1951 Memphis State Tigers football team

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1951 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   8 – 1 – 2
Florida State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   6 – 5 – 0
Grambling   –   3 – 5 – 1
Navy   –   2 – 6 – 1
Delta State   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ralph Hatley, Memphis State compiled a 5–3 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Ole Miss
L 0–32[1]
October 6Louisiana Tech
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 26–144,248[2]
October 20at Southwestern Louisiana
W 41–7[3]
October 27Western Kentucky
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 38–0[4]
November 3East Central
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 61–0[5]
November 10Mississippi State
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 20–27[6]
November 17Chattanooga
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–03,164[7]
November 24at Vanderbilt
L 7–134,000[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ole Miss wins first test of season easily". Sun Herald. September 22, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Memphis State wins". The Chattanooga Times. October 8, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Memphis State humbles SLI 41 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western falls to Memphis". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Memphis Staters maul Tigers, 61–0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 4, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State Maroons have trouble beating Memphis State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis defeats Mocs, 13–0". The Chattanooga Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wade sparks Vandy to 13–7 win". The Tennessean. November 25, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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