1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1951 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1951 college football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith, in his fourth and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers. At the end of the season, Smith was fired and replaced by Bernie Crimmins.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 29 |
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at No. 14 Notre Dame* |
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Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
|
L 48–6 |
55,790 |
October 6 |
|
Pittsburgh* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
|
W 13–6 |
- |
October 13 |
|
at Michigan |
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
|
L 14–33 |
60,165 |
October 20 |
|
at No. 17 Ohio State |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
W 10–32 |
74,265 |
October 27 |
|
No. 4 Illinois |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
|
L 0–21 |
- |
November 3 |
|
at No. 10 Wisconsin |
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
|
L 07–6 |
51,118 |
November 10 |
|
at Minnesota |
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
|
L 14–16 |
45,986 |
November 17 |
|
No. 1 Michigan State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) |
|
L 26–30 |
- |
November 24 |
|
Purdue |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomignton, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) |
|
L 13–21 |
- |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |
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