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1951 Arizona Wildcats football team

1951 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Border)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Donarski
  • Bill Glazier
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Arizona 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Winslow, the Wildcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–3 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 270 to 246. The team captains were Jim Donarski and Bill Glazier.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15New Mexico A&M
W 67–1316,000[3]
September 22Utah*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 7–2721,500[4]
September 29at Oregon*
L 21–39[5]
October 68:00 p.m.West Texas State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 28–1317,500[6][7][8]
October 13Texas Western
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 19–15[9]
October 27at Texas Tech
L 0–4116,000[10]
November 3New Mexico*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 32–2015,000[11]
November 10at Arizona State
L 14–61[12]
November 17Idaho*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 13–616,000[13][14]
November 24at Hardin–Simmons
L 13–143,000[15]
December 21at Hawaii*
W 32–217,500[16]

References

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  1. ^ "1951 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cats plow Aggies under 67 to 13 in grid opener". The Arizona Daily Star. September 16, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utes trip Arizona in 27–7 conquest". The Deseret News. September 23, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Webfoots stage rally to wallop Arizona". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chanin, Abe (October 6, 1951). "Wildcats Tangle With West Texas Tonight". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Chanin, Abe (October 7, 1951). "Arizona's Wildcats Win Over West Texas Buffaloes, 28-13". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 1A. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Chanin, Abe (October 7, 1951). "Arizona Pummels West Texas Buffs, 28 To 13 (continued)". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 4B. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Wildcats defeat Miners, 19–15". The Arizona Republic. October 14, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Raiders crush Arizona, 41–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona tops New Mexico". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tempe Sun Devils humble Arizona, 61–14, in BC battle". The El Paso Times. November 11, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Idaho favored over Arizona in first clash". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 17, 1951. p. 8.
  14. ^ "Arizona sinks Vandals 13-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 8.
  15. ^ "Cowboys shade Arizona on Offield's toe, 14–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 25, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Arizona rallies to beat Hawaii, 32–21". Tucson Daily Citizen. December 22, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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