1951 Wiley Wildcats football team

The 1951 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Eolus Von Rettig, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWAC.[2]

1951 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–4–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Dillard*
W 80–02,000[3][4]
September 29at Arkansas AM&N
L 13–18[5]
October 15vs. Prairie View A&ML 0–3228,000[6]
October 22vs. GramblingL 13–19[7]
October 272:00 p.m.Bishop
  • Wiley Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
W 14–0[8][9]
November 3at LangstonLangston, OKL 2–75,000[10]
November 10at SouthernL 21–24[11][12]
November 17at Samuel HustonAustin, TXW 24–0[13]
November 222:00 p.m.Texas College
  • Wiley Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
T 15–15[14][15][16]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Wiley Wildcats Wither Dillard Devils 80 to 0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 28, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Dixon, R. E. (September 28, 1951). "Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Dixon, R. E. (October 5, 1951). "Prairie View Tops Southwest Scoring; Arkansas 18, Wiley 13". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Wiley Falls 32-0 In Cotton Bowl". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 16, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Late rally by Grambling beats Wiley". The Shreveport Journal. October 23, 1951. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wiley Meets Bishop Club On Saturday". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 26, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Wiley Wildcats Trim Bishop 14-0". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 28, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ Crowell, Bernard (November 9, 1951). "Langston Lions Whip Wiley Wildcats 7-2 In Sooners' Homecoming Grid Tilt". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Southern Jaguars To Meet Wiley In Homecoming Tilt". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Negro Press. November 10, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 16, 1951). "Southern Jaguars Edge By Wiley Wildcats 24-21". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ 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  .
  14. ^ "Wiley Tackles Texas College". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. November 20, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "Texas College Battles Wiley In Final Tilt". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 21, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Luckless Wiley Wildcats". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .