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1951 Bradley

4–⁠5 (0–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Bradley in 1951, game by game: won vs. Tampa 32–6; lost vs. Drake 14–20; lost at Wichita State 6–15; won at Wayne State 34–27; won vs. New Mexico State 34–6; won at Brandeis 47–0; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 6–7; lost at Toledo 13–38; lost vs. Bowling Green 6–20+47−25Won 32–6 vs. Tampa+26TampaLost 14–20 vs. Drake-6DrakeLost 6–15 at Wichita State-9Wichita StateWon 34–27 at Wayne State+7Wayne StateWon 34–6 vs. New Mexico State+28New Mexico StateWon 47–0 at Brandeis+47BrandeisLost 6–7 vs. Detroit Mercy-1Detroit MercyLost 13–38 at Toledo-25ToledoLost 6–20 vs. Bowling Green-14Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsTampaW 32–⁠680%
Sep 29vsDrakeL 14–⁠2031%
Oct 6atWichita StateL 6–⁠1538%
Oct 13atWayne StateW 34–⁠2765%
Oct 20vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠676%
Oct 27atBrandeisW 47–⁠062%
Nov 3vsDetroit MercyL 6–⁠754%
Nov 10atToledoL 13–⁠3877%
Nov 24vsBowling GreenL 6–⁠2080%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠3 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠139
Coach
—
Elo
1260 −71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.4 No. 109 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1951 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠09–⁠2
Drake3–⁠17–⁠2
Oklahoma State3–⁠23–⁠7
Houston2–⁠26–⁠5
Detroit Mercy2–⁠44–⁠7
Wichita State2–⁠42–⁠7
Bradley0–⁠34–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.