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Arkansas Football Team History

Arkansas Razorbacks

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Founded: 1871
Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Stadium
Capacity: 72,656
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Otis Douglas
Conference: Southwest-

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1894 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Otis Douglas enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arkansas.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Oklahoma State	42	7	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Arizona State	30	13	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Texas Christian	7	17	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Baylor	7	9	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Texas	16	14	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Santa Clara	12	21	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Texas A&M	33	21	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Rice	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Southern Methodist	7	47	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Tulsa	24	7	W	@ Little Rock, AR

1951 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	178
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	162
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	52-36
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-3

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Christian	6-5	206	183	Lost 7-20	5-1	113	68	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	8-2-1	245	131	Lost 14-17	4-1-1	103	80	George H. Sauer
Texas	7-3	182	129		3-3	107	96	Edwin B. Ed Price
Rice	5-5	149	144		3-3	87	90	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	178	162		2-4	70	114	Otis Douglas
Texas A&M	5-3-2	213	179		1-3-2	105	137	Raymond George
Southern Methodist	3-6-1	164	144		1-4-1	96	96	Harvey N. Rusty Russell

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

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.