1951 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

The 1951 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team was an American football team that represented Murray State College—now known as Murray State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Fred Faurot, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title.^[1][2]

1951 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
OVC champion
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–1 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach	Fred Faurot (4th season)
Home stadium	Cutchin Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Murray State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Marshall	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Evansville	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Western Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Missouri Mines*	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 31–7	5,000	[3]
September 29		at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	W 20–7	5,000	[4]
October 6		Eastern Kentucky	Murray, KY	W 9–0		[5]
October 13		at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 28–13	7,000	[6]
October 20	8:00 p.m.	at Evansville	Reitz Bowl Evansville, IN	L 13–14	400	[7][8][9]
October 27		Delta State*	Murray, KY	W 33–0	4,000	[10]
November 3		at Morehead State	Morehead, KY	W 14–0	2,800	[11]
November 10		Middle Tennessee*	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 19–7		[12]
November 17		Western Kentucky	Murray, KY (rivalry)	W 23–6	4,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time