1951 Trenton State Lions football team

American college football season January 2025 1951 Trenton State Lions football Independent 6–0 George Ackerman 6th The 1951 Trenton State Lions football team was an American football team that represented New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton, commonly known as Trenton State Teachers College (now known as The College of New Jersey) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach George Ackerman, the Lions compiled a perfect 6–0 record, held every opponent to seven points or less, and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 26. It was the first undefeated season in Trenton State history and came on the heels of an 11-year, 45-game losing streak that ended in 1949.Trenton State 11 Undefeated For 1st Time Paterson Evening News November 9, 1951 28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-trenton-state-11-undefeated-for/143712545/ Newspapers.com The team's leaders included running back Mike Angelotti and quarterback Tibbet Csic. The team played its home games in Trenton, New Jersey. Schedule y September 29 at 1951 King's Monarchs King's (PA) Plains Memorial Stadium Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania W 20-7 King's Stars Hurt For Trenton Tilt at Plains Wilkes-Barre Record September 29, 1951 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader-kings-stars-hurt-for-t/143721496/ Newspapers.com October 6 1951 New Britain Blue Devils New Britain Hillwood Lakes Field Trenton, New Jersey W 19-7 Trenton Teachers Beat New Britain Blue Devils, 19-7 The Hartford Courant October 7, 1951 IV-4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-trenton-teachers-beat-n/144115886/ Newspapers.com October 13 at 1951 National Aggies National Aggies Doylestown, Pennsylvania W 33-0 October 20 at 1951 New York Aggies New York Aggies Farmingdale, NY W 47-0 Trenton Defeats L. I. Aggies The Farmingdale Post October 25, 1951 5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-farmingdale-post-trenton-defeats-l/143720267/ Newspapers.com November 3 at 1951 Cheyney Wolves Cheyney Cheyney, PA W 26-6 Trenton Teachers Rout Cheyney, 26-6 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 4, 1951 S5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-trenton-teache/143719920/ Newspapers.com November 8 1951 Montclair State Indians Montclair State Trenton, NJ W 29-6 Trenton Ends Undefeated; Once Winless 11 Seasons Atlantic City Press November 9, 1951 23, 24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-trenton-ends-unde/144078610/ Newspapers.com References Trenton State Category:TCNJ Lions football Category:College football undefeated seasons Trenton State Lions football