1951 Wayne Tartars football team

The 1951 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Under second-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 5–4 record.

1951 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Louis F. Zarza (3rd season)
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium

1951 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
Xavier			–					9	–	0	–	1
Wabash			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					7	–	3	–	0
Toledo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green			–					4	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	6	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					3	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					3	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	5	–	0
Youngstown			–					2	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Iowa State	Williams Stadium Ames, IA	L 21–53	10,000
September 29	Louisville	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 12–28	7,500
October 6	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–50
October 13	Bradley	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 27–34	3,021
October 20	Brandeis	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 34–6	3,278
October 27	Omaha	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 62–9	3,000
November 3	Washington University	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 21–7	3,211
November 10	at Case Tech	Cleveland, OH	W 20–13
November 17	Michigan State Normal	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 27–13	2,347
Homecoming