1951 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity of Detroit Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 State
L 21–5310,000[2]
September 29Louisville
L 12–287,500[3]
October 6at Arizona State
L 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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