1951 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1951 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOverall Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Marshall 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Evansville 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Western Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Polytechnic Institute—now known as Tennessee Technological University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by Star Wood in his second and final season as head coach, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the OVC.[1] Tennessee Tech played home games at Overall Field in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 152:00 p.m.at No. 6 Kentucky*
L 72–1326,000[2][3]
September 22Carson–Newman*Cookeville, TNW 42–6[4]
September 29Murray StateCookeville, TNL 7–205,000[5]
October 6at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 17–14[6]
October 138:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
L 14–156,500[7][8]
October 202:00 p.m.Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYW 14–74,500[9][10][11][12]
October 272:00 p.m.at No. 1 Tennessee*
L 0–68[13][14]
November 3MarshallCookeville, TNL 13–20[15]
November 10at East Tennessee State*
W 33–0[16][17]
November 178:00 p.m.EvansvilleCookeville TNW 38–131,000[18][19][20]
November 222:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
T 14–147,500[21][22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. p. 68. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Ashford, Ed (September 15, 1951). "Kentucky Opens 1951 Football Season Against Tennessee Tech Here Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Kentucky steamrollers poor TPI, 72 to 13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 16, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "TPI Smashes C-N Eagles". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. September 23, 1951. p. B16. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Murray Tops Tech 20-7". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. September 30, 1951. p. 15. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Tennessee Tech Defeats Morehead 17 to 14". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 7, 1951. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "TPI Fete Will Draw 11 Bands". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 12, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Eastern Maroons Score Over TPI Eleven, 15-14". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Western Opposes Tech In Homecoming Saturday". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 19, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Toppers Rate (continued)". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Tennessee Tech Wrecks Topper Title Hopes By 14-7". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 21, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Eagles Passes (continued)". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 21, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Vols Reach Half-Way Mark With TPI Eagles Here Today". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 27, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Tennessee rolls up 68–0 win over Tech". Johnson City Press. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Marshall Victor". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 4, 1951. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "ET State Bucs Entertain TPI". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. November 9, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "T. P. I. Easily Whips East Tennessee State 33 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 11, 1951. p. 2B. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Aces End Grid Season Tonight". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 17, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Tennessee Tech Smothers Evansville College, 38 To 13". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 18, 1951. p. 1C. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "Aces Lose (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 18, 1951. p. 4C. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ Williams, F. M. (November 22, 1951). "MTSC, Tennesse Tech Play Today". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 17. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ^ Williams, F. M. (November 23, 1951). "Raiders Tie Eagles 14-14". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 42. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  24. ^ "Tennessee Tech Football 2023 Media Guide". Tennessee Tech Athletics. p. 99. Retrieved March 1, 2024.