1951 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
1951Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Bob Voigts (5th season)
MVP
John Steeb
Captain
Don MacRae[1]
Home stadium
Dyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Illinois $
5
–
0
–
1
9
–
0
–
1
Purdue
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
No. 8 Wisconsin
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Michigan
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Ohio State
2
–
2
–
2
4
–
3
–
2
Northwestern
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Minnesota
1
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Indiana
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Iowa
0
–
5
–
1
2
–
5
–
2
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1951 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 in Big Ten, sixth), and were outscored 124 to 112.[2]
Against Navy on October 20, Charlie Hren rushed for 218 yards to set a school record.[3] It stood for 18 years, until Mike Adamle shattered it with 316 yards against Wisconsin in 1969.[4][5]
^"Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^"Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^Lynch, R.G. (October 21, 1951). "Northwestern downs an erring Navy, 16 to 7". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
^"Northwestern 'runs'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 19, 1969. p. 2B.
^"Adamle's 316 leads N'western". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 8, sports.
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