1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Oklahoma A&M*
W 42–7
September 29Arizona State*
W 30–13
October 6TCU
L 7–17
October 13at No. 12 Baylor
L 7–925,000
October 20No. 4 Texas
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 16–1418,000[3]
October 27Santa Clara*No. 19
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 12–2114,500[4]
November 3No. 18 Texas A&M
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 33–21
November 10at RiceNo. 20
L 0–6
November 17at SMU
L 7–1433,500
November 24Tulsa*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 24–711,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "1951 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Texas beaten by Arkansas on field goal". The Odessa American. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Carl Bell (October 28, 1951). "Broncos Score Upset". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 29, 34 – via Newspapers.com.


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