1951 Langston Lions football team

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]

1951 Langston Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Caesar Felton Gayles (21st season)
Home stadium	Anderson Field
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		at Bishop	Marshall, TX	W 12–0		[3]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee A&I*	Anderson Field Langston, OK	L 2–28	3,000	[4][5]
October 6		at Lincoln (MO)*	Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO	L 0–19		[6]
October 13	8:00 p.m.	vs. Texas College	Dal-Hi Stadium Dallas, TX (Texhoma Classic)	L 18–19	7,000	[7][8]
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Southern	Anderson Field Langston, OK	W 6–2		[9][10]
October 29		vs. Samuel Huston	San Antonio, TX	W 18–0		[11]
November 3		Wiley	Langston, OK	W 7–2	5,000	[12]
November 10		at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 18–19	3,500	[13]
November 17		at Prairie View A&M	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–25	10,000	[14][15]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time