1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team

The 1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Edward Clemons, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated Alcorn A&M in the Tropical Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 449 to 56.[1]

1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football
Tropical Bowl, W 21–0 vs. Alcorn A&M
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1951 record10–1 (8–0 SIAC)
Head coachEdward Clemons (2nd season)
Home stadiumHerndon Stadium
1951 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Morris Brown $ 8 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Xavier (LA) 5 –1 –0  ? –? –?
Florida A&M 4 –1 –0  7 –1 –1
Fisk 5 –2 –0  ? –? –?
South Carolina State 4 –2 –0  5 –2 –0
Bethune–Cookman 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Benedict 5 –3 –0  ? –? –?
Tuskegee 5 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Alabama A&M 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Lane 2 –2 –0  ? –? –?
Morehouse 2 –3 –0  3 –4 –0
Clark (GA) 3 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
Allen 1 –5 –0  ? –? –?
Knoxville 0 –5 –0  ? –? –?
Alabama State 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –0
Fort Valley State 0 –0 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The Morris Brown team was rated by the Pittsburgh Courier as the 1951 black college national champion, ahead of second-place Florida A&M and third-place Tennessee A&I.[2] The Associated Negro Press rated Morris Brown second behind North Carolina A&T but acknowledged that "Morris Brown has just as great a claim to the title because it was the nation's best offensive and defensive team."[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Tuskegee
W 66–0[4]
September 28Jackson*
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 40–0[5]
October 6at Bethune–CookmanDaytona Beach, FLW 32–18
October 13at Florida A&M
W 20–13
October 20Allen
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 44–0
October 26at Fort Valley StateMacon, GAW 85–0
November 3at South Carolina StateOrangeburg, SCW 54–6
November 9at Tennessee A&I*Nashville, TNL 12–13
November 17Benedict
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 25–0[6]
November 22Clark (GA)
  • Herndon Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 50–6
December 1Alcorn A&M*
W 21–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game
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References
  1. "1951 - Morris Brown (GA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. "Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race: Purple Wave Edges Famcee in Torrid Football Campaign". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1951. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pigskin Huddle". The Afro-American. December 15, 1951. p. 15.
  4. "Morris Brown Wins, 66-0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Morris Brown Socks Jackson". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Morris Brown Rallies To Whip Benedict '11'". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 24, 1951. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "M'Brown Wolverines Sink Alcorn, 21-0: Purple Wolverines Win Tropical Classic Tilt". Alabama Tribune. December 7, 1951. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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