1951 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1951 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1951 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ed Price, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing third in the SWC. The November 10 win by the Baylor Bears would be their last victory in Austin until November 25, 1989.

1951 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 60,130)
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
No. 9 Baylor 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Texas 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
Rice 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Texas A&M 1 –3 –25 –3 –2
Arkansas 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
SMU 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 6 Kentucky*No. 11
W 7–647,000[1]
September 29at Purdue*No. 11
W 14–031,000[2]
October 6North Carolina*No. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 45–2032,000[3]
October 13vs. Oklahoma*No. 6
W 9–775,347[4]
October 20at ArkansasNo. 4
L 14–1618,000[5]
October 27RiceNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 14–650,000[6]
November 3at SMUNo. 12
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 20–1372,000[7]
November 10No. 16 BaylorNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 6–1858,000[8]
November 17No. 13 TCUNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 32–2155,000[9]
November 29at Texas A&MNo. 16
L 21–2240,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "T. Jones' pass leads Texas over Kentucky, 7–6". Wichita Falls Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas capitalizes on Boilermaker miscues to win, 14–0". Evansville Press. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas runners smash over Tar Heels, 45–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas edges stubborn Sooners, 9–7". The Ponca City News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas beaten by Arkansas on field goal". The Odessa American. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas comes from behind to beat Rice". The Monitor. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "SMU aerials fail and Texas triumphs". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bruin rushing rips Steers". The Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Longhorn passing narrows spread for Frogs, 32–21". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Aggies upset Longhorns, 22–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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