1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SIAC 10–1 8–0 Edward Clemons 2nd Herndon Stadium Black college national championSIAC champion Tropical Bowl W 21–0 vs. 1951 Alcorn A&M Braves Alcorn A&M The 1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Edward Clemons, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated 1951 Alcorn A&M Braves Alcorn A&M in the Tropical Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 449 to 56.1951 - Morris Brown (GA) College Football Data Warehouse December 2, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2117&year=1951 https://web.archive.org/web/20150911072359/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2117&year=1951 dead September 11, 2015 The Morris Brown team was rated by the Pittsburgh Courier as the 1951 black college national champion, ahead of second-place Florida A&M and third-place Tennessee A&I.Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race: Purple Wave Edges Famcee in Torrid Football Campaign The Pittsburgh Courier December 8, 1951 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40006165/courier_rates_morris_brown_no_1_in/ Newspapers.com The Associated Negro Press rated Morris Brown second behind North Carolina A&T but acknowledged that "Morris Brown has just as great a claim to the title because it was the nation's best offensive and defensive team."Pigskin Huddle The Afro-American December 15, 1951 15 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mNQmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kgIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4723%2C2861857 Schedule y y September 22 1951 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA W 66–0 Morris Brown Wins, 66–0 The Atlanta Constitution September 22, 1951 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40003226/morris_brown_wins_660/ Newspapers.com September 28 1951 Jackson Tigers Jackson<ncg> Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA W 40–0 Morris Brown Socks Jackson The Atlanta Constitution September 29, 1951 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40002874/morris_brown_socks_jackson/ Newspapers.com October 6 vs 1951 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gateway Classic) W 32–18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-morris-brown-sinks-b/195900799/ Atlanta Daily World Morris Brown sinks Bethune Cookman, 32–18 October 7, 1951 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 at Florida A&M Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 20–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-morris-brown-stuns/195899568/ Tallahassee Democrat Morris Brown stuns A&M Rattlers October 14, 1951 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 1951 Allen Yellow Jackets Allen Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA W 44–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-morris-brown-clips-a/195900931/ The Atlanta Journal Morris Brown clips Allen, 44–0 October 21, 1951 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 at 1951 Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State Porter Stadium Macon, GA W 85–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-morris-brown-batters/195901054/ Atlanta Daily World Morris Brown batters Fort Valley, 85–0 October 27, 1951 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 at 1951 South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC W 54–6 3,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-morris-brown-crushes-state/195906099/ The State Morris Brown crushes State November 4, 1951 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 9 at Tennessee A&I<ncg> Sulphur Dell Nashville, TN L 12–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-journal-and-guide-unbeaten-morris-br/195906287/ Journal and Guide Unbeaten Morris Brown bows to Tennessee State Tigers, 13–12 November 10, 1951 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 1951 Benedict Tigers Benedict Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA W 25–0 Morris Brown Rallies To Whip Benedict '11' The Pittsburgh Courier November 24, 1951 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40006069/morris_brown_rallies_to_whip_benedict/ Newspapers.com November 22 1951 Clark Panthers Clark (GA) Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA W 50–6 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-morris-brown-takes/195906527/ The Chicago Defender Morris Brown takes SIAC grid title December 1, 1951 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com December 1 1951 Alcorn A&M Braves Alcorn A&M<ncg> Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Tropical Bowl) W 21–0 M'Brown Wolverines Sink Alcorn, 21–0: Purple Wolverines Win Tropical Classic Tilt Alabama Tribune December 7, 1951 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40002703/mbrown_wolverines_sink_alcorn_210/ Newspapers.com References Morris Brown Category:Morris Brown Wolverines football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Morris Brown Wolverines football