1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football team
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = South Dakota Mines Hardrockers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
| short_conf = SDIC
| record = 8–0
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = Marvin Lewellyn
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Doug Blackwell
| captain2 = Ralph Teslow
| stadium = O'Harra Stadium
| champion = SDIC champion
}}
{{1951 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
The 1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football team was an American football team that represented the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by Marvin Lewellyn in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Hardrockers compiled a perfect overall record of 8–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SDIC title. They held opponents to seven or fewer points in seven games, including four shutouts, and outscored all opponents by a total of 158 to 34.{{cite web|title=1951 Football Schedule|publisher=South Dakota Mines Hardrockers|access-date=March 4, 2024|url=https://gorockers.com/sports/football/schedule/1951}} Right halfback Doug Blackwell and center Ralph Teslow were selected as the team's co-captains.{{cite news|title=Blackwell, Teslow Elected Co-Captains Of Hardrockers|newspaper=Rapid City Journal|date=November 16, 1951|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal-blackwell-teslow-ele/142681709/|via=Newspapers.com}} The team played its home games at O'Harra Stadium in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The 1951 team was inducted as a group in 2006 into the South Dakota Mines Athletic Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=1951 Hardrockers Football Team|publisher=South Dakota Mines Athletic Hall of Fame|access-date=March 4, 2024|url=https://gorockers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/1951-hardrocker-football-team/88}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Huron Scalpers|title=Huron}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Huron, SD
| score = 19–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title='Rockers Stop Huron |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142672373/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=September 22, 1951 |page=6 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Dakota Wesleyan Tigers|title=Dakota Wesleyan}}
| site_stadium = O'Harra Stadium
| site_cityst = Rapid City, SD
| score = 32–6
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Two Changes Made As Miners Open Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142672664/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=September 28, 1951 |page=13 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Rockers Rock DWU Bengals For 2nd Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142672846/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=September 29, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Southern State Pointers|title=Southern State}}
| site_stadium = O'Harra Stadium
| site_cityst = Rapid City, SD
| score = 22–7
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Weather Might Play Part In Mines-Pointers Tilt Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142673049/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 5, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Taut Defense, "Nickle-Dime' Offense Wins For 'Rockers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142672971/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 6, 1951 |page=6 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Valley City State Vikings|title=Valley City State}}
| site_stadium = O'Harra Stadium
| site_cityst = Rapid City, SD
| score = 19–14
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Mines Seek Fourth In Row; Host Valley City Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142673376/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 12, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Miners Stave Off Late VCTC Bid For Fourth Win, 19-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142672971/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 13, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=General Beadle Trojans|title=General Beadle}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Madison, SD
| score = 14–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Miners Seek Fifth Straight Victory At Beadle Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142673687/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 19, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Mines Trips Beadle, 14-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142673493/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 21, 1951 |page=9 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Sioux Falls Braves|title=Sioux Falls}}
| site_stadium = O'Harra Stadium
| site_cityst = Rapid City, SD
| score = 26–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Miners Eye Sixth Straight Win Here Tonight; Meet Sioux Falls |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142673812/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 26, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Miners Explode In Fourth Quarter; Thump Braves |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142673915/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=October 27, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Dickinson State Savages|title=Dickinson State}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Dickinson, ND
| score = 6–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Rapid City, Mines Games Postponed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142674049/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=November 2, 1951 |page=13 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Miners Keep Unmarred Record; Trip Savages |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142674240/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=November 4, 1951 |page=9 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Black Hills Yellow Jackets|title=Black Hills}}
| site_stadium = O'Harra Stadium
| site_cityst = Rapid City, SD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–7
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Hockstedler |first=Bill |title=Winner Takes All In Mines-'Jacket Tilt Here Monday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142674469/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=November 11, 1951 |page=9 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Hockstedler |first=Bill |title='Rockers Rock 'Jackets 20-7, For SDIC Crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal/142674688/ |newspaper=The Rapid City Daily Journal |location=Rapid City, South Dakota |date=November 13, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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