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Texas Football Team History

Texas Longhorns

The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Edwin B. Ed Price
Conference: Southwest-

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1893 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Edwin B. Ed Price enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Kentucky	7	6	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Purdue	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. North Carolina	45	20	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Oklahoma	9	7	W	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Arkansas	14	16	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Rice	14	6	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Southern Methodist	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Baylor	6	18	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Texas Christian	32	21	W
Thu., Nov. 29	@ Texas A&M	21	22	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	182
Scoring Average	18.2
Points Allowed	129
Defense Average	12.9
Opponents Record	55-44
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2

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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.