1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team

1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Stadium
1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Marshall 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Evansville 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Western Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team represented Eastern Kentucky State College—now known as Eastern Kentucky University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Samuels, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Hillsdale*
W 21–12[2][3]
September 29Marshall
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 13–6[4]
October 6at Murray StateMurray, KYL 0–9[5]
October 139:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
W 15–146,500[6][7]
October 20Erskine*
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 58–0[8]
October 277:30 p.m.Morehead State
W 6–0[9][10]
November 33:00 p.m.at Evansville
L 6–72,000[11][12][13]
November 10Western Kentucky
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY (rivalry)
W 31–7[14]
November 17at Ohio*
W 27–13[15]
December 12:30 p.m.at Stetson*
L 14–26[16][17]

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References

  1. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. p. 68. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Maroons Open Season Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 22, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Eastern Whistles Past Michigan 11". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. Associated Press. September 23, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ Reister, Joe (September 30, 1951). "Eastern Tops Marshall, 13-6; Western Routs Evansville". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. p. 18, section 2. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Murray Beats Eastern 9-0 For O. V. C. Lead". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 7, 1951. p. 33. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "TPI Fete Will Draw 11 Bands". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 12, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Eastern Maroons Score Over TPI Eleven, 15-14". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Maroons Rip Erskine, 58-0". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 21, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Eastern, Morehead Clash; 'Old Hawg Rifle' At Stake". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Eastern Nips Morehead 6-0 in Annual Battle". Middlesboro Daily News. Middlesboro, Kentucky. October 29, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Evansville Must Win Tomorrow To Stay in Conference Race". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 2, 1951. p. 18. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ Robertson, Bill (November 4, 1951). "Spectacular Goal Line Defense Brings Evansville 7-6 Triumph". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 1C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ Robertson, Bill (November 4, 1951). "Aces (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 2C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. ^ "Second-Half Eastern Surge Buries Western By 31-7". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. November 11, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  15. ^ "Eastern Uses Air Lanes To Trip Ohio University". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  16. ^ "Stetson Faces Eastern Kentucky At Homecoming". Orlando Morning Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. December 1, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  17. ^ "Stetson Tops Eastern Kentucky By 26 To 14". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1951. p. 35. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  18. ^ "2023 EKU Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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