Gopher Football 1951 Season

1951 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/29/1951 Washington (3-6-1) L 20-25 10/06/1951 @ California (8-2) L 14-55 10/13/1951 Northwestern (5-4) L 7-21 10/20/1951 Homecoming Nebraska (1-8-1) W 39-20 10/27/1951 @ Michigan (4-5) L 27-54 11/03/1951 @ Iowa (2-5-2) T 20-20 11/10/1951 Indiana (2-7) W 16-14 11/17/1951 @ Purdue (5-4) L 13-19 11/24/1951 Wisconsin (7-1-1) L 6-30

1951 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Illinois 5 0 1 .917 9 0 1 .950 Purdue 4 1 0 .800 5 4 0 .556 Wisconsin 5 1 1 .786 7 1 1 .833 Michigan 4 2 0 .667 4 5 0 .444 Ohio State 2 2 2 .500 4 3 2 .556 Northwestern 2 4 0 .333 5 4 0 .556 Minnesota 1 4 1 .250 2 6 1 .278 Indiana 1 5 0 .167 2 7 0 .222 Iowa 0 5 1 .083 2 5 2 .333

Season notes:

Coached by Wes Fesler (1st season).

1951 Poll Results

Associated Press

United Press

1. Tennessee 10-1-0 2. Michigan State 9-0-0 3. Maryland 10-0-0 4. Illinois 9-0-1 5. Georgia Tech 11-0-1 6. Princeton 9-0-0 7. Stanford 9-2-0 8. Wisconsin 7-1-1 9. Baylor 8-2-1 10. Oklahoma 8-2-0 11. Texas Christian 6-5-0 12. California 8-2-0 13. Virginia 8-1-0 14. San Francisco 9-0-0 15. Kentucky 8-4-0 16. Boston 6-4-0 17. UCLA 5-3-1 18. Washington State 7-3-0 19. Holy Cross 8-2-0 20. Clemson 7-3-0

1. Tennessee 10-1-0 2. Michigan State 9-0-0 3. Illinois 9-0-1 4. Maryland 10-0-0 5. Georgia Tech 11-0-1 6. Princeton 9-0-0 7. Stanford 9-2-0 8. Wisconsin 7-1-1 9. Baylor 8-2-1 10. Texas Christian 6-5-0 11. Oklahoma 8-2-0 12. California 8-2-0 13. Notre Dame 7-2-1 14. Purdue 5-4-0 14. San Francisco 9-0-0 14. Washington State 7-3-0 17. Holy Cross 8-2-0 17. Kentucky 8-4-0 17. UCLA 5-3-1 20. Kansas 8-2-0

1951 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1952 Illinois 40, Stanford 7 Previous season (1950) Next season (1952) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

1951 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1952 Georgia Tech 17, Baylor 14 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1952 Maryland 28, Tennessee 13 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1952 Kentucky 20, Texas Christian 7 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1952 Texas Tech 25, Pacific (CA) 14 Gator Bowl - 01/01/1952 Miami (FL) 14, Clemson 0 Tangerine Bowl - 01/01/1952 Stetson 35, Arkansas State 20 Salad Bowl - 01/01/1952 Houston 26, Dayton 21