1951 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State    9 0 0
Xavier    9 0 1
Wabash    7 0 1
No. 13 Notre Dame    7 2 1
Dayton    7 3 0
Toledo    6 4 0
Washington University    5 4 0
Wayne    5 4 0
Bowling Green    4 4 1
Marquette    4 6 1
Baldwin–Wallace    3 5 0
John Carroll    3 6 0
Rose Poly    2 5 0
Youngstown    2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Under second-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Iowa StateL 21–5310,000[2]
September 29LouisvilleL 12–287,500[3]
October 6at Arizona StateL 6–50
October 13Bradley
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
L 27–343,021[4]
October 20Brandeis
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 34–63,278[5]
October 27Omaha
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 62–93,000[6]
November 3Washington Universitydagger
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–73,211[7]
November 10at Case TechCleveland, OHW 20–13
November 17Michigan State Normal
  • University of Detroit Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 27–132,347[8]
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. p. 121. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. "Wayne Is All Wrong; Iowa State Breezes, 53-21". Detroit Free Press. September 23, 1951. p. 4C via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tartars Impress in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1951. p. C5 via Newspapers.com.
  4. George Puscas (October 14, 1951). "Bradley Scores in Last 70 Seconds to Top Wayne, 34 to 27". Detroit Free Press. p. C5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. George Puscas (October 21, 1951). "Wayne Picks On Little Brandeis, 34-6, to Get Annual Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 4C via Newspapers.com.
  6. George Puscas (October 28, 1951). "Wayne Lambasts Omaha, 62 to 9; That's Correct, 62 to 9!". Detroit Free Press. p. C5 via Newspapers.com.
  7. George Puscas (November 4, 1951). "Wayne Waits Until Finish to Wash Out Washington, 21 to 7". Detroit Free Press. p. 2C via Newspapers.com.
  8. George Puscas (November 18, 1951). "Wayne Winds Up Winner for Season After Dropping First 4". Detroit Free Press. p. 6C via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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