1951 Texas Longhorns football team

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1951 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
No. 9 Baylor 4 1 1 8 2 1
Texas 3 3 0 7 3 0
Rice 3 3 0 5 5 0
Texas A&M 1 3 2 5 3 2
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
SMU 1 4 1 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Texas Longhorns football team was an

University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1951 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ed Price
, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing third in the SWC. The November 10 win by the Baylor Bears would be their last victory in Austin until November 25, 1989.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 6 Kentucky*No. 11W 7–647,000[1]
September 29at Purdue*No. 11W 14–031,000[2]
October 6North Carolina*No. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 45–2032,000[3]
October 13vs. Oklahoma*No. 6W 9–775,347[4]
October 20at ArkansasNo. 4L 14–1618,000[5]
October 27RiceNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 14–650,000[6]
November 3at SMUNo. 12
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 20–1372,000[7]
November 10No. 16 BaylorNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 6–1858,000[8]
November 17No. 13 TCUNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 32–2155,000[9]
November 29at Texas A&MNo. 16L 21–2240,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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