1951 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1951

| team = Abilene Christian Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Texas Conference

| short_conf = Texas

| record = 6–4

| conf_record = 3–1

| head_coach = Garvin Beauchamp

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Les Wheeler

| captain2 = Jerry Mullins

| stadium = Fair Park Stadium

| champion = Texas Conference co-champion

}}

The 1951 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian College—now known as Abilene Christian University—as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Garvin Beauchamp, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the Texas Conference title with Howard Payne and Texas A&I.{{cite news |author= |title=College Grid Charts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53123087/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 26, 1951 |page=20 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Drake Stadium

| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA

| score = 7–19

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Bright: 'We Won't Be a Doormat'|newspaper=Des Moines Tribune|date=September 15, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32342199/bright_we_wont_be_a_doormat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = East Texas State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Commerce, TX

| score = 14–6

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Francis |first=Buck |title='Cats Defend Early Lead To Win, 14-6, Over East Texans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141198069/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=September 23, 1951 |page=1D |access-date=February 16, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 28|Friday}}

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| score = 7–33

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84996560/moccasins-bite-wildcats-337-in-wild-f/|work=Abilene Reporter-News|title=Moccasins bite Wildcats, 33–7, in wild fracas|date=September 29, 1951|accessdate=September 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Texas Western

| site_stadium = Midland Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Midland, TX

| score = 20–13

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Miners Rate Underdog On Injuries |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/141238990/ |newspaper=El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas |date=October 6, 1951 |page=11 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Whitlock |first=Chuck |title=Texas Western Falls To ACC Wildcats, 20-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/141238380/ |newspaper=El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas |date=October 7, 1951 |page=1 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Whitlock |first=Chuck |title=Clovis Riley, John Connell Make Tallies (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/141238631/ |newspaper=El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas |date=October 7, 1951 |page=45 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 11|Thursday}}

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Carswell Air Force Base Bombers|title=Carswell Air Force Base}}

| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium

| site_cityst = Abilene, TX

| score = 18–47

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |last=Sanner |first=Fred |title=ACC Wildcats No Match As Carswell Rolls 47-18 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141239333/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=October 12, 1951 |page=8A |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=McMurry Indians|title=McMurry}}

| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium

| site_cityst = Abilene, TX

| score = 58–13

| source = {{cite news |last=Sanner |first=Fred |title=ACC-McMurray Classic Tonight Matches Hard-Running Backs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141240090/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=October 20, 1951 |page=7A |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Sanner |first=Fred |title=Christian Massacre Indians, 58-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141240270/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=October 21, 1951 |page=1D |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Sanner |first=Fred |title=ACC (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141240394/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=October 21, 1951 |page=2D |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 2:15 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Midwestern Indians|title=Midwestern (TX)}}

| site_stadium = Coyote Stadium

| site_cityst = Wichita Falls, TX

| score = 21–13

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tribe Plays ACC Saturday Afternoon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times/141240730/ |newspaper=Wichita Daily Times |location=Wichita Falls, Texas |date=October 27, 1951 |page=3 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Glines |first=Bill |title=Last Quarter Drives Net Wildcats 21 to 13 Victory Over Midwestern |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times/141241084/ |newspaper=Wichita Daily Times |location=Wichita Falls, Texas |date=October 28, 1951 |page=1B |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Glines |first=Bill |title=Tribe— (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times/141241232/ |newspaper=Wichita Daily Times |location=Wichita Falls, Texas |date=October 28, 1951 |page=3B |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Texas A&I

| site_stadium = Javelina Stadium

| site_cityst = Kingsville, TX

| score = 13–14

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Bert |first=Leon |title=Javelina Defense Trips ACC, 14-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141241503/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 4, 1951 |page=1D |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}

| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium

| site_cityst = Abilene, TX

| score = 50–33

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Sanner |first=Fred |title=ACC Solid Choice To Throttle Austin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141242140/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 10, 1951 |page=8A |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Sanner |first=Fred |title=Hinson, Wildcats Please Exes, Blast Austin, 50-33 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141241933/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 11, 1951 |page=1D |access-date=February 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Howard Payne

| site_stadium = Lion Stadium

| site_cityst = Brownwood, TX

| score = 34–14

| attend = 6,500

| source = {{cite news |last=Francis |first=Buck |title=Wildcats Meet Jackets In Crucial Tilt Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141242681/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 22, 1951 |page=2D |access-date=February 16, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Francis |first=Buck |title=ACC Beats HPC To Tie For TC Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/141242809/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 23, 1951 |page=6A |access-date=February 16, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Abilene Christian University Wildcat Football 2023 Media Guide |url=https://issuu.com/abilenechristian/docs/acu_fb_media_guide_2023 |location=Abilene, Texas |publisher=Abilene Christian University Athletics |page=66 |access-date=February 17, 2024 }}

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