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1951 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

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The 1951 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team was an American football team that represented Murray State College—now known as Murray State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Fred Faurot, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title.[1][2]

Record8–1 (5–1 OVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCutchin Stadium
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1951 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–1 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCutchin Stadium
Seasons
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1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $5–1–08–1–0
Eastern Kentucky4–2–07–3–0
Marshall4–2–05–5–1
Evansville3–3–05–5–0
Tennessee Tech3–3–05–5–1
Western Kentucky2–4–04–5–0
Morehead State0–6–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Missouri Mines*
W 31–75,000[3]
September 29at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNW 20–75,000[4]
October 6Eastern KentuckyMurray, KYW 9–0[5]
October 13at MarshallW 28–137,000[6]
October 208:00 p.m.at Evansville
L 13–14400[7][8][9]
October 27Delta State*daggerMurray, KYW 33–04,000[10]
November 3at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 14–02,800[11]
November 10Middle Tennessee*
  • Cutchin Stadium
  • Murray, KY
W 19–7[12]
November 17Western KentuckyMurray, KY (rivalry)W 23–64,000[13]
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