1951 Arkansas
5–5 (2–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Otis Douglas. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 4 Texas 16–14Oct 20
Texas was ranked No. 4, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Oklahoma State | W 42–7 | 41% |
| Sep 29 | vs Arizona State | W 30–13 | 53% |
| Oct 6 | vs TCU | L 7–17 | 54% |
| Oct 13 | at 12Baylor | L 7–9 | 24% |
| Oct 20 | vs 4Texas | W 16–14 | 29% |
| Oct 27 | vsSanta Clara | L 12–21 | 68% |
| Nov 3 | vs 18Texas A&M | W 33–21 | 40% |
| Nov 10 | at Rice | L 0–6 | 32% |
| Nov 17 | at SMU | L 7–47 | 37% |
| Nov 24 | vs Tulsa | W 24–7 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tulsa 24–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The tied 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 5: 19
- Wk 7: 20
Players on this team
Pat SummerallKicker
Dave HannerOffensive tackle
Fred WilliamsOffensive tackle- Bob GriffinOffensive tackle
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1951.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 178–162
- Coach
- Otis Douglas
- Elo
- 1511 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.4 No. 27 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Dave Hanner and Pat Summerall
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 2 | Bob Griffin OT | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 4 | Pat Summerall K | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Dave Hanner OT | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 5 | Fred Williams OT | Chicago Bears |
All-Southwest Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Lamar McHamBAP-1; UP-2- Dave HannerOTAP-1; UP-3
- Bob GriffinDTAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 5–1 | 6–5 | 11 |
| Baylor | 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | 9 |
| Texas | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Rice | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–3–2 | 5–3–2 | |
| SMU | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.