1951 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1951 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1951 record	4–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Arthur "Slick" Morton (3rd year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1951 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
#1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
#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 champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1951 college football season. Head coach Arthur "Slick" Morton was fired after his third consecutive losing season.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 22		Arkansas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 32–0
September 29		at #1 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 0–14
October 6		#13 Georgia		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 6–0
October 13		at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)		L 0–27
October 27		Alabama		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)		L 0–7
November 3		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 10–7
November 10		at Memphis State*		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 27–20
November 17		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 0–3
December 1		Ole Miss		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 7–49
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. Ballard, Michael. Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878-2003.
2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015