1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team
| 1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–2 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team represented Eastern Kentucky State College—now known as Eastern Kentucky University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Samuels, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Hillsdale* | W 21–12 | [2][3] | |||
| September 29 | Marshall |
| W 13–6 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | at Murray State | Murray, KY | L 0–9 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | 9:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech |
| W 15–14 | 6,500 | [6][7] |
| October 20 | Erskine* |
| W 58–0 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Morehead State |
| W 6–0 | [9][10] | |
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Evansville |
| L 6–7 | 2,000 | [11][12][13] |
| November 10 | Western Kentucky |
| W 31–7 | [14] | ||
| November 17 | at Ohio* | W 27–13 | [15] | |||
| December 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Stetson* | L 14–26 | [16][17] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. p. 68. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Maroons Open Season Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 22, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Eastern Whistles Past Michigan 11". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. Associated Press. September 23, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Reister, Joe (September 30, 1951). "Eastern Tops Marshall, 13-6; Western Routs Evansville". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. p. 18, section 2. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Murray Beats Eastern 9-0 For O. V. C. Lead". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 7, 1951. p. 33. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "TPI Fete Will Draw 11 Bands". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 12, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eastern Maroons Score Over TPI Eleven, 15-14". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Maroons Rip Erskine, 58-0". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 21, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eastern, Morehead Clash; 'Old Hawg Rifle' At Stake". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eastern Nips Morehead 6-0 in Annual Battle". Middlesboro Daily News. Middlesboro, Kentucky. October 29, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Evansville Must Win Tomorrow To Stay in Conference Race". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 2, 1951. p. 18. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Robertson, Bill (November 4, 1951). "Spectacular Goal Line Defense Brings Evansville 7-6 Triumph". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 1C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Robertson, Bill (November 4, 1951). "Aces (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 2C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Second-Half Eastern Surge Buries Western By 31-7". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. November 11, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eastern Uses Air Lanes To Trip Ohio University". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Stetson Faces Eastern Kentucky At Homecoming". Orlando Morning Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. December 1, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Stetson Tops Eastern Kentucky By 26 To 14". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1951. p. 35. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2023 EKU Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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