1951 East Texas State Lions football team

American college football season

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← 19501952 →

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

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.

Schedule

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

References

"East Texas Lands Title With 5-0 Mark". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. December 3, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Francis, Buck (September 23, 1951). "'Cats Defend Early Lead To Win, 14-6, Over East Texans". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas takes to air for victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eagles swarm past East Texas". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 7, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"East Texas thumps Lamar Tech, 47–7". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1951. Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"East Texas Overpowers Midwestern With Terrific Last Half Push". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. October 21, 1951. p. 1B. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Tribe— (continued)". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. October 21, 1951. p. 6B. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas State mauls Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Etex Lions Rap Howard Payne". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. November 4, 1951. p. 1D. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Lions Beat SFA In Last Seconds". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 11, 1951. p. 1D. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Bobcats fade, 28–21; E. Texas clinches title". The Austin American. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"East Texas Defeats Austin College". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 25, 1951. p. 4, section II. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas State Wins". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. Associated Press. November 25, 1951. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"East Texas Wallops Sul Ross State, 47-21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 2, 1951. p. 4, section II. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1953". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

v t e East Texas A&M Lions football
Venues	Lion Stadium (–1949) Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Tarleton State: President's Cup Texas A&M–Kingsville: Chennault Cup West Texas A&M: East Texas vs. West Texas
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Lone Star Conference football champions
Pre-divisional	North Texas State (1932) East Texas State (1933) East Texas State (1934) East Texas State, North Texas State, and Stephen F. Austin (1935) North Texas State (1936) East Texas State (1937) East Texas State (1938) North Texas State (1939) North Texas State (1940) North Texas State (1941) East Texas State (1942) North Texas State (1946) North Texas State (1947) Southwest Texas State (1948) East Texas State (1949) Sul Ross (1950) East Texas State (1951) East Texas State (1952) East Texas State (1953) Southwest Texas State & East Texas State (1954) Sam Houston State, Southwest Texas State, & East Texas State (1955)
NCAA College Division	Sam Houston State (1956) Lamar Tech (1957) East Texas State (1958) Texas A&I & East Texas State (1959) Texas A&I (1960) Sam Houston State (1961) Texas A&I (1962) Southwest Texas State (1963)
NAIA Division I	Sam Houston State (1964) Sul Ross (1965) East Texas State (1966) Texas A&I (1967) Texas A&I (1968) Texas A&I & East Texas State (1969) Texas A&I (1970) Howard Payne & Southwest Texas State (1971) East Texas State (1972) Abilene Christian (1973) Texas A&I (1974) Texas A&I (1975) Texas A&I (1976) Abilene Christian & Texas A&I (1977) Angelo State (1978) Texas A&I (1979) Southwest Texas State (1980)
NCAA Division II	Southwest Texas State (1981) Southwest Texas State (1982) Southwest Texas State & East Texas State (1983) Angelo State (1984) Texas A&I (1985) West Texas A&M (1986) Texas A&I & Angelo State (1987) Texas A&I (1988) Texas A&I & Angelo State (1989) East Texas State (1990) Eastern New Mexico (1991) Texas A&I (1992) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1993) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1994) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1995) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1996) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1997) Central Oklahoma (1998) Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, & Southeastern Oklahoma State (1999) Northeastern State (2000) Tarleton State & Texas A&M–Kingsville (2001) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2002) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2003) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2004) West Texas A&M (2005) West Texas A&M (2006) West Texas A&M (2007) Abilene Christian (2008) Midwestern State, Tarleton State, & Texas A&M–Kingsville (2009) Abilene Christian (2010) Midwestern State (2011) Midwestern State & West Texas A&M (2012) Eastern New Mexico & Tarleton State (2013) Texas A&M–Commerce (2014) Texas A&M–Commerce (2015) Texas A&M–Commerce (2016) Midwestern State (2017) Tarleton State (2018) Tarleton State (2019) No season (2020) Midwestern State (2021) Angelo State (2022) UT Permian Basin (2023) Angelo State (2024)
National championships in bold

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