The 1951 Samuel Huston Dragons football team represented Samuel Huston College—now known as Huston–Tillotson University–as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Emory Hines, the Dragons compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the SWAC.[2]
| 1951 Samuel Huston Dragons football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (1–6 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Anderson High Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas College | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Southern | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at Instituto Politécnico Nacional* | Mexico City, Mexico | L 7–13 | 15,000 | [3][4] | |
| September 22 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX | L 0–64 | [5] | ||
| September 29 | Texas College | Austin, TX | L 0–24 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | 8:15 p.m. | Southern |
| L 0–67 | [7] | |
| October 13 | Bishop | W 13–6 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | vs. Langston | San Antonio, TX | L 0–18 | [9] | ||
| November 3 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| L 7–39 | 3,500 | [10] | |
| November 10 | Texas Southern* | Austin, TX | L 2–48 | |||
| November 17 | Wiley | Austin, TX | L 0–24 | [11] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ Arnold, Jess (September 15, 1951). "Dragons Get Acclimated For Game In Mexico City". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Arnold, Jess (September 16, 1951). "Sam Huston Upset In Mexico Tilt, 13-7". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. A17. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Prairie View Dazzles Sam Houston, 64-0". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 28, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College Scores 24-0 Win". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. September 30, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Samuel Houston To Play Southern Here Tonight". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. October 6, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football Scores". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. October 19, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Langston University Downs Texas College". Muskogee Times-Democrat. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. October 30, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Moore, M. E. Jr. (November 9, 1951). "Arkansas State Trims Sam Huston, 39 to 7". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 23, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Wiley Wildcats Point For Thanksgiving Finale". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "College Grid Games". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 14, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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