The 1951 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Winslow, the Wildcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–3 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 270 to 246. The team captains were Jim Donarski and Bill Glazier.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
| 1951 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 Border) |
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| Captain | Jim Donarski, Bill Glazier |
| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | New Mexico A&M | W 67–13 | ||||||
| September 22 | Utah* |
| L 7–27 | |||||
| September 29 | at Oregon* | L 21–39 | ||||||
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | West Texas State |
| W 28–13 | 17,500 | [3][4][5] | ||
| October 13 | Texas Western |
| W 19–15 | |||||
| October 27 | at Texas Tech | L 0–41 | 16,000 | |||||
| November 3 | New Mexico* |
| W 32–20 | |||||
| November 10 | at Arizona State | L 14–61 | ||||||
| November 17 | Idaho* |
| W 13–6 | 16,000 | [6][7] | |||
| November 24 | at Hardin–Simmons | Abilene, TX | L 13–14 | |||||
| December 21 | at Hawaii* | W 32–21 | ||||||
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References
edit- ^ "1951 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Chanin, Abe (October 6, 1951). "Wildcats Tangle With West Texas Tonight". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Chanin, Abe (October 7, 1951). "Arizona's Wildcats Win Over West Texas Buffaloes, 28-13". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 1A. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Chanin, Abe (October 7, 1951). "Arizona Pummels West Texas Buffs, 28 To 13 (continued)". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 4B. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Idaho favored over Arizona in first clash". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 17, 1951. p. 8.
- ^ "Arizona sinks Vandals 13-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 8.
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