1951 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONTennessee10–1 overall
HEISMANDick KazmaierPrinceton · HB
#1 PICKBill WadeVanderbilt · Los Angeles Rams, 1952 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1952Sugar BowlMaryland 28, Tennessee 13
Jan 1, 1952Cotton BowlKentucky 20, TCU 7
Jan 1, 1952Rose BowlIllinois 40, Stanford 7
Jan 1, 1952Orange BowlGeorgia Tech 17, Baylor 14

1951 STANDINGS

10 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 7

Oklahoma finished atop the 1951 Big 7 standings at 6–0 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma6–08–2–
Colorado5–17–3–
Kansas4–27–2–
Iowa State2–43–4–
Missouri1–52–8–
Nebraska1–4–11–8–1–
Kansas State1–4–11–7–1–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Texas Tech finished atop the 1951 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–0 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas Tech4–06–4–
Arizona State4–15–3–1–
Arizona3–36–5–
UTEP2–43–7–
New Mexico State1–41–8–

MAC

Cincinnati finished atop the 1951 MAC standings at 5–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Cincinnati0–05–0

OVC

Marshall finished atop the 1951 OVC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Marshall0–00–1

PACIFIC COAST

Stanford finished atop the 1951 Pacific Coast standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Stanford6–18–2ILL 40–7 STAN
California5–27–2–
Washington State4–36–3–
USC4–26–3–
UCLA4–1–14–3–1–
Oregon State3–54–6–
Washington1–5–13–6–1–
Oregon1–62–6–

SEC

Georgia Tech finished atop the 1951 SEC standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia Tech7–011–0–1GT 17–14 BAY
Tennessee5–010–1MD 28–13 TENN
LSU4–2–17–3–1–
Ole Miss4–2–16–3–1–
Kentucky3–37–4UK 20–7 TCU
Vanderbilt3–56–5–
Alabama3–55–6–
Auburn3–44–5–
Florida2–44–5–
Georgia2–44–5–
Mississippi State2–54–5–
Tulane1–54–6–

SKYLINE

Wyoming finished atop the 1951 Skyline standings at 5–1–1 in conference play (6–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming5–1–16–2–1–
Utah4–16–4–
Colorado State3–3–14–3–1–
BYU2–3–15–2–1–
New Mexico2–44–6–
Utah State2–4–11–5–1–

SOUTHERN

Maryland finished atop the 1951 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (9–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Maryland5–09–0MD 28–13 TENN
Wake Forest5–35–4–
South Carolina5–35–3–
Duke4–25–4–1–
Clemson3–17–2MIA 14–0 CLEM
West Virginia2–33–5–
NC State2–63–7–
North Carolina2–32–8–
Virginia Tech1–72–7–

SOUTHWEST

TCU finished atop the 1951 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU5–16–5UK 20–7 TCU
Baylor4–1–18–2–1GT 17–14 BAY
Texas3–37–3–
Rice3–35–5–
Arkansas2–45–4–
Texas A&M1–3–24–3–2–
SMU1–4–13–6–1–

WESTERN

Illinois finished atop the 1951 Western standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (9–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Illinois5–0–19–0–1ILL 40–7 STAN
Wisconsin5–1–16–1–1–
Purdue4–15–4–
Michigan4–24–5–
Northwestern2–45–4–
Ohio State2–2–24–3–2–
Indiana1–52–7–
Minnesota1–4–12–6–1–
Iowa0–5–12–5–2–

INDEPENDENTS

Miami finished atop the 1951 independents at 8–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Miami8–3MIA 14–0 CLEM
Michigan State8–0–
Virginia7–1–
Notre Dame6–2–1–
Tulsa6–2–
Houston5–4HOU 26–21 DAY
Temple4–4–
Penn State4–4–
Syracuse4–4–
Louisville3–0–
Pittsburgh3–7–
Boston College3–5–
Rutgers3–4–
Army2–7–
Navy2–6–1–
North Texas2–1–
San José State1–2–
Oklahoma State1–7–
Southern Miss0–2–
Hawai'i0–3–
San Diego State0–0–1–
Buffalo0–1–
Florida State0–1–
Delaware0–1–
Fresno State0–1–
Memphis0–3–
Middle Tennessee0–1–
East Carolina0–1–
Arkansas State0–2–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

2 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1952Postseason gameMiami 14, Clemson 0
Jan 1, 1952Postseason gameHouston 26, Dayton 21