1951 Maryland State Hawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Maryland State Hawks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 7–1
| head_coach = Vernon McCain
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium =
| bowl = Furniture Bowl
| bowl_result = W 40–0 vs. {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Shaw Bears|title=Shaw}}
}}
{{1951 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1951 Maryland State Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (now known as University of Maryland Eastern Shore) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Vernon McCain, the team compiled an 7–1 record. Maryland State sole loss came on October 13 against {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}, which snapped a 26-game winning streak dating back to the 1948 season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Grambling
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| score = 7–6
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Opens Against College In Louisiana Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82172436/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=September 21, 1951 |page=16 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Nips Grambling College 7-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82172358/alabama-tribune/ |newspaper= Alabama Tribune |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=September 28, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Wilberforce State Green Wave|title=Wilberforce State}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename = Fish Bowl
| score = 7–6
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Wins Close One |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82172995/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=October 1, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Brooklyn Kingsmen|title=Brooklyn}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Princess Anne, MD
| score = 52–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State To Face Brooklyn |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82173287/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=October 5, 1951 |page=19 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Touchdown Avalanche Buries Brookly[sic], 52 to 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82173287/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Courier |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 13, 1951 |page=15 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| score = 0–20
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Pirates To Meet Tough Maryland State Here At 8 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82173598/daily-press/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=October 13, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Streak Halted |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82173598/daily-press/ |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |agency=Associated Press |date=October 14, 1951 |page=33 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Delaware State
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Dover, DE
| score = 18–6
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Hawks Face Delaware Hornets At Dover |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82174154/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=November 2, 1951 |page=14 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79801196/the-philadelphia-inquirer/|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 4, 1951|via=Newspapers.com|title=Maryland State Wins Fifth, 18-6}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79802145/the-daily-times/|newspaper=The Daily Times|via=Newspapers.com|title=Maryland State Wins By 18-6}} {{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Wilkes Colonels|title=Wilkes}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Princess Anne, MD
| score = 26–7
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Whips Wilkes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82174558/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=November 12, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Virginia Union Panthers|title=Virginia Union}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Princess Anne, MD
| attend = 2,511
| score = 40–6
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Wins, 40 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82174667/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=November 19, 1951 |page=17 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Shaw Bears|title=Shaw}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Martinsville, VA
| gamename = Furniture Bowl
| score = 40–0
| attend = 4,189
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maryland State Runs Wild In Victory Over Shaw U., 40-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82164280/the-daily-times/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Salisbury, Maryland |date=November 23, 1951 |page=16 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
References
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{{Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football navbox}}