1951: Week 6

58 games. Eight ranked teams lost, six to unranked teams. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Oct 20, 1951	11USC 21, 1California 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	8Illinois 27, 20Washington 20	Box score

Upsets

Oct 20, 1951	11USC 21, 1California 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Arkansas 16, 4Texas 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	TCU 20, 6Texas A&M 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Kentucky 35, 12Villanova 13upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Rice 28, 15SMU 7upset	Box score
Oct 19, 1951	Boston University 27, 16Pacific 12upset	Box score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Oct 19, 1951	Boston University 27, 16Pacific 12upset	Box score
Oct 19, 1951	Detroit Mercy 19, Boston College 13	Box score
Oct 19, 1951	Furman 35, The Citadel 14	Box score
Oct 19, 1951	Miami 32, Washington and Lee 12	Box score
Oct 19, 1951	Wake Forest 27, George Washington 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Arkansas 16, 4Texas 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	10Baylor 40, Texas Tech 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Bradley 34, New Mexico State 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Wyoming 20, BYU 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Colgate 32, Brown 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Colorado 20, Kansas State 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	14Cornell 27, Yale 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Dartmouth 14, Syracuse 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Duke 55, Virginia Tech 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Florida 33, Vanderbilt 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	5Georgia Tech 27, Auburn 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Harvard 22, Army 21upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Holy Cross 53, New York University 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Houston 35, Hardin Simmons 27	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Idaho 40, San José State 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	8Illinois 27, 20Washington 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Indiana 32, 17Ohio State 10upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Iowa State 21, Missouri 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Kentucky 35, 12Villanova 13upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	LSU 7, Georgia 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	7Maryland 14, North Carolina 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Michigan 21, Iowa 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	3Michigan State 32, Penn State 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Minnesota 39, Nebraska 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Ole Miss 25, Tulane 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	18Northwestern 16, Navy 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Notre Dame 33, Pittsburgh 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	19Oklahoma 33, Kansas 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Oklahoma State 27, Drake 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Pennsylvania 28, Columbia 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Rice 28, 15SMU 7upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Richmond 25, Davidson 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	San Francisco 32, Fordham 26	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	11USC 21, 1California 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	13Stanford 21, Santa Clara 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	2Tennessee 27, Alabama 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	TCU 20, 6Texas A&M 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	UTEP 32, New Mexico 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Tulsa 27, Marquette 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	UCLA 41, Oregon 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Utah 17, Denver 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Colorado State 20, Utah State 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Virginia 34, VMI 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Washington State 26, Oregon State 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	William & Mary 35, NC State 28	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Wisconsin 31, Purdue 7	Box score

Everyone else

Oct 20, 1951	San Diego State 27, Arizona State 27	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Idaho State 34, Northern Arizona 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Lehigh 21, Rutgers 6upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Montana 38, Montana State 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	9Princeton 60, Lafayette 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	Temple 13, Delaware 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1951	West Virginia 89, Geneva 0	Box score