1951 Arkansas State Indians football team

The 1951 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Forrest England, the Indians compiled a record of 10–2. They were invited to the Refrigerator Bowl, where they beat Camp Breckinridge, and the Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Stetson.^[1][2]

1951 Arkansas State Indians football
Refrigerator Bowl champion
Refrigerator Bowl W 46–12 vs. Camp Breckinridge Tangerine Bowl, L 20–35 vs. Stetson
Conference	Independent
Record	10–2
Head coach	Forrest England (6th season)
Home stadium	Kays Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Arkansas State was ranked at No. 87 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		Memphis Navy	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 34–0
September 22		at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–32	4,500	[4][5]
September 29		at Arkansas Tech	Russellville, AR	W 46–6
October 6		at Delta State	Greenville High School field Greenville, MS	W 43–0	2,500–3,000	[6]
October 13		Florence State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 35–13		[7]
October 20		at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 39–0		[8]
October 26		vs. Corry Field	Haley Field Blytheville, AR	W 53–0		[9]
November 10		Pittsburg State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 35–0		[10]
November 16		at Henderson State	Arkadelphia, AR	W 37–13		[11]
November 24		at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 68–0	1,000	[12]
December 2	2:00 p.m.	vs. Camp Breckinridge	Reitz Bowl Evansville, IN (Refrigerator Bowl)	W 46–12	10,000	[13][14]
January 1	7:00 p.m.	vs. Stetson	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 20–35	12,500	[15][16]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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