1951 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

The 1951 Valparaiso Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented Valparaiso University as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Emory Bauer, the Crusaders compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the ICC title.[1][2]

1951 Valparaiso Crusaders football
ICC champion
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record9–0 (4–0 ICC)
Head coach
1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Valparaiso $ 4 0 09 0 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 1 04 4 0
Butler 3 2 04 4 1
Evansville 1 1 05 5 0
Indiana State 0 3 10 6 1
Ball State 0 4 10 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at ButlerW 41–74,000[3]
September 29Indiana State
W 46–7[4]
October 6at Saint Joseph's (IN)Rensselaer, INW 32–3
October 13vs. Augustana (IL)*
W 34–134,500[5]
October 20Carroll (WI)*Valparaiso, INW 34–7
October 26at Ball State
W 34–12
November 3Luther*Valparaiso, INW 33–7
November 10Wheaton (IL)*Valparaiso, INW 20–6
November 16at Hillsdale*Hillsdale, MIW 54–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Indiana College Football Records". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. November 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2019 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso University Athletics. p. 3. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. Overmyer, Jack K. (September 23, 1951). "Jittery Butler Tumbles 41-7". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Valpo Crushes Indiana State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. September 30, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved December 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Johnson, Spee (October 14, 1951). "Valparaiso Blast Augustana In Chicago Benefit, 34-13". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. p. 47. Retrieved December 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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