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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: Clyde B. Smith
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Clyde B. Smith enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Notre Dame	6	48	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Pittsburgh	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Michigan	14	33	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Ohio State	32	10	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Illinois	0	21	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Wisconsin	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Minnesota	14	16	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Michigan State	26	30	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Purdue	13	21	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	2-7
Points Scored	118
Scoring Average	13.1
Points Allowed	191
Defense Average	21.2
Opponents Record	50-28
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	1-4

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	9-0-1	220	83	Won 40-7	5-0-1	85	23	Ray Eliot
Indiana	2-7	118	191		1-5	73	107	Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota	2-6-1	162	258		1-4-1	89	158	Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin	7-1-1	196	53		5-1-1	158	40	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue	5-4	153	152		4-1	116	101	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan	4-5	135	122		4-2	115	54	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern	5-4	112	124		2-4	41	89	Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State	4-3-2	109	104		2-2-2	66	66	Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa	2-5-2	161	233		0-5-1	91	196	Leonard Raffensperger

1951 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1951 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.