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1951 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

1951 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Arizona 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its eighth and final season under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the team compiled a 6–6 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 272 to 216.[1][2][3] The team was ranked at No. 78 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[4]

Four Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1951 All-Border Conference football team: end Bill Cagle; halfback Dunny Goode, quarterback Bob Hart, and offensive tackle Cush Holder.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Pacific (CA)*
L 7–3319,134[6]
September 29at Trinity (TX)*
W 20–6[7]
October 6at Midwestern (TX)*
W 32–2113,500[8]
October 13at Arizona State
W 39–14[9]
October 20at Houston*
L 27–3515,000[10]
October 272:30 p.m.at West Texas State
W 27–66,000–7,000[11][12][13]
November 3Cincinnati*
L 12–138,000[14]
November 9Texas Western
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 46–0[15]
November 17at Loyola (CA)*
L 13–149,500[16]
November 24Arizona
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 14–133,000[17]
December 1at Texas Tech
L 21–2817,000[18]
December 8at Tulsa*
L 14–335,282[19]

References

  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "1951 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "1951 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
  6. ^ "Ground Attack By C.O.P. Drops Hardin-Simmons". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. September 23, 1951. p. 50A. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Hardin–Simmons stops Trinity 20–6". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cowboys corral Midwestern Indians in slam-bang 32 to 21 encounter". Wichita Daily Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona State bows to Hardin–Simmons". The Fresno Bee. October 14, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Houston scores over Cowboy eleven 35–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Parris, Collier (October 27, 1951). "H-SU Meets Buffs At Canyon at 2:30". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 5A. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Parris, Collier (October 28, 1951). "Hardin-Simmons Defeats West Texas in Mud, 27-6". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Hardin-Simmons Wins 27-6 Game". Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. United Press. October 28, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Cincinnati runners edge air-borne Cowboys, 13–12". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Goode, Cowboys plaster Miners in 46–0 debacle". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 10, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Jack Geyer (November 18, 1951). "Lions Nose Out Cowboys, 14 to 13". Los Angeles Times. p. II-10. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  17. ^ "Cowboys shade Arizona on Offield's toe, 14–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 25, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Raiders down Cowboys, 28–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Morris leads Tulsa Hurricane past Texas team". Stillwater News-Press. December 9, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.