 22 | at Texas Lutheran* | Seguin, TX | W 46–0 | [3] |
| September 29 | Texas A&I* |
| W 41–6 | [4] |
| October 6 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 27–14 | [5] |
| October 13 | at Sul Ross |
| W 14–7 | [6] |
| October 20 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 20–27 | [7] |
| October 27 | Howard Payne* |
| L 14–27 | [8] |
| November 3 | at Lamar Tech | W 14–13 | [9] | |
| November 10 | Sam Houston State |
| T 20–20 | [10] |
| November 17 | East Texas State |
| L 21–28 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "East Texas Lands Title With 5-0 Mark". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. December 3, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Southwest Texas rips Airman, 54–0". The Austin American. September 16, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas wallops Lutheran". The Austin American. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javelinas crushed by Southwest Texas, 41–6". The Corpus Christi Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats whip Trinity". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas beats Sul Ross". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 15, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin halts Bobcats, 27–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yellow Jackets trip SWTS Bobcats, 27–14". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Texas pops Lamar Tech, 14–13". Wichita Falls Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats tie Southwest Texas, 20–20". The Austin American. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats fade, 28–21; E. Texas clinches title". The Austin American. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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