1951 East Texas State Lions football team

The 1951 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Milburn Smith, the Lions compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title.^[1]

1951 East Texas State Lions football
LSC champion
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	9–2 (5–0 LSC)
Head coach	Milburn Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Texas State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Sam Houston State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Lamar Tech	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sul Ross	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Abilene Christian*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 6–14	7,000	[2]
September 29	at Louisiana Tech*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 27–7		[3]
October 5	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 7–48	7,500	[4]
October 13	Lamar Tech	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 47–7		[5]
October 20	Midwestern (TX)*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 46–26	3,500	[6][7]
October 27	at Sam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 53–21		[8]
November 3	at Howard Payne*	Brownwood, TX	W 38–21		[9]
November 10	Stephen F. Austin	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 21–19		[10]
November 17	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 28–21		[11]
November 24	at Austin*	Sherman High School field Sherman, TX	W 12–7		[12][13]
December 1	at Sul Ross	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	W 47–21		[14]
*Non-conference game

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