Houston
MVC · 1951 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras
1951 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 8–2–1 | L 0–19 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2H | IND MVC | 4–7 | W 33–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND BOR | 7–4 | W 6–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 9–2 | L 27–46 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 | Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2H | IND BOR | 6–6 | W 35–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3 | L 27–33 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 2–7 | L 14–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 | LOUISVILLE | Unranked | — | L 28–35 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–7 | W 31–7 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 | NORTH TEXAS | Unranked | — | W 20–14 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 8 | DAYTON | Unranked | — | W 26–21 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas Tech +7
- Hardin Simmons +6
- Detroit Mercy +4
- Oklahoma State +3
- Baylor -2
- Tulsa -2
- Villanova -3
- Wichita State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.