1951 Arizona Wildcats football team

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| year = 1951

| team = Arizona Wildcats

| sport = football

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| conference = Border Conference

| short_conf = Border

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 3–3

| head_coach = Bob Winslow

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Jim Donarski

| captain2 = Bill Glazier

| stadium = Arizona Stadium

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The 1951 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Winslow, the Wildcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–3 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 270 to 246. The team captains were Jim Donarski and Bill Glazier.{{cite web|title=1951 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 7, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona/1951-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide|publisher=University of Arizona|accessdate=September 7, 2016|pages=102, 105 |year=2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf}} The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

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|September 15|||New Mexico A&M|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|W 67–13|16,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-cats-plow-aggies-unde/169651754/|work=The Arizona Daily Star|title=Cats plow Aggies under 67 to 13 in grid opener|date=September 16, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 22|||Utah|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|L 7–27|21,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/deseret-news-utes-trip-arizona-in-277-c/169651910/|work=The Deseret News|title=Utes trip Arizona in 27–7 conquest|date=September 23, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 29||at|Oregon|Hayward Field|Eugene, OR|L 21–39||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-webfoots-stage-rall/169652064/|work=The Sunday Oregonian|title=Webfoots stage rally to wallop Arizona|date=September 30, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 6|8:00 p.m.||West Texas State|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|W 28–13|17,500|{{cite news |last=Chanin |first=Abe |title=Wildcats Tangle With West Texas Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/141587749/ |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |location=Tucson, Arizona |date=October 6, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Chanin |first=Abe |title=Arizona's Wildcats Win Over West Texas Buffaloes, 28-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/141588281/ |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |location=Tucson, Arizona |date=October 7, 1951 |page=1A |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Chanin |first=Abe |title=Arizona Pummels West Texas Buffs, 28 To 13 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/141588220/ |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |location=Tucson, Arizona |date=October 7, 1951 |page=4B |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 13|||Texas Western|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|W 19–15||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-wildcats-defeat-min/169652241/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Wildcats defeat Miners, 19–15|date=October 14, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27||at|Texas Tech|Jones Stadium|Lubbock, TX|L 0–41|16,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-raiders-crush-a/169645879/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Raiders crush Arizona, 41–0|date=October 28, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3|||New Mexico|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|W 32–20|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-arizona-tops-new-m/169652378/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Arizona tops New Mexico|date=November 4, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 10||at|Arizona State|Goodwin Stadium|Tempe, AZ (rivalry)|L 14–61||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-tempe-sun-devils-humble-ar/169649773/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Tempe Sun Devils humble Arizona, 61–14, in BC battle|date=November 11, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 17|||Idaho|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|W 13–6|16,000|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9KxeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-S4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1444%2C1410965 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Idaho favored over Arizona in first clash |date=November 17, 1951 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9axeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-S4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1851%2C1475958 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Arizona sinks Vandals 13-6 |date=November 18, 1951 |page=8}}

|November 24||at|Hardin–Simmons|Parramore Stadium|Abilene, TX|L 13–14|3,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-cowboys-shade-ariz/169651012/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Cowboys shade Arizona on Offield's toe, 14–13|date=November 25, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 21||at|Hawaii|Honolulu Stadium|Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii|W 32–21|7,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tucson-daily-citizen-arizona-rallies-to/169652512/|work=Tucson Daily Citizen|title=Arizona rallies to beat Hawaii, 32–21|date=December 22, 1951|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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