1951 Arkansas State Indians football team

1951 Arkansas State Indians football
Refrigerator Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
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 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]

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

  1. ^ "Arkansas State Is Named To Play in Refrigerator Bowl Dec. 2". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 12, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2021 Arkansas State Football Media Guide". Jonesboro, Arkansas: Arkansas State University Athletics. p. 173. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.