1951 Maryland State Hawks football team

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 Hampton, which snapped a 26-game winning streak dating back to the 1948 season.

1951 Maryland State Hawks football
Furniture Bowl, W 40–0 vs. Shaw
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
1951 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Virginia   –  8 –1 –0
Maryland State   –  7 –1 –0
Arkansas State   –  10 –2 –0
Stetson   –  8 –1 –2
Florida State   –  6 –2 –0
Northeast Louisiana State   –  6 –2 –0
Texas Southern   –  7 –3 –1
Miami (FL)   –  8 –3 –0
Tampa   –  7 –3 –1
Delaware   –  5 –3 –0
Memphis State   –  5 –3 –0
Sewanee   –  5 –3 –0
McNeese State   –  5 –4 –1
Louisville   –  5 –4 –0
Chattanooga   –  6 –5 –0
Grambling   –  4 –5 –1
Navy   –  2 –6 –1
Delta State   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at GramblingRuston, LAW 7–6[1][2]
September 29vs. Wilberforce StateNorfolk, VA (Fish Bowl)W 7–64,000[3]
October 62:00 p.m.BrooklynPrincess Anne, MDW 52–0[4][5]
October 138:00 p.m.at Hampton
L 0–20[6][7]
November 32:00 p.m.at Delaware StateDover, DEW 18–6[8][9][10]
November 10WilkesPrincess Anne, MDW 26–7[11]
November 17Virginia UniondaggerPrincess Anne, MDW 40–62,511[12]
November 22vs. ShawMartinsville, VA (Furniture Bowl)W 40–04,189[13]

References
  1. "Maryland State Opens Against College In Louisiana Saturday". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. September 21, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Maryland State Nips Grambling College 7-6". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 28, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Maryland State Wins Close One". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. October 1, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Maryland State To Face Brooklyn". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. October 5, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Touchdown Avalanche Buries Brookly[sic], 52 to 0". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1951. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Pirates To Meet Tough Maryland State Here At 8". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. October 13, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Maryland State Streak Halted". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 33. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Maryland State Hawks Face Delaware Hornets At Dover". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. November 2, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Maryland State Wins Fifth, 18-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1951 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. "Maryland State Wins By 18-6". The Daily Times – via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. "Maryland State Whips Wilkes". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. November 12, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Maryland State Wins, 40 6". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. November 19, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Maryland State Runs Wild In Victory Over Shaw U., 40-0". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. November 23, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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