1951 Wiley Wildcats football team
| 1951 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (2–4–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Wiley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas College | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Southern | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Eolus Von Rettig, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWAC.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Dillard* |
| W 80–0 | 2,000 | [3][4] | |
| September 29 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| L 13–18 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 0–32 | 28,000 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | vs. Grambling | L 13–19 | [7] | |||
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Bishop |
| W 14–0 | [8][9] | |
| November 3 | at Langston | Langston, OK | L 2–7 | 5,000 | [10] | |
| November 10 | at Southern | L 21–24 | [11][12] | |||
| November 17 | at Samuel Huston | Austin, TX | W 24–0 | [13] | ||
| November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas College |
| T 15–15 | [14][15][16] | |
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References
- ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Wiley Wildcats Wither Dillard Devils 80 to 0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 28, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Dixon, R. E. (September 28, 1951). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (October 5, 1951). "Prairie View Tops Southwest Scoring; Arkansas 18, Wiley 13". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley Falls 32-0 In Cotton Bowl". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 16, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Late rally by Grambling beats Wiley". The Shreveport Journal. October 23, 1951. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Meets Bishop Club On Saturday". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 26, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley Wildcats Trim Bishop 14-0". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 28, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Crowell, Bernard (November 9, 1951). "Langston Lions Whip Wiley Wildcats 7-2 In Sooners' Homecoming Grid Tilt". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Southern Jaguars To Meet Wiley In Homecoming Tilt". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Negro Press. November 10, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 16, 1951). "Southern Jaguars Edge By Wiley Wildcats 24-21". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 23, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Wiley Wildcats Point For Thanksgiving Finale". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley Tackles Texas College". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. November 20, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College Battles Wiley In Final Tilt". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 21, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Luckless Wiley Wildcats". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .