1951 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1951
Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Alabama 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1951 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College—now known as Mississippi State University—as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by Arthur Morton in his third and final season as head coach, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing 11th in the SEC. Morton was fired after his third consecutive losing season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Arkansas State*
W 32–04,500[2][3]
September 29at No. 1 Tennessee
L 0–1435,000[4]
October 6No. 13 Georgia
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 6–020,000[5]
October 13at Kentucky
L 0–27[6]
October 27Alabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
L 0–720,000[7]
November 3at Tulane
W 10–7[8]
November 10at Memphis State*
W 27–20[9]
November 17at
Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
    		• L 0–320,000[10]
    December 1Ole Miss
    		L 7–49[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

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    7. ^ Watkins, Edwin (October 28, 1951). "Tide blanks Maroons 7–0". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
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    12. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015


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