1951 Maryland State Hawks football team

1951 Maryland State Hawks football
Furniture Bowl, W 40–0 vs. Shaw
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern college football independents records
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

The 1951 Maryland State Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (now known as University of Maryland Eastern Shore) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Vernon McCain, the team compiled an 7–1 record. Maryland State sole loss came on October 13 against Hampton, which snapped a 26-game winning streak dating back to the 1948 season.