1951 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team

Last updated

1951 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadium Brown Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Virginia  – 8 –1 –0
Maryland State  – 7 –1 –0
Arkansas State  – 10 –2 –0
Stetson  – 8 –1 –2
Florida State  – 6 –2 –0
Northeast Louisiana State  – 6 –2 –0
Texas Southern  – 7 –3 –1
Miami (FL)  – 8 –3 –0
Tampa  – 7 –3 –1
Delaware  – 5 –3 –0
Memphis State  – 5 –3 –0
Sewanee  – 5 –3 –0
McNeese State  – 5 –4 –1
Louisville  – 5 –4 –0
Chattanooga  – 6 –5 –0
Grambling  – 4 –5 –1
Navy  – 2 –6 –1
Delta State  – 1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana State College (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their 18th year under head coach James L. Malone, the team compiled a 6–2 record.

This season was the first for the Indians as a senior college as Northeast Louisiana State College transformed from a two-year junior college to a four-year senior college in 1951. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Southwestern Louisiana
W 13–7 [2]
September 22 Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–333,500 [3]
September 28at Delta State Clarksdale, MS W 32–20 [4]
October 6 Livingston State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 33–22 [5]
October 13 McNeese State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 13–25 [6]
October 20 Ouachita Baptist
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 66–0 [7]
November 10 Southeastern Oklahoma State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 51–0 [8]
November 17 Louisiana College
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 45–21 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Northeast State to open Sept. 10". The Monroe Morning World. August 26, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Northeast upsets SLI Bulldogs 13–7". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1951. Retrieved May 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southeastern socks Northeast, 33 to 0". Monroe Morning World. September 23, 1951. Retrieved May 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Northeast points for Livingston battle". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1951. Retrieved May 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Northeast blasts way past Livingston". Monroe Morning World. October 7, 1951. Retrieved May 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McNeese State whips Cowboys to 25–13 tune". The Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved May 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Northeast massacres Ouachita College". Monroe Morning World. October 21, 1951. Retrieved May 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Northeast wallops Southeastern Okla". Monroe Morning World. November 11, 1951. Retrieved May 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Northeast surprises Louisiana College". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved May 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.