1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1951 Indiana Hoosiers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–7 2–4 Clyde B. Smith 4th Gene Gedman Memorial Stadium The 1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his fourth and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers. At the end of the season, Smith was fired and replaced by Bernie Crimmins. The team was ranked at No. 55 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings The Nashville Banner December 14, 1951 49 https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1951 AP Eastern September 29 l y y Notre Dame 14 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 6–48 55,790 October 6 w y Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 13–6 28,000 Carl Hughes Pennsylvanians (Indiana Variety) Beat Pitt, 13–6 The Pittsburgh Press October 7, 1951 41, section 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-pennsylvanians-ind/152117797/ July 26, 2024 Newspapers.comBob Stranahan Gedman's Work Gives I. U. 13 To 6 Victory Over Pitt The Indianapolis Star October 7, 1951 1, sec.4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-indiana-wins-13-6/153280983/ August 14, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 l y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 14–33 60,100 Michigan Swaggers: Wolverines Ramble Past Indiana, 33-14 Detroit Free Press Hal Middlesworth October 14, 1951 1C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35433616/michigan_swaggers_wolverines_ramble/ Newspapers.com October 20 w y Ohio State 17 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 32–10 74,265 Indiana's Flying Start Upsets Ohio State, 32-10: Hoosiers Roll Up 19 in First Period; Winners Capitalize on Two Buckeye Fumbles and Intercepted Pass Before 74,265 The Plain Dealer John Dietrich Cleveland, Ohio October 21, 1951 1B, 4B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-indianas-flying-start/178807700/ Newspapers.com October 27 l Illinois 4 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry 0–21 33,000 November 3 l y Wisconsin 10 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 0–6 51,118 November 10 l y Minnesota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 14–16 45,986 November 17 l y Michigan State 1 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry 26–30 16,000 MSC Teeters, Then Indiana Bows, 30-26 Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton November 18, 1951 51–52 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99182662/msc-teeters-then-indiana-bows-30-26/ Newspapers.com November 24 l Purdue Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Old Oaken Bucket 13–21 31,000 1951 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1951-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 31, 2023 1951 Football Schedule https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1951 Indiana University December 31, 2023 Indiana Football 2023 Record Book https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf Indiana University 13 December 31, 2023 1952 NFL draftees Player Position Round Pick NFL club Mel Becket Center 8 87 Green Bay Packers John Davis Back 15 171 Chicago Cardinals Sam Talarico Tackle 19 225 Cleveland Browns Bobby Robertson Back 23 276 Cleveland Browns Cliff Anderson End 25 291 Chicago Cardinals https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com 2018-03-30 2010-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20101121115426/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm dead References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers football seasons Indiana Hoosiers football