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1951 Langston Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnderson Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. 17 Texas College 4 1 2 5 3 2
No. 21 Southern 4 1 2 5 4 2
No. 20 Arkansas AM&N 4 2 1 5 4 1
Langston 4 3 0 4 5 0
Wiley 2 4 1 3 5 1
Samuel Huston 1 6 0 1 8 0
Bishop 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press [1]

The 1951 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWAC. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Bishop Marshall, TXW 12–0 [3]
September 292:00 p.m. Tennessee A&I*
L 2–283,000 [4] [5]
October 6at Lincoln (MO)*
L 0–19 [6]
October 138:00 p.m.vs. Texas College
L 18–197,000 [7] [8]
October 202:00 p.m. Southern
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 6–2 [9] [10]
October 29vs. Samuel Huston San Antonio, TXW 18–0 [11]
November 3 WileyLangston, OKW 7–25,000 [12]
November 10at Arkansas AM&N
L 18–193,500 [13]
November 17at Prairie View A&M
  • Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–2510,000 [14] [15]

References

  1. ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Langston Clips Bishop". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 28, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Langston Is Set For Tenn. State". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 28, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Tenn. State Lashes Langston Lions 28-2". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. October 5, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Crowell, Binard (October 12, 1951). "Lincoln U. Tigers Lash Langston Lions, 19 To 0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 11. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Hughes, H. S. (October 12, 1951). "Texas Steers Prep For Tough Langston". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Dixon, R. E. (October 19, 1951). "Texas Steers Horn Langston in Texhoma Classic". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Langston Meets Southern Today". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 20, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Crowell, Bernard (October 26, 1951). "Langston Lions Claw Southern U. Cats 6-2". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Langston University Downs Texas College". Muskogee Times-Democrat. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. October 30, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Crowell, Bernard (November 9, 1951). "Langston Lions Whip Wiley Wildcats 7-2 In Sooners' Homecoming Grid Tilt". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Moore, M. E. Jr. (November 16, 1951). "Arkansas State Ekes A 19-18 Win Over Langston". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 16, 1951). "Southwest Round-Up". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 20. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Prairie View Wins Crown In Southwest Conference". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.