1951 Bloomsburg Huskies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Bloomsburg Huskies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference
| short_conf = PSTCC
| record = 8–0
| conf_record = 7–0
| head_coach = Robert B. Redman
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Crispin Field, Athletic Park
| champion = PSTCC champion
}}
{{1951 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings}}
The 1951 Bloomsburg Huskies football team represented Bloomsburg State Teachers College—now known as Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania—as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by Robert B. Redman in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–0 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the PSTCC title.{{cite news |author= |title=Bloomsburg Teachers College Football Champions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-american/124272073/ |newspaper=Daily American |location=Somerset, Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |date=November 19, 1951 |page=4 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Huskies Close Season With Indiana Victim |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-chronicle/124337653/ |newspaper=The News-Chronicle |location=Shippensburg, Pennsylvania |date=November 20, 1951 |page=4B |access-date=May 9, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Redman was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the teacher college coach of the year. In addition, the following Bloombsburg players were named to the 1951 AP All-Teacher College football team: senior Bob Lang at back (first team); sophomore John Nemetz at tackle (first team); Ardell Ziegenfuse at guard (second team); Tommy Spack at back (second team); Francis Bidelspach at guard (honorable mention); Tom Schukis at center (honorable mention); and George Lambrinos at back (honorable mention).{{cite news|title=Bob Lang and John Nemetz Named to All-Teacher College Eleven; Redman Chosen as 'Coach of Year'|newspaper=The Morning Press|date=November 21, 1951|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press-bob-lang-and-john-neme/141657214/|via=Newspapers.com}}
After the season, three PSTCC schools indicated they would refuse to reschedule Bloombsburg based on its less rigid eligibility rules.{{cite news|title=Three Schools Drop Huskies|newspaper=The Morning Press|date=December 4, 1951|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press-three-schools-drop-hus/141652675/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Mansfield Mountaineers|title=Mansfield}}
| site_stadium = Crispin Field
| site_cityst = Berwick, PA
| score = 20–7
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spack, Lang Spark Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article//the-morning-press/141636097/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=September 24, 1951 |page=9 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Lock Haven Bald Eagles|title=Lock Haven}}
| site_stadium = Athletic Park
| site_cityst = Bloomsburg, PA
| score = 35–6
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=BSTC Romps To 35-6 Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article//the-morning-press/141637143/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=October 1, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 8:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Millersville Marauders|title=Millersville}}
| site_stadium = Athletic Park
| site_cityst = Bloomsburg, PA
| score = 40–14
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=BSTC Given Slight Edge |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141637687/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=October 13, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Bloomsburg Victor Over Millersville |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news/141637839/ |newspaper=Sunday News |location=Lancaster, Pennsylvania |date=October 14, 1951 |page=33 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Shippensburg Red Raiders|title=Shippensburg}}
| site_stadium = Athletic Park
| site_cityst = Bloomsburg, PA
| score = 20–7
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Bloomsburg Risks Winning Streak Against Shippensburg |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pocono-record/141638474/ |newspaper=Pocono Record |location=Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |date=October 20, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Indiana Leads Teacher Loop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/141638865/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |date=October 22, 1951 |page=20 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Kutztown Golden Avalanche|title=Kutztown}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Kutztown, PA
| score = 28–0
| attend = 600
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spack Paces Huskies to 28-0 Victor over Kutztown; Bloomsburg Take over Teacher Conference Lead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141639122/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=October 29, 1951 |page=9 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Wilkes Colonels|title=Wilkes}}
| site_stadium = Kingston Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, PA
| score = 28–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Al Nicholas Ready to Go For Wilkes Against BSTC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader/141640056/ |newspaper=Times Leader |location=Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |date=November 2, 1951 |page=3 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Lang Scores Two Markers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141639534/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=November 5, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=West Chester Golden Rams|title=West Chester}}
| site_stadium = Crispin Field
| site_cityst = Berwick, PA
| score = 16–7
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Huskies, West Chester Vie for Championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141640414/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=November 10, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Huskies Combine Powerful Land Attack with Alert Defensive Play to Dump West Chester Rams 16-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141640679/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=November 12, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Indiana Indians|title=Indiana (PA)}}
| site_stadium = Athletic Park
| site_cityst = Bloomsburg, PA
| score = 20–0
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Ten Seniors In Last Tilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141641079/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=November 17, 1951 |page=11 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Lang Breaks Scoring Mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141641391/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=November 19, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Lang Breaks Scoring Mark (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/141641570/ |newspaper=The Morning Press |location=Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |date=November 19, 1951 |page=9 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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