1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1951 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP Gene Gedman
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1950
1952  
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Illinois $ 5 0 19 0 1
Purdue 4 1 05 4 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 5 1 17 1 1
Michigan 4 2 04 5 0
Ohio State 2 2 24 3 2
Northwestern 2 4 05 4 0
Minnesota 1 4 12 6 1
Indiana 1 5 02 7 0
Iowa 0 5 12 5 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his fourth and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers. At the end of the season, Smith was fired and replaced by Bernie Crimmins. The team was ranked at No. 55 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. [1]

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at No. 14 Notre Dame *W 48–655,790
October 6 Pittsburgh *W 13–6
October 13at Michigan L 14–3360,165
October 20at No. 17 Ohio State W 32–1074,265
October 27No. 4 Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 0–2133,000
November 3at No. 10 Wisconsin L 0–651,118
November 10at Minnesota L 14–1645,986
November 17No. 1 Michigan State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 26–3016,000 [2]
November 24 Purdue
L 13–2131,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1952 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mel Becket Center 887 Green Bay Packers
John Davis Back 15171 Chicago Cardinals
Sam Talarico Tackle 19225 Cleveland Browns
Bobby Robertson Back 23276 Cleveland Browns
Cliff Anderson End 25291 Chicago Cardinals

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