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1951 Bloomsburg Huskies football team

The 1951 Bloomsburg Huskies football team represented Bloomsburg State Teachers College—now known as Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania—as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by Robert B. Redman in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–0 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the PSTCC title.[1][2]

1951 Bloomsburg Huskies football
PSTCC champion
ConferencePennsylvania State Teachers College Conference
Record8–0 (7–0 PSTCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCrispin Field, Athletic Park
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bloomsburg $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
California (PA) 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Clarion 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
West Chester 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Kutztown 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Shippensburg 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
East Stroudsburg 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Slippery Rock 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Indiana (PA) 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Edinboro 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 5 – 1
Mansfield 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Millersville 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Cheyney 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Lock Haven 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.

Redman was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the teacher college coach of the year. In addition, the following Bloombsburg players were named to the 1951 AP All-Teacher College football team: senior Bob Lang at back (first team); sophomore John Nemetz at tackle (first team); Ardell Ziegenfuse at guard (second team); Tommy Spack at back (second team); Francis Bidelspach at guard (honorable mention); Tom Schukis at center (honorable mention); and George Lambrinos at back (honorable mention).[3]

After the season, three PSTCC schools indicated they would refuse to reschedule Bloombsburg based on its less rigid eligibility rules.[4]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Mansfield
W 20–73,000[5]
September 29Lock Haven
W 35–61,500[6]
October 138:30 p.m.Millersville
  • Athletic Park
  • Bloomsburg, PA
W 40–14[7][8]
October 202:00 p.m.Shippensburg 
  • Athletic Park
  • Bloomsburg, PA
W 20–7[9][10]
October 27at KutztownKutztown, PAW 28–0600[11]
November 3at Wilkes*
W 28–0[12][13]
November 102:00 p.m.West Chester
  • Crispin Field
  • Berwick, PA
W 16–74,000[14][15]
November 172:00 p.m.Indiana (PA)
  • Athletic Park
  • Bloomsburg, PA
W 20–02,500[16][17][18]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References edit

  1. ^ "Bloomsburg Teachers College Football Champions". Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 19, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Huskies Close Season With Indiana Victim". The News-Chronicle. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1951. p. 4B. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Bob Lang and John Nemetz Named to All-Teacher College Eleven; Redman Chosen as 'Coach of Year'". The Morning Press. November 21, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Three Schools Drop Huskies". The Morning Press. December 4, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spack, Lang Spark Victory". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "BSTC Romps To 35-6 Win". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "BSTC Given Slight Edge". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Bloomsburg Victor Over Millersville". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1951. p. 33. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Bloomsburg Risks Winning Streak Against Shippensburg". Pocono Record. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Indiana Leads Teacher Loop". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 22, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Spack Paces Huskies to 28-0 Victor over Kutztown; Bloomsburg Take over Teacher Conference Lead". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Al Nicholas Ready to Go For Wilkes Against BSTC". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. November 2, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Lang Scores Two Markers". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 5, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Huskies, West Chester Vie for Championship". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "Huskies Combine Powerful Land Attack with Alert Defensive Play to Dump West Chester Rams 16-7". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "Ten Seniors In Last Tilt". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ "Lang Breaks Scoring Mark". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ "Lang Breaks Scoring Mark (continued)". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  19. ^ "2017 Football Media Guide". Bloomsburg Athletics. p. 96. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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