1951 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

1951 Valparaiso Crusaders football
ICC champion
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record9–0 (4–0 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valparaiso $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Butler 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Evansville 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
Ball State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Valparaiso Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented Valparaiso University as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Emory Bauer, the Crusaders compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the ICC title.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Butler
W 41–74,000[3]
September 29Indiana State
W 46–7[4]
October 6at Saint Joseph's (IN)Rensselaer, INW 32–3
October 13vs. Augustana (IL)*
W 34–134,500[5]
October 20Carroll (WI)*Valparaiso, INW 34–7
October 26at Ball State
W 34–12
November 3Luther*Valparaiso, INW 33–7
November 10Wheaton (IL)*Valparaiso, INW 20–6
November 16at Hillsdale*Hillsdale, MIW 54–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Indiana College Football Records". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. November 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso University Athletics. p. 3. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Overmyer, Jack K. (September 23, 1951). "Jittery Butler Tumbles 41-7". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Valpo Crushes Indiana State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. September 30, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Johnson, Spee (October 14, 1951). "Valparaiso Blast Augustana In Chicago Benefit, 34-13". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. p. 47. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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