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1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team

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The 1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Edward Clemons, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated Alcorn A&M in the Tropical Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 449 to 56.[2]

Record10–1 (8–0 SIAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHerndon Stadium
Quick facts Morris Brown Wolverines football, Black college national championSIAC champion ...
1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (8–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHerndon Stadium
Seasons
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1951 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Morris Brown $8–0–010–1–0
No. 10 Xavier (LA)5–1–08–1–0
No. 3 Florida A&M4–1–07–1–1
No. 22 Fisk5–2–06–2–0
No. 23 South Carolina State4–2–05–2–0
No. 12 Bethune–Cookman4–2–07–2–0
No. 15 Benedict5–3–07–3–0
No. 24 Tuskegee5–3–06–3–0
Alabama A&M3–3–03–5–0
Lane2–2–03–4–0
Morehouse2–3–03–4–0
Clark (GA)3–5–03–5–0
Allen1–5–03–7–0
Knoxville0–5–00–8–1
Alabama State0–6–00–8–0
Fort Valley State0–0–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]
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The Morris Brown team was rated by the Pittsburgh Courier as the 1951 black college national champion, ahead of second-place Florida A&M and third-place Tennessee A&I.[3] The Associated Negro Press rated Morris Brown second behind North Carolina A&T but acknowledged that "Morris Brown has just as great a claim to the title because it was the nation's best offensive and defensive team."[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22TuskegeeW 66–0[5]
September 28Jackson*
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 40–0[6]
October 6vs. Bethune–CookmanW 32–18[7]
October 13at Florida A&MW 20–13[8]
October 20Allen
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 44–0[9]
October 26at Fort Valley State
W 85–0[10]
November 3at South Carolina State
W 54–63,500[11]
November 9at Tennessee A&I*L 12–13[12]
November 17Benedict
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 25–0[13]
November 22Clark (GA)
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 50–610,000[14]
December 1Alcorn A&M*
W 21–0[15]
  • *Non-conference game
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