1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team

The 1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team represented Eastern Kentucky State College—now known as Eastern Kentucky University–as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Samuels, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC.[1]

1951 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanger Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 5 1 0 8 1 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 2 0 7 3 0
Marshall 4 2 0 5 5 1
Evansville 3 3 0 5 5 0
Tennessee Tech 3 3 0 5 5 1
Western Kentucky 2 4 0 4 5 0
Morehead State 0 6 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Hillsdale*W 21–12[2][3]
September 29Marshall
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 13–6[4]
October 6at Murray StateMurray, KYL 0–9[5]
October 139:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
W 15–146,500[6][7]
October 20Erskine*
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY
W 58–0[8]
October 277:30 p.m.Morehead State
W 6–0[9][10]
November 33:00 p.m.at Evansville
L 6–72,000[11][12][13]
November 10Western Kentucky 
  • Hanger Stadium
  • Richmond, KY (rivalry)
W 31–7[14]
November 17at Ohio*W 27–13[15]
December 12:30 p.m.at Stetson*L 14–26[16][17]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. p. 68. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Maroons Open Season Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 22, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Eastern Whistles Past Michigan 11". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. Associated Press. September 23, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Reister, Joe (September 30, 1951). "Eastern Tops Marshall, 13-6; Western Routs Evansville". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. p. 18, section 2. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Murray Beats Eastern 9-0 For O. V. C. Lead". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 7, 1951. p. 33. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "TPI Fete Will Draw 11 Bands". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 12, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Eastern Maroons Score Over TPI Eleven, 15-14". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Maroons Rip Erskine, 58-0". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 21, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Eastern, Morehead Clash; 'Old Hawg Rifle' At Stake". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Eastern Nips Morehead 6-0 in Annual Battle". Middlesboro Daily News. Middlesboro, Kentucky. October 29, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Evansville Must Win Tomorrow To Stay in Conference Race". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 2, 1951. p. 18. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Robertson, Bill (November 4, 1951). "Spectacular Goal Line Defense Brings Evansville 7-6 Triumph". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 1C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Robertson, Bill (November 4, 1951). "Aces (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 2C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Second-Half Eastern Surge Buries Western By 31-7". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. November 11, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "Eastern Uses Air Lanes To Trip Ohio University". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "Stetson Faces Eastern Kentucky At Homecoming". Orlando Morning Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. December 1, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ "Stetson Tops Eastern Kentucky By 26 To 14". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1951. p. 35. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ "2023 EKU Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved February 20, 2024.